the most important and well- known epic of armenian is the legend of sasonś heroes. this epic has been compiled and written in the 16 th century but it has been told orally since 11th century. this epic is divided into four parts narrating the story of four generations of the heroes of armenian city, sason. comparing tales of this text with shâhnâme, one can vividly see that there exist minimum...

Essential tremor (ET) is a common condition that is present in as many as 23% of elderly individuals. Our objective was to determine the risk of ET and to study the impairment resulting from ET among relatives of ET cases compared to relatives of controls. ET cases and matched controls from the Washington Heights-Inwood community, New York, and their first- and second-degree relatives underwent...

Information on family cancer history (FCH) is often collected for first-degree relatives, but more extensive FCH information is critical for greater accuracy in risk assessment. Using self-reported diagnosis of cancer as the gold standard, we examined differences in the sensitivity and specificity of relative-reported FCH by cancer site, race/ethnicity, language preference, and kinship degree (...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate personality traits and platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity, as well as occurrence of personality disorder criteria, family characteristics, and criminal activity as related to misuse pattern in a sample of female in-patients with severe alcohol dependence. In accordance with theoretical assumptions and empirical findings of underlying ne...

Healthcare professionals need to know about blood transfusion. The purpose of this study is determine the experiences nursing students on transfusion and their opinions influencing factors. In qualitative study, sample consisted 12 second, third, fourth-year who were continuing education at a state university. data collected by conducting in-depth interviews via semi-structured interview form. ...