In this paper, an application designed for use as a pedagogical resource in a distance education course is evaluated following the framework of dramatic theory for design of human-computer experiences, which is developed by Brenda Laurel based on Aristotelian aesthetics and includes concepts such as direct engagement, first-personness, mimesis and catharsis. This framework is then critically st...

To satisfy patients, fulfill demands of surgeons and operation theater staff and to proof a well-functioning operation theater an excellent management is needed. Operation theatre needs a great quantity of resources 4 to maintain a working function in any hospital . It’s always been a difficult and daring procedure, to improve the function and effectiveness of an operation theater in such a hos...

This article argues that the work of Welsh theatre director and playwright Peter Gill occupies a unique place in post-1960s’ British playwriting. It explores Gill’s plays as – using critic Susannah Clapp’s phrase “missing link” between kitchen-sink realism more self-consciously poetic forms text. make an important contribution to history working-class representation UK for three main reasons: f...

THIS book introduces the reader to those methods of physical therapy which have been employed in psychiatry during the past ten years and of which the authors have practical experience. Concise and clear expression is used in the description of each technique and after-treatment. The authors stress the importance of the close individual investigation of each case, in order to evaluate the impor...

Being able to resolve conflicts effectively is a skill of primary importance in our society. In this paper, we describe a serious game that aims to teach 9to 11-year-old children conflict resolution by making them aware of the deep elements of conflict. The player is invited to manage a theatre club and mediate the conflicts that may suddenly arise between the synthetic characters as autonomous...

My intention in this paper is to explore how Dada's internationalism can be related to Dada's radical work in poetic language. Dada's internationalism is often seen to reflect the fact that its groups were made up of displaced, exiled individuals. In February 1918 Richard Huelsenbeck stated in his " Erste Dadarede in Deutschland " : " Der Dadaismus war notgedrungen ein internationales Produkt. ...

INTRODUCTION A large private operating theatre complex was investigated to address the lack of published South African benchmarks for utilisation. All major theatres were staffed during normal working hours (07h00 - 19h00), emergency cases being provided for on an ad hoc basis through spare capacity. METHODS An extensive billing database, amounting to 28 991 records of procedures performed du...