While butterfly responses to climate change are well studied, detailed analyses of the seasonal dynamics of range expansion are few. Therefore, the seasonal range expansion of the butterfly Heliconius charithonia L. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) was analyzed using a database of sightings and collection records dating from 1884 to 1992 from Texas. First and last sightings for each year were noted, ...

Background. Dermatology residency programs are relatively diverse in their resident selection process. The authors investigated the importance of 25 dermatology residency selection criteria focusing on differences in program directors' (PDs') perception based on specific program demographics. Methods. This cross-sectional nationwide observational survey utilized a 41-item questionnaire that was...

Background: Evaluation of students’ educational progress is one of the main goals of universities. One of the most important means to this end is the final test. In this study, the results of the final residency tests for dermatology, ophthalmology and Gynecology and Obstetrics of Medical University of Mashhad in (Tir 1391) have been examined. Methods: in this applied study, the population cons...

background and objective: residency curriculum development in clinical courses has been initiated in the ministry of health in recent years and the curriculum for internal medicine residency has been completed. regarding the role of critical appraisal in the improvement of these programs, this article will discuss advantages and disadvantages of the curriculum plan for internal medicine.   mate...

background: the aim of this study was to conduct a seroprevalence survey in meshkin-shahr, ardabil province, north western iran to detect the rate of human fascioliasis in the city and nearby villages. literature shows that no such study has been conducted so far. methods: overall, 458 serum samples were collected by randomized cluster sam-pling method from 153 males and 305 females referred to...

Introduction Surgical Training and Education in Promoting Professionalism (STEPP) was developed in 2011 to train tomorrow's leaders during residency. It is based on virtue ethics and takes an approach similar to West Point military academy. The purpose of this research was: (i) to compare the virtue profiles of our residents with that of the military cohort using a standardized virtue assessmen...

OBJECTIVES To determine the current state of kidney transplantation (KT) training in a country that is leader in organ donation and transplantation. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted an online survey by e-mail to 138 urology residents. The survey contained 5 sections: affiliation, training in KT, interest in KT, residents of transplant centers and residents of nontransplant centers. RESULTS...