In 1984 the author published From Knowledge to Wisdom , a book that argues revolution in academia is urgently needed, so problems of living, including global problems, are put at heart enterprise, and basic aim becomes seek promote wisdom, not just acquire knowledge. Every discipline aspect needs change, whole way which related rest social world. Universities devoted pursuit knowledge technolog...

This paper is the final report on a study carried out for the U.S. Department of Energy, concerning the optimal size of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The purpose of the SPR is to diminish U.S. vulnerability to, as well as to offer protection against, possible future oil embargoes. In this study we formulate the problem of determining the optimal size of the SPR as a parametric bimatrix...

"Patient-friendly" IVF must be associated with a healthy newborn achieved in a safe, cost-effective, and timely manner. Patients are best served when physicians provide honest appraisal of treatment techniques and outcomes using the evidence available from scientific study.

The anaesthetic agent halothane is still widely used in developing countries including the Islamic Republic of Iran because of its low price. Because of halothane-induced hepatitis, a rare complication, it has been replaced by other inhalation anaesthetics in Western countries; it has been suggested by some Iranian professionals that the Islamic Republic of Iran should do the same. We evaluated...

Background. Since 1989, Beth Israel Hospital has been deploying an extensive online patient record (the OMR), which augmented a heavily used integrated hospital information system. Initially begun in a large primary care practice, the system is now used to share patient records among over 30 practices on three campuses. Although the system was intended to eliminate the need for paper, we found ...

Road Traffic injuries are known as the most prevalent childhood injury and besides being the greatest cause of child mortality, place an extraordinary burden on health care system. Children’s limitation in cognitive, physical and social development makes them more vulnerable in road traffic injuries than adults. Their small structure cause challenges to see and be seen and their risk taki...

Colistin, an "old" polymyxin antibiotic, is increasingly being used as last-line treatment against infections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria. It is administered in patients, parenterally or by inhalation, as its inactive prodrug colistin methanesulfonate (CMS). Scientifically based recommendations on how to optimally dose colistin in critically ill patients have become ava...