Remaking NASA. Astronomers ponder a really long-range vision for NASA.

Remaking NASA. NASA hopes bigger is better for planned mission to Jupiter.

Evaluation of Rating Scale Mental Effort (RSME) effectiveness for mental workload assessment in nurses

Background: Mental workload is one of the factors that influence individuals’ performance in the work environment as well as their efficiency and productivity. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Rating Scale Mental Effort (RSME) for mental workload in nurses. Materials and Methods: This study was descriptive and cross-sectional conducted on 75 nurses. For assessment ...

ارزیابی بار ذهنی کار در ماموریت‌های پیچیده پرسنل فوریت‌های اورژانس؛ شاخص NASA-TLX

Introduction: Mental workload is a set of factors that affect on the mental processes of information, providing decision making and individual reactions in the workplace. This study aimed to assess the mental work load and effective factors on it among the emergency medical personnel during the rescue missions, and transportation of the injured persons. Methods: This cross-sectional study wa...

The ADS in the Information Age - Impact on Discovery

The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) grew up with and has been riding the waves of the Information Age, closely monitoring and anticipating the needs of its end-users. By now, all professional astronomers are using the ADS on a daily basis, and a substantial fraction have been using it for their entire professional career. In addition to being an indispensable tool for professional scien...

The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) Decennial Report

Eight years after the ADS first appeared the last decadal survey wrote: "NASA's initiative for the Astrophysics Data System has vastly increased the accessibility of the scientific literature for astronomers. NASA deserves credit for this valuable initiative and is urged to continue it." Here we summarize some of the changes concerning the ADS which have occurred in the past ten years, and we d...