The cumulative risk of term stillbirth, i.e., the death of a fetus in utero on or after 37 weeks 0 days of gestation, increases with increasing gestational age throughout the term period (37 weeks 0 days – 41 weeks 6 days)[1]. Despite this fact, a rule – called the 39-week rule – was established in 2009 that restricts labor induction in the 37 and 38 week of pregnancy (i.e., in the “earlyterm p...

This Article argues that foundation, not relevance, embodies our fundamental understanding of admissible evidence. The foundation principle—only partially and somewhat obliquely stated in the Federal Rules of Evidence—is a requirement that evidence be case-specific, assertive, and probably true. As such, it is a logical precondition for relevance. A foundation-based theory of evidence explains,...

As species become very rare and approach extinction, purported sightings can stir controversy, especially when scarce management resources are at stake. We used quantitative methods to identify reports that do not fit prior sighting patterns. We also examined the effects of including records that meet different evidentiary standards on quantitative extinction assessments for four charismatic bi...

Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) improves out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survival. In settings with prolonged ambulance response times, skilled bystanders may be even more crucial. In 2010, American Heart Association (AHA) and European Resuscitation Council (ERC) introduced compression-only CPR as an alternative to conventional bystander CPR under some circumstances. The pur...

language and culture are now deemed to be co-constitutive; hence english language teaching (elt) textbooks should incorporate cultural aspects and promote intercultural competence. however, careful decisions should be made as regards to the cultural content of materials and the ways in which culture is represented. this study was an attempt to deconstruct the patterns of cultural representation...

this study compared focus attention and interpretation biases in social phobia patients and normal subject. in this study with causal- comparative method 100 subjects with social phobia and 100 normal individuals have compared. subjects were selected through cluster sampling among tabriz university students. data scale of social phobia, attention bias and interpretation of the data was performe...

abstract introduction. previous research has led to conflicting findings on whether patients with subclinical or clinical obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) share an attentional bias for stimulies that are related to their current concerns, a finding that has been observed in other anxiety disorders. objectives. the present study aimed to determine whether there was a difference in attentional...