BACKGROUND Revalidation of the medical profession is under review and a system has been proposed to ensure doctors meet standards of practice and professionalism. The current appraisal system allows clinicians to chart their progress and identify developmental needs in order to improve performance. Appraisal is now an annual compulsory requirement for all doctors. AIM AND OBJECTIVES The aim o...

The participation of individuals contributes significantly to the success of sea level rise adaptation. This study therefore addresses what influences people’s likelihood of relocating away from low-lying areas in response to rising sea levels. The analysis was based on a survey conducted in the City of Panama Beach in Florida (USA). Survey items relate to people’s risk perception, hazard exper...

Based on traditional archival appraisal theories and existing appraisal/selection policies in libraries, archives, museums, social science and science data centers, this paper presents a generic appraisal/selection framework for digital curation and discusses how it can be implemented. The framework includes three selection methods: statistical sampling, risk analysis and appraisal. Details abo...

BACKGROUND In the context of cognitive appraisal, the Work Conflict Appraisal Scale (WCAS) was developed to assess work conflict in terms of threat and challenge. METHOD In the first study, the factorial structure of the scale was tested using confirmatory factor analysis with a Spanish multi-occupational employee sample (N= 296). In the sec-ond study, we used multi-sampling confirmatory fact...

One of the most significant techniques for evaluating employee performance is appraisal, which should be aligned with organization's goals. This topic vital in providing knowledge on evolution appraisal research articles. study aims to assess publications articles over past 20 years (2001 2020). Hence, bibliometric analysis method was performed retrieved from Scopus database and a total 1976 we...

Abstract: This study explores emotive language in lyrical nature writing from the perspective of ecolinguistics in four nature books. In fact, embodied mind style is explored by considering emotive  language  as  a  linguistic  phenomenon  that  can  inject  into  the  readers'  minds  the sensorial, emotional, and psychological experiences of the lyricist. The interrogation of emotive language...

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of structured training on recognition and appraisal of the timbre (tone quality) of musical instruments by postlingually deafened cochlear implant recipients. Twenty-four implant users (Nucleus CI24M) were randomly assigned to a control or a training group. The control group experienced only incidental exposure to music in their usual daily ro...