BACKGROUND The transformation of a surgical trainee into a surgeon is strongly influenced by the quality of teaching in the operating theater. This study investigates the perceptions of residents about the educational environment of the operating theater and identifies variables that may improve the operating theater education of our trainees. MATERIALS AND METHODS Residents in the department...

Improvisational theater (improv) fits well into an academic definition of improvisation: “the process and product of creativity occurring simultaneously” (Lewis and Lovatt, 2013). The simultaneity in improv comes from the lack of scripting: players appear on stage, ask the audience for a suggestion, for example, “any object smaller than a breadbox,” and begin a frolic of their own that often la...

This paper argues that computer theater are an interesting domain for research in action representation, recognition, and generation. Here, computer theater describes experiences and systems where performers use computers in theatrical performances, both as a means to expand their bodies and as partners. Some of the most recent experiences in computer theater are surveyed and classified accordi...

Case Law, a regular AJHP section, is intended to provide pharmacists with timely information about recent court decisions that may affect pharmacy practice. Each installment includes pertinent background information, excerpts from the opinion of the court, and brief commentary. The contributing editor for the section is David B. Brushwood, J.D., Professor, Pharmacy Health Care Administration, U...

Legitimate expectation in the context of culpa in contrahendo is an important legal concept for the study of good faith and the duty to negotiate with good care. However when wanting to model it and reason about it, one finds that most existing legal formalisations do not directly account for the concept. In this paper we present a formal model that can explicitly model and reason about legitim...

Restoration England (1660~1720) was a raucous time for theater-making. After an 18year Puritanical ban on the theater, and with the restoration of the worldly Charles II to the throne, English theater underwent a pivotal rebirth. At this time, women were allowed to act on the public stage for the first time, an event carrying enormous implications for gender roles. This paper argues that actres...

This paper describes a system called DiamondTheater that supports creative activities in theater using a tabletop tangible interface. This system is used to aid in the planning of certain aspects of theater production, such as actor positioning, and sound and lighting cues. Without having some considerable experience in production, it is difficult to create a mental picture of an actual product...

This paper studies how audiences should be expressed in a Cyber− theater, in which remotely located persons can direct plays as directors, perform as performers and/or see the performances as audiences through a networked virtual environment. It is noted that the audience effect has been widely acknowledged in the real−world theater: that is, the audience reaction has a significant effect on th...