This study aimed to translate MIDAS questionnaire from English into Persian and determine its content validity and reliability. MIDAS was translated and validated on a sample (N = 110) of Iranian adult population. The participants were both male and female with the age range of 17-57. They were at different educational levels and from different ethnic groups in Iran. A translating team, consist...

Sleep-related disorders represent an important health burden and their prevalence increases with age. In patients with snoring or sleepiness, the presence of expiratory flow limitation (EFL), determined via the negative expiratory pressure (NEP) method, is related to the apnoea/hypopnoea index (AHI). In this study, we examined whether EFL can be used to predict obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome...

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1. Shape Grammar Theory G. Stiny, MIT 2. Engineering Shape Grammars J. Cagan, CMU 3. Stochastic Optimization in MEMS Design E. K. Antonsson, Caltech 4. Topology optimization P. Papalambros, U. Michigan 5. Comparing Invention to Discovery, J. Cagan, K. Kotovksy, H. Simon, CMU 6. Evolutionary Synthesis M. Jakeila, Washington U. of St. Louis 7. AI-based synthesis T. Stahovich, CMU 8. Mechanical De...

Contemporary museums are not only places where collections protected and exhibited; they also effective efficient learning teaching environments. However, both contemporary traditional need to be improved in terms of their educational functions. This study planned implemented a museum tour addressing multiple intelligences for first graders at primary school with the purpose demonstrating an to...