In 1903 Osler wrote: “All writers agree that there is, in a majority of cases of bronchial asthma, a strong neurotic element. Many regard it as a neurosis”. In 1966 the authors of a popular general medical textbook included the following statement: “Psychological influences play some part in nearly every asthmatic and quite often they appear to be mainly responsible, if not in starting the asth...

A novel element with arbitrary domain shape by using decoupled scaled boundary finite element (DSBFEM) is proposed for eigenvalue analysis of 2D vibrating rods with different boundary conditions. Within the proposed element scheme, the mode shapes of vibrating rods with variable boundary conditions are modelled and results are plotted. All possible conditions for the rods ends are incorporated ...

BACKGROUND Losing excess body weight and preventing weight regain by changing lifestyle is a challenging but promising task to prevent the incidence of type-2 diabetes. To be successful, it is necessary to use evidence-based and theory-driven interventions, which also contribute to the science of behavior modification by providing a deeper understanding of successful intervention components. ...

abstract background: several studies have reported that medical sciences students are usually dealing with severe stress. however, no study is available on ways of coping in medical sciences students in iran. as socio‑cultural factors may affect the students’ responses toward stress, this study aimed to investigate the stressors and ways of coping among students of guilan university of medical ...

measuring individual talent is a prerequisite of talent management. in order to do so, there are methods which have been established such as intelligence tests, general and individual tests, ratings scale and the literature of educational performance. applying these methods are effective, if measurement error is low and validity is high. all current available methods are faced with issues relat...

introduction: today, stress is one of the human’s problems particularly in developing and developed countries. so, many people try to determine these factors and presented suitable solutions. the purpose of this research was to determine job stressors among librarians of isfahan university of medical sciences, iran in 2009. methods: this study was survey research in which data was collected by ...

results almost half of the veterans did not demonstrate any psychopathology and half of them were diagnosed with borderline or serious psychopathology. veterans receiving disability pension had more mental problems in comparison with the employed veterans. veterans receiving disability pension had higher scores in psychosomatic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, anxiety, phob...

conclusions it is likely that learning social skills in adolescents with deafness would improve their sense of competence, and emotional well being. results the intervention led to significant improvement in total perceived competence scores of adolescents with deafness (p < 0.001) as well as in three domains of socio-emotional competence (p = 0.003), communication competence (p < 0.001), and s...

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of people with multiple sclerosis of a community based, group exercise programme. Method. A pragmatic programme evaluation approach using qualitative research design was adopted. Focus groups were used to gather data from 14 participants who had taken part in a RCT of community based exercise interventions for PwMS who used at mo...

BACKGROUND Providing psychological first aid (PFA) is generally considered to be an important element in preliminary care of disaster victims. Using the best available scientific basis for courses and educational materials, the Belgian Red Cross-Flanders wants to ensure that its volunteers are trained in the best way possible. OBJECTIVE To identify effective PFA practices, by systematically r...