Interest in the use of the progress examination has grown in the current culture of accountability in higher education. The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education’s (ACPE’s) Standards 2007 calls for comprehensive, knowledgeand performance-based examinations as part of a school or college of pharmacy’s evaluation and assessment of student learning. Progress examinations have been used prim...

In a cross-sectional study, we evaluated the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among 400 women referred to Qazvin community health centre laboratory for pre-marriage examinations. Indirect immunofluorescent antibody test was used to detect IgG anti-toxoplasma. Titres > or = 1: 20 were considered positive. The overall seropositivity was 34%. Mean age was significantly higher in seropositive wo...

Background: Head lice infestation is a major global health challenge which greatly affects school-aged children. This infestation has different rate in different regions of Iran from 0.9% to 30%. In spite of the diversity of Pediculosis treatments, it still has a high prevalence in the country and it becomes regularly epidemic. In Iranian traditional medicine, "Squill vinegar" ...

INTRODUCTION Behavioural disorders can have a negative influence on the academic performance of school children. There are no similiar published is no known studies in Nigeria. OBJECTIVE To compare the academic performance of primary school children with behavioural disorders with that of their controls. METHODS A total of 132 primary school pupils aged 6-12 years with behavioural disorders...

The CPI is scaled for "folk concepts," dimensions of interpersonal behavior theorized to be culturally universal. Social maturity is a significant pattern of behavior which one should be able to assess from these variables. The optimum constellation of scales for this purpose includes socialization, responsibility, flexibility, and dominance, with positive weightings, and good impression and co...