A method for learning short-term rules of conformational analysis is introduced. The technique works by discovering problems during the building of a conformation in Cartesian coordinate space, and builds an abstract critic suitable for reasoning in abstract symbolic space. The methods not only afford speed increases ranging from 1.0- to ...

Prior to the early 1980s, two Winnipeg hospitals provided hemodialysis for all patients in Manitoba with chronic renal failure. Because no other hemodialysis centres existed, families were forced to relocate to the city. Because of these factors, the Manitoba Renal Failure Advisory Committee proposed the development of an outreach hemodialysis ...

The Wellcome Tropical Institute has assisted countries in the tropics to establish viable systems of continuing medical education, particularly for young doctors practising in rural areas. As part of this strategy the Institute has developed material for use in distance learning. The first attempt to apply the problem-based learning approach ...

Achilles tendinitis is a common occurrence in long-distance runners. Although most respond well to conservative therapy, there are some who require operative intervention. The short-term results of surgical treatment are good, with a success rate more than 85%. The authors present nine successful long-term results in runners. However, in two ...

This review describes the qualities which those who are trainers in safe motherhood and other programs should display. The educational principles and objectives for maternal health workers, based on the tasks which they have to do and expressed in the skills and competences they must attain, are related to practical ...

A computer program for comparison of the conformations of a number of related molecular structures is described. The comparisons are performed on either interatomic distances or torsion angles. The comparisons are accomplished on ordered pairs of distances or torsion angles, and the distance comparisons can be performed in a manner ...

To quantify training intensity in 13 nationally ranked male distance runners, training heart rates, environmental factors, and motivational factors were recorded throughout a 6-8 wk period of normal training. Variation in motivational and environmental factors such as intended effort, terrain, and running with companions altered training session mean heart rates ...

The question of when in the course of a visit to a feeding place foraging honeybees (Apis mellifera) learn about its location was studied in Experiment 1 by moving the animals a short distance after they arrived and began to feed. A preference for the arrival place developed, although less ...

The monthly magazine of a sadomasochism club was investigated as a means of describing important issues for club members. The magazine was selected for this exploratory study because it is: (a) The club's only recorded history; (b) the only repository of club members' writings and photographs; and (c) the only ...

Hemodynamic and endocrine variables have been unsuccessful to predict improvement in walking distance in patients with intermittent claudication following structured training programs. In the present study we evaluated the predictive value of a number of hemodynamic and endocrine parameters. In addition we included information on cognitive factors such as stress ...

There are wide individual variations in training distances and paces for each of the three activities involved in a triathlon. Peak weekly swim distances ranged from 1 to 20 miles, with an average weekly distance of 7.2 miles. Usual swim training pace varied from 17 to 50 min.mile-1, with an ...

The introduction of the new Open University distance learning pack on coronary heart disease to a selected group of Welsh general practitioners has been evaluated. The most commonly perceived disadvantages were the amount of time required to study the pack, the cost of buying it and the work involved in ...

Two applications of distance education methods at the undergraduate and graduate levels are described in this article. The experiment in graduate education employed video-conferencing to teach a course in the Master of Nursing program at the University of Alberta. Centres connected by a coaxial cable in two cities with 8-10 ...

96 university students participated in one of six treatments to assess whether training to make cross-modal or intramodal matches of one linear-movement distance would transfer to other distances. Three groups received unimodal training (vision, audition, or kinesthesis) and three groups received multimodal training (all combinations of vision, audition, and kinesthesis) ...

When an early postnatal discharge program was introduced in Falun, Sweden in 1984, with early discharge defined as discharge 24-48 hours after birth combined with home visits on the following days, an investigation into background characteristics of parents choosing to participate and not to participate in the evaluative study of ...

The possibility of predicting the effect of training on the walking tolerance in intermittent claudication has been studied. After three months of supervised training in 54 patients, the maximal walking distance (MWD) increased by 67% and the painfree walking distance (PFD) by 91%. The analysis of the relation between tested ...

A review of bladder exstrophy experience at our institution was undertaken with reference to penile adequacy and intersymphyseal distance. Drift of the symphysis apart even with iliac osteotomy was noted to occur within two years of initial closure but remained stable after three years. This drift can be prevented if ...

Sixty-seven dietitians (N = 67) who participated in a talk-back television course in June 1981 were solicited for information to evaluate this method of continuing education. Responses (90%) supported data in the professional literature which specified that cost and distance deterred attendance at continuing education programs. Although problems such as ...

A computer program has been written to reconstruct the three-dimensional distribution of radioactive seed implants. The technique requires the use of three rotated films with random input of the seeds. This algorithm differs from previous ones in the constraints that are applied, since no correlation is made between distances on ...

A 34 year-old man with a severe driving phobia was treated by in vivo desensitization. A radio transceiver was used to provide the anxiety inhibiting effects of voice contact during exposure to phobic driving experiences. Transceivers were linked to a Telemonitor apparatus programmed to broadcast heartbeat and GSR readings automatically ...

Students of the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) class of 1978 to 1979 were randomly divided into three groups, one-third of the class receiving their correlation for distant vision with a no. 1 pink tint to be used for reading (the placebo group); one-third of the class receiving +1.25 D ...

The theoretical basis and the features of some cluster analysis programs are described in this paper. These programs use as input data an N x M matrix. For the N' less than or equal to N set of individuals, the cross-correlation matrix, R = (rij), is then calculated. The dissimilarity ...

The practice effects of specific visual training were demonstrated on twelve seventh grade students and seven optometry students using a distance rock test to measure distance-near response time. Fourteen practice sessions resulted in a 49% improvement for seventh grade students (range 15 to 78%) and a 40% improvement in cycles ...

Recent reserach has examined variables related to attendance of aftercare services because of the correlation between aftercare and posthospitalization treatment success. The present study, which examined aftercare attendance for 40 randomyl selected subjects following discharge from an inpatient alcohol treatment program, extends the list of variables found to influence attendance. ...

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effects of frequency and distance of high intensity, interval training on females. Thirty-two females participated in an eight-week program of interval run training. Subjects were assigned to either a 2 day/week or a 4 day/week group, as well as a high ...

The International Sun-Earth Explorer is a three-spacecraft program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the European Space Agency aimed at securing a more quantitative knowledge of the structure and stability of the magnetosphere. One spacecraft (ISEE-C) makes observations in the solar wind upstream of the earth, while the ...

Twelve middle-distance runners, each having recently completed a competitive track season, were divided into two groups matched for maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), 2-mile run time and age. Group 1 trained for 3 wk at Davis, PB = 760 mmHg, running 19.3 km/day at 75% of sea-level (SL) VO2max, while group ...

A method for locating the three dimensional coordinates of cranial landmarks with respect to the Frankfort, midsagittal, and coronal planes is presented. Sliding calipers were used to obtain the distances from left and right porion and apex to each landmark, except for a few points where spreading calipers are required. ...

This paper describes a comparison study of the effectiveness of an article set in the old and in the revised typographical format of Programmed Learning and Educational Technology. The results indicated no significant differences in terms of reading speed, comprehension, scanning scores or preferences. Some implications for journal design and ...

Thesis (Master of Architecture)--University of Cincinnati, 2007.

This website provides links to distance learning courses in forest products marketing, organised under the four 'p' s, product, price, place and promotion, as well as more general learning resources in forestry and forest products.

A growing number of health care professionals (e.g., physicians, nurses, librarians, and administrators) desire to enhance their skills and knowledge in medical informatics. These individuals are usually in established careers with limited time as well as inability to relocate to one of the small number of health science universities which ...

AIM: To explore nurses' perceptions and evaluate the potential of distance learning as a method of teaching for post-registered nurses working in the community. METHOD: The study used open-ended questions in focus groups. Each group consisted of nine students each with an interest in post-registration learning. The interviews were taped ...