BACKGROUND A novel musical memory aid has been proposed for aiding laypersons in complying with the American Heart Association (AHA) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines of 100 compressions per minute (cpm). OBJECTIVE This study tested usefulness of such a memory aid to improve layperson long-term compliance with CPR compression rate guidelines. METHODS A prospective randomized co...

BACKGROUND Various models and decision-making aids exist for chiropractic clinical practice. RESULTS "PICO-D Man" (Patient-Intervention-Comparator-Outcome-Duration Management) is a decision-aid developed in an educational setting which field practitioners may also find useful for applying defensible evidence-based practice. Clinical decision-making involves understanding and evaluating both t...

The RAD-AID Conference on International Radiology for Developing Countries is a yearly forum addressing global shortages of radiology that contribute to health care disparity. In this paper, the authors present key issues and consensus positions related to the planning, analyzing, implementing, and monitoring of radiology in limited-resource areas on the basis of presentations at the 2012 RAD-A...

During recent years, many schools have started to implement information and communication technologies (ICTs)-based learning devices (such as laptops, tablets, mobile phones, and active boards) in the classroom settings in order to increase learning outcomes. The aim of this study is to find which activities and outcomes are evident in the usages of computing devices and how those devices aid e...

The purpose of this article is to describe a simple and versatile aid for the endodontic treatment of extracted teeth and its possible applications. The Med*-box is a new endodontic multipurpose device made of transparent acrylic that permits all elements of root canal treatment to be performed and evaluated either visually or radiologically. The Med*-box represents a valuable addition to the s...

Immigrant youth and children of immigrants make up a large and increasing share of the nation's population, and over the next few decades they will constitute a significant portion of the U.S. workforce. Robert Teranishi, Carola Suárez-Orozco, and Marcelo Suárez-Orozco argue that increasing their educational attainment, economic productivity, and civic engagement should thus be a national prior...

BACKGROUND The development of tools to aid in prostate cancer screening-related decision-making is a challenge for healthcare professionals and institutions. This study is aimed at evaluating citizen comprehension of a document prepared by experts informing as to prostate cancer screening benefits and risks. METHODS Phenomenological qualitative study conducted in Barcelona (November 2004-Janu...

nowadays computers are increasingly being incorporated into school curriculums and serious games are occupying the educational games markets. this article addressed the integration of serious games as tools for learning and teaching english in iranian schools to zero-beginner students. an experiment was concluded using computer assisted language learning (call) to investigate the effectiveness ...

Data from the national databases about the population and education shows that about 283 693 under 5-year old children stepped into the Finnish educational system in 2004. Their future learning, a lifelong interaction amid developing and decision-making people, is supported with the education that promotes understanding the decisions and knowledge related to them. In Europe, the demand for a hi...

Web-based tagging systems for educational resources allow users to associate free keywords with resources to facilitate their retrieval and reuse. This paper looks at the similarities and differences among three different systems. We first focus on the purpose of tagging and the incentives for users to tag educational resources. Then, we compare the most used tags in each system. We find that e...