OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between work environment and the competency maintenance activities of occupational therapists. METHOD A survey of 121 occupational therapists in three states and interviews with 8 occupational therapists in Ohio were used. RESULTS Analysis of survey data indicated that workplace support and the degree of competency monitori...

Object-oriented languages have recently become common, making register indirect jumps more important than ever. In objectoriented languages, virtual functions are heavily used because they improve programming productivity greatly. Virtual function calls usually consist of register indirect jumps, and consequently, programs written in objectoriented languages contain many register indirect jumps...

Recently, the economic feasibility of drilling a horizontal well improved drastically due to advances in drilling technology. Advantages of horizontal wells over vertical well applications have been confirmed by many scientists(1-4) and operators(5-7). Horizontal wells showed many distinct advantages over vertical ones such as improvement of well productivity, attenuation of sand production, an...

In many situations the individuals who can generate some output must enter a contest for appropriating this output. This paper analyses the investment incentives of such agents and the role of incumbency advantages in the contest. Depending on the advantages, an increase in the productivity of the investment can decrease or increase the amount of investment. The results are applied to autocrats...

objectives due to the lack of a standard tool for assessing patients’ capacity to consent to medical treatment in iran, the present study was carried out aiming to devise a persian version of a cross-cultural adaptation of the macarthur competence assessment tool. conclusions in the present study, we are able to focus on and prove the efficacy and benefits of this measurement tool. results the ...

Service development and delivery is by its very nature an activity that requires cooperation between suppliers and customers. This cooperation does not imply or require parity between the parties. In any such relationship parties divide responsibilities based on a perception of self-competency and subsequent economic value. This is not always rational. One result of many such co-production agre...

Surgical training based on the Halstedian principle of apprenticeship has not really changed for over a century now. Educationists endeavor constantly to reduce the time taken for students/trainees to achieve competency while meeting safety standards. This is due to the constraints of time, economics, facilities, teachers, regulations, governance and the need to fill manpower gaps in the health...

    Topical drug dosage forms such as ointments and creams can be easily removed through wetting, movement and contact. The new bioadhesive formulations with enhanced local anesthetic effects are needed for topical administration. The adhesive capacity of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) was determined by measuring the maximum detachment force and the adhesion work with an auto peeling test...

Job satisfaction is a problem that often faced by nurses working in health services. The causes of job include rewards, competence, and work stress which will have an impact on productivity. Analyzing the implementing Analytical descriptive research with cross sectional approach. sample Inpatient Installation Intensive Care 317 nurses. There correlation between competence (r=0.260 p=0.001) (r=0...