background: despite the implementation of new training programs, neglecting individual differences in terms of learning styles can be taken into account as one of the reasons for poor levels of self-care behaviors in patients suffering from diabetes. aim: the purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of training according to the learning styles on self-care behaviors among individu...

All human societies have music with a rhythmic "beat," typically produced with percussive instruments such as drums. The set of capacities that allows humans to produce and perceive music appears to be deeply rooted in human biology, but an understanding of its evolutionary origins requires cross-taxa comparisons. We show that drumming by palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus) shares the key ru...

Attachment theory provides a model for understanding how the attachment styles formed in infancy systematically affect subsequent psychological functioning across the life span. Attachment styles provide the cognitive schemas, or working models, through which individuals perceive and relate to their worlds. In turn, these schemas predispose the development of psychopathologies and influence out...

This work shows how a Self-Organizing Map (SOM) can be applied in the analysis of different handwriting styles. The analyzed handwriting samples have been collected in on-line fashion with special writing equipments such as pressure sensitive tablets. The handwriting style of an individual subject is represented by a vector, components of which reflect the tendencies of the writer to use certai...

Adaptivity in e-learning systems can be provided by efficient modeling of the learners. Learners are modeled based on their individual needs, differences and preferences. In this context, learning styles models are generally used for adaptivity purposes, as they model how the users learn in an effective way. Felder and Silverman learning styles model is the most widely used learning styles mode...