Attitudes Towards and Limitations to ICT Use in Assisted and Independent Living Communities: Findings from a Specially-Designed Technological Intervention     

Ronald W. Berkowsky  Shelia R. Cotton  Elizabeth A. Yost  Vicki P. Winstead 《Educational gerontology》2013,39(11):797-811

Much literature has been devoted to theoretical explanations of the learning processes of older adults and to the methods of teaching best utilized in older populations. However, there has been less focus on the education of older adults who reside in assisted and independent living communities (AICs), especially with regards to information and communication technology (ICT) education. The purpose of this study is to determine whether participants' attitudes and views towards computers and the Internet are affected as a result of participating in an eight-week training program designed to enhance computer and Internet use among older adults in such communities. Specifically, we examine if ICT education specially designed for AIC residents results in more positive attitudes towards ICTs and a perceived decrease in factors that may limit or prevent computer and Internet use. We discuss the implications of these results for enhancing the quality of life for older adults in AICs and make recommendations for those seeking to decrease digital inequality among older adults in these communities through their own ICT classes.  相似文献   

Guyanese Mass Games: spectacles that “moulded” the nation in a North Korean way     

Vicki Sung-yeon Kwon 《Inter-Asia Cultural Studies》2019,20(2):180-203

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This paper examines the Guyanese Mass Games, multi-media spectacles of visual and performing arts initiated by the leader of the Co-Operative Republic of Guyana and performed by Guyanese artists and youth aided by North Korean artists. North Korea and Guyana staged the games as the postcolonial and anti-imperialist expression of a newly established socialist regime in the global South in the context of the Cold War. Staged annually from 1980 to 1992 as part of the national day celebrations, they sparked debate, antagonism, and ethnic and political conflict in Guyana. The encounter of North Korean artists and Guyanese artists resulted in the new cultural tradition of the Guyanese Mass Games, which incorporated elements of Guyana's local culture into the form of the North Korean Mass Games. The paper expands the method of “inter-referencing” to incorporate a cross-continental dimension to analyze the cultural event of the Mass Games in North Korea and Guyana. The analysis in this paper is grounded in archival materials relating to the Guyanese Mass Games, such as sketch paintings, choreography books, photos, and newspaper articles, and examines how the representation of the people and land in the Mass Games captures the ambivalent character of decolonization and modernization projects in the socialist regime of Guyana.  相似文献   

The effects of 4 weeks normobaric hypoxia training on microvascular responses in the forearm flexor     

S. Fryer  K. Stone  T. Dickson  A. Wilhelmsen  D. Cowen  J. Faulkner 《Journal of sports sciences》2019,37(11):1235-1241

Intermittent exposure to hypoxia can lead to improved endurance performance. Currently, it is unclear whether peripheral adaptions play a role in improving oxygen delivery and utilization following both training and detraining. This study aimed to characterize skeletal muscle blood flow (mBF), oxygen consumption (mV?O₂), and perfusion adaptations to i) 4-weeks handgrip training in hypoxic and normoxic conditions, and ii) following 4-weeks detraining. Using a randomised crossover design, 9 males completed 30-min handgrip training four times a week in hypoxic (14% FiO₂ ~ 3250m altitude) and normoxic conditions. mBF, mV?O₂ and perfusion were assessed pre, post 4-weeks training, and following 4-weeks detraining. Hierarchical linear modelling found that mV?O₂ increased at a significantly faster rate (58%) with hypoxic training (0.09 mlO₂·min^?1 · 100g^?1 per week); perfusion increased at a significantly (69%) faster rate with hypoxic training (3.72 μM per week). mBF did not significantly change for the normoxic condition, but there was a significant increase of 0.38 ml· min^?1 · 100ml^?1 per week (95% CI: 0.35, 0.40) for the hypoxic condition. During 4-weeks detraining, mV?O₂ and perfusion significantly declined at similar rates for both conditions, whereas mBF decreased significantly faster following hypoxic training. Four weeks hypoxic training increases the delivery and utilisation of oxygen in the periphery.  相似文献   

A need within a need     

Michael Sutton  John Stone  Nati Gemechisa  Beth Young 《TechTrends》2003,47(4):39-41

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Ethically speaking     

Vicki Napper 《TechTrends》2003,47(6):5-8

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Piloting Consumer Health Information Services in Collaboration with a Community Research Engagement Program     

Margaret Ansell  Michele R. Tennant  Vicki Piazza  Linda B. Cottler 《Medical reference services quarterly》2017,36(4):348-361

At an academic health science center, librarians partnered with a community research engagement program to offer a suite of consumer health information services. The services included training staff in the use of online consumer health resources, purchasing a print collection of monographs, and creating a guide to both the online and print resources for staff use. Focus groups were conducted to assess information needs, and the workshop attendees’ online health information competency was assessed presession and postsession. This article details planning and intervention efforts, and proposes future activities to meet the information needs of HealthStreet and its clients.  相似文献   

An example of demographic accounting: The school ages     

Richard Stone  Giovanna Stone  Jane Gunton 《Minerva》1968,6(2):185-212

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A Father’s Interactions with His Toddler: Personal and Professional Lessons for Early Childhood Educators   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Dolores J. Appl  Shannon Brown  Michael Stone 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2008,36(2):127-134

In this article a university professor, former student, and father describe the father’s interactions with his toddler-age son within a parent–child playgroup. The authors discuss the important role of fathers, what they learned from observing the father interact with his son, and implications for teachers and other professionals.  相似文献   

Social Work and Law: Judicial Policy and Forensic Practice by Sunny Harris Rome     

Vicki Lens 《Journal of Teaching in Social Work》2017,37(5):551-552

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The Evolution of Learning Systems in a Changing World: Constantly Closing the Stable Door after an Ever-Bolting Horse?     

Vicki Donlevy 《European Journal of Education》2015,50(4):383-386

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