BACKGROUND Obesity remains a serious issue in many countries. Web-based programs offer good potential for delivery of weight loss programs. Yet, many Internet-delivered weight loss studies include support from medical or nutritional experts, and relatively little is known about purely web-based weight loss programs. OBJECTIVE To determine whether supportive features and personalization in a 1...

Dose and schedule are important factors in the therapy of cancer. Animal model and clinical data show that there is a significant correlation between dose-intensity and survival; moreover, the shortening of interval between chemotherapy cycles prevents from tumor regrowth and maximize the effect of chemotherapy on cancer cells (Gregory SA, Trumper L, 2005). Most of anti-cancer drugs are non-sel...

What follows is a lightly edited selection of interesting, supportive, and contrary tidbits from the program committee’s reviews of the papers selected for HotNets V. The first, italicized paragraph summarizes the paper. The editing has conflated comments made by different program committee members, so “I” may refer to a melded PC hive mind rather than an individual. Of course, reviews referenc...

This article provides a historical review of certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA) education, professional roles, career mobility, and professional development. The evolution of COTA education from 2 hospital-based, 12-week training programs to the current 162 accredited 2-year college degree or professional certificate programs is examined. The expansion of the COTA role from well-de...

Research among rank and file members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Portland, Maine was conducted to investigate the perceived benefits of participation in a peer-governed and taught elder learning program. Interviews were conducted with 45 long-term members of the program by 6 focus groups. Benefits were reported in 4 categories: intellectual stimulation, experiencing a nurturing ...

This study examines lessons learned from the design, implementation, and early results of an integrated managed care pilot program linking member benefits of a Medicare-Medicaid health care plan with community services and supports. The health plan's average monthly costs for members receiving an assessment and services declined by an economically meaningful, statistically significant amount in...

The background to this research was due the success of bread making training which marked by mothers opening a cake business at Nagari Lubuk Basung Vocational Training Center (BLK), allegedly management implementation program. purpose study is describe programs in terms planning, implementation, evaluation and implementation. This quantitative descriptive type, with population people Jorong VI ...

Qualitative studies that examine the experiences of underrepresented minority students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields are comparatively few. This study explores the self-reported experiences of underrepresented graduate students in the biomedical sciences of a large, midwestern, urban university. Document analysis of interview transcripts from program evaluations ca...

PROBLEM BEING ADDRESSED Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women in rural and remote settings struggle to access obstetric care close to home. Objective of the program: To deliver a full range of modern and safe obstetric care to 28 remote Aboriginal communities served by rural-based health care. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Rural family physicians provide intrapartum, cesarean delivery and anesthesia serv...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of a brief group cognitive-behavioral (CB) depression prevention program for high-risk adolescents with elevated depressive symptoms at 1- and 2-year follow-up. METHOD In this indicated prevention trial, 341 at-risk youths were randomized to a group CB intervention, group supportive expressive intervention, CB bibliotherapy, or educational brochure control co...