lamotrigine (ltg), a newly developed antiepileptic drug (aed), is efficacious in treating refractory epilepsy. this study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ltg as add-on therapy in 40 children with refractory epilepsy. the trial was an open-labeled prospective study in children with drug-resistant epilepsy aged <14 years, who had at least 4 seizures per month in spite of recei...

objective 1-3% of the population suffer from epilepsy. up to 30% of them develop refractory epilepsy and their seizures occur more than once per month despite receiving at least 2 first line antiepileptic drugs. in  this group, more efficacious antiepileptics are needed. this study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oxcarbazepine as an adjunction therapy in children with refr...

background and purpose: the goal of asthma therapy is to achieve clinical control and near normal lung functions. many patients with moderate persistent asthma fail to achieve this goal with a low dose of inhaled corticosteroid (ïçs) plus long-acting β2 agonist (lâbâ). ïn the present study, we have checked whether another controller medication (in the form of ginger capsule) add on to ïçslow do...

introduction hadron-therapy is an effective technique used to treat tumors that are located between or nearby vital organs. the italian national center of oncological hadron-therapy (cnao) has been realized as the first facility in italy to treat very difficult tumors with protons and carbon ions. the on-line monitor system for cnao has been developed by the department of physics of the univers...

In the past decade, a number of environments to support hands-on exercises for undergraduateand graduate-level networking courses have been developed. In this position paper, we consider the successful model of a graduate-level laboratory-based course, and how similarly compelling handson experiences may be brought to a wider audience at the undergraduate level. While there are significant chal...

How to integrate simulation-based engineering and science (SBES) into the science curriculum smoothly is a challenging question. For the importance of SBES to be appreciated, the core value of simulations—that they help people understand natural phenomena and solve engineering problems—must be taught. A strategy to achieve this goal is to introduce computational experiments to the science curri...

in this study cognitive therapy based on self-talking technique for reducing the rate of social phobia and factors of interpretation of events related to self and others have been noticed.sample group was 8 women from a 16-person group suffering from social phobia , selected at random from among 27 people referring to counseling clinics.their disorder has been detected by using the instrument o...