Objectives: This study aimed at analyzing the test-retest and interrater reliabilities of the Test of In-Hand Manipulation-Modified (TIHM-M), as well as the relationship between in-hand manipulation and handwriting. Methods: We administered the TIHM-M twice, two days apart, and the Beknopte Beoordelingsmethode voor Kinder Handschriften (BHK) - Concise Assessment Method for children’s handwriti...

Background: According to the sustainable development theory, managers have a high incentive to observe ethical principles in business operations. However, some of the immoral behaviors of managers in earnings manipulation lead to ethical failures in companies. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between sustainable development performance and managers’ immoral...

Thanks to their unique optical and electromagnetic properties, noble-metal nanoparticles are proven very useful in many scientific fields, from nanotechnology to biology, including detection of cancer cells. Irradiated gold nanoparticles, as a nano-smolder could be widely used in biomedical contexts such as tumor therapy. Laser destruction of a cancerous tissue depends on thermal and physical p...

one of the basic motor skills in childhood is manipulation skills. gross motor manipulation is a person's relationship with the objects and has this feature: force is applied to an object or the force of an object is absorbed. the aim of this study was to examine the effect of a selected motor program including team traditional games as motor experiences on manipulation skills development ...

background: esophagectomy is considered to be the main treatment for esophageal malignancies. among the different methods, transhiatal approach can cause less damage to patients and is widely used however, manipulation of esophagus result in heart rate and blood pressure variations. the aim of this study was to investigate changes in blood pressure and heart rhythm during transhiatal esophagect...

سخن سردبیر editorial مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی رفسنجان دوره پانزدهم، تیر 1395، 294-293 دستکاری تصاویر: «مبرا» یا «فریب آمیز»؟ image manipulation: innocent or fraudulent? محسن رضائیان[1] m. rezaeian یکی از مسائلی که مجلات علوم پزشکی با آن رو به رو هستند، دستکاری تصاویری است که محققین در طی مطالعه خود ثبت کرده اند. دستکاری تصاویر معمولاً در دو حالت رخ می دهد. در حالت اول، محققین ممکن است برای شفاف س...

In this volume, an article by Hruby and Hoffman titled "Avian influenza: an osteopathic component to treatment" proposes the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) as an adjunct to other forms of therapy in the management of a potential pandemic of avian influenza or "bird flu" [1]. This article is certainly timely and presents a much-needed reminder of the potential use of OMT in the ...

The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg instituted a free, community-based medical clinic in spring 1995 as part of an institution-wide Osteopathic Principles and Practices Integration Project. Under this initiative, osteopathic medical students are provided with 26 hours of supervised experience in osteopathic palpatory diagnosis and osteopathic manipulative treatment. Th...