included a review of some notable empirical evidence, analyzed and related in a wellthought out epidemiologic fashion. While the text is necessarily complex in parts, its appeal should not be limited; there is something in it to interest everyone. Perhaps a more rational and less zealous attitude concerning the use of marijuana, and its impact on us all, will accompany a widespread reading of t...

My first impression from this first meeting would hold itself stable later throughout the years. It was dominated by the feeling of sympathetic openness and genuine childlike (not to be confused with childish!) ingenuous and ingenious curiosity that I experienced in Börje's attitude. He encouraged me to pursue my plan. That very same year I applied to, and was accepted to become a graduate stud...

By investigating the personality congruence between brands and sporting events, this study explores which brands and sporting events fit together best. The results of our survey, which included 373 student-subjects, showed that the pairing of “sincerity” brands and “diligence” sporting events yielded the best brand-event personality fit and sponsorship effectiveness. Through structural-relation...

Dipping my toe into the water of educational research, I have recently used Likert-type rating scales to measure student views on various educational interventions. Likert scales are commonly used to measure attitude, providing a range of responses to a given question or statement . Typically, there are 5 categories of response, from (for example) 1 1⁄4 strongly disagree to 5 1⁄4 strongly agree...

Introduction. The number of Medical gratuates choosing careers in psychiatry is in decline. In order to determine whether this disinclination toward psychiatry occurs before versus during medical school, this study, surveyed medical students at the start of their freshman year and last year of Medical educations. Methods. 100 freshman medical students and 100 of interns from three medical sch...

background patient’s rights are worldwide considerations. saudi patient’s bill of rights (pbr) which was established in 2006 contained 12 items. lack of knowledge regarding the saudi pbr limits its implementation in health facilities. this study aimed to investigate the knowledge of health professions’ students at college of applied medical sciences (cams) riyadh saudi arabia regarding the exis...

OBJECTIVES To determine patient attitudes toward medical students in the sexual health clinic, and to describe factors associated with patient refusal of medical student involvement. METHOD A self administered questionnaire was given to 259 consecutive patients attending the general genitourinary medicine clinic. Participants were asked to indicate their attitude to questioning and/or examina...

This thesis concerns the process of student teachers ́ learning to teach primary science and is based on four studies involving primary science student teachers during their teacher education program. The overall question that the thesis intends to investigate is in which ways student teachers’ learning about teaching can be illustrated and understood in terms of the critical aspects that are ex...

Maps are used to track diseases and illustrate the social context of health problems. However, commercial mapping software requires special training. This article illustrates how nonspecialists used Google Earth, a free program, to create community maps. The Bronx, New York, is characterized by high levels of obesity and diabetes. Residents and medical students measured the variety and quality ...

Since the early 1970s, ballot initiatives and court rulings have sought to equalize funding across California schools. Yet 30 years later, variations in funding remain both across and within school districts. Moreover, although “funding per pupil” provides a readily available and understandable measure of school resources within a district, it provides little insight into how individual schools...