people with alzheimer disease (ad) have decreases in brain cell function that may increase their risks as drivers. the changes in brain cells affect memory (at first, short-term memory and then much later, long-term memory) and other thinking functions. in addition, people with early ad, though often very functional in many areas of life, may not be as competent behind the wheel of a car as tho...

background: in this study, we evaluated the quality of care and control of cardiovascular risk factors in newly diagnosed diabetic patients, identified during diabetes screening program, 1 year after diagnosis. methods: in this prospective study, 83 newly diagnosed diabetic patients identified at screening in isfahan, were studied. height, weight, blood pressure, plasma glucose, lipids, and hem...

In this chapter, we consider a perceptible variable that is related to τ, but is different from τ. The variable is phase, φ. φ is similar to τ in that both are timing variables and both are ratios of spatial variables that could be state variables of a dynamical system. As such, either could be used to drive a damped mass-spring system to yield an autonomous dynamical organization. Finally, bot...