Many medical educators are experimenting with innovative ways of E-learning. E-learning provides opportunities to students for self-directed learning in addition to other advantages. In this study, we designed and evaluated an interactive E-learning module in pharmacology for effectiveness, acceptability and feasibility, with the aim of promoting active learning in this fact-filled subject. A q...

IN THE SPRING of 1926, Albert Einstein proposed to Emil Rupp to carry out two experiments to probe the wave versus particle nature of light: the so-called “Wire Grid Experiment” and the “Rotated Mirror Experiment” (Spiegeldrehversuch). In both experiments, the interference properties of light emitted by canal ray sources were to be explored to reveal whether light was emitted in a process that ...

REDD+ has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, meet climate stabilisation targets and protect biological diversity. Consequently, millions of dollars are being channelled into developing countries rich in forests, for pilot projects that will provide data for the design of REDD+ projects that are based on incentives and performance. This paper evaluates the impacts of REDD+ pilot p...

The IIEP has concluded that the ROP is a notable improvement over the previous licensee performance assessment program and should be continued. The reactor oversight process has made progress toward achieving the Agency's four performance goals: 1) maintain safety, 2) increase public confidence, 3) increase regulatory effectiveness and efficiency, and 4) reduce unnecessary regulatory burden. In...

BACKGROUND Implementing the value-based healthcare concept (VBHC) is a growing management trend in Swedish healthcare organizations. The aim of this study is to explore how representatives of four pilot project teams experienced implementing VBHC in a large Swedish University Hospital over a period of 2 years. The project teams started their work in October 2013. METHODS An explorative and qu...

An ecological control method, using environmental management operations, based on biological and behavioral characteristics of Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille, 1811), was implemented as a pilot project in an area of Costa Rica where the bug is prevalent. The sample was represented by 20 houses with peridomestic colonies (two also had indoor infestation), divided in two equivalent groups of 10 eac...

OBJECTIVE Nowadays smartphone overuse has become a social and medical concern. For the diagnosis and treatment, clinicians use the self-report information, but the report data often does not match actual usage pattern. The paper examines the similarity and variance in smartphone usage patterns between the measured data and self-reported data. METHODS Together with the self-reported data, the ...

Mechanical vibrations of different products generate usually noise and additionally tactile information. In most cases, these auditory and tactile information are non-stationary signals. In the present study, a pilot psychophysical experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of non-stationary vibrations on the quality of non-stationary product sounds. In this experiment, non-stationar...

When friction ridge detail is examined using the ACE-V methodology, examiners’ documentation shall be such that another qualified examiner can determine what was done and interpret the data. Documentation shall be made at or near the time of the examination and may be in the form of annotated images, narratives, worksheets, annotated legible copies, sketches, [etc.]...Although all examinations ...

This study utilized a small sample of police recruits to determine whether use of the EYEPORTTM vision training system improves their visual performance during job training. Nine visually normal recruits underwent EYEPORTTM training for a three-week period during which they completed various eye exercises. Visual attention span for objects, speed and span of perception, and marksmanship were as...