Three new direct-service staff participated in a program that used a video model to train target skills needed to conduct a discrete-trial session. Percentage accuracy in completing a discrete-trial teaching session was evaluated using a multiple baseline design across participants. During baseline, performances ranged from a mean of 12% to 63% accuracy. During video modeling, there was an imme...

When epidemic cholera appeared in Haiti in October 2010, the medical community there had virtually no experience with the disease and needed rapid training as the epidemic spread throughout the country. We developed a set of training materials specific to Haiti and launched a cascading training effort. Through a training-of-trainers course in November 14-15, 2010, and department-level training ...

Compelling evidence exists that conflict and communication problems occur between nursing home staff and family members of residents. However, few interventions have been documented that simultaneously address the needs of both groups. The Partners in Caregiving program was created to train staff and family members in communication techniques and conflict resolution skills. Through a joint meet...

We employed a pyramidal training model (PTM) to teach staff to correctly implement and collect data for trial-based functional analysis (TBFA) in simulated situations. First, we trained four behavioral consultants (BCs) in a group format, who each trained one behavior technician (BT) in an individual format. We utilized a non-concurrent multiple baseline design to evaluate the effect of the tra...

Introduction: Specific ventilation (SV) is defined as a dimensionless quantity of inhaled gas ventilation that occurs during tidal breathing and is calculated as tidal volume divided by functional residual capacity [1]. 1H MRI was previously proposed to regionally quantify SV, using inhaled O2 as a contrast agent [2]. Our objective was to develop a novel and rapid way to measure whole lung and ...

Research suggests that inexperienced individuals cannot accurately implement stimulus preference assessments given written instructions alone. Training that includes written instructions supplemented with feedback from a professional with expertise in conducting preference assessments has proven effective; unfortunately, expert-facilitated direct training may not be widely available. In the cur...

The title furan-ocoumarin, C14H12O4 [systematic name: 9-hy-droxy-2-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2,3-di-hydro-7H-furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one], crystallizes with two independent mol-ecules (A and B) in the asymmetric unit. The two mol-ecules differ essentially in the orientation of the propenyl group with respect to the mean plane of the furan-ocoumarin moiety; the O-C(H)-C=C torsion angle is 122.2 (7)° in mol-...

In the title mol-ecular salt [systematic name: triethylammonium 5-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-2,6-dioxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrim-idin-4-olate], C(6)H(16)N(+)·C(10)H(5)N(4)O(7) (-), the cation and anion are linked by an N-H⋯O hydrogen bond. In the crystal, inversion-related barbiturate rings are centrosymmetrically connected through pairs of N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming R(2) (2)(8)R(2) (2)(8) ring motifs.

THE ASYMMETRIC UNIT OF THE TITLE COMPOUND [SYSTEMATIC NAME: 9,10-dimeth-oxy-7-methyl-6,7,7a,8-tetra-hydro-5H-benzo[g][1,3]benzodioxolo[6,5,4-de]quinoline], C(20)H(21)NO(4), contains two independent mol-ecules with very similar bond lengths and angles. The crystal packing exhibits voids of 131 Å(3).