Epidemiological studies measuring prevalence rates and factors associated with mental health problems in adults with learning disability have produced very different and sometimes contradictory results, mainly because of methodological problems. Consequently, much of the epidemiology of mental health problems in this population is still unknown, although improved methodology and additional info...

We use reformulation techniques to model and solve a complex sphere covering problem occurring in the configuration of a gamma ray machine radiotherapy equipment unit.

We consider the person re-identification problem, assuming the availability of a sequence of images for each person, commonly referred to as video-based or multi-shot reidentification. We approach this problem from the perspective of learning discriminative distance metric functions. While existing distance metric learning methods typically employ the average feature vector as the data exemplar...

Learning from past experience allows a problem solver to increase its solvability horizon from simple to complex problems. For planners, learning involves a training phase during which knowledge is extracted from simple problems. But how are these simple problems constructed? All current learning and problem solving systems require the user to provide the training set. However it is rarely easy...

A developmental-organizational perspective was employed to explore underlying risk for problem behavior in children with language learning disabilities. The independent and relative influences of social discourse and social skills on problem behavior were examined in 50 children with language learning disabilities (LLD) and 50 control children (children without LLD) aged 8 to 12 years. Hierarch...

The objective was to describe the activities of an extension project targeted to the application of realistic simulation in the nursing course of a federal university from the extreme south of the state. This activity occurred in the first half of 2012 through a discipline concerning Women’s Health, and the scenario represented a home visit to a puerperal woman. The human resources were student...

background and purpose: medical education programs' success depends on the efficiency and adequacy of clinical experiences, one of the most important factors recognized in this field is learning atmosphere and environment. professor’s features, students' learning experiences and characteristics of the program implementation environment are of those cases that vary in different universities. one...