Cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer among women in spite of the fact that it through screening easily can be detected and cured before it becomes invasive. Current screening procedures are too complex and costly for use in developing countries. The CerviSCAN project is an attempt to create a automated cervical cancer screening system that will lower the cost and increase th...

OBJECTIVE This study aims at determining if a collection of 16 motor tests on a physical simulator can objectively discriminate and evaluate practitioners' competency level, i.e. novice, resident, and expert. METHODS An experimental design with three study groups (novice, resident, and expert) was developed to test the evaluation power of each of the 16 simple tests. An ANOVA and a Student Ne...

This teaching case addresses the strategic choices of social entrepreneurs, Mie and Ingvild, who founded the ViaVia café in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In their daily management of ViaVia , Mie and Ingvild put respect for local culture and ideals above short-term profit. They offered good working conditions for staff with opportunities to learn and grow, which resulted in a loyal group of employees ...

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background conservative surgical treatment has been the treatment of choice for early breast cancer. it allows feasible oncological treatment with a satisfactory cosmetic approach and fast recovery. however, in some cases mastectomy is necessary. this study proposes a surgical approach with only one surgical access through the same incision, which is in line with precepts mentioned above. it is...

background: laparoscopy or minimally invasive surgery is a surgical procedure in which laparoscope and other surgical instruments are inserted inside body via a few small incisions. laparoscope is used to look inside the patient's body and records displayed images. temporal segmentation of laparoscopic videos has many applications like detecting laparoscopic anomalies and interrupts. it is prer...

BACKGROUND Aesthetic surgery procedures have been performed at dramatically increased rates in recent years in Iran. Few researches exist documenting the usage of body image coping strategies and its relationship in seeking surgery. METHODS The present research examined data from 90 aesthetic surgery participants (30 Subjects each in invasive, minimally-invasive, and control groups). A...