Although African American families are at particular risk for obesity and its associated health comorbidities, few interventions have directly targeted low-income members of this group living in subsidized public housing. Using a consensual qualitative research approach, we conducted 11 interviews with African American mothers living in two public housing communities to enhance understanding of...

BACKGROUND Professionalism is a critical quality for physicians to possess. Physician professionalism has received increased attention in recent years, with many authorities suggesting that professionalism is in decline. An understanding of the factors contributing to professionalism may allow the development of more effective approaches to promoting this quality in medical education. DISCUSS...

This paper reports on the findings of two studies concerned with pupils’ motivational and emotional responses to pedagogies affect in physical education Scottish secondary schools. Pedagogies explicitly focus learning affective domain, or what is known Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) as ‘personal qualities’. Personal qualities include motivation, confidence self-esteem, determination...

X-ray machines that comply with the ISO requirements for calibrating personal dosimeters sometimes are not available in a world region, mainly in developing countries. This is used as an excuse for a lack of personal dosimeter calibration and, consequently, a lack of reliability in the individual monitoring programs. Considering the availability of x-ray machines in many hospitals, this work sh...

This essay provides a short, critical commentary on The NHS Leadership Qualities Framework (i). The Framework describes a set of key characteristics, attitudes and behaviours that leaders in the NHS should aspire to in delivering the NHS Plan. It is a key area of current healthcare policy debate. We explore two, interrelated problems with the Framework: (1) methodological – the extent to which ...

The Ubiquitous Computing technology in practice is often characterized by users that experience recurring breakdowns, standards’ incompatibility and a proliferation of interfaces when using, accessing and trying to connect different devices (e.g. PCs, cameras, printers, and phones). Such interconnected devices populate ordinary Ubiquitous Computing scenarios. The focus of the present research i...

Research on the psychological characteristics of elite performers has primarily focused on Olympic and World champions; however, the mental attributes of young developing and talented athletes have received less attention. Addressing this, the current study had two aims: (a) to examine the perceptions held by youth athletes regarding the mental qualities they need to facilitate their developmen...

The Brief Loquaciousness and Interpersonal Responsiveness Test (BLIRT) measures the extent to which people respond to others quickly and effusively. The BLIRT displays desirable psychometric properties and distinguishes people who should theoretically score high (e.g., car salespersons) from those who should score low (e.g., librarians). Scores on the scale predict (a) the amount and rapidity o...

Robots are expected to become a ubiquitous technology in the near future, where different people from a wide variety of backgrounds may have daily interactions with robots. These co-present humans will expect to be able to customize robot behavior to suit their preferences and needs through intuitive methods, such as learning from demonstration (LfD). However, these interactions will vary depen...

The high degree of parasitic variability in Heterodera glycines and its distribution in a wide range of soybean production systems present multiple challenges for management, which necessitate increased understanding of the biology of H. glycines. Soil amendments are being considered either as stand-alone and/or as part of integrated management approaches. A recycled municipal biosolid with nut...