BACKGROUND Practice-based data collection can offer insight into the nature of chiropractic practice and contribute to resolving the conundrum of the chiropractic profession's role in contemporary healthcare, subsequently informing care service policy. However, there is little formal data available about chiropractic practice to inform decision-makers about the nature and role of chiropractic w...

In March 2005, when the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) announced the change in the board-certification process, the specific criteria for the new Initial Certification Examination intended for recent graduates of orthodontic programs were not delineated. The board’s ultimate goals were to engage as many young orthodontists as possible in the certification process and to subsequently maint...

INTRODUCTION This pilot study evaluates the effects of a targeted dance class utilizing classical ballet principles for rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy on balance and upper extremity control. METHODS Twelve children with cerebral palsy (ages 7-15 years) with Gross Motor Function Classification scores II-IV participated in this study and were assigned to either a control group o...

Received February 7, 2003 Abstract The Maternal and Child Health Centres (MCHCs) of the Department of Health have been using the Distraction Test (DT) as the main tool for infant hearing screening. Recognising the limitations of the test, a one-year pilot project was conducted to investigate the feasibility of implementing Automated Otoacoustic Emission (AOAE) screening in MCHCs and to compare ...

The Contract Change Management (CCM) system is an on-line collaboration tool, which supports the contract change management process of NEC (New Engineering Contract) form of contract. It is currently used in practice on a wide range of live civil, power and building projects in the UK. Anecdotal evidences show that the system helps construction projects in saving costs, reducing risk and increa...

One of the main issues regarding the implementation of REDD+ in Latin America has been the growing concern that such projects may infringe upon the rights and negatively affect the livelihoods of forest-dependent communities. Various indigenous and civil society organizations are ardently opposed to the initiative. Such is the case in Ecuador, where indigenous opposition to REDD+ represents a c...

In small-scale hydropower scheme, the most important component is electro-mechanical equipment. Since cost contribution of this component is high because hydrokinetic projects require negligible civil works. Turbine and alternator contribute a major fraction of the hydrokinetic projects. Thus, there is a requirement to estimates the electromechanical equipment cost for a hydrokinetic hydropower...

Several developing countries lack a medical insurance system with universal coverage, so access to medical services is not easy, principally for people living in poverty. One of the biggest issues for designing healthcare systems in developing countries is how to include those not formally employed. Therefore, it is important to implement targeted interventions so that the most in need are not ...

During the summer semester 1997 five German universities participated in a telelearning pilot project where a telelecture and -tutorial was held via the internet. Within this pilot project, we evaluated the m-bone based video conferencing tool as well as the applied didactic concept. The video conferencing tool provided insufficient quality of transmission and was deficient regarding its functi...