Since Chevens' report, in the early 50's that his patients under treatment with the aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor, antabuse, could experience beneficial effects when drinking small volumes of alcoholic beverages, the role of acetaldehyde (ACD) in the effects of ethanol has been thoroughly investigated on pre-clinical grounds. Thus, after more than 25 years of intense research, a large number...

The emergence of technology mediated learning has translated the primitive mode of learning into an enhanced technological mode where learning is not restricted to a particular geographical location, space, time etc. There is more on a new wave of learning strategies and approaches to motivate online learners to engage in learning process tailored through learning paths that lead to successful ...

The emergence of technology mediated learning has translated the primitive mode of learning into an enhanced technological mode where learning is not restricted to a particular geographical location, space, time etc. There is more on a new wave of learning strategies and approaches to motivate online learners to engage in learning process tailored through learning paths that lead to successful ...

The impact of three programmed strategies (tit-for-tat, 100% cooperation, and 100% defection) on cooperation level in the Prisoner's Dilemma game is examined as a function of the subject's motivational orientation (cooperative, competitive, or individualistic). Motivational orientation was assessed on the basis of each subject's choices across four classes of decomposed games. Following this as...

This paper describes a method for automatically learning effective dialogue strategies, generated from a library of dialogue content, using reinforcement learning from user feedback. This library includes greetings, social dialogue, chit-chat, jokes and relationship building, as well as the more usual clarification and verification components of dialogue. We tested the method through a motivati...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To test body-related shame and guilt as predictors of breast cancer survivors' (BCS') moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) during six months and to examine motivational regulations as mediators of this association.
. DESIGN Prospective study.
. SETTING Survivors were recruited through advertisements and oncologist referrals from medical clinics and hosp...

Motivation to learn is affected by a student’s self-efficacy, goal orientation, locus of control and perceived task difficulty. In the classroom, teachers know how to motivate their students and how to exploit this knowledge to adapt or optimize their instruction when a student shows signs of demotivation. In on-line learning environments it is much more difficult to assess the level of motivat...

teaching and learning a second language, especially in postgraduate courses requires teachers to use appropriate teaching approaches and strategies since they can facilitate language learning considerably. the present research aims to study the relationship between instructional scaffolding and language learning among a selected group of persian learners in persian language centre in qazvin, ir...

This article provides nurse practitioners with the tools and strategies to implement motivational interviewing promote self-care activities that can improve mental health decrease stress during pregnancy postpartum.