We studied the effects that multiple levels of signal probability (known as base rate) have on the transfer of learning in an airline luggage screening task. Participants (n = 33) were presented with three base rates during the acquisition (training) phase: 100%, 50%, or 20%; at transfer, all participants detected novel targets at a base rate of 20%. Performance was measured by hit rates, false...

The impact of MOOC courses in the processes of distance learning has been extremely important from the very beginning. They offer an innovative model of massive teaching, which exploits in a paradigmatic manner the potential and relevance that ICT’s currently have in modern society. The present article has as its primary objective the analysis of the presence of these courses and the role that ...

Background: Despite the emergence and development of evidence-based practice (EBP) in recent years, its adoption continues to be limited. This study used Rogers's diffusion of innovation theory to identify the factors that advance EBP adoption, determine the process by which such adoption occurs, and develop an EBP adoption model. Methods: This descriptive correlational study with model testing...

MICROSURGERY OF VENTRICULAR LESIONS: AN EXPERIENCE WITH 309 PATIENTS Prof. Basant Kumar Misra, Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India President Elect, World Federation of Skull Base Societies Secretary, WFNS Chairman, Education Committee, Asian Australian Society of Neurological Surgeons Past Pr...

The Asian Society of Toxicology (ASIATOX), which consists of the seven national toxicology member societies of Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, and Iran, now boasts of more than 3,000 members from a variety of industries, academia, and regulatory organizations. ASIATOX congresses are spaced three years apart and rotated among the member societies. In 1995, ASIATOX joined the In...

introduction: aim of present research was to review the effect of resistance training on glycemic indexes of streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. methods: for this purpose 36 male rats with weight 308/82±29/57 selected. one week after induction of diabetes diabetic rats were randomly divided into two groups including resistance training and control and healthy rats divided in to two groups inc...

Bioinformatics is recognized as part of the essential knowledge base of numerous career paths in biomedical research and healthcare. However, there is little agreement in the field over what that knowledge entails or how best to provide it. These disagreements are compounded by the wide range of populations in need of bioinformatics training, with divergent prior backgrounds and intended applic...

The Nephrology Quiz and Questionnaire remains an extremely popular session for attendees of the Annual Kidney Week Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology. During the 2015 meeting, the conference hall was once again overflowing with eager quiz participants. Topics covered by the experts included electrolyte and acid-base disorders, glomerular disease, ESRD and dialysis, and kidney transpl...