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Dr. Chris Stout Influencer David Frangioni is quite the polymath-as he is an entrepreneur, award-winning veteran of the music industry, technologist, producer, engineer, author, and perhaps most fundamentally, a drummer. He is the Founder of Audio One and CEO of Frangioni Media and All Access IDA (Inspire and Develop Artists). He has dedicated his life to designing and building world-class studios, production facilities, and innovative music technology solutions in order to produce music and develop artists, and just recently he became the publisher of Modern Drummer Magazine.

Popcorn is an important snack food worldwide with significant nutritional benefits, including minerals and vitamins. However, adequate production of popcorn in Sub-Saharan Africa is hampered by lack of adapted varieties. This therefore calls for breeding investigations to develop new hybrids. The objectives of the study were to determine variability among hybrids for popping quality traits, gene action involved in conditioning of quality traits in popcorn hybrids and relationships among quality traits in popcorn. Random crosses were generated among inbred lines resulting in 119 experimental F 1 hybrids with adequate seed. A commercial hybrid P618 grown under the same conditions was used as a standard check. The F 1 hybrids were grown at two locations. Two popping methods were used, the microwave and the hot air popping method. The data was analysed in SAS. Significant variability was observed among hybrids for popping quality traits (p≤0.05). The study identified 15 hybrids with sup...

Reproducibility is a defining feature of science, but the extent to which it characterizes current research is unknown. We conducted replications of 100 experimental and correlational studies published in three psychology journals using high-powered designs and original materials when available. Replication effects were half the magnitude of original effects, representing a substantial decline. Ninety-seven percent of original studies had statistically significant results. Thirty-six percent of replications had statistically significant results; 47% of original effect sizes were in the 95% confidence interval of the replication effect size; 39% of effects were subjectively rated to have replicated the original result; and if no bias in original results is assumed, combining original and replication results left 68% with statistically significant effects. Correlational tests suggest that replication success was better predicted by the strength of original evidence than by characteris...

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As the working hours of junior doctors decrease, adequate handover of patients becomes more important to maintain continuity of care and avoid errors caused by information gaps. A minimum dataset for surgical handover should include the patient's name, location (ward and bed number), date of admission, diagnosis, procedure (with date), complications and progress, management plan, resuscitation plan, consultant availability (and instructions if not available), expected need for review, and name of doctor completing handover and date to confirm that information is current. An electronic handover system is a potential solution, but our survey shows that free-text entry into such systems may be inadequate; prompts or predefined fields for handover content are possible solutions.

RESUMO Este artigo trata das possibilidades de personalização características das tecnologias digitais, que se estendem aos livros, cujo projeto gráfico pode, muitas vezes, ser alterado pelos usuários. As questões que encaminham o texto dizem respeito à relação dos leitores com os livros digitais, com ênfase no uso, das possibilidades de customização dos livros digitais. Para abordar o tema, partimos de uma revisão bibliográfica sobre o design editorial, após a qual apresentamos os resultados de uma pesquisa junto a leitores, realizada através de questionários online. O texto termina com uma reflexão sobre o papel do designer frente às possibilidades de customização do livro digital. Palavras-chave: "design editorial", "e-book" e "tablets". INTRODUÇÃO Ao longo dos séculos que compõem a história do livro, diversos padrões de composição legitimaram-se e passaram a ser considerados sinônimos de conforto e eficácia de leitura ao usuário-bem como da capacida...

Introduction The use of simulation in healthcare education has been extensively embraced over the past 20 years. It enables deliberate practice, and it allows immersion in learning tasks. It enables tasks to be structured in staged learning chunks, and provides a controlled environment in which it is safe to learn from errors. Objectives To evaluate the views of Irish Defence Force personnel participating in their first exposure to the Human Patient Simulator (HPS) in high fidelity simulation scenarios with respect to its relevance, applicability and acceptability as part of the Diploma in Military Medical Care. Method Following participation in scenarios using the HPS the trainees were then invited to complete a voluntary and anonymous evaluation of the training. They were asked to provide free text written comments to seven open-ended questions and rate ten statements on a seven-point Likert scale. Results The trainees' responses were overwhelmingly positive for their perceive...