BACKGROUND Research on the influence of handedness on the clinical presentation and neuropsychology of Alzheimer disease (AD) is scarce. OBJECTIVE To compare clinical presentation and neuropsychological test performance of right- and left-handed patients with AD. DESIGN We hypothesized that left-handedness would be associated with younger onset, more rapid progression, and possibly cognitiv...

BACKGROUND Needle stick injuries (NSI) are the commonest route by which blood borne viruses and/or infections such as HIV, Hepatitis B and C are transmitted from patients to health care workers (HCW). Dental students are also at risk of such infections and injuries due to accidental contamination during their practical occupational exposure. There is hardly any information regarding the knowled...

Handedness and differences in interpersonal relations and aggressiveness were studied in 33 right-handed (M age=22.9 yr., SD=4.9) and 18 left-handed (M age=22.5 yr., SD=2.4) male soccer players who played actively in professional soccer leagues of Turkey. Hand preference on the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory and scores for destructiveness, assertiveness, and passive aggressiveness on a Turkish ...

INTRODUCTION It is unknown how the use of a light-cured acrylic resin is appreciated over the traditional chemically cured resins for the construction of custom trays in a teaching environment. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the acceptance of light-cured acrylic resin for custom trays by dental students. METHOD A questionnaire addressing the use and handling properties of both light-cured (Megatray,...

BACKGROUND To study the prevalence of low back pain in medical and nursing undergraduate students in our institutes and its association with physical activity, smoking, depression, use of computer and other variables. METHODS It was a comparative cross sectional study carried out at two institutes of Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan during October to December 2011. Two hun...

While Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) technology has revolutionized engineering analysis, design and research, its penetration into the undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum has been limited. As a result, undergraduate students do not acquire a solid foundation in CAE technology that they can build upon during the course of their careers. Our pedagogical approach for integrating CAE ...

BACKGROUND Listening is a primary communication skill essential for human learning and reported to be positively correlated with school achievement. It enables the healthcare professional to explore fully the ideas and concerns of the patient during a healthcare encounter. It is especially needed by healthcare students and professionals in light of the study showing that the typical physician w...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate contraceptive non-use and associated factors (socio-demographics, sexual behaviour, internal assets and mental health) among undergraduate university students in 22 countries. METHODS Using anonymous questionnaires, data was collected from 16979 undergraduate university students (mean age 20.8, SD=2.8) from 23 universities in 22 countries. ...

Background: Speech and language, particularly at school time are among children’s main and sensitive issues. Thus, speech disorders can affect all personality and psychological aspects of an individual and make him/her facing lots of problems. One of the factors which may be effective in the onset of this impairment is handedness. Because of receiving reactions from their parents and environmen...

Objective and methodology To identify if the depressive symptoms presented by first-year medical students were associated with poor performance. The study included 774 first-year undergraduate medical students (66.4% female, 33.6% male, average age: 18.6 ± 1.7 years). The Beck Depression Inventory and the SCL90 (Symptom Checklist) depression subscale were used. Statistical analysis. Descriptive...