Federal appellate judges cite cases by sister circuits. Why is that? Common wisdom holds that judges look to out-of-circuit cases for credible legal arguments -as persuasive precedent. But hard-core adherents of the attitudinal model (Segal and Spaeth 2002) – and certain cynical realists and critical legal studies scholars – might argue that judges decide in accordance with their policy or poli...

conclusions this report highlighted the importance and the safety of this regimen to treat hcv in the elderly. case presentation here, a case of chronic hcv was described in a 65-year-old female with diabetes and low platelet count. the patient was treated successfully by a combination of sofosbuvir+ ribavirin without major side effects. introduction hepatitis c virus (hcv) is a major public he...

introduction: there is a limited number of case reports published in the past decade confirming the radio-iodine presence in the tear. these observations as well as reported cases of salivary and lacrimal gland dysfunction after radioiodine therapy stimulated investigators to clarify whether lacrimal gland function can be affected post-radioiodine therapy. hence we planned a historical cohort s...

A disordered region at the N-terminus of the glucocorticoid receptor can fine tune how cells respond to a hormone via an allosteric mechanism.

Parson's suggestion that difficulties in achieving adequate sex-role identification is a significant source of male antisocial behavior, leads to the hypothesis that father absence during early childhood will be related to antisocial acting out. A comparison of the responses of 51 "father-absent" male medical students to an anonymously administered antisocial behavior scale with those of 89 com...

Type 1 diabetics must inject exogenous insulin or insulin analogues one or more times daily. The timing and dosage of insulin administration have been a critical research area since the invention of insulin analogues. Several pharmacokinetical models have been proposed, and some are applied clinically in modeling various insulin therapies. However, their plasma insulin concentration must be com...

long-acting (depot) anti-psychotic injection (lai) is an essential component of the treatment of schizophrenia. in this editorial, the journal tries to give a short account of the current ideas and practical aspects of lai, with respect to the iranian experience. two categories of the long-acting injections are discussed mainly regarding their dosage, intervals of their injections and availabil...

Subcutaneous injection of exogenous insulin or insulin analogues needs to be performed one or more times daily for type 1 diabetics. The timing and dosage of insulin administration have been a critical research area since the invention of insulin analogues. Several mathematical models have been proposed and some are applied clinically in modeling various insulin therapies. However, these models...