Arabic manuscripts (almost a third of McGill's Arabic holdings) comprising copies of 62 different works. The manuscripts collected by Osler were acquired mainly from a professional colleague in Hamadhan in western Iran; others were obtained later and originated in the collections of two well-known Islamists: the Russian scholar V. Ivanow, and the German physician and Arab medical historian Max ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs) published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health and to explore the contribution of these to the evaluation of public health issues. DESIGN Hand searching of the journal by both authors with independent assessment of topics of the reports and of their relevance to the Cochrane Collaboration. Agreement was assessed us...

This paper addresses the challenge and potential of online higher and continuing education, of fostering and promoting, in a global perspective across time and space, democratic values working for a better world. Such values include mutual political and intercultural understanding, collaboration, and tolerance to cultural and ethical diversity, and they are mediated through collaborative dialog...

Plagiarism is a form of cheating, by which one presents as her/his work, what others have done. It may be severely punished, and could cause serious problems later in life. Self-plagiarism is also possible. Plagiarism, its consequences and and how to avoid it are discussed further below. 1 Plagiarism: What is it? Plagiarism often involves dishonest use of work done by others (including work in ...

OBJECTIVES The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a medical home for children with special health care needs (CSHCN). In the Pediatric Alliance for Coordinated Care (PACC), 6 pediatric practices introduced interventions to operationalize the medical home for CSHCN. The intervention consisted of a designated pediatric nurse practitioner acting as case manager, a local parent consultant fo...

Early childhood caries is a significant public health problem in low-income children, with important negative consequences for the child and the family. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development, implementation, and preliminary outcomes of preventive dentistry programs in North Carolina that target low-income children from birth to thirty-five months of age. The focus is on Into ...

b a c k g r o u n d & aim: today, one of the leading causes of pathogenicity and mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis is their failure to follow the treatment plan. the present research was con- ducted to compare effects of patient-centered  education with family-centered  education on adher- ence with the treatment program. methods & materials: this clinical trial was performed betwee...