BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cognitive models of anxiety disorders view safety-seeking behaviors (i.e., avoidance, washing, etc.) as playing a crucial role in the maintenance of irrational fear. An explanation of how these behaviors may contribute to the maintenance of unrealistic beliefs is that patients use their safety behaviors as a source of information about the situation (behavior as inform...

In crooked noses, the lateral walls are different in shape and symmetry. Although the septum is very important to obtain a straight nose, identical and symmetrical lateral walls are needed for a straight looking nasal dorsum. As well as the septum, lateral walls also contribute in nasal skeletal support and stability. Thus, obtaining identical and symmetrical lateral walls is important. In orde...

Background: Ataxia telangiectasia (AT) is one of the combined immunodeficiency syndromes with immunologic, neurologic, endocrinologic, hepatic and cutaneous abnormalities. Regarding the fact that autoimmune disorders; such as autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), are not generally expected in the course of AT, we present a patient with an unusual presentation of these two conditions. Case present...

background: due to the increasing health care costs, the issue of productivity in hospitals must be taken into great consideration in order to provide, preserve and promote public health services. thus, increasing the level of productivity must become the main aim of any hospital. objective of this study is to determine the total factor productivity and its components over the period under the ...

Robustness for Operations Research and Decision Aiding [OR-DA] The paper begins with a succinct presentation of what OR-DA seeks to accomplish and then goes on to develop two examples. Section three, which explains why the search for robustness is a major concern in the field, details the meaning of the qualifier robust, as used in this paper. The two requirements presented in section four must...

Over the last few decades, multiple studies have examined understanding of participants in clinical research. They show variable and often poor key elements disclosure, such as expected risks experimental nature treatments. Did these give valid consent? According to standard view informed consent they did not. The holds that recipient has a duty disclose certain information profferer because re...