Background: Little evidence exists regarding Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) milestone discriminatory ability.This short report describes variability in milestone scores by category to determine their utility in discerning high and low performers in a single Obstetrics and Gynecology residency.Methods: A Clinical Compet
On MHD waves, fire-hose and mirror instabilities in anisotropic plasmas
Temperature or pressure anisotropies are characteristic of space plasmas, standard magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model for describing large-scale plasma phenomena however usually assumes isotropic pressure.In this paper we examine the characteristics of MHD waves, fire-hose and mirror instabilities in anisotropic homogeneous magnetized plasmas.The mode
Chromoblastomycosis after a leech bite complicated by myiasis: a case report
Abstract Background Chromoblastomycosis is a 4 post backdrop stand chronic mycotic infection, most common in the tropics and subtropics, following traumatic fungal implantation.Case presentation A 72 year-old farmer was admitted to Luang Namtha Provincial Hospital, northern Laos, with a growth on the left lower leg which began 1 week after a forefo
Sex and menstrual cycle influence human spatial navigation strategies and performance
Abstract Which facets of human spatial navigation do sex and menstrual cycle influence? To answer this question, a cross-sectional online study of reproductive age women and men was conducted in which participants were asked to demonstrate and self-report their spatial navigation skills and strategies.Participants self-reported their sex and curren