Preventive medicine has vast unused possibilities for improving the health of the population, partly in ways that require compulsory controls, like quarantine and compulsory immunization, partly through systematic arrangements for personal check-ups and early diagnosis and treatment. Without going into the controversial question of socialized medicine, it is clear that health is a national asse...

Subjects (n=12) listened to the synthesized syllable tokens ba, da, ma, and na. Evoked magnetic fields were recorded using a 93sensor whole-head biomagnetometer array while subjects performed a same-different judgment task. A model of phonology which does not incorporate underspecification predicts no difference in the MMF for labial/coronal consonant pairs, regardless of which is presented as ...

This chapter focuses on the amount of pragmatics practice needed for promoting accurate and speedy recognition and production of requestmaking forms in L2 Chinese. Over four consecutive days, an input group (n=17) and an output group (n=17) practiced using target request-making forms via computerized input-based and output-based practice activities, respectively. Meanwhile, a control group (n=1...

In quantity estimation, people often perceive that the whole is less than the sum of its parts. The current study investigated such an unpacking effect in temporal distance judgment. Our results showed that participants in the unpacked condition judged a given time interval longer than those in the packed condition, even the time interval was kept constant between the two conditions. Furthermor...

Abstract Background Recent work has shown that judgment biases during facial processing serve as a correlate of dysmorphic concern. The current study aimed to replicate and extend this by further testing larger model-congruent interrelations between intrusions, negative affect, maladaptive behaviors social media investment. Methods Females reporting high ( n = 30) vs. low 33) concern categorize...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: This study was conducted with the aim to investigate the knowledge and clinical judgment of Iranian general dentists and related factors on the diagnosis and treatment plan of vertical root fracture (VRF).METHODS: A questionnaire was distributed among 300 general dentists who attended in Iranian General Dentists Association (IGDA) congress in 2015. The questionnaire comprise...