OBJECTIVE To compare the change in interviewers' perception of Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI) after MMI training and after actual MMI experience. METHODS Six sessions were conducted during two weeks (October 26, 2015- to November 6, 2015) to a total of 87 faculty members. The evaluation dealt with 13 items questionnaire for representation of assessors' perception on 5 point rating scale. Asse...

GALEN has developed a language independent common reference model based on a medically oriented ontology and practical tools and techniques for managing healthcare terminology including natural language processing. GALEN-IN-USE is the current phase which applied the modelling and the tools to the development or the updating of coding systems for surgical procedures in different national coding ...

One of the abilities living beings is to interact with each other. The medium used language. By using language, one can get know others through digital programs. Süddeutsche Zeitung, an online newspaper in Germany provides introduction room that Heirats- & Bekanntschaftsanzeigen (wedding advertisements and introductions) which has five rubrics. rubrics Urlaubs-/Freizeitbekanntschaften. This...

The role of culture in population structuring has received much recent attention (e.g., Slabbekoorn & Smith 2002; Freeberg 2004); for example, the 2005 International Mammal Congress (http://www.imc9.jp/) had a full symposium on the topic. The idea that culturally significant units (CSUs) should be considered in conservation planning is recent (Whitehead et al. 2004). But how generalizable is th...

Dynamic sophisticated real-time adaptation is not possible with current e-learning technologies. Our proposal is based on changing the approach for the development of e-learning systems using dynamic languages and including them in both platforms and learning content specifications thereby making them adaptive. We propose a Sharable Auto-Adaptive Learning Object (SALO), defined as an object tha...