The frontal operculum-classically considered to be Broca's area-has special significance and interest in clinical, cognitive, and comparative neuroscience given its role in spoken language and the long-held assumption that structural asymmetry of this region of cortex may be related to functional lateralization of human language. We performed a detailed morphological and morphometric analysis o...

The novel Malekan-e- Azab is the latest published work by Abu Torab-e Khosravi. The significance which is always assumed by Khosravi for words and writing is conspicuously seen in this novel as well; however, the author’s attempt to develop novel atmosphere and techniques has added a new dimension of complexity. To fully appreciate this complication and to gain an understanding of the dis...

In February 1979 a note by L. G. Khachiyan indicated how an ellipsoid method for linear programming can be implemented in polynomial time. This result has caused great excitement and stimulated a flood of technical papers. Ordinarily there would be no need for a survey of work so recent, but the current circumstances are obviously exceptional. Word of Khachiyan's result has spread extraordinari...

Background: Delirium as a clinical syndrome, if not diagnosed in time and not well treated, has a negative impact on the outcomes of intensive care patients. Despite its significance and occurrence, delirium continues to be detected at the lowest level. The purpose of this study was to determine whether intensive care unit nurses in Iraq are knowledgeable of delirium and can recognize it. Meth...