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It has been shown in previous communications (1, 2) that an influence transmitted in the milk of certain lactating female mice was effective in influencing the growth of lymphoid leukemias (lines LL449 and and P1543) in mice normally refractory to their growth. This "susceptibility influence" was found to be present dur ing the first l0 days of the lactation period. The influence was found to b...

ed, coded, and/or incomplete reflection of the object itself. Mental transformations are viewed as operations on the structure of a propositional network that lead to changes in the way the representation can be used. Investigators have attempted to devise procedures that would permit inferences as to whether analog or propositional processing is being used in mental rotation tasks, despite the...

INTRODUCTION Flexible ureteroscopes are expensive and delicate instruments that are integral in the offering of a minimally invasive technique of diagnosis and treatment of urolithiasis. Published literature has identified the importance of early damage recognition in preventing frequent use of the scope that would lead to further damage and high repair and replacement costs. Our study was desi...

Dear Editor, Medical ethics is an interdisciplinary concept, which deals with ethical issues in medical sciences. Medical ethics can be defined as " Respecting principles and values in medical decisions concerning public health ". 1 Dramatic changes have been made in medical ethics after development in medicine, technology, and ethical issues. Currently, the evaluation of science production is ...

This paper is part 1 of a 2-part series on interpretation of 12-lead resting electrocardiograms (ECGs). Part 1 is a position paper that presents recommendations for initial competency, competency assessment, and maintenance of competency on ECG interpretation, as well as recommendations for the role of computer-assisted ECG interpretation. Part 2 is a systematic review of detailed supporting ev...

BACKGROUND Early detection of cognitive decline in the elderly has become of heightened importance in parallel with the recent advances in therapeutics. Computerized assessment might be uniquely suited to early detection of changes in cognition in the elderly. We present here a systematic review of the status of computer-based cognitive testing, focusing on detection of cognitive decline in the...

Improving dietary behaviours such as increasing fruit and vegetable consumption and reducing saturated fat intake are important in the promotion of better health. Computer tailoring has shown promise as a strategy to promote such behaviours. A narrative systematic review was conducted to describe the available evidence on 'second'-generation computer-tailored primary prevention interventions fo...

Systematic reviews (SR) are a strategic resource for many who may assume that comprehensive computer searches are used to identify the studies that are used in SR. The current study assessed the reports of comprehensive computer searching in SR in psychology. Comprehensive computer search methods listed as basic in SR manuals and publications of major SR organizations (e.g., Cochrane Collaborat...