AS HISTORIANS review the advances of therapeutic science in the second half of the 20th century, one of the outstanding methodologic achievements will surely be the use of evidence from randomized trials to show the efficacy of new therapeutic agents. With this type of evidence, clinicians and patients can now be reasonably reassured, for the first time in medical history, that a new treatment ...

data [76]. Parallel sets can be considered an extension of parallel coordinates. This visualization shows the relationships between different questions in the survey. Image courtesy of H. Hauser. Fig. 5.8. Time Histograms are able to visualize time-dependent data in a still image [461]. Time is given a spatial dimension along one histogram axis. With categorical data the problem becomes even wo...

Background: Global and Iranian statistics indicate a rise in the newly emerging phenomenon of voluntary childlessness as a permanent status among couples. Childlessness is one of the main challenges of modern society. In Iran, studies on the process of voluntary permanent childlessness are scarce. The present study aimed to investigate the causes and underlying factors of voluntary childlessnes...

1 This is one of a number of proposals being discussed in the framework of the UK 'Grand Challenges' initiative of the UK computing research committee (UKCRC).

Emerging field of intimate computing relates to the technologies that aim to mediate affective communication across distance. Conventional telecommunication media are originally designed for collaborations and task oriented goals with the poor support of intimate experiences. Contemporary lifestyle changes leaded to design and adoption of technologies in support of long distance relationships. ...