Preparation of this manuscript was supported in part by grants from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (AR/AI44724, AR47298), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (HD33989), and the Fetzer Institute. Portions of this paper were summarized at the second meeting of the Initiative on ...

Wanting to improve the quality outcomes of their joint care program, a team approach was used to implement a program with integrated care across the continuum. The authors describe the joint care program and its outcomes that included a decrease in length of stay, fewer complications, improved functional status, higher discharge disposition to home, and lower variable costs per case.

Terrain information supplies an important context for ground operations. The layout of terrain is a determining factor in arraying of forces, both friendly and enemy, and the structuring of Courses of Action (COAs). For example, key terrain, such as a bridge over an unfordable river, or terrain that allows observation of the opposing forces line of advance, is likely to give a big military adva...

OBJECTIVE Survey data suggests that approximately three-fourths of adults are overwhelmed by cancer information - a construct we label cancer information overload (CIO). A significant limitation of existing research is that it relies on a single-item measure. The objective of the current study is to develop and validate a multi-item measure of CIO. METHODS Study 1 (N=209) surveyed healthcare ...

In response to an increasingly interdependent world, educators are demonstrating a growing interest in educating for global citizenship. Many definitions of the “good global citizen” value empathy as an especially important disposition for understanding others across national borders and cultural divides. Yet it may be difficult for people to achieve empathy with others who are perceived as psy...

The paper presents a conceptual model for the disposition of state agricultural land. is made as an extension Croatian Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) country profile. LADM 19152:2012 International Organization Standardization (ISO) standard which provides formal language to describe basic information-related components land administration. aim this research assess possibility using eff...