OBJECTIVE Effective communication is critical to patient satisfaction, outcomes of care and malpractice prevention. Surgeons need particularly effective communication skills to discuss complicated procedures and help patients make informed choices. We conducted a systematic review of the literature on surgeon-patient communication. METHODS Searches were conducted in MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Soc...

architecture education has social, interpersonal and ethical aspects. the role of narration and storytelling as a pedagogical tool in clarification of academic subjects has been argued by researchers.architecture is a multidisciplinary field of study that draws on the arts, science and social sciences. the aim in educating architects is seen as developing the imaginative, conceptual and practic...

This paper looks at the task of predicting word association strengths across three datasets; WordNet Evocation (BoydGraber et al., 2006), University of Southern Florida Free Association norms (Nelson et al., 2004), and Edinburgh Associative Thesaurus (Kiss et al., 1973). We achieve results of r = 0.357 and ρ = 0.379, r = 0.344 and ρ = 0.300, an ρ = 0.292 and ρ = 0.363, respectively. We find Wor...

There is considerable enthusiasm about Case-Based Reasoning as a means of developing knowledge-based systems. There are two broad reasons for this enthusiasm. First, it is evident that much of human expert competence is experience based and it makes sense to adopt a reuse-based methodology for developing knowledge based systems. The other reason is the expectation that using Case-Based Reasonin...

This paper proposes a heterogeneous multi-core architecture where all of the cores share a single Instruction Set Architecture (ISA). The design is characterized by each of the heterogeneous cores representing a different point in the power/performance design space. They demonstrate, through modeling, that this is an effective mechanism to reduce power dissipation by means of dynamically switch...

“Strengthen the Core and Stimulate Progress: Assembling Patient-Centered Medical Homes” was the theme of my year as the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine President for 2007 to 2008. I advocated strongly for the patient-centered medical home (PCMH), especially its relevance to the educational experiences in our teaching practices. Realizing the risk of being accused of “flipflopping” on thi...

Abstract Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) has experienced an explosion in use due to a shifting understanding of epileptic networks and wider application minimally invasive epilepsy surgery techniques. Both subdural electrode (SDE) monitoring SEEG serve important roles defining the epileptogenic zone, limiting functional deficits, formulating most effective surgical plan. Strengths include a...