introduction: second national medical sciences olympiad was done in shiraz in august 2010 with aim of indentifying scientifically talented individuals, motivating students and orienting extracurricular activities. this olympiad was done in 3 areas, basic sciences, clinical sciences and management. in clinical sciences, we used tosce (team objective structured clinical examination). in this arti...

iran energy exchange was established with the approval of exchange supreme council in june 2011, and started its activities in the early june, 2012. studying and investigating the rules and regulations of iran energy exchange, some interferences and disorders can be observed in the competency as well as multiplicity of the enactment authority. most of the energy exchange rules have been enacted...

objective(s):drug delivery through the skin can transfer therapeutic levels of drugs for pharmacological effects. analgesics such as nsaids have gastrointestinal side effects and topical dosage forms of these drugs are mainly preferred, especially for local pains. meloxicam is one of nsaids with no topical form in the market. in this research, we attempted to quantify the skin permeation of a m...

In competency-based education, it is important to frequently evaluate the degree of competency achieved by establishing and specifying competency levels. To self-appraise one's own competency level, one needs a simple, clear, and accurate description for each competency level. This study aimed at developing competency stages that can be used in surveys and conceptualizing clear and precise comp...

This study aims to analyze the effect of competence, motivation, loyalty, and work discipline on productivity members Regional Police North Kalimantan province. research used a descriptive approach causal design approach. The population in this was 3,294 police officers, sample Krejci table. analysis technique is multiple regression through SPSS 22 program. results showed that competency had po...

introduction: controversy remains as to the advantages and disadvantages of pharyngeal packing during septorhinoplasty. our study investigated the effect of pharyngeal packing on postoperative nausea and vomiting and sore throat following this type of surgery or septorhinoplasty.   materials and methods: this clinical trial was performed on 90 american society of anesthesiologists (asa) i or ii...

We study how an optimal income tax and an optimal public-goods provision rule respond to preference and productivity shocks. A conventional Mirrleesian treatment is shown to provoke manipulations of the policy mechanism by individuals with similar interests. We therefore extend the Mirrleesian model so as to include a requirement of coalition-proofness. The main results are the following: first...