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Derived Hyperstructures from Hyperconics
In this paper, we introduce generalized quadratic forms and hyperconics over quotient hyperfields as a generalization of the notion of conics on fields. Conic curves utilized in cryptosystems; in fact the public key cryptosystem is based on the digital signature schemes (DLP) in conic curve groups. We associate some hyperoperations to hyperconics and investigate their properties. At the end, a collection of canonical hypergroups connected to hyperconics is proposed
A cooperative expert based support vector regression (Co-ESVR) system to determine collar dimensions around bridge pier
Obstacles facing evidence based medicine in physical medicine and rehabilitation: from opinion and knowledge to practice
Background: Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is a new approach to medicine which can guide clinical services
toward effective and beneficial results with the least side effects or errors. Up to now, there have been few
available articles about specialists’ EBM status, specifically the status of physiatrists in the area of EBM.
Objective: To determine the present status of physiatrists’ attitudes, knowledge and skill in the area of EBM and
the existing obstacles.
Methods: The cross-sectional study was performed in 2014 among physiatrists in Iran. The valid and reliable
questionnaire contained 25 questions in 8 fields including demographic and professional information, point of
view regarding EBM, familiarity with databases, educational history and information about EBM, use of
scientific resources, scientific evidence usage, and the amount of access to resources. Final analysis of the
questionnaires was done using SPSS version 16.
Results: One hundred twenty-eight questionnaires were completed (response percentage 52.2%). In total, 48.4%
specialists had attended EBM workshops and 89.6% of people were familiar with medical search engines. The
amount of familiarity with databases was mostly with MEDLINE/PubMed (52.3%). Respondents mainly had a
positive point of view towards EBM. Those who had access to databases at work or somewhere out of home had
a more positive attitude (p=0.002). Those who had attended EBM workshops and members of faculty also had
more positive attitudes (p=0.003 and p=0.01, respectively). Around 70% of responders had adequate knowledge
regarding EBM. Physicians, members of faculty and participants who had spent more time on research, reviewed
articles and attended workshops had more knowledge (p=0.001). There were three major obstacles recognized:
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An insufficient amount of knowledge regarding the principles, advantages and applications of EBM, difficulty
with gaining access to associated databases and an insufficient amount of activity in judging and analyzing the
related articles.
Conclusion: Results from our study revealed that although there is a significant number of physiatrists who are
familiar with the practicality of EBM, they are still not familiar enough with its concepts and applications