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Hospital-wide education committees and high-quality residency training: A qualitative study

Perspectives on Medical Education, 2017
Introduction High-quality residency training is of utmost importance for residents to become competent medical specialists. Hospital-wide education committees have been adopted by several healthcare systems to govern postgraduate medical education and to
Milou E.W. M. Silkens, Irene A. Slootweg, Albert J. J. A. Scherpbier, Maas Jan Heineman, Kiki M. J. M. H. Lombarts   +4 more
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Functional versus conventional strength and conditioning programs for back injury prevention in emergency responders

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
Back pain and back-related injuries are common complaints among emergency responders. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two strength and conditioning programs in improving back muscle characteristics and disabilities in ...
Pui Wah Kong, Tommy Yew Weng Kan, Roslan Abdul Ghani Bin Mohamed Jamil, Wei Peng Teo, Jing Wen Pan, Md Noor Hafiz Abd Halim, Hasan Kuddoos Abu Bakar Maricar, David Hostler   +7 more
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Predicting the academic success of architecture students by pre-enrolment requirement: using machine-learning techniques [PDF]

, 2016
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of applicants seeking admission into architecture programmes. As expected, prior academic performance (also referred to as pre-enrolment requirement) is a major factor considered during the ...
Adenuga, Olumide Afolarin, Aluko, Ralph Olusola, Kukoyi, Patricia Omega, Oyedeji, Joseph Oyewale, Soyingbe, Aliu Adebayo   +4 more
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Gifted education in Egypt: analyses from a learning-resource perspective

Cogent Education, 2022
The interest in the education of gifted students in Egypt began since 1962, when the first school for the gifted was established. In 2005, a clear decline was observed in the number of students enrolled in the high school science section due to some ...
Alaa Eldin A. Ayoub, Ahmed M. Abdulla Alabbasi, Ahmed Morsy   +2 more
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Appling the Roulette Wheel Selection Approach to Address the Issues of Premature Convergence and Stagnation in the Discrete Differential Evolution Algorithm

Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing, 2023
The discrete differential evolution (DDE) algorithm is an evolutionary algorithm (EA) that has effectively solved challenging optimization problems. However, like many other EAs, it still faces problems such as premature convergence and stagnation during
Asaad Shakir Hameed, Haiffa Muhsan B. Alrikabi, Abeer A. Abdul–Razaq, Zakir Hussain Ahmed, Huda Karem Nasser, Modhi Lafta Mutar   +5 more
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A multivariate evaluation of mainstream and academic development courses in first-year microeconomics [PDF]

, 2007
This is the accepted version of the following article: Smith L. & Edwards L. 2007. A multivariate evaluation of mainstream and academic development courses in first-year microeconomics. South African Journal of Economics.
Smith, Leonard, Edwards, Lawrence
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Teamwork of clinical teachers in postgraduate medical training

Perspectives on Medical Education, 2016
Teamwork among clinical teachers is essential for continuous improvement of postgraduate medical training. This thesis deconstructs teamwork in four studies, mostly based on qualitative research approaches and one study utilizes mixed methods.
Irene Arida Slootweg
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Psychosis and academic performance [PDF]

British Journal of Psychiatry, 2004
BackgroundIt has been suggested that psychosis genes might be associated with beneficial effects, explaining their high frequency in all human populations.AimsTo test the relationship between academic success and the incidence of psychotic disorders.MethodThe unusually complete demographic and scholastic records available in Iceland were used to locate
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Variations in utilisation of colorectal cancer services in South Australia indicated by MBS/PBS benefits: a benefit incidence analysis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2022
Objective: This study investigated variations in healthcare expenditure for colorectal cancer (CRC) patients in South Australia by socioeconomic position (SEP) and remoteness area. Methods: Benefits incidence analysis (BIA) was used to examine healthcare
Anita Lal, Nikki McCaffrey, Lisa Gold, David Roder, Elizabeth Buckley   +4 more
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The Effects of Atorvastatin on Arterial Stiffness in Male Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2015
Statin therapy improves lipid profiles and reduces vascular inflammation, but its effects on central arterial stiffness in type 2 diabetes are unclear. The aim of this study was to determine whether statin therapy reduces central arterial stiffness, in a
Colin Davenport, David T. Ashley, Eoin P. O’Sullivan, Claire M. McHenry, Amar Agha, Christopher J. Thompson, Donal J. O’Gorman, Diarmuid Smith   +7 more
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