objective: this study aimed to provide a normative study documenting how 114 five-seven year-old non-‎patient iranian children respond to the rorschach test. we compared this especial sample to ‎international normative reference values for the comprehensive system (cs).‎ method: one hundred fourteen 5- 7- year-old non-patient iranian children were recruited from public ‎schools. using five chil...

Johnson TR, Khalil MK, Peppler RD, Davey DD, Kibble JD. Use of the NBME Comprehensive Basic Science Examination as a progress test in the preclerkship curriculum of a new medical school. Adv Physiol Educ 38: 315–320, 2014; doi:10.1152/advan.00047.2014.—In the present study, we describe the innovative use of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Comprehensive Basic Science Examination (...

Millis RM, Dyson S, Cannon D. Association of classroom participation and examination performance in a first-year medical school course. Adv Physiol Educ 33: 000–000, 2009; doi:10.1152/advan.00028.2009.—The advent of internet-based delivery of basic medical science lectures may unintentionally lead to decreased classroom attendance and participation, thereby creating a distance learning paradigm...

Integration of basic and clinical science knowledge is increasingly being recognized as important for practice in the health professions. The concept of 'cognitive integration' places emphasis on the value of basic science in providing critical connections to clinical signs and symptoms while accounting for the fact that clinicians may not spontaneously articulate their use of basic science kno...

Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; Laboratory of Stem cell Research and Application, University of Science Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam; Department of Molecular Biological Oncology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Scien...

Hearing and balance disorders caused by the lossof inner ear hair cells isa.common problem encountered in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. The postembryc:mlc production of hair cells in cold·blooded vertebrates has been known for several decades, and recent studies in the avian inner ear after ototoxic drug and noise damage have demonstrated a remarkable capacity for both anatomic and func...

The 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections featured a strong and balanced program that showcased exciting research into cellular restrictions that defend the cell against viral infection as well as cellular cofactors that regulate central steps in viral replication. Immunopathogenesis presentations continued to reveal some surprises such as evidence for pathogenicity in na...

Spinal arthrodesis consists of a combination of a system of mechanical stabilisation of one or more vertebral segments with a biological substance that promotes osteoneogenesis, with aim of achieving the permanent fusion between areas more or less the same size of these segments. In spinal arthrodesis, the biological support par excellence is the autograft. However, obtaining this involves a hi...