OBJECTIVE To test the utility of homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) in predicting insulin sensitivity [x10(- 4) min(-1)/(microIU/ml)] in children and to develop and compare two new prediction equations for insulin sensitivity in children using demographic and anthropometric measures in the presence or absence of fasting insulin. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We studied 156 white and African-Am...

background: assessment of uterine abnormalities is a core part in infertility evaluation. objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of three-dimensional hysterosonography (3-dhs) in the diagnosis of uterine abnormalities in infertile women. materials and methods: the infertile women who visited royan institute and referred to 3-dhs consecutively, prior to ...

Paradigms are basic assumptions about how social reality is perceived, understood and explained. Whereas most research based on a single paradigm, few empirical papers show the advantages of using multiple paradigms within study. This article pleads for multi-paradigm studies in cross-cultural management order to reach more multifaceted representation cultural phenomena. particularly consistent...