This study examined the effect of electronic outlining on the quality of students’ writing products and how outlining affects perceived mental effort during the writing task. Additionally, it was studied how students appropriate and appreciate an outline tool and whether they need explicit instruction in order to engage in planning. To answer these questions, the writing products and self-repor...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of position and size of tumor region of interest (ROI) on the estimation of lung cancer vascular parameters using 256-slice computed tomography (CT) perfusion. METHODS After institutional review board approval and written informed consent, 16 men and 11 women with lung cancer were enrolled in this CT perfusion study. Perfusion, blood volume, and peak enhanc...

The ancestry of the Colombian population comprises a large number of well differentiated Native communities belonging to diverse linguistic groups. In the late fifteenth century, a process of admixture was initiated with the arrival of the Europeans, and several years later, Africans also became part of the Colombian population. Therefore, the genepool of the current Colombian population result...

Fitness function design is often both a design and performance bottleneck for evolutionary algorithms. The fitness function for a given problem is directly related to the specifications for that problem. In this paper we outline a guide for transforming problem specifications into a fitness function. The target audience for this guide are non-expert practitioners. The goal of the research prese...

It is widely agreed that nowadays knowledge and competencies are the key productive factors and organizational capability for continuous learning, development and renewal has become the main driver of competitiveness. Thus organizations increasingly aim to develop their capabilities for continuous learning. In this paper we explore the role of measurement in enabling continuous organizational l...

A discussion is presented outlining the necessary elements required of chiropractors to work successfully in hospitals.