The present study investigates the effects of different types of concurrent feedback on the acquisition of perceptual-motor skills. Twenty participants walked through virtual corridors in which rhythmically opening and closing sliding doors were placed. The participants aimed to adjust their walking speed so as to cross the doors when the doors were close to their maximal aperture width. The hi...

Stalking is a dangerous and devastating crime that irrevocably changes the lives of victims but is frequently misunderstood and minimized. Victims report that their lives are never the same after they have been stalked. Stalking is prevalent and gender-neutral and occurs across all socioeconomic lines and in all clinical settings. The prevalence of stalking provides many opportunities for socia...

It is written in two parts the first of which concerns itself with recurring problem situations in the mental hospital such as the suicidal, assaultive and withdrawn patient, to quote but three. I was sorry that no particular mention was made of the patient who repeatedly attempts to abscond, especially since the present tendency in mental hospitals is towards the policy of the open door, and i...

1. A back-to-back cargo movement is generally understood as the transfer of loose goods from one truck to another---in its literal form, positioning two trucks with their backs to one another. Primitive variants involve laborintensive handling and placement of cargo on the ground during the transfer. This process inflicts serious time delays and damage to cargo and is widely avoided in modern t...

background:the door-to-needle-time (dnt) is considered a standard time for scheduling thrombolysis for acute st-segment elevation of myocardial infarction and this time can be reduced by minimizing the delay in starting thrombolytic treatment once the patient has reached to the hospital. this study was carried out on a sample of iranian patients with acute myocardial infarction to determine the...

When I was street homeless, the challenge was getting to see a general practitioner. So many obstacles were in the way—no address, out of area, no proof of who I was. It was as if I needed three forms of identification and a letter from God just to get past the receptionist. Surgery doors closed in my face, and excuse after excuse was given as to why I couldn’t see the doctor. I was sent to oth...

Institutions constrain political choices and thus commit the future path of policy. Well-designed institutions square the circle of generating commitment that is both credible and flexible. This essay develops an audience-cost theory of flexible commitment that addresses some vexing questions. Where does institutional commitment comes from? Why is institutional commitment feasible when policy c...

This article explores some of the consequences open access (OA) for scholars in global South, centring on what constitutes their equal participation circuit knowledge production. Building critical reflections by contributors to ‘Power Shifts’ project within From Poverty Power blog, limitations OA model are shown be tied a series structural features characteristic twin systems academic research ...

Malawi, similar to other Southern African countries, has adopted new water, land, and irrigation policies and legislation involving promotion of decentralized management, user groups, and privatization of resources previously under customary or public tenure. We examine how the water and land policies intersect with the new irrigation policy, and are being played out in the context of two small...