Introduction: Nowadays, bedbug infestation is one of the public health problems around the world. The objective of this study was to evaluate the spatial distribution of bedbug in different parts of the infested houses. Moreover, the association between house sanitation and presence of bedbug infestation was determined in infested houses in Ahvaz City, Iran. Materials and Methods: Totally, 57 ...

This paper explores the importance of unanticipated house price shocks for marital dissolution in the UK using individual household data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and county-level house price data from the Halifax House Price Index (HHPI). Results suggest that positive and negative house price shocks have asymmetric effects on the probability of partnership dissolution. Neg...

k y canalised character the genotype may be considered as having two Fysiects: firstly, the genes controlling the potential variability of the character and secondly, the genes which act during development to canalise or limit that variability. That a normally invariant character may have underlying genetic variability has been demonstrated for a number of characters ( WADDINGTON 1953; RENDEL 1...

Cinema is a multidimensional art capable of affecting our neurophysiologic structure in different ways. Studies show that different parts of the brain are activated while watching a structured film and consequently, the movie imitates consciousness structure. This imitation of the consciousness structure enables cinema to deeply influence the brain. The effect and its manner are the main themes...

The virtuous doctor has subscribed an oath and by subscribing to this solemn promise, he is committed to live in accordance with the purposes, obligations and virtues established in the medical profession. Cinematic art has shown only a superficial interest in complex aspects of medical profession. An exception is Ingmar Bergman's film "Wild Strawberries", where Professor Isak Borg, a widowed 7...

BACKGROUND The appearance of a cigarette brand in a cinema film gives the brand a certain distinction through its association with the characters and general tone of the film. Through the worldwide distribution of films, brands are promoted globally. We assessed the tobacco-brand appearances in a 10-year sample of contemporary films. METHODS We viewed the contents of the top 25 US box-office ...

26 THE DIAPASON This article celebrates the 100th anniversary of Distler’s birth year. It enhances understanding of Distler as a composer and examines performance aspects of his organ works. Relevant biographical information introduces us to Distler’s socio-historical environment. The physical infl uences of Lübeck’s organs and Distler’s house organ explain Distler’s compositional output in ter...

There is a lack of quantitative research into the non-technical components of software development projects. Further research on success and failure of software projects developed in-house are sparse. Therefore a study was conducted in India among the industries that are into in-house software development and focused at the following: 1)To study the level of non-technical components/factors, 2)...

This paper analyses the contribution that cultural activities make to social integration and satisfaction with life for older adults, using a nationally representative Dutch sample. Older people participate less frequently in social gatherings and have fewer close contacts than the adult population in general. They also experience increased feelings of loneliness. In contrast, older Dutch adult...

T h i s paper p r e s e n t s an o v e r v i e w o f a r e s e a r c h programme on machine l e a r n i n g w h i c h i s based on t h e f u n d a m e n t a l p r o c e s s o f c a t e g o r i z a t i o n . A s t r u c t u r e o f a compute r model d e s i g n e d to ach ieve c a t e g o r i z a t i o n i s o u t l i n e d and t h e knowledge r e p r e s e n t a t i o n a l f o rms and d e v e ...