The general impression conveyed by the literature In the social psychology of aging is that various dimensions of the self, including self-esteem, are relatively fixed and stable by the later stages of the life cycle. Existing research implies that the self-esteem of older persons is higher than that of younger persons, and also more stable or resistant to external influences. This study examin...

I would like to personally welcome all of you to the opening session of the 43rd annual meeting of the American Burn Association (ABA). This has been an exciting year of challenges, opportunities, and advancements. During the past year we have • rewritten our Association’s by-laws, • established the opportunity for long-term funding of our Department of Defense/ABA research by adding a line ite...

A complete Works Cited list begins on page 15. Mention of commercial products does not indicate endorsement. Faculty Carol Whelan, APRN, has been working in nursing education since 2000. She received her Master’s degree in psychiatric/mental health nursing from St. Joseph College in West Hartford, Connecticut, and completed post-graduate nurse practitioner training at Yale University. Ms. Whela...

BACKGROUND Nurses have a pivotal role in providing facilitating, advocating and promoting the best possible care and outcome for the client. To ensure decisions and actions are based on current standards of practice, nurses must be accountable for participation in ongoing education in their area of practice. AIM To present a description of the current state of Polish nursing education and spe...

the production, distribution, and consumption of information are the most important development indices of any nation. plenty of opportunities were created by e-learning which have overall paved the grounds for and enriched the presentation of learning materials through advanced audiovisual educational facilities. such learning environments are by and large flexible and provide more appropriate...

statement of problem: treatment of gingival recession defect and covering denuded root surfaces is one of the goals in periodontal therapy and several surgical techniques have been suggested in this field.purpose: the aim of this study was to perform a comparison on coronaliy repositioned flap procedure with and without the use of ethylenediaminoteraacetic acid (edta. 24%, ph=7) in the treatmen...

objective: the aim of this study was to investigate prenatal and obstetrical outcome in mothers aged 40 years or older. materials and methods: a prospective comparative study was conducted for the women aged 40 years and over who delivered at 20 week's gestation or beyond from january 2004 to december 2005 at four hospitals of tehran university of medical sciences. for comparison, a control gro...

Established in 1995, the UNU/Institute of Advanced studies (UNU/IAS) is an advanced research and education institution with a flexible and multi-thematic programme orientation concerned with the interactions of social and natural systems. For the initial years, the UNU/IAS programme is directed at sustainable development issues. To this end, the UNU/IAS is currently active in the following rele...

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Background The overall proportion of female physician is increasing worldwide. However, its ratio exhibits a substantial diversity among each member country of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). This study aimed to reveal the social factors of countries associated with the percentage of female physicians....