Behavioral safety was implemented in a nickel refinery over a 93-week period with 275 employees, plus contractors. Measurement focused on managerial commitment behaviors and employee safety behaviors. Safety behavior improved by 40%. Lost time injuries reduced by 82.2% in the first year, reducing to Zero in the second. Minor injuries reduced by 35%. Multiple regression showed managerial commitm...

Background: The nursing students should acquire practical and theoretical competence required for the patients' care during their 4 years of education. This involves proper use of time. The purpose of this study was to investigate how nursing students manage their time despite the academic difficulties and obstacles. Methods: This qualitative study was carried out through grounded theory met...

© Copyright 2011 Elsevier Inc., Ltd., BV. All rights reserved. persons with chronic pain.3 In the case of acute pain, environmental and interpersonal contingencies have limited time to shape the pain experience. However, in the case of chronic pain the prolonged nature of the experience provides substantial opportunities for pain behaviors to be reinforced and maintained. Many of the behavioral...

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BACKGROUND There are a limited number of studies addressing behavior management techniques and procedural modifications that dentists can use to treat people with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHODS The authors conducted a search of the dental and behavioral analytic literature to identify management techniques that address problem behaviors exhibited by children with ASDs in dental an...