the present study investigates the impact of goal setting and curiosity (hr outcomes) on the job performance of the employees. non government sector in islamabad, pakistan was targeted in this regard. data was collected from 282 respondents belonging to local and international ngos. spss was used as data analysis tool and a comprehensive questionnaire was used to collect data. in 20% cases ques...

background: nurse educators have an important role in clinical learning that can reduce nursing students' stress. however,   a few studies have been conducted on the relationship between nursing students’ tension and clinical educators 'role in such situations, in iran. the aim of this study is to determine the relationship between nursing students’ stress and perception of nurse educ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of age on receipt of chemotherapy among low-income individuals with metastatic colorectal cancer. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING North Carolina Medicaid enrollees with metastatic colorectal cancer diagnosed from 1999 to 2002 with colorectal as their only cancer (N=326). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis using linked data from the North Carolina Cancer Registry...

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Cervical arthroplasty is an increasingly popular alternative for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy. This technique preserves motion at the index and adjacent disc levels, avoiding the restraints of fusion and potentially minimizing adjacent segment pathology onset during the postoperative period. PURPOSE This study aimed to identify all prospective stud...

Our daily experience shows that pain is strongly dependent on a specific situation and setting. There is a linguistic difference between very sensitive and painful assigning the latter something different than ‘pure’ sensation. Pain includes a social setting: children only mention pain if they need a specific social interaction (e.g. to vent frustration or draw attention). What makes a physioth...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of opportunistic brief interventions for problem drinking in a general hospital setting. DESIGN Systematic review. DATA SOURCES Medline, PsychInfo, Cochrane Library, reference lists from identified studies and review articles, and contact with experts. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Change in alcohol consumption. RESULTS Eight studies were retrieved. Most ...

The Marshallese community of Orange County California is a part of a highly mobile population that migrates between Hawai‘i, Arkansas, Washington, and California. In Orange County, the Marshallese community is primarily centered on faith-based organization in the city of Costa Mesa. Culture and language strengthen the bonds between different Marshallese communities across the U.S., and churches...

The field of sonification has progressed greatly over the past twenty years and currently constitutes an established area of research. This article aims at exploiting and organizing the knowledge accumulated in previous experimental studies to build a foundation for future sonification works. A systematic review of these studies may reveal trends in sonification design, and therefore support th...

Thyroid cancer incidence is increasing all over the world - mostly due to an increase in the detection of small tumors that were previously undetected. A small percentage of these tumors lose the ability to uptake and/or to respond to radioiodine (RAI) therapy, especially in metastatic patients. There are several new therapeutic options that have emerged in the last 5 years to treat RAI refract...

Wasps (Vespidae) exhibit a range of social complexity, from solitary living to eusocial colonies, and thus are exemplary for studies of the evolutionary origin and maintenance of social behavior in animals. Integral to the definition of eusociality is the presence of reproductive castes, group members that differ qualitatively in their ability to reproduce in a social setting. Behavioral and mo...