Darold A. Treffert, MD, Clinical Professor, University of Wisconsin Medical School-Madison, Behavioral Health Department, St. Agnes Hospital, 430 E Division St, Fond du Lac, WI 54935; phone 920.921.9381; www.daroldtreffert.com; www.savantsyndrome.com; e-mail [email protected]. Abstract Savant syndrome is a rare but extraordinary condition in which persons with serious mental disabilities, inc...

LAST SPRING, A GROUP CALLED MAYors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition of US mayors who want more stringent regulation of firearm sales, unveiled a television commercial featuring clips from speeches by the 3 leading presidential candidates. In these clips, Sen Hillary Rodham Clinton (D, NY), Sen Barack Obama (D, Ill), and Sen John McCain (R, Ariz) said they oppose a “gun show loophole” that allo...

Objectives. The Cognitive Performance Test (CPT) is a functional assessment for persons with dementia. The study purpose was to evaluate the reliability, discriminant, and concurrent validity of the CPT. Method. The CPT was tested against other measures of cognition (Standardized Mini Mental Status Exam (SMMSE) and Assessment of Motor and Process Skills-Process scale (AMPS-Process)). Participan...

this research explores the effective ways of sales promotion at liability insurance according to upgrade policies in tehran. the goal is development of planning strategic to help iran insurance industry.  first, we evaluate opinions and views of iran insurance company experts and iran insurance sales agents in tehran on sales promotion (also, priority of the promotion policies) of liability ins...

BACKGROUND Alcohol is a contributing cause of unintentional injuries, such as motor vehicle crashes. Prior research on the association between alcohol use and violent injury was limited to survey-based data, and the inclusion of cases from a single trauma centre, without adequate controls. Beyond these limitations was the inability of prior researchers to comprehensively capture most alcohol sa...

Local producers, in their interaction with local processors or exporters and international retailers have the possibility to acquire new skills and knowledge. The type of trust relationship and coordination pattern can determine how information flows and how firms upgrade. In addition, the implementation and compliance with standards provides opportunities for learning and acquiring skills and ...

The papers by Schwartzberg and Schulz in this issue of AjOT were accepted for the March 1994 Special Issue on Brain InjUry Rehabilitation but could not be included because of space limitations. They are published here as a follow-up to that issue. Although it is recognized that persons with brain injury need continued services after discharge from the hospital, remarkably little empirical work ...

This paper develops a monthly cash budget modeled in Excel to illustrate how a spreadsheet simulation analysis can be performed to directly incorporate uncertainty in both sales and collection patterns to determine cash balances. The paper provides a numerical example, formulas as well as assumptions for a cash budget extending from January through December. It also describes how to perform a s...