With the limited availability of empirical and documented knowledge about the Iraqi primary healthcare (PHC) system, this study aimed to identify the main problems facing the Iraqi PHC system and the priorities for change. A qualitative study based on a self-administered questionnaire survey involving 46 primary care managers, public health professionals and academics was conducted in Erbil, Ir...

Delete the edges of a Kneser graph independently of each other with some probability: for what probabilities is the independence number of this random graph equal to the independence number of the Kneser graph itself? We prove a sharp threshold result for this question in certain regimes. Since an independent set in the Kneser graph is the same as a uniform intersecting family, this gives us a ...

Guidelines on Good Publication Practice (GPP) for pharmaceutical companies are presented. The aim of the guidelines is to ensure that clinical trials sponsored by pharmaceutical companies are published in a responsible and ethical manner. The guidelines cover companies' responsibility to an endeavour to publish results of all studies, companies' relations with investigators, measures to prevent...

During the late 1960s and early 1970s, a new concept related to rehabilitation and improvements in quality of life began to emerge and be expressed by people with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities. This concept, independent living, is the foundation of the independent living movement, which has helped to overcome the barriers to a higher quality of life for disabled people. Of the man...

The ongoing problem is related to the formation of PERADI Advocate Organization and KAI Organization, where stated that organization was only advocate legally recognized by law, but this opposed with one reasons establishment does not comply applicable regulations. research method uses a normative juridical approach.The author can conclude role government as an intermediary in forum formed gove...

We present a novel method for discovering auditory objects from scenes in a self-organized manner. Our approach is using non-negativity constraints to find the building elements of the input. Surprisingly, although devoid of any statistical measures, this approach discovers independent elements in the scene similarly to previously reported methods employing ICA algorithms. The use of non-negati...

Facilities variously known as independent living centers, disabled living centers, disability information centers, and resource centers now exist in many parts of the world. Although occupational therapists offer valuable perspectives on quality of life, knowledge of assistive technology, and a holistic view of clients' needs, occupational therapy is not always a part of these centers. Occupati...

The development of brain–computer interfaces (BCI) for multiple applications has undergone extensive growth in recent years. Since distracted driving is a significant cause of traffic accidents, this study proposes one BCI system based on EEG for distracted driving. The removal of artifacts and the selection of useful brain sources are the essential and critical steps in the application of elec...