this study examined the substantive and predictive validity facets of the university entrance examination for english major (ueeem) students. to that aim, 111 english major students were recruited to report their scores on each of the subtests of the test as well as their grade point average. sequential multiple regressions and factor analysis were used in the analysis of the data. results ackn...

INTRODUCTION Chronic kidney disease (CKD) screening is advisable due to its high morbidity and mortality and is usually performed by sampling blood and urine. OBJECTIVE Here we present an innovative and simpler method, by measuring creatinine on a dry blood spot on filter paper. METHODS One-hundred and six individuals at high risk for CKD were enrolled. The creatinine values obtained using ...

Predictive equations provide the basis for estimating energy needs for different individuals; however, accuracy of these equations has been questioned in tropical countries. The current study determined which of the commonly used predictive equations is most suitable for estimating resting metabolic rate (RMR) in a random sample of obese diabetic and obese non-diabetic subjects in Sudan. Two ma...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to develop a predictive model of objective oropharyngeal obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) surgery outcomes including success rate and apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) reduction ratio in adult OSA patients. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective outcome research. METHODS All subjects with OSA who underwent oropharyngeal and/or nasal surgery and were followed for at least 3 mon...

Asthma is a chronic disease in Barbados with a mean of 10,348 cases per year. This study was undertaken to determine the demographic distribution of the asthmatic attacks, their relationship with several meteorological variables and to provide a predictive equation. The study used data on asthmatic attacks provided by the Accident and Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and met...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE In recent years, two predictive equations to estimate median expected survival at diagnosis for patients affected with Hodgkin's disease have been developed at the University of Pavia Medical School. The present retrospective work was aimed at testing correlation between mean survival estimated using the two equations and observed survival, and at comparing the results ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The total body skeletal muscle mass plays a significant role in both health and disease states. Accurate measurement or prediction of muscle mass is useful in physiology, nutrition and clinical medicine. There are many prediction equations derived in the Western populations to estimate skeletal muscle mass, however, regression equations best fit the population they are d...

Objectives. Using a urethral device at the fossa navicularis, bladder pressure during voiding can be estimated by a minimal invasive technique. This study purposes a new diagnostic index for patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs). Methods. Fifty one patients presenting with LUTSs were submitted to a conventional urodynamic and a minimal invasive study. The results obtained through t...