This series comprises of a quiz pertaining to the identification of salient and important anatomical structures and landmarks expected to be seen at a given level on the computed tomography (CT) image. The representativeimage is followed by a series of images showing examples of different commonly encountered pathological entities that can be seen at this level in a routine clinical practice. R...

background and purpose: the problematic reduction of civic engagement in local communities of khuzestan province in the southwest of iran has became a serious issue for research in social planning and policy making. efforts have been made to study the risk factors as the deterrents to engaging in the society. methods: this study aims to investigate the factors influencing civic engagement among...

in this study, the profitability of contrarian and momentum strategies were traded in mid- term based on trading volume. the stocks were categorized into three parts (high, middle and low) at the outset. then, the relationship between excess return with three components such as cross-sectional risk, lead-lag effect and time-series pattern were examined based on jegadeesh and titman approach.the...

background: electrophysiologic (edx) study is the most valuable method in grading the severity of carpal tunnel syndrome (cts), but it is invasive and painful. we evaluated the efficacy of ultrasound for this purpose. materials and methods: eighty-one wrists of 52 consecutive patients with clinical evidences of cts, confirmed and graded by edx as mild, moderate, and severe, were examined by ult...

the objective of the study was to evaluate the position of patient education measuring knowledge, attitude, and practice (kap) among health care workers (hcws). it is also aimed to emphasize the need for a real position for patient education. this survey was performed among a group of hcws in iran. the scores had an acceptable level. however, nurses, females and younger people received higher s...

Rural road improvement that enhances access to input and output markets and agricultural extension services may aid agricultural technology adoption. There is a growing body of literature on the impact of rural roads on technology adoption. However, most studies have so far relied on cross-sectional surveys comparing households with and without road improvement, which have causal attribution pr...

Grievance and reduced opportunity costs are two popular ideas within the civil war literature to explain participation in violent rebellion. We test both hypotheses at the village-level using data on recruitment activities during the civil war in Burundi. We use historical data on violent attacks in 1972 and 1988 as a proxy for grievance. The cross-sectional analyses report no effect of grievan...

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of myths related to dentistry in the rural population of Bareilly District. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in six blocks of Bareilly district in a sample of 540 individuals. A self-designed questionnaire consisting of 90 questions under six domains which was investigator-administered was used for data colle...

Background and aims: Loneliness typically includes anxious feelings. It is particularly relevant to adolescence period. It has effect on physical and mental health. The present study aimed to identify the predictive factors of loneliness among high schools female students. Methods: A cross– sectional survey was carried out among high schools female students in Ilam during the academic year 201...