A study evaluating the effects of metaphylaxis antibiotics and milk replacer additives on the health and development of Holstein bull calves (n = 52; mean body weight = 42.28 kg + 3 kg; starting age < 3 d) was conducted. The calves were placed into a completely random 3 × 4 factorial design with each group receiving either tilmicosin phosphate (TIL), ceftiofur crystalline free acid (CEF), or sa...

there is a shortage of quantitative measures for assessing the concept of responsibility as a fundamental construct in medical education, ethics and professionalism in existing literature. this study aimed to develop an instrument for measuring responsibility in both undergraduate and graduate medical students during clinical training. instrument content was based on literature review and mainl...

introduction: note taking while attending a ppt requires high activity of memory and writing process which ultimately leads to what is called “death by power point” referring to boredom and fatigue. to overcome this we planned to evaluate the impact of utilisation of uncompleted handouts given prior to ppt presentations. methods: final year mbbs students were divided in 2 batches, batch a and b...

aim and background: alexithymia is a psychological construct that is prevalent in a wide range of psychiatric and medical disorders. because of its importance in mental and physical health, many surveys today assess the different aspects of alexithymia in clinical and nonclinical populations. the aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of alexithymia and compare male and fema...

background: despite the advantages of dual peer mentoring, there are a few reports of implementing and evaluating such programs for medical students. this study aimed at exploring the perceptions of mentors and mentees about the dual peer mentoring program for the first year undergraduate medical students of tehran university of medical sciences.    methods: this qualitative study was conducted...

english for academic purposes (eap) is a significant part of the curriculum in iranian universities. however, it seems that eap programs have been developed without a systematic needs analysis. the purpose of this study was assessing the present and target situation needs of two groups of undergraduates of computer science. a total of 320 students and 44 instructors participated in this triangu...

background : despite an increased need, residents of rural communities have decreased access to healthcare and often present unique healthcare challenges associated with their rurality. ensuring medical students receive adequate exposure to these issues is complicated by the urban location of most medical schools. health fairs (fairs) conducted in rural communities can provide students exposure...

conclusions upbringing capable nurses to deliver spiritual care require supportive environment and influential role models to encourage students’ spiritual development. developing spiritually may end in delivering spiritual care and provide nursing students with inner strength for better confrontation with serious situations common in their upcoming career. objectives the current study aimed to...

Number Presenter Presenter Type School 1 L.Sullivan Undergraduate George Mason University 2 M.Rubaharan Undergraduate George Mason University 3 S.Iyer Graduate student George Mason University 4 C.Waggener Graduate student Virginia Commonwealth University 5 M.McDonough Undergraduate College of William and Mary 6 B.Rabe Undergraduate College of William and Mary 7 W.Herbst Undergraduate College of...

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations play an increasingly important role in many aspects of biochemical research but are often not part of the biochemistry curricula at the undergraduate level. This article discusses the pedagogical value of exposing students to MD simulations and provides information to help instructors consider what software and hardware resources are necessary to successfully...