This paper shows how scale vectors (which can represent either pitch or rhythmic patterns) can be written as a linear combination of columns of scale matrices, thus decomposing the scale into musically relevant intervals. When the scales or rhythms have different cardinality, they can be compared using a canonical form closely related to Lyndon words. The eigenvalues of the scale matrix are equ...

abstract aim and background: the purpose of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of multiple sclerosis self-efficacy scale (msss) in a sample population of iranian patients. methods and materials: this research is a descriptive-correlational study with a population of patients afflicted with ms from north khorasan and hamedan provinces. a number of 120 patients, who had ...

Tobacco smoking has been linked to an increased risk of multiple sclerosis. However, to date, results from the few studies on the impact of smoking on the progression of disability are conflicting. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of smoking on disability progression and disease severity in a cohort of patients with clinically definite multiple sclerosis. We analysed data fr...

to determine the factors affecting the outcome of patients with traumatic acute subdural hematoma, we reviewed the records of7 4 consecutive comatose patients with a glascow coma scale score (gcs) of less than 8 who had been admitted to imam hosein medical center from 1990 to 1996 and had undergone a uniform treatment protocol. the overall mortality rate was 73% and 23% had functional recovery,...

BACKGROUND Phase of Illness describes stages of advanced illness according to care needs of the individual, family and suitability of care plan. There is limited evidence on its association with other measures of symptoms, and health-related needs, in palliative care. AIMS The aims of the study are as follows. (1) Describe function, pain, other physical problems, psycho-spiritual problems and...

Abbreviations: FN: Fieller-type Intervals Applied on The Observed Proportions; BM: Binomial MOVER-R-Wilson Method After Summing-Up Observed Counts Across Replications; LOD: Asymptotic Method on The Log-Scale, Accounting for Overdispersion via Residual Variation; FOD: Fieller-Bailey-Type Interval Accounting For Over dispersion Via Residual Variance; LBB: Delta Method on The Log-Scale Under The B...