abstract background: the quantitative studies show that due to the widespread prevalence, high death rate, high treatment expenses, and long hospital stay, leukemia influences the families and their children to a great extent. in this regard, no qualitative study has been conducted in iran. so, this study was conducted in arak in 2011 with the aim of expressing the experiences of the parents wh...

background: pregnancy prevention is an important factor in women's life changing in various periods. selection of contraception method is personally unique and can bridge between their experiences and their unmet needs. the aim of this study was to determine contraception experiences in the first years of marriage. methods: this was a qualitative phenomenological study. the studied population w...

Research suggests that Virtual Reality has a key role in the development of new diagnostic tools in neuropsychology and shows great rehabilitative potentials for individuals with specific neurological, intellectual and cognitive disabilities. In the case of dyslexia, a neurodevelopmental reading disorder, the use of Virtual Reality technologies has only been recently documented in a handful of ...

In this paper, we evaluate relationships between mid-life work experiences and the realization of preferences for full-time employment, part-time employment, and complete retirement at age 63-64. Using rich data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, we demonstrate that the likelihood of achieving one's preferred employment status is related to earlier work experiences including employment stab...

Traditional musical instruments provide compelling metaphors for human-computer interfacing, both in terms of input (physical, gestural performance activities) and output (sound diffusion). The violin, one of the most refined and expressive of traditional instruments, combines a peculiar physical interface with a rich acoustic diffuser. We have built a new instrument that includes elements of b...

In this paper, expectation and discrimination are identified as two important constructs to be considered in ecological sound design to achieve a sense of presence in virtual environments. Research to investigate the extent of this is described and the results obtained are discussed. Future avenues for research, on the basis of these results, are indicated.

When collaborating, individuals rely on situation awareness (the gathering, incorporation and utilization of environmental information) to help them combine their unique knowledge and skills and achieve their goals. When collaborating across distances, situation awareness is mediated by technology. There are few guidelines to help system analysts design systems or applications that support the ...

background: hypertension is one of the major chronic disorders. hypertensive patients have various disease-related experiences, based on personal and social characteristics, life style and other effective factors. nurses face different situations during their activities process and presentation of these experiences obtained during working with patients can help them to improve the clinical acti...