We used electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings to examine the processes that enable subjects to intentionally ignore transient, task-irrelevant visual stimuli, keeping such stimuli from interfering with short-term memory for similar, behaviorally relevant visual stimuli (Yotsumoto & Sekuler, in press). Subjects recognition memory was tested for brief, sequentially-presented compound sinusoida...

background: about 80% of deaths in 350 million cases of diabetes in the world occur in low and middle income countries. the aim of this study was to determine the status of diabetes socioeconomic inequality and the share of determinants of inequalities in kurdistan province, west of iran, using two surveys in 2005 and 2009.   methods: data were collected from non-communicable disease surveillan...

It is well known that consumers have difficulty in dealing with low-probability, high-loss events. Frequently they fail to obtain insurance against such losses, even when the terms are very favorable. (Kunreuther 1997; Phelps, 1997, pp. 409-410, referring to “upside down” private insurance coverage to supplement Medicare). One obvious characterization of such behavior is that it represents non-...

Health insurers face financial risks when they assume liability for the difference between difference between premium revenues and their estimates of future claims costs for a group. Market reform proposals vastly increase the amount of risk health plans of all types will face. A case study is used to show how insurers bidding in an alliance environment must either commit contingency reserves t...

Background and Aim: In 2020 the rank of Iran in happiness index and gender inequality were reported to be rather low, they being, among 153 countries, 118 and 113, respectively. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between gender inequality and happiness in Iran's provinces. Materials and Methods: This ecological study was conducted based on secondary analysis of data on happiness ...

Inequality of educational opportunities underlies the reproduction of social inequalities and deepens the gap of classes. The origin of the class can be one of the effective factors involved in. The aim of this paper is the study of the impact of family background on inequality of educational opportunities among students. We used the survey method and a questionnaire. We collected needed inform...