This paper proposes practical receipt-free voting schemes which are suitable for (nation wide) large scale elections. One of the proposed scheme requires the help of the voting commission, and needs a physical assumption, the existence of an untappable channel. The other scheme does not require the help of the commission, but needs a stronger physical assumption, the existence of a voting booth...

BACKGROUND Despite concerns raised in the literature on the adverse pregnancy outcomes of women with physical disabilities, there is little information about unmet needs of women with physical disabilities during pregnancy and childbirth. OBJECTIVE This article provides an in-depth examination of unmet health care needs during and around the time of pregnancy among a sample of women with phys...

in modern world, there is a strong need and necessity for defending of religion in different ways. one of the defenses that nowadays is accepted by some people is pragmatic defense which is going to show the positive effects of religion in people's life. the present study is a pragmatic defense of religion which relies essentially on psychological function of religion. for this reason at t...

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and predictors of physical symptoms, anxiety, depression and perceived needs among patients receiving treatment at an outpatient medical oncology department using a cross-sectional survey. It was carried out at the outpatient clinic of an academic medical oncology department, which sees around 150-180 outpatients each week; 201 patients were se...

BACKGROUND Treatment for colorectal cancer (CRC) may result in physical, social, and psychological needs that affect patients' quality of life post-treatment. A comprehensive assessment should be conducted to identify these needs in CRC patients post treatment, however, there is a lack of tools and processes available in general practice. AIMS This study aimed to develop a patient-completed n...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To document the domains and properties of the self-reported needs of ambulatory patients with cancer. DESIGN Descriptive. SETTING Outpatient units in three general hospitals in Japan. SAMPLE 139 ambulatory patients with cancer. METHODS The data were collected using questionnaires. Five theoretical groups, which were composed of 30 items, were extracted empirically as ...