By using three-mode principal components analysis and perfect congruence analysis in conjunction, the factorial structure of the 11 correlation matrices of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised was analyzed within a single framework. This allows a unified description showing both the strong similarities between the standardization samples and some small differences related to age...

This paper reports on the development and standardization of SCAN-C: Test for Auditory Processing Disorders in Children-Revised. The revisions include new test instructions that have been reworded to make them easier for young children, aural stimuli presented on a compact disc, a revision of the Competing Words subtest, and the addition of a Competing Sentences subtest. Normative data on the n...

standardization of photography in plastic surgery is fundamental for pre-operative surgical planning, comparative post-operative assessment, and demonstration of surgical results.1 in rhinoplasty, slight changes in patient or camera position can lessen nasal hump, vary nose size, and alter skin tension.2 in order to prevent these common errors, photographic standardization with high-quality equ...

background: resilience is a personal trait that can influence the stroke subjects’ attitudes toward future opportunities and facilitate the transitional process and adaptation in them. assessment of this trait in stroke subjects with a standardized tool would promote the rehabilitation protocols and occupational therapy interventions. therefore, the objective of this study was to standardize th...

background and objectives: heracleum persicum aerial parts have been used in iranian folk medicine for their therapeutic activities and as a spice and flavoring agent in iranian foods and pickles. the present research was conducted to evaluate the pharmacognostic profile of h. persicum which will be useful in standardization for quality, purity, and sample identification. methods: for quality c...

aims: evaluation of patient satisfaction (ps) is one of the most essential factors in improving the quality of healthcare systems. the aim of this study is to determine the norms and to evaluate the validity and reliability of the najmiyeh outpatients satisfaction questionnaire (nosq). methods and materials: this study has been conducted on 240 outpatients in najmiyeh subspecialty hospital (teh...

Forensic anthropology is affected by the unavoidable limits concerning difficulties in standardization of methods and procedures; age estimation is one of the main tasks of forensic anthropology and odontology, both on the dead and the living: literature has shown several methods of age estimation, and although they may be thought of as equivalent, every procedure has its limits, mean error, pr...