Today, for biologists of genome analysis, actions to access web servers occupy an important part of their researches. But, the actions usually spend a lot of time, because the biologist must visit many web servers in order to perform his aim. Furthermore, biologists are sometimes embarrassed by very slow response of Internet. Kanehisa had implied the possibilities of \mobile agent" in a eld of ...

Objective: To examine the acceptability and feasibility of using smartphone technology to assess beverage intake and evaluate whether the feasibility of smartphone use is greater among key sub-populations. Design: An acceptability and feasibility study of recording the video dietary record, the acceptability of the ecological momentary assessment (EMA), wearing smartphones and whether the video...

Making learners aware of their mistakes is a frequent strategy used by practitioners; the common assumption is that doing this will ultimately lead to improvements in motor behavior. However, making someone aware of their errors, especially in front of their peers, can cause the person to feel embarrassed or ashamed. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of induced shame on th...

OBJECTIVE To determine the quality of life in Saudi patients with vitiligo and to detect the variables that could influence it by using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). METHODS One hundred and nine Saudi vitiligo patients were recruited from Qassim Medical College clinics between November 2004 and September 2006. We included 61 males, 48 females with an age range of 18 to 47 years, ...

Reducing mental health stigma and perceived barriers to care is a necessary strategy for addressing the public health problem of suicide among the United States Armed Forces. The purpose of this study was threefold: (a) to empirically evaluate the principal component structure of the Perceived Barriers to Care (PBTC) measure; (b) to gain an understanding of the perceived barriers to seeking men...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to describe the robotic assisted transfer device (RATD) and an initial focus group evaluation by end users. The purpose of the device is to aid in the transfers of people with disabilities to and from their electric powered wheelchair (EPW) onto other surfaces. The device can be used for both stand-pivot transfers and fully dependent transfers, where the person ...

This study explored risk factors for violence among a sample of adult women with physical disabilities. Fifty-six percent (100) of the 177 women participating in the study indicated a positive history of abuse. Of the women who reported abuse, most reported multiple abuse situations and abusers who were typically their male partners. In addition, only a small proportion of women sought and rece...

Introduction . The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health professionals and patients suffering from haematological diseases with embarrassed diagnosis, treatment, surveillance, social distancing other constraints. Aim — addressing therapy for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) during the in light of own experience, as well national international professional medical community guidelines. Main findi...

What drives teenagers to comply with computer password guidelines? Using an extended form of protection motivation theory (PMT) (Rogers, 1983), we found that even if teenage users believe they are susceptible being hacked, or hacked would be detrimental, it has no bearing on their choices. Other motives outside PMT also drive security behaviour. Personal norms fully mediate the relationship bet...