Eighteen hosts were inoculated with each of four races of Heterodera glycines. A discriminant function analysis of the reactions of these races to these hosts demonstrated that these races could be separated but not consistently. Then 33 H. glycines populations collected from 13 states and five obtained from Japan were tested on differential hosts. The number of variants discriminated within th...

conclusions it seems that usage of ecg rating systems such as sss at the time of admission, in addition to showing the extent of the conflict in the myocardium, can provide valuable information about prognosis, severity of myocardial damage and ventricular function in hospitalized patients. background ischemic heart disease is among the most important causes of mortality. therefore, classificat...

BACKGROUND Behavioral addiction is an emerging concept based on the resemblance between symptoms or feelings provided by drugs and those obtained with various behaviors such as gambling, etc. Following an observational study of a tango dancer exhibiting criteria of dependence on this dance, we performed a survey to assess whether this case was unique or frequently encountered in the tango danci...

There are many benefits offered by integrated enterprise computer systems. There are a growing number of options available to obtain such management information system support. A major problem when selecting Enterprise Information Systems, in special ERP systems, is how to deal with the great diversity of options as well as the number of criteria used to evaluate each alternative. There is an i...

Serum Cortisol, Depression, Medial Temporal Lobe Atrophy, Alzheimer’s disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment. Abstract: Objectives: Changes in serum cortisol levels have been reported in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Atrophy of Medial Temporal Lobes (MTLs) is common in both conditions. Glucocorticoids are known to be neurotoxic and have been believed to cause damage ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the sources of measurement error in an electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation examination given in a third-year internal medicine clerkship. DESIGN Three successive generalizability studies were conducted. (1) Multiple faculty rated student responses to a previously administered exam. (2) The rating criteria were revised and study 1 was repeated. (3) The examination was co...

Background: The present study aims at exploring the psychometric characteristics of the Korean version of the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale (DSSS) in a clinical outpatient sample. Method: Study participants were recruited from consecutive outpatients, 18 – 65 years of age, who met the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder (current MDD) or had suffered from major de...

BACKGROUND multi-compartment medication devices (MMDs) are widely used, primarily by older people, to aid correct-medication taking. Several MMD types are available yet little is known about the ease with which patients with varying functional ability use these devices and whether some types are easier than others. Such knowledge would assist healthcare practitioners in advising patients on a s...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has developed Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) on Optimizing the Management of Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears (RC). Evidence-based information, in conjunction with clinical expertise of physicians, was used to develop the criteria to improve patient care and obtain best outcomes while considering the subtleties and distinctions necessary in making c...