We created pupil perimetry that could objectively analyze the visual fields utilizing the light reflex with the Visual Evoked Response Imaging System (VERIS). Nineteen hexagonal stimulating elements were used to stimulate up to 15 degrees of eccentricity at 2 Hz. The evoked light reflex was recorded by the infrared camera, and the changes in the maximum transverse diameter of the pupil were mea...

Improvements of Internet technology during the last decade have shifted the technical focus from reachability to the quality of communication. There are many technical frameworks, such as Integrated Service and Differentiated Services, which have been standardized to assure the quality of communication. QoS routing is also one of such frameworks. It changes or fixes a route that IP datagrams ta...

We report the results of a long-term, multi-site field trial of a situated awareness device for families called the “Whereabouts Clock”. The Clock displayed family members’ current location as one of four privacy-preserving, deliberately coarse-grained categories (HOME, WORK, SCHOOL or ELSEWHERE). In use, the Clock supported not only family co-ordination but also more emotive aspects of family ...

conclusions midazolam/meperidine and propofol sedation for colonoscopy have similar cardiopulmonary safety profiles and patient satisfaction levels. midazolam/meperidine can be preferred to propofol sedation due to a shorter hospital length of stay and better analgesic activity. the patient satisfaction rates were not significantly different between the groups; however, patients in the propofol...

introduction  mechanical ventilation may be lifesaving intervention,it can be associated with complications,thus,successful weaning is constitutive.one of the factors which is  important in successful weaning is  method of weaning. it is shown that  weaning is conducted successfully by using spontaneous breathing trial (sbt) through t-piece and pressure support (ps) ventilation.but few studies ...

objective: we conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study to determine the efficacy of an herbal sexual supplement (vigrx) on premature ejaculation (pe). method: a randomized double blind study was conducted on a fixed dose of herbal vigrx at roozbeh psychiatry hospital, tehran university of medical sciences. the sample consisted of 85 married patients diagnosed with primary pe according...

evidence based medicine is very important for success of modern medicine. it is the ongoing process of using the most reliable evidence from clinical studies, scientific understanding and medical practice to make the best possible medical choice for patients. evidence based medicine is how medicine advances and how we get improvements in life expectancy and quality of life. it not only identifi...

lactococcus garvieae is the etiological agent of lactococcosis, an emerging disease which affects several fish species and causes important economic losses both in marine and freshwater aquaculture. lactococcosis usually happens when water temperature increases over 15°c during the year. normally, it causes a hyperacute and haemorrhagic septicemia in fish. this paper presents a procedure for pr...