A recent courtroom experience and a popular magazine article, together, generated the courage to write this piece. The incentive to do so had long been latent. I had suppressed the urge to address the subject out of a combined fear of professional rejection and no small amount of personal insecurity. Computers have long been an acceptable component of academic life. Desktop PCs, portables, main...

background: there is a high prevalence of  occupational injuries due to accidents in construction industries which affect human health. therefore, the exploration and analysis of contributing factors of such accidents can lead to their prevention and the reduction of their consequences. this study was conducted with the aim to identify factors related to occupational injuries and the severity o...

BACKGROUND Thirty-day readmission rates have become a publicly reported quality performance measure for congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, little is known regarding the factors associated with 30-day readmission after PCI. METHODS To assess the demographic, clinical, and procedural factors associated with 30-day readmi...