OC-077 Is the Referral Appropriate?

Is hospice referral ever appropriate in COPD?

Is early surgical referral for children with persistent otitis media with effusion (OME) appropriate?

Trial: Paradise JL, Feldman HM, Campbell TF, et al. Effect of early or delayed insertion of tympanostomy tubes for persistent otitis media on developmental outcomes at the age of three years. Question Is early surgical referral for children with persistent otitis media with effusion (OME) appropriate? Setting: Two hospitals and six private paediatric group practices from the Pittsburgh region i...

Which stage of mouse embryos is more appropriate for vitrification?

Objective Vitrification has been shown as one of the most effective methods of cryopreservation for mammalian embryos. However, there is no consensus which stage of embryonic development is the most appropriate for vitrification with subsequent maximal development after thawing. This study was carried out to explore and compare the effect(s) of vitrification on mouse 2-cell, 4-cell, 8-cell, mor...

Review of the training program of pediatric residents: is it appropriate for their future careers?

 Background: Training of pediatric residents is a dynamic process which should be changed as the nature and epidemiology of pediatric diseases change. In this study, we compared the training program of the pediatric residents with the disorders of the pediatric patients who had referred to pediatric offices. Methods: The study was conducted in pediatric offices in Shiraz, South of Iran...

Skew-t distribution is an appropriate alternative for the weighted exponential distribution

In this manuscript first a brief introduction to the Skew-t and Weighted exponential distributions is considered and some of their important properties will be studied. Then we will show that the Skew-t distribution is prefered to the Weighted exponential distribution in fitting by using the real data. Finally we will prove our claim by using the simulation method.