The purpose of present study was to examine the effects of short time static and dynamic stretching of muscles on kinematics variability of lower extremity in healthy active males during cycling. 15 physical education and sport sciences male students from Kharazmi University voluntarily participated in this study. Subjects referred to the laboratory during two days, with 48 hours intervals betw...

We examine how reciprocity changes over time by studying a large quasiexperiment in the field. Specifically, we analyze administrative data from a university hospital system. The data include information about over 18,000 donation requests made by the hospital system via mail to a set of its former patients in the 4 months after their first hospital visit. We exploit quasiexperimental variation...

This study analyzes the factors, which from the perspective of the health team and users, hinder the implementation of integrality in care provided by a dialysis facility. This qualitative study collected data through semi-structured interviews held with 16 health professionals and eight users from a university hospital in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data were analyzed through thematic content a...

OBJECTIVES To investigate knowledge and perceptions about antibiotic prescription in two university hospitals. METHODS Physicians completed four case vignettes describing infections and a questionnaire. For each vignette, the physicians were asked to determine whether hospital admission and antibiotic treatment were needed; whether a treatment change was needed; and the duration of antibiotic...

Neetu Sharma School of Studies in Mathematics, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (C.G.) 492010 India Email: [email protected] Hemlal Sahu School of Studies in Mathematics, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (C.G.) 492010 India Email: [email protected] Birendra Kumar Sharma School of Studies in Mathematics, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (C.G.) 492010 India Em...

The present study sought to investigate the comprehension of Garden-Path structures by Iranian EFL learners. 50 female students of Kharazmi English Language Institute in Karaj participated in this study. All of the participants were native speakers of Persian studying in Kharazmi English language institute in Karaj, Iran. They ranged from 18 to 30 in terms of age. The participants were administ...

To optimize appropriate antimicrobial use in a university hospital and identify barriers hampering implementation strategies, physicians were interviewed regarding their opinions on antimicrobial policies. Results indicated that effective strategies should include regular updates of guidelines that incorporate the views of relevant departments and focus on addressing senior staff and residents ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the association between several medical interview behaviors and patient satisfaction. METHODS The subjects were 158 new patients who visited an outpatient facility of a university hospital in Japan. All medical interviews were videotaped and reviewed by a trained rater using a medical interview rating scale (Takemura Medical Interview R...

In this pilot study we report on proximate outcomes of a 1-hour community gatekeeper training in-service for 76 nonclinical employees in a university hospital workplace setting. Pre-post analyses resulted in positive changes in participants' knowledge about suicide and attitudes (self-efficacy) about intervening with suicidal individuals. A subset of participants engaged in role play practice o...