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Decision making and personality in traffic offenders:A study of Israeli drivers

June 14, 2008 By: admin Category: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Physical Sciences and Engineering

Traffic offences present danger to the offender, and to others. This study examines differences in decision making and personality between traffic offenders and non-offenders. (more…)

Determining, monitoring, and verifying patient-student involvement (ED-2) in a psychiatry clerkship:preliminary findings.

April 12, 2008 By: admin Category: Life Sciences, Neuroscience

OBJECTIVE: This article describes the process and preliminary findings that a department of psychiatry developed to meet a new Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) educational standard known as ED-2. (more…)

Detection of molecular markers for chloroquine and pyrimethamine/sulfadoxineresistance in imported cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Poland

April 12, 2008 By: admin Category: Immunology and Microbiology, Life Sciences

The identified mutations in the pfcrt, dhfr and dhps genes of Plasmodiumfalciparum show a very high correlation with resistance to chloroquine, pyrimethamine andsulfadoxine, the drugs that are still used as malaria chemoprophylaxis or treatment. We undertook amolecular screening of 82 Polish P. falciparum isolates, mainly imported from different countries ofsub-Saharan Africa to assess their molecular drug-resistance profiles. (more…)

Dirofilaria repens diagnosed by the presence of microfilariae in fine needleaspirates: a case report.

April 02, 2008 By: admin Category: Environmental Science and Ecology, Life Sciences

BACKGROUND: Dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens with viablemicrofilariae outside the worm have not been reported before. CASE: (more…)

Diagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lung by bronchial brushing:acase report.

April 02, 2008 By: admin Category: Environmental Science and Ecology, Life Sciences

BACKGROUND: A diagnosis of pulmonary adenoid cystic carcinoma on exfoliativecytology specimen is very uncommon. The diagnostic cytologic material typically is obtainedfollowing a tissue biopsy. No previous report of the diagnosis has been made on bronchial brushingcytologic material when the procedure preceded a tissue biopsy. (more…)

Diagnostic value of the thin-layer, liquid-based Pap test in endometrialcancer: a retrospective study with emphasis on cytomorphologic features

April 01, 2008 By: admin Category: Environmental Science and Ecology, Life Sciences

OBJECTIVE: To examine the diagnostic value (sensitivity and specificity ofthe ThinPrep Pap test in the detection of endometrial cancer and assess the morphologic features ofendometrial cancer in ThinPrep tests. STUDY DESIGN: (more…)