This study was carried out to evaluate drought stress tolerance in Thymus kotschyanus accessions using a factorial experiment based on a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 5 replications during 2013-2014 in Qom, Iran. The first factor was the accession with 17 levels and the second factor was drought stress with three levels of irrigation including 80% (control), 60% and 40% Field Capacity...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility of cervical spine mobilization in elderly dementia patients with dysphagia, and its effect on swallowing capacity. METHODS Fifteen nursing home residents (9 women, 6 men, age range 77-98 years) with severe dementia (median Mini Mental State Examination score=8/30, percentile (P)25-75=4-13) and known dysphagia participated in a randomized controlled tri...

composite couple beams are the concrete elements consisting of longitudinal bars and steel plate, therefore suitable for shear transferring in couple shear walls with arranged gates in its height. in this paper, after modeling couple beams with and without steel plates with f.e methods and calibration the models with experimental results, effects of parameters such as thickness, height, length ...

The European working time directive (EWTD) was instituted in Children's University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin, October 2010. This study aimed to assess the impact of the EWTD on teaching and training in hospital paediatric medicine. Research tools included questionnaire and focus group. Twenty out of a potential 52 non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) completed the questionnaire. Sixty ...

Intraosseous haemangioma constitutes less than ten percent of all primary bone neoplasms. Approximately 75 percent occur in the calvarium or vertebrae, with long bones, short tubular bones and ribs constituting the rest. We describe a 52-year-old woman who presented with left knee pain for 4-5 years and loss of weight over one week. An initial radiograph of the knee showed several well circumsc...