without any doubt, one of the strategies to achieve knowledge-based economy is the transfer of high technologies and turning them into a competitive stable advantage for companies. technology readiness levels, as a determining factor for high-tech transfer, has not been taken into consideration in recent studies. in this paper the author seeks to identify and prioritize factors affecting the tr...

1 are to be congratulated on their research of the autosomal dominant Stargardt disease gene (STGD3). This study contains some extremely complex issues that require some clarification , as well as some basic and simple findings that should be emphasized. The basic issues center on gene-alogy, phenotype classification (lumping vs splitting), genotype and haplotype analysis, and statistics. Since...

Healing Touch is a complementary therapy that can be used as a nursing intervention for patients in critical care settings. Use of healing touch may facilitate positive patient outcomes. However, further research is needed to adequately evaluate the effectiveness of healing touch in the critical care setting. The use of Healing Touch in critically ill patients is explored in this article.