AIMS To assess the functional and morphological outcome of eyes with neovascular AMD treated with intravitreal ranbizumab following an exit strategy treatment regime. METHODS The Bern treatment regime for neovascular AMD has a fixed injection schedule, even in the non-active stage of the disease. The regimen has been adapted from the PIER study treatment protocol. Eyes with non-active AMD wil...

A dynamic treatment regime is a list of rules for how the level of treatment will be tailored through time to an individual's changing severity. In general, individuals who receive the highest level of treatment are the individuals with the greatest severity and need for treatment. Thus there is planned selection of the treatment dose. In addition to the planned selection mandated by the treatm...

It is sometimes the case there is no general consensus on the best way to treat patients suffering from an illness or disorder. Consider a scenario where there are two competing treatments and it has been shown that one treatment works for some patients while another treatment works well for others. In such cases we may want to define an algorithm (or treatment regime) that dictates treatment b...

root fracture injuries affect up to 7% of permanent teeth. this type of injury is rarely seen in teeth with open apices and depending on the fracture site, the prognosis is good. this case report describes a horizontal intra-alveolar root fracture in the middle third of a maxillary central incisor associated with an extrusive luxation of the coronal segment and its treatment in a 6-year-old gir...

In this study, the effect of deposition regime on the wear behavior of VK8 coating applied to 1.2344 tool steel by electro spark method (ESA) was investigated. After sample preparation, the coating with high and low regime was applied. To assess the wear behavior, the pin on disk test method according to ASTM G99-04, was used. For surveying surface morphology and cross section of the coating as...

 Taxation is one of the significant phenomena in any economy as it not only generates revenues for existing government, but also serves as a fiscal tool and stabilization policy. One of the main types of taxation is the petroleum tax which accounts for more than 30% of revenue for developed countries and more than 85% for developing economies. This work focuses on petroleum producing giants in ...

abstract in order to study the effects of irrigation regimes and plant spacing on bulb yield of two onion (allium cepa l.) genotypes, an experiment was conducted at kabootar abad research station of isfahan during two growing seasons (2005 and 2006). the experiment design was split-factorial with a randomized complete block arrangement with four replications. main plots included three irrigatio...

OBJECTIVE Multiskilling has been identified as one means of reducing she cost of health care. This study examined occupational therapy practitioners' knowledge of multiskilling, how it is affecting service delivery and quality of care, and how therapists believe the addition of skills should occur. METHOD A questionnaire was constructed for the survey and mailed to a random sample of 200 occu...

[Purpose] This study examined the contents of supervision needed by novice therapists to develop clinical abilities, focusing on their clinical experience and using an original evaluation table. [Subjects and Methods] An evaluation of clinical abilities basic attitudes, therapeutic skills, and clinical practice-related thoughts was conducted in 29, 21, and 9 therapists with clinical experience ...