The Clinton Administration has implied that short-run failures to control health care costs may cause a reexamination of wage and price controls as elements of comprehensive health care reform. The most recent imposition of mandatory wage and price controls was the Economic Stabilization Program (ESP) of the early 1970s. We analyze trends in hospitals' economic behavior and utilization before, ...

This study reports on integrating ESP (English for specific purposes) multimedia courseware for semiconductor technology into instruction of three different language programs in higher education by using it as a silent partner. It focuses primarily on techniques and tools to motivate retention of under-prepared students in an EFL setting. The courseware design was based on Mayer’s multimedia le...

conclusions although the efficacy of nursing doctoral program is good, however, it needs revision to enhance the outcomes of the program in order to meet public needs and to increase learners’ satisfaction. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted on 90 nursing students who were conveniently selected from seven nursing schools. a questionnaire designed based on the patrick...

The PRISM integral algorithm has been applied to the computation of the ab initio molecular electrostatic potential and its derivatives. Implementational details which are relevant to the additional efficiency ofthe algorithm in the electrostatic case are discuksed. On a range of machines, CPU timings of the PRISM electrostatic properties program, which is included in the GAUSSIAN 92 quantum ch...

Togetherness of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) has been the subject of many recent studies in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English as a Second Language (ESL) domain. Few studies, however, have addressed the impact of TBLT on ESP learners’ linguistic production. This study aimed at investigating the impact of task-based teaching on ESP lear...

Humanism and socio-constructivism have entailed drastic developments in education including that of foreign/second language. Incorporating teachers and learners in all areas of education including materials development and evaluation, focusing four-pairs of binoculars on evaluating EFL materials can be taken amongst the outcomes of this trend.  This study is a report of an evaluation of the ESP...

PREFACE Quality Enhancement Research Initiative's (QUERI's) Evidence-based Synthesis Program (ESP) was established to provide timely and accurate syntheses of targeted healthcare topics of particular importance to Veterans Affairs (VA) managers and policymakers, as they work to improve the health and healthcare of Veterans. The ESP disseminates these reports throughout VA. QUERI provides fundin...