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What is this evasive beast we call user satisfaction?

The notion of ‘user satisfaction’ plays a prominent role in HCI, yet it remains evasive. This exploratory study reports three experiments from an ongoing research program. In this program we aim to uncover (1) what user satisfaction is, (2) whether it is primarily determined by user expectations or by the interactive experience, (3) how user satisfaction may be related to perceived usability, a...

What is this thing they call research?

What shall we call them?

When last discussed in Pediatrics in 2002, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health statement “Coparent or Second-Parent Adoption by Same-Sex Parents”2 (reaffirmed February 2010) and the accompanying technical report written by Ellen Perrin, MD, FAAP,3 drew much attention and engendered controversy both within the AAP and outside of i...

Thalassemia Intermedia; Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 Supplementation. What We Know and What is Needed?

This study presented a mini review on folic acid deficiency and recommendations for its supplementation in thalassemia intermedia (TI). TI is a clinical condition which lies between thalassemia major and thalassemia minor. Although TI patients may not need regular blood transfusion, precise diagnosis and management are critical for the prevention of clinical complications and quality of life im...

What Syndrome Is This?

A 4-year old boy, the only son of healthy, nonconsanguineous parents without a significant family history, was referred to our clinic. Pregnancy had been complicated by missed abortion and decrease in fetal movements, and he was born at term with prolonged labor, resulting in perinatal distress. At birth, his weight was 4 kg (75th centile), height 51 cm (50th centile), head circumference 35 cm ...