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Human Factors in Automated and Robotic Space Systems: Proceedings of a symposium. Part 1
Human factors research likely to produce results applicable to the development of a NASA space station is discussed. The particular sessions covered in Part 1 include: (1) system productivity -- people and machines; (2) expert systems and their use; (3) language and displays for human-computer communication; and (4) computer aided monitoring and decision making. Papers from each subject area are reproduced and the discussions from each area are summarized
Sure success partial search
Partial search has been proposed recently for finding the target block
containing a target element with fewer queries than the full Grover search
algorithm which can locate the target precisely. Since such partial searches
will likely be used as subroutines for larger algorithms their success rate is
important. We propose a partial search algorithm which achieves success with
unit probability
Erkennen der im NLP bekannten Metaprogramme bei der/dem Mitarbeiterrekrutierung / Mitarbeitergespräch, um den Mitarbeiter entsprechend seiner Fähigkeiten einzusetzen
Ziel dieser Diplomarbeit soll es sein, Personalverantwortlichen einen Fragebogen in die Hand zu geben, mit dessen Hilfe die Metaprogramme (Wahrnehmungsfilter) von neuen Mitarbeitern und auch von bereits im Unternehmen beschäftigten er-kannt werden können. Um diese dann, entsprechend ihrer persönlichen Fähigkei-ten im Unternehmen, optimal für beide Seiten, einzusetze
Medical students' expectations towards an implementation of a family medicine textbook as a comprehensive app in Germany
Early community-based family practice elective positively influences medical students’ career considerations – a Pre-post-comparison
BACKGROUND: Demographic change and recruitment problems in family practice are increasingly threatening an adequate primary care workforce in many countries. Thus, it is important to attract young physicians to the field. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of an early community-based 28-h family practice elective with one-to-one mentoring on medical students’ consideration of family practice as a career option, their interest in working office-based, and several perceptions with regard to specific aspects of a family physician’s work. METHODS: First- and second-year medical students completed questionnaires before and after a short community-based family practice elective, consisting of a preparatory course and a community-based practical experience with one-to-one mentoring by trained family physicians. RESULTS: We found a significantly higher rate of students favoring family practice as a career option after the elective (32.7% vs. 26.0%, p = 0.039). Furthermore, the ranking of family practice among other considered career options improved (p = 0.002). Considerations to work office-based in the future did not change significantly. Perceptions regarding a family physician’s job changed positively with regard to the possibility of long-term doctor-patient relationships and treatment of complex disease patterns. The majority of the students described identification with the respective family physician tutor as a professional role model and an increased interest in the specialty. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that a short community-based family practice elective early in medical education may positively influence medical students’ considerations of a career in family practice. Furthermore, perceptions regarding the specialty with significant impact on its attractiveness may be positively adjusted. Further research is needed to evaluate the influence of different components of a family practice curriculum on the de facto career decisions of young physicians after graduation
The dynamics and tuning of orchestral crotales
Crotales are center-weighted, tuned cymbals that are found in the percussion section of most orchestras. They are arranged like a keyboard in octave sets and are commercially available in two octaves, from C6 to C8. Little information about the physics of crotales has been reported in the literature, despite their having the interesting property of producing a particularly pleasing sound. In this study, the acoustic and vibrational properties of crotales from C6 to C8 are theoretically and experimentally investigated. Interferograms of typical vibrational modes are presented, and the frequencies of the acoustically important modes of crotales are identified and reported. The acoustic spectra of the crotales are compared to theoretical predictions for thin circular plates and annular plates clamped at the center. These models are found to be insufficient for predicting the normal modes of the crotales. An accurate model is developed using finite element analysis, and this model is used to investigate the effects of subtle changes in the magnitude and size of the center mass on the acoustic spectrum. This investigation serves as a basis for suggestions for improvement of the crotales by modifying the center mass. Finally, the physical parameters for a set of clamped annular plates are derived such that the set has similar acoustic properties to a set of crotales, but with more accurate tuning. The validity of these parameters is confirmed using finite element analysis
Virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation (review)
Published version made available following 12 month embargo from the date of publication [12 Feb 2015] according to publisher policy. Accessed 10/03/2015. Published version available from 13 February 2016
Identifying patients with psychosocial problems in general practice: a scoping review protocol
Introduction: Psychosocial problems (PSPs) are common
issues associated with negative health outcomes. Since
general practitioners are the first point of contact for any
health-related
concern, understanding their options to
recognise patients with PSPs plays an important role as it
is essential for early intervention and can prevent serious
conditions. The objective of our scoping review is to map
published evidence on the usage of instruments to identify
patients with PSPs in general practice.
Methods and analysis: We will follow the Preferred
Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
extension for Scoping Reviews checklist and the
Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer’s Manual on scoping
reviews. A systematic search of four electronic databases
(Medline (Ovid), Web of Science Core Collection, PsycInfo,
Cochrane Library) will be conducted for quantitative
and qualitative studies published in English, Spanish,
French and German. Main study characteristics as well as
information on identification instruments will be extracted
and visualised in structured tables to map the available
evidence. The protocol has been registered with Open
Science Framework, https://osfio/c2m6z.
Ethics and dissemination: This study does not require
ethical approval as we will not collect personal data.
Dissemination will consist of publications, presentations
and other knowledge translation activities
Monte Carlo simulations of the HP model (the "Ising model" of protein folding)
Using Wang-Landau sampling with suitable Monte Carlo trial moves (pull moves
and bond-rebridging moves combined) we have determined the density of states
and thermodynamic properties for a short sequence of the HP protein model. For
free chains these proteins are known to first undergo a collapse "transition"
to a globule state followed by a second "transition" into a native state. When
placed in the proximity of an attractive surface, there is a competition
between surface adsorption and folding that leads to an intriguing sequence of
"transitions". These transitions depend upon the relative interaction strengths
and are largely inaccessible to "standard" Monte Carlo methods.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figures. Article in press. To be published in Computer
Physics Communications (2011
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