Measured and calculated SvO2: do they alter clinical decisions?

Universal Grammar and Chaos/Complexity Theory: Where Do They Meet And Where Do They Cross?

  Abstract The present study begins by sketching "Chaos/Complexity Theory" (C/CT) and its applica-tion to the nature of language and language acquisition. Then, the theory of "Universal Grammar" (UG) is explicated with an eye to C/CT. Firstly, it is revealed that CCT may or may not be allied with a theory of language acquisition that takes UG as the initial state of language acquisition for ...

Relationship Competence: Can Trainee Interpersonal Skills Be Measured Reliably and Do They Predict Clinical Effectiveness?

The four principles: Can they be measured and do they predict ethical decision making?

BACKGROUND The four principles of Beauchamp and Childress--autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice--have been extremely influential in the field of medical ethics, and are fundamental for understanding the current approach to ethical assessment in health care. This study tests whether these principles can be quantitatively measured on an individual level, and then subsequently if the...

COMPARISON Of MEASURED AND CALCULATED DYNAMIC APERTURE

Dynamic aperture experiments at the Fermilab Main Ring, the TEVATRON, the SPS and HERA are reviewed and compared with simulations. The agreement between experiments with additional strong nonlinearities and corresponding simulations is fairly good, if the relavant parameters are suf®ciently well known and included in the model. Direct comparison is more problematic if machines under normal oper...

Clinical guidelines online: do they improve compliance?

BACKGROUND The introduction of intranet services in a district general hospital provided an opportunity to put evidence based national guidelines online to facilitate access and promote application of best practice in acute medical care. This study evaluated the effectiveness of this approach. METHOD Local guidelines were made available online at ward terminals after they had been distributed...