In forensic analyses, sex determination is one of the crucial primary steps for human skeletal remains identification especially in missing persons and mass disasters. The present study aimed to evaluate accuracy of mandibular metric standards in estimating sexual dimorphism. A retrospective study was conducted on 92 males and 80 females of Egyptian sample. Orthopantomographs were taken for evaluating eleventh mandibular metric parameters. Four models were adopted by the stepwise discriminant analysis test to de?ne the best predictors of sex discrimination in the Egyptian population sample. All parameters were found to be significantly different between both sexes; and the most dimorphic measures were coronoid height, projective height, and mandibular canal length, followed by mandibular notch depth and condylar height. Meanwhile the least variables were gonial angle and bicodylar length. This study proves a potential sex discriminating power of mandibler indeces for personal identifications in forensic investigations.
The composite indicators become more widespread for assessing a particular aspect of the economy. Many internationally recognized institutions commit with this task. Their aim is to perform comparative analyzes between countries and measuring their competitiveness. Which are those international composite indicators that can be used for assessing and measuring industrial policy? What is the position of Bulgaria in their rankings? These are questions the answers to which could be found in this article.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with concomitant Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) has recently arisen as a challenging research field. Epidemiology and characteristics of each entity separately have been investigated and our knowledge about diseases has increased. Prevalence of IBD in patients with PSC is high, estimated at more than 50%, and its distinct clinical course was proved. Based on the fact, it seems highly possible that histopathological features and genetics of IBD with concomitant PSC (IBD-PSC), vary as well. That is why, some authors propose IBD-PSC to be a distinct unit. Main goal in this field is to find out whether any genetic factors specific for IBD-PSC exist. Aim of this paper was to present review of literature on this subject and to highlight novel findings in pathogenesis of PSC associated with either Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn’s Disease.
This study has as a central focus of analysis, self-efficacy and academic adaptation to higher education, such as adjustment factors in the academic context. The study sample comprised 50 participants. For the collection of demographic data was administered a questionnaire constructed for this purpose (Cordeiro & Costa Lobo, 2013). To measure the self-efficacy we used the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Self-Efficacy (Teixeira, 2008), and academic adaptation was evaluated by the Academic Experiences Questionnaire - short version (Almeida, Ferreira & Soares, 1999). The results were discussed in light of social-cognitive theory, and lead us to consider the importance of the promotion of self-efficiency in higher education. A correlation between self-efficacy and academic adaptation lead us to consider that, the promotion of efficacy in the private higher education environment appears promoter of the adjustment of students in this context, through a continuous and ongoing process.