first steps in a cross cultural collaboration in neuroscientific research

... historical and philosophical background Training the Mind: First Steps in a Cross- Cultural Collaboration in Neuroscientific Research, Zara Houshmand, Anne Harrington, Clifford Saron, & Richard J Davidson ... This page intentionally left blank Part One historical and philosophical background This page intentionally left blank Training the Mind: First Steps in a Cross- Cultural Collaboration in Neuroscientific ... psychophysiological effects of long-term meditation practice among Tibetan monks living in semi-isolation in the vi preface mountains around Dharamasala With the encouragement and support of the Dalai Lama, and...

Ngày tải lên: 10/06/2014, 21:51

... protocols, a teaching video was made, and training and retraining was instituted locally PHTLS Norway has adopted LTP in their educational program (Sindre Mellesmo, personal communication) In addition ... intubation or ordinary ETI is not an option for paramedics or general practitioners not skilled in anesthesia Unstable spinal injuries may have a devastating effect on patients, and cervical spine protection ... trauma patient is carefully rolled to a lateral recovery position, maintaining manual in- line stabilization with the c-collar in place (see Table and Figure 1) The method was described in the...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 23:20

... physicians Also, the CPOE Shulman et al [1] examined included an available (but not interactive) on-line information system with drug interactions, contraindications, side effects, formulary, and IV administration ... evaluate all emerging healthcare technologies Competing interests The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests References Shulman R, Singer M, Goldstone J, Bellingan G: Medication ... Berger and Kichak [3] make the critical point that studies of prescribing errors overwhelmingly count errors that not affect patients We almost always count potential errors, not actual adverse...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:39

... planning, data extraction, and writing JP was involved with planning, writing and visual aids formats to explain risks All authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements Pain Research ... relationships between individual nonaspirinnonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NANSAIDs) and serious upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a meta-analysis based on individual patient data Br J Clin ... systematic reviews and meta-analyses Coxib, cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; GI = gastrointestinal; CV = cardiovascular About in people who have a heart attack...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:23

... We see food and drinks …  On the street   At the party In our school We see many plants and trees In our school On the street In the park Animals  In a park  the zoo On the street ... street Conclusion We see a lot of things outside our houses We see a lot of food and drinks near our houses We don’t see many trees near our houses We see dogs, cats and birds near our houses The End...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2013, 01:26

... • Finally, the third level of comprehension is critical reading whereby ideas and information are evaluated Critical evaluation occurs only after our students have understood the ideas and information ... students at tertiary level EFL/ESL teachers also need to keep in mind that the three levels are not distinct Dividing comprehension into literal, referential and critical strands is only intended as ... intended as a guide for teachers when preparing reading assessments Studies have shown that teachers tend to ask their students mainly literal comprehension questions They need to be aware that there...

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Ngày tải lên: 03/12/2013, 23:11

... Bacterial vaginosis Bacterial vaginosis is the absence of normal vaginal flora or the replacement of normal vaginal flora with abnormal vaginal flora Clinical diagnosis involves measuring vaginal ... representatives of a particular agency They must also have access to accurate, local information Research coalitions, in the form of participatory and interdisciplinary research programs, have a crucial role ... providing more training and information to health care providers, increasing program and policy focus in this area, setting up mobile clinics for RTI screening, and establishing interdisciplinary...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 12:20

... facilities to public corporations (for instance, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Fiji, Haiti, Jordan, Nicaragua, Pakistan, and Yemen) and to local or provincial governments (like Canada, ... Jácome, Marcela Matamoros-Indorf, Mrinalini Sharma, and Simon Townsend1 Authorized for distribution by Karl Habermeier January 2012 Abstract Using a central bank legislation database, this paper ... exhibit seasonal fluctuations and capital markets are shallow, thus making the case for allowing central bank financing in the short run—via overdrafts or through advances—to smooth out seasonal revenue...

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Ngày tải lên: 24/04/2014, 17:20

... Chomba E, Kayitenkore K, Vwalika C, et al.: New heterosexually transmitted HIV infections in married or cohabiting couples in urban Zambia and Rwanda: an analysis of survey and clinical data Lancet ... implementing for several years mobile testing strategies, and has found that these are more effective in reaching HIV-infected individuals than institutional voluntary counselling and testing approaches ... discrimination was found among heterosexuals and injecting drug users Multivariate analysis shows that discrimination from one's closest friends and relatives was an independent factor associated...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 08:20

... domain, and a 370% increased odds in the usual activities domain (OR = 4.7, 95% C.I 3.3–6.7) Having a headache at least once a week affected mainly the pain and discomfort domain with a 300% increased ... mobility impairment Angina, asthma and COPD mainly affected the usual activities domain Angina was associated with the anxiety and depression domain with 210% increased odds of reporting impairment ... dealing with categorical variables Adjustment was performed because age and gender are known to be associated with both scores of health status and particular socio-demographic and clinical variables...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... manuscript, was involved in background research and provided final approval of manuscript content SAP was involved in manuscript development, assisted in background research, performed statistical analyses, ... smoking status and discharge from the military Smoking status at the one-year follow up was assessed using a 7-day point prevalence analysis [16] Discharge was assessed both after BMT and after ... technical training school, the second level training after BMT, and before a participant's permanent duty assignment Approach to statistical analyses In order to explore differences in self-rated...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... the past 24 hours with an 11-point numeric rating scale ranging from (indicating no pain) to 10 (indicating pain as bad as you can imagine) Higher scores indicate greater pain severity Based ... was funded by Pfizer, Inc Arthi Chandran and Gergana Zlateva are employees of Pfizer Inc Caroline Schaefer, Meghan Hufstader, and Rebecca Baik are employees of Covance Market Access Services Inc, ... trials for FM therapies and aspects of domains and outcome measures that should be part of a concerted research agenda for FM researchers [12] The identified domains included pain, patient global...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... questionnaire is obtained with 20 Vietnamese participants (10 males and 10 females) and 20 English participants (10 males and 10 females) including American, Australian, Canadian and English 20 participants ... (a Mayan language), and South Indian Tamil However, this theory has been challenged by several researchers who claim that different individual factors are involved in both considering an act as ... of either language or culture” In a word, culture and language are inseparated, so foreign language learning is foreign culture learning As a result, nowadays learning a foreign language does not...

Ngày tải lên: 27/07/2014, 18:51

... it take so long to make a vaccine against a new influenza virus variant? The first decision that has to be made is: which vaccine? Vaccines that are used against seasonal influenza are based ... principle to make a vaccine that would protect against any new influenza virus variant? The holy grail with influenza immunization, and for those trying to make vaccines against HIV and hepatitis C ... G, Ali M, Wan H, Murakami A, Yammanuru A, Han T, Cox NJ, Bankston LA, Donis RO, Liddington RC, Marasco WA: Structural and functional bases for broad-spectrum neutralization of avian and human influenza...

Ngày tải lên: 06/08/2014, 19:20

... plants can be found in [7, 11, 112], by insects in [4] and by vertebrates in [69] Analogies can be drawn between diapausing insects and seeds stored in a seed bank In insects, summer diapause aims ... global warming, Science 294 (2001) 151–154 [30] Fay P., Carlisle J., Knapp A. , Blair J., Collins S., Altering rainfall timing and quantity in a mesic grassland ecosystem: design and performance ... Dynamic changes in cold hardiness, hightemperature tolerance and trehalose content in the onion maggot, Delia antiqua (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), associated with the summer and winter diapause, Appl...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 16:20

... lip); Palatum (Palate); Palatum durum (Hard palate); Palatum molle, Velum palatinum (Soft palate); Raphe palati (Palatine raphe); Plicae palatinae transversae, Rugae palatinae (Transverse palatine ... phase of the b), circular open bite (c) and palatal aspect (d) of a postnatally orotracheally intubated preterm infant a- e Facial a- e Facial appearance (a, b), circular open bite (c) and palatal ... differences in palatal width were twice as large in the last group as in the first The author interpreted this as an indication that palatal width is genetically determined Although genetic influence was...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:22

... mineralization rates than commercial formula fed infants [60] This may lead to the hypothesis that commercial formula fed infants have an advantage in craniofacial and palatal bone growth and in ... (examined day after birth), as is the prevalence of maxillary anterior alveolar cysts (PT 27% vs term 58%); palatal and maxillary alveolar cysts increase with increasing gestational age, post-natal age ... Preliminary investigations suggested that the appliance may have an important part to play in reducing the breathing effort necessary in 'at risk' premature infants and in lowering the arterial...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:22