mation is compiled and transmitted, is far from clear. Historically, publicly available data on physician behavior has been scarce, but the Internet has changed things dramatically. Various Web sites now list disciplinary actions and malpractice judgments, and some Web sites include patient comments. Zagat’s, the company that rates restaurants based on customer input, is reportedly planning to ...

Congestion control in the signaling system number 7 (SS7) is a necessity to fulfil the requirements of a telecommunication network that satisfy customers’ requirements on quality of service. Heavy network load is an important source of customer dissatisfaction as congested networks result in deteriorated quality of service. With the introduction of a Congestion Control Mechanism (CCM), that ann...

lack of unified system in characterizing and reporting thyroid nodules is deeply felt almost in every institution and is a source of confusion among diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, thyroid surgeons, oncologists, endocrinologists and interventionalists. elaborate systems exist but they are not easy to use. therefore many of those systems cannot be utilized widely in general radiology prac...

In this paper we contribute to the general philosophical‎ ‎question as to whether empirical testing can ever prove a physical law.‎ ‎Problems that lead to this question arise under several contexts‎, ‎and the ‎matter has been addressed by the likes of Bayes and Laplace‎. ‎After pointing‎ ‎out that a Bayesian approach is the proper way to address this problem‎, ‎we‎ ‎show that the answ...

neurobrucellosis (n.b) is a rare and severe form of systemic brucella infection. we introduced an unusual case that “psychologic symptoms” was the most prominent complaints of his family. he was a 50-year-old man who has worked in butchery. his problems had begun 2 months prior to his admission with mood disorders, arthralgia, weakness, headache, and night sweats; he has recurrent crying with n...

Application of qualitative research in management (why, when and how) Qualitative research has been increasingly used in all sciences. In this paper we will discuss about the applications of qualitative research methods in management sciences. The differences between quantitative and qualitative researches will be clarified and the statistical methods which are suitable for such researches will...