background and purpose: problem-based learning (pbl) is a term used within education for a range of teaching approaches that encourage students to learn through the structured exploration of a problem. histology comes early in the curriculum and the medical students seem unable to see the value of the content, they don't appear to be motivated to learn the content. this project used pbl to help...

Most of what we learned about periodontal disease in dental colleges is largely outdated. The old calculus-based theory of periodontal disease has been replaced by a newer paradigm, one derived from microbiological & immunological studies that compel us to rethink the traditional "notched metal stick" approach developed in the 1900's. Presently, the diagnosis & classification of periodontal dis...

Traditional biomarkers, such as urine chemistries and urine microscopic elements, are used in the diagnosis and care of patients with AKI. Urine chemistries, such as fractional excretion of sodium and fractional excretion of urea, are useful for differentiating prerenal AKI from acute tubular necrosis only in select patients. Urine microscopy using a quantitative evaluation of the urine sedimen...

Is learning for assessment an inevitable outcome of assessment for learning? We plan to investigate on this – by showing the effects of traditional continuous assessment modes we have implemented, and inviting student opinions on an e-assessment proposal which was virtually tested in a university setup. Student’s perceptions are checked in the case of traditional continuous assessment technique...

On-line personality tests are increasingly being used in a number of areas, from psychological research to commercial testing services, and interest in them seems to be growing. In addition to those who are professionally concerned with psychometric testing, people in general (or at least a sizeable number of Internet users) seem to be fascinated by the topic. There are newsgroups and other dis...

It is now a policy requirement that “traditional ecological knowledge” (TEK) be incorporated into environmental assessment and resource management in the North. However, there is little common understanding about what TEK is, and no guidance on how to implement the policy in public arenas where knowledge claims must be tested. The problems are inconsistent and unclear definitions of TEK, and in...

Along with the changes of disease spectrum, medical models and health concept, people pay more and more attention to the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). With the effect assessment being changed from disease-based model to patient-based model, how to scientifically and objectively explain the validity of TCM has become the premise for further developm...