OBJECTIVE Due to the development of medical education in the past decade the role of teachers has changed and requires higher didactic competence. Student evaluation of teaching alone does not lead to considerable improvement of teaching quality. We present the concept of "Integrative Teaching Consultation", which comprises both the teacher's reflection and own objectives to improve their teach...

superficial fungal infections are one of the most prevalent skin diseases worldwide.according to clinical reports, dermatophytosis has been the most prevalent form ofsuperficial infections. it is well documented that the epidemiology of skin infectionsmight change over time. the aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology andprevalence of superficial fungal infections in dormitory studen...

background : students encounter many stressful factors during their educational time. stress can result in different physical and mental disorders such as depression. one intervention is using purposeful activity of gardening. the goal of this research is to investigate the effect of using purposeful activity (gardening) on depression of female resident in golestan dormitory of ahvaz jundishapu...

background: musculoskeletal disorders are one of difficulties in communities that has negative effect on various aspect of life. the aim of this study was to evaluate musculoskeletal disorders in students.   materials and methods: in this study cross-sectional descriptive-analytic approach, 306 college students were enrolled by using no probability purposive sampling method and also availabilit...

THE IMPACT OF ACADEMIC OPTIMISM ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTIN FIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Our paper addresses firm size as a driver of systematic credit risk in loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Key contributions are the use of a unique data set of SME lending by over 400 German banks and relating systematic risk to the size dependence of regulatory capital requirements. What sets our sample apart is its comprehensive coverage of the particularly rich and well developed ...