Overall, this outstanding text should soon become recognized as the definitive reference for the diagnosis and management of ocular trauma. The tall, narrow shape of Basic Facts for Basic Science suggests that perhaps the author intended that it be put into the pocket of one's lab coat; perhaps not, but this book is certainly appropriate for the shelf of any laboratory and for the office of any...

Some other possible conclusions come easily to mind. Perhaps, if we’re really concerned about students’ learning evidence-based medicine, then we should teach it more or better. On the other hand I am one of many who have joined the anti-EBM movement (Norman 1999). In my view, the fundamental irony remains that, even though it made the BMJ’s ‘‘Top 15 Medical Innovations of all Time’’ list in 20...

Introduction. Total exam in medical basic sciences as an authorization for entering to the next level is held every year. To assess the statistical results of total medical basic science exam. Methods. The statistical results of 12th to 24th basic sciences comprehensive exam were studied through a descriptive and applied project. The grade, average and the percentage of answering to the questi...

This study quantitatively provided evidence of content validity BECE items in BST by estimating index (CVI). Descriptive survey research designs were employed. Purposive and accidental sampling techniques adopted selecting 31 teachers Abia State junior secondary schools. Three questions addressed. The instrument for data collection was 2021 comprising four subtests with 30 each. Item level CVIs...

background: score worksheets have been extracted for phd candidates in epidemiology, microbiology and parasitology for the academic year of 1386-87. the main objective in this study is the impact and importance of different subjects on the discrimination results of admission. methods: extracted scores from worksheets are analyzed by minitab15 statistical toolbox. the regression values of differ...

Aims: Glucose evoked changes in profibrotic transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGFs1), increase connexin hemichannel mediated ATP release kidney proximal tubule cells. With linked to inflammation, we evaluated the efficacy of blocker Peptide 5 negating induced inflammatory cytokine secretion cells. Methods: Primary human tubular epithelial cells (hPTECs), and immortalised (HK2) were treated w...