BACKGROUND: Physician assistant (PA) education has undergone substantial change since the late 1960s. After four decades of development, other countries have taken a page from the American experience and launched their own instructional initiatives. The diversity in how different countries approach education …

In this AERA Division K symposium, 18 researchers from 7 different countries (China, New Zealand, France, Australia, Netherlands, Spain, and Canada) are brought together. The symposium provides the opportunity to engage and interact with international research efforts focussing on 'practicum pedagogies,' …

Mirror neurons in the cerebral cortex have been shown to fire not only during performance but also during visual and auditory observation of activity. This phenomenon is commonly called cerebral resonance behavior. This would mean that cortical motor regions would not only be activated while singing, …

Untrained listeners demonstrate implicit knowledge of syntactic patterns and principles. Untrained generative music ability, for example singing, humming, and whistling, is a largely unconscious or intuitive application of these patterns and principles. From the viewpoint of embodied cognition, listening …

Energy efficiency has gained a lot of prominence in recent debates on urban sustainability and housing policy due to its potential consequences for climate change. At the local, national and also international level, there are numerous initiatives to promote energy savings and the use of renewable energy …

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Based on the background of global financial crisis, several companies were affected in the year 2008 and 2009. Not only some small companies but also many big companies experienced a downsize and had to recombine, such as General Motors Corporation, Freddie Mac, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers Holdings …

Binnen de forensische psychiatrie is het primaire doel van de behandeling van cliënten altijd het terugdringen van het risico op recidive. Om beter in staat te zijn het delictrecidive van cliënten terug te dringen, wordt naar dit risico regelmatig onderzoek verricht. Daarbij speelt risicotaxatie een …

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Ouderparticipatie wordt beschouwd als een belangrijk onderdeel van het totale revalidatieproces, maar er is nog weinig onderzoek naar gedaan. In Canada zijn meetinstrumenten ontwikkeld om de mate van gezinsgerichte zorg in kaart te brengen. In Nederland is nog weinig bekend over dit soort meetinstrumenten. …