The Digital Media Sermon: Definitions, Evaluations, Considerations

Digital games in medical education:Key terms, concepts, and definitions

Background: Game-based education is fast becoming a key instrument in medical education. Method: In this study, papers related to games were filtered and limited to full-text peer-reviewed published in English. Results: To the best of researchers’ knowledge, the concepts used in the literature are varied and distinct, and the literature is not conclusive on the definition of educational...

Childhood hypertension: new concepts, definitions, and diagnostic evaluations.

Although the incidence of hypertension is low in children, its prevalence appears to be increasing.1 This can be related to the increasing prevalence of obesity in children and the growing awareness in detection of hypertension. Essential hypertension has its antecedents during childhood. It has become clear that hypertension begins in childhood and adolescence and can contribute to the early d...

Metrics and Evaluations - Definitions and Measures that will be applied

Considerations for the Preparation of SGML Document Type Definitions

The Standard Generalized Markup Language, SGML, is being adopted by various international organizations as the medium for exchange of electronically encoded documents. An exchange is accomplished by way of a Document Type Definition, DTD, that describes the content of documents targeted for an exchange. In this paper we suggest considerations for the designers of SGML DTDs. The considerations e...

Definitions, History and General Considerations Related to the Aortic Aneurysms

The objective of this chapter is to present the definitions, history and general considerations related to the aortic aneurysm as an introduction to the other chapters of this book. The aorta can be affected by a variety of pathological conditions as the aneurysms. Aneurysms are areas of dilation local or diffuse from the aorta. This aneurysms are developed in places of congenital or acquired w...