Is Napping a Good Thing?

Is Cooperation a Good Thing?

Is Interactivity a Good Thing

This paper investigates whether adding interactivity to diagrammatic representations aids learning. More specifically, the analyses focus on the extent to which 3D interactive diagrams facilitate the comprehension of a geometry concept, the stereographic projection, that is usually taught using 2D diagrams. Four Interactive Learning Environments (ILE) were built in order to test the effectivene...

When change is not a good thing.

Over the past 40 years, our understanding of the epidemiology and natural history of a number of common chronic diseases has been markedly enhanced by serial, nationally representative, cross-sectional surveys such as the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (1 ), longitudinal cohorts such as the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study (2 ), and more disease-specif...

Is there such a thing as a good death?

The idea of a 'good death' is one which has been central to the palliative care movement but which in fact predates it. A number of recent articles have grappled with the concept. It is a subject which is difficult to quantify scientifically and this article explores the territory using a number of philosophical, theological, historical and literary sources. The changing meaning of the concept ...

Testing for Chlamydia trachomatis: is more choice a good thing?