OBJECTIVE To systematically review the evidence on allergic rhinitis as a predictor for a prolonged or chronic course in adult patients with acute rhinosinusitis. DATA SOURCES Pubmed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane library. REVIEW METHODS A systematic literature search was performed on March 15, 2013. During screening of title and abstract, 3 authors independently selected studies on allergic rhi...

BACKGROUND Centenarians are exceptional ageing paradigms, offering valuable information on achieving longevity. Although, there are several studies examining different biomedical factors as determinants of longevity in centenarians, little is known about gender differences with respect to personality traits and health locus of control. METHODS Nation -wide study carried out in Greece, between...

Abstract Legal technological developments have been both lauded as the promising future of law and derided a danger to fundamentals justice. This article helps reconcile these divergent perspectives by providing definition legal technology framework through which understand its different types their potential implications for system society more generally. Mapping technologies according how spe...

Due to its simplicity, directness, and rich content, home video surveillance has gradually become the core content of smart security system. The rapid development computer technology, internet, image processing, transmission as well emergence “wireless cities,” have continuously expanded coverage wireless internet such 5G WiFi greatly changed data processing methods speeds. Video also developed...

Aim: We examined the ability to detect lying about opinions with Devil’s Advocate Approach and Verifiability Approach. Method: Interviewees were first asked an opinion eliciting question argue in favour of their alleged personal view. This was followed by a devil’s advocate against Since reasons that support rather than oppose are more readily available people’s minds, we expected truth tellers...

It is the aim of the present paper to analyze the perceptual quality dimensions of modern telephone connections. Such connections differ from standard connections in their timevariant characteristics (e.g., due to Voice-over-IP transmission or due to noise reduction algorithms) and their user interfaces (e.g., hands-free terminals). With the help of two independent auditory experiments with sub...