INVESTIGATING THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE JEFFERSON SCALE OF PHYSICIAN EMPATHY IN A SAMPLE OF MALAYSIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS

Investigating the psychometric properties of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy in a sample of Malaysian medical students

Marija Spasenoska,1 Shane Costello,1 RAW GINGER SHINE HONEY Brett Williams2 1Faculty of Education, 2Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Objective: The purpose of this present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy &nda

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Decentralized Portfolio Management

We use a mean-variance model to analyze the problem of decentralized portfolio management.We find the solution for the optimal portfolio allocation for a head trader operating in n different markets, which is called the optimal centralized portfolio.However, as there are many traders specialized in different markets, the solution to the problem of

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Insufficient Expression of Cyclooxygenase-2 Protein Is Associated With Retarded Degradation of Aggregated Protein in Diabetic Glomeruli

To elucidate the involvement of cyclooxygenase (COX) in degradation of aggregated protein in diabetic glomeruli, we used streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice and aggregated bovine serum albumin (a-BSA) as a model protein.There was a higher deposition of a-BSA in diabetic glomeruli compared to normal glomeruli 18 h after a-BSA injection at 4 a

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