The original definition of interactive proof-systems, as given by Goldwasser, Micali and Rackoff, does not impose limits on the prover's computing power [GMR89]. This is also the case for Babai's Arthur-Merlin games IBM88]. Hence, the prover may wish to convince the verifier of the t ru th of an assertion, but it does not really make sense for the prover to convince the verifier that she 1 know...

One factor that affects the rate of knowledge base construction is the availability and reuse of prior knowledge in ontologies and domain-specific knowledge bases. This paper reports an empirical study of reuse performed in the first year of the High Performance Knowledge Bases (HPKB) initiative. The study shows that some kinds of prior knowledge help more than others, and that several factors ...

conclusions knowledge, attitude and performance of the communication skills of health staff are improper and it would lead to not using the communication skills to establish perfect communication with patients, so it seems that it is necessary to make the training courses during the service for health staff about communication skills and observing on performing the acquired skills. patients and...

background & aim: sexual health education is one of the responsibilities of healthcare workers at schools, which can reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases such as aids, unwanted pregnancy, abortion, substance abuse, sexual violence, and suicidal tendencies. this study aimed to investigate healthcare workers’ competence in sexual health education for female adolescents at schools. met...

application of up to date knowledge and information, diagnosis, education, sharing, development, utilization and maintenance of knowledge is essential for the organizations, especially physical education organization, to continue their existence. the aim of this research was to study the relationship of knowledge management and its components and human resource performance. the study was descri...

purpose: present study is to evaluate the effect of the urinary stone continuing medical education program of gps' knowledge, attitude and performance in real situation. material & method: 80 gps, 19 female and 61 male, 43.2+/-12.5 years old, 14.5 +/-11.9 years after graduation, who work in private practice in tehran, participated in the study. they participated in two-day conference run by lec...

background: computers and internet  play an ever- increasing and important role in medical education.this research was performed to determine the rate of knowledge, attitude, and performance of the students of birjand university of medical science in the case of  computer and internet use. methods:  this descriptive – analytical study was performed on 425 students of birjand university of medic...

background: the preventive measures against h1n1 influenza are vitally important. the aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and performance of academic hospital staff about h1n1 influenza. methods: this study was carried out on ali-ebne-abiltaleb hospital staff in rafsanjan, iran. the data gathering tool was a researcher made questionnaire comprised of 38 questions on d...