The impact of heading on neuropsychological performance is a subject of controversy. In this experimental study, a controlled group design was used to investigate the possible effects of a short heading training session on neuropsychological performance. Ninety-one participants matched by age, sex, and intelligence were assigned to one of the following groups: A heading-training group, a placeb...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The aim of this study was to systematically analyze the effect of levamisole on treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS).METHODS: An electronic search was executed in PubMed, Cochrane, and Scopus after determining the research question using the appropriate Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) term covering the period from 1975 to 2015. Additional publications from hand se...

Objective of the present study was to assess the scientific evidence on the efficacy of various methods of canine retraction. A literature survey was performed by applying the Medline Database (Entrez PubMed). Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) was used. References from the selected articles were also hand searched. The search strategy resulted in 129 articles. After applying the inclusion/exclusio...

We present a methodology that automatically selects indexing algorithms for each heading in Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine’s vocabulary for indexing MEDLINE. While manually comparing indexing methods is manageable with a limited number of MeSH headings, a large number of them make automation of this selection desirable. Results show that this process can be automa...

Male infertility; Smoking; Tobacco; Semen; Sperm; Fertility Abstract Numerous studies have identified specific body systems affected by the hazardous effects of the cigarette smoking particularly the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. The effect of smoking on male reproduction has also been studied where semen quality was investigated in different cross-sectional studies including infertil...

Privacy is an important concern in any research programme that deals with personal medical data. In recent years, ethics and privacy have become key considerations when conducting any form of scientific research that involves personal data. These issues are now addressed in healthcare professional training programmes. Indeed, ethics, legal frameworks and privacy are often the subject of much co...

This article presents a novel fuzzy–logic based multi-sensor data fusion algorithm for combining heading estimates from three separate weighted interval Kalman filters to construct a robust, fault-tolerant heading estimator for the navigation of the Springer autonomous surface vehicle. A single, low-cost gyroscopic unit and three independent compasses are used to acquire data onboard the vehicl...

Santa Anawind (SAW) events have great implications for the environment of SouthernCalifornia, but the cause of their decadal variability has not been fully understood.We showwith observational analysis that theAtlanticmulti-decadal oscillation (AMO)has a stronger influence than the Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO) inmodulating SAWactivity through twomechanisms: theGreat Basin pressure gradient...

May 2014 • Volume 118 • Number 5 Copyright © 2014 International Anesthesia Research Society DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000190 HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES: WHAT’S THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM? Health care has been a subject of national debate in the United States for the past decade, as we are facing a crisis in both the quality and the cost of delivered care. Why are health care costs in the Uni...