We study the effects of various types of education and training on the ability of teachers to promote student achievement. Previous studies on the subject have been hampered by inadequate measures of teacher training and difficulties addressing the non-random selection of teachers to students and of teachers to training. We address these issues by estimating models that include detailed measure...

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 support continuous quality improvement of residency training. To understand the functioning and potential of such committees, this study exami...

background: exercise and consumption of green tea affect the aging process. however, the effect of exercise training combined with green tea extract on leukocyte telomere length, quality of life (qol) and body composition in aging has so far been unclear and inconsistent. objective: the aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of aerobic training intervention and green tea ex...

PURPOSE We determined the effects of a 3-month low-moderate-intensity strength training program (2 sessions/week) on functional capacity, muscular strength, body composition, and quality of life (QOL) in 22 young (12-16 yrs) anorexic outpatients. METHODS Patients were randomly assigned to a training or control group (n=11 [10 females] each). Training sessions were of low intensity (loads for ...

In 2001, following the development of International Standards in basic medical education, WFME appointed an international Task Force for development of International Guidelines for Postgraduate Specialist Training. Reports of this Task Force were published in September 2001. These Guidelines has been structured in 9 areas and 37 sub-areas. The areas of these guidelines are mission & outcomes, t...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effect and sustainability of 6 months combined aerobic/strength training vs aerobic training alone on quality of life in women after coronary artery by-pass graft surgery or myocardial infarction. DESIGN Prospective, 2-group, randomized controlled trial. PARTICIPANTS Ninety-two women who were 8-10 weeks post-coronary artery by-pass graft surgery or myocardial infarc...

BACKGROUND Weakening and dyscoordination of expiratory muscles in multiple sclerosis (MS) can impair respiratory and swallow function. OBJECTIVE The objective of this paper is to test a novel expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) device on expiratory pressure, swallow function, and swallow-related quality-of-life (SWAL-QOL) in individuals with MS. METHODS Participants with MS were rand...

More than half of the children in families supported by welfare are under age six, and another third are in grade school. The mothers of these children cannot leave welfare for employment unless they can find and pay for child care. Yet, as this article points out, the child care needs of these families are not easily met: Many require care for infants and toddlers, care at odd hours, and care ...

The aims of this pilot study were to use various muscular strength and performance evaluation procedures to assess the preliminary responses from young Thai male athletes to strength training programs, and to apply data quality control to assess data reliability. Sixteen young Thai male athletes aged 13-17 years from the Khon Kaen Sport School were sampled: eight were soccer players and eight w...