CMM [8][6] is currently considered as the de facto standard for process capability certification in organizations dedicated to software development. Independent of their size, these organizations can be certified at one of CMM ́s five process maturity levels: Initial, Repeatable, Defined, Managed or Optimizing. At each level a number of Key Process Areas (KPAs) need to be satisfied, The KPAs are...

BACKGROUND Sleep is essential for organizing and maturation of the brain in premature infants; it also plays a role in maintaining the natural balance between different nervous centers. Given the role of nurses in neonatal sleep care, this study aimed at assessing the impact of a training program on the nurses' knowledge and performance in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). MATERIALS AND ...

Managers and analysts increasingly need to master the hands-on use of computer-based decision technologies including spreadsheet models. Effective training can prevent the lack of skill from impeding potential effectiveness gains from decision technologies. Among the wide variety of software training approaches in use today, recent research indicates that techniques based on behavior modeling, ...

BACKGROUND This paper presents a software package for quantitative evaluation of heart rate variability (HRV), heart rate turbulence (HRT), and T-wave alternans (TWA) from ECG recordings. The software has been developed for the purpose of scientific research rather than clinical diagnosis. MATERIAL/METHODS The software is written in Matlab Mathematical Language. Procedures for evaluation of H...

resistance exercise is associated with increased oxidative stress. however, it is not completely obvious how resistance training intensity can affect the rest levels of oxidative stress indexes. therefore, the aim of the present research was to study the effect of moderate resistance (mr) and high resistance (hr) training on oxidative stress. 20 males (age: 20.6±0.7 yr, height: 1.74±0.06 m, wei...