While conventional hearing protectors are unsuitable for musicians, specialized hearing protectors with uniform attenuation may be appropriate for certain applications. An educational program to inform musicians about the effects of sound exposure, risk of hearing loss, and exposure control options is warranted. The effectiveness of the only two identified physical means for controlling noise (...

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the most important strategy to modify high risk behavior, to prevent traffic accident and decrease death is effective education. it is necessary to have systematic steps with scientific background to educate effectively. the health educator has essential role in every education program; therefore the first question to ask is who should educate? the next in an education for reduce traffic accide...

In this paper we present and recommend a conceptual model for designing and developing an adaptive elearning system that main application is the identification of educational needs of employees from formal and semi-structured data and the choice of the appropriate personalized learning strategy. The human resource department has the responsibility for the all process. We use available internati...

BACKGROUND Access to comprehensive and quality health care services is difficult for socioeconomically disadvantaged groups in rural regions. Barriers to health care for rural Latinos include lack of insurance, language barriers and cultural differences. For the Latino immigrant population in rural areas, barriers to access are compounded. HEALTH NEEDS OF RURAL AREAS THE CASE OF WALHALLA, SC:...

Guidelines for writing cognitive objectives and multiple-choice test questions for pharmacy educational programs are suggested. Cognitive educational objectives relate to intellectual skills and can usually be tested with multiple-choice questions. Pharmacy educators writing cognitive objectives should focus on the major, not minor, knowledge or skills that participants in an educational progra...

PURPOSE Self-management majorly determines the health status of patients with epilepsy because the most important strategies for controlling seizures include receiving and adhering to prescribed therapies, and making appropriate lifestyle adjustments. Patients with epilepsy have various educational needs and must adopt many self-management behaviors to control their condition. This study was a ...

There is a wide consensus in the scientific community about the educational potential of Serious Games (SGs). However, most authors highlight that more extensive tests need to be performed in order to provide valid and reliable evidence for effectiveness of SGs as educational tools. An effective application of SGs for education and training demands appropriate metrics, analytics, tools, and tec...