The purpose of this study was two-fold, namely: 1) to obtain clarity on the meaning of the term preceptor, and 2) to establish how the term preceptor is interpreted in the nursing colleges of the RSA and to ascertain whether this interpretation is consistent with the general connotation of the term in contemporary nursing literature. Dictionaries and relevant contemporary nursing literature for...

In this paper, a method based on REFNN (RoughEvolution Fuzzy Neural Network) is proposed to deal with such problems as imprecision and poor real-time performance in complex maneuverable events detection. Firstly, the optimal discrete values of continuous attributes are obtained through GA (Genetic Algorithm); secondly, the minimal rule sets from data samples are acquired by using the Rough Set ...

some physical attributes of two common types of iranian garlic cloves (white and pink) were identified and compared. a machine vision system was used to determine three di-mensions and both major and minor projected areas of garlic cloves at a moisture content of 42.4% w. b. the geometric mean diameter and sphericity were calculated, as well as the unit mass and volume of cloves were measured. ...

While the difficulties of defining meat quality are highlighted, the importance of measuring quality attributes is recognised, However, it is suggested that emphasis be given during the immediate future to the current research programmes aimed at the design and evaluation of carcase classification and information services. Should the pilot runs of the services demonstrate that the likely costs ...

Estimation of forest structural attributes is important in biodiversity and global carbon cycle studies. These estimates can be used to predict important forest characteristics such as aboveground biomass (AGBM), which helps determine the amount of carbon in terrestrial vegetation pools. Traditional field sampling-based estimation methods are not only time consuming, expensive, and limited to l...

We acknowledge the fact that situational details can have impact on the trust that a Trustor assigns to some Trustee. Motivated by that, we discuss and formalize functions for determining context-aware trust. A system implementing such functions takes into account the Trustee’s profile realized by what we call quality attributes. Furthermore, the system is aware of some context attributes chara...

Many species of large wildlife have declined drastically worldwide. These reductions often lead to profound shifts in the ecology of entire communities and ecosystems. However, the effects of these large-wildlife declines on other taxa likely hinge upon both underlying abiotic properties of these systems and on the types of secondary anthropogenic changes associated with wildlife loss, making i...

INTRODUCTION This paper argues that particular experiences in the workplace are more important than others and can lead to transformational learning. This may enable practitioners to cross 'vocational thresholds' to new ways of being. AIM A notion of 'vocational thresholds' is developed, aiming to help build an understanding of the most powerful learning experiences of general practitioners (GP...

I extended recruitment research by sampling from the applicant population to investigate factors related to a firm’s attractiveness as an employer on college campuses. Specifically, I surveyed potential applicants at nine different universities and university personnel (faculty and placement staff) at eight of those universities to investigate relationships of recruitment activities, organizati...