Ninety-five students participated in a qualitative study examining pre-medical and firstyear medical students’ knowledge, understanding, and attitudes surrounding HIV. Participants were given a questionnaire to assess general knowledge and to assess students’ ability to identify and discern psychosocial and ethical…

Introduction: The aim of this study is to determine the opinions of tutors and students about the effectiveness of Problem-based Learning in Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine. Methods: A questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale, with 1:minimum, 5;maximum, rating…

Background: In view of the increasing popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), it is imperative that medical students, the health professionals of tomorrow, possess ad­equate knowledge on the topic. Objectives: This is a descriptive study designed to assess the…

DIVERSE TECHNIQUES HAVE BEEN USED TO DETERMINE USER PROFILES. THESE HAVE CONSIDERED DIFFERENT TRAITS AS THE BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING CATEGORIZATIONS AMONG WHICH ARE: COGNITIVE STRUCTURE, SUBJECT INTEREST, AND THE MAIN ACTIVITY OF THE USER, ALL OF WHICH FORM PART OF…

THE PAPER DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH ON THE "INFLUENCE OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN THE SERVICES ENTERPRISES OF THE MEDELLIN BETWEEN 1995 AND 2001". ITS BASIS WAS MANAGEMENT COMPRISING DOCUMENTATION, TERMINOLOGY; STANDIZATION; TECHNOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING TOOLS. THESE ASPECTS…

E-COGNOCRACY [MORENO-JIMÉNEZ, 2003, 2006; MORENO-JIMÉNEZ AND POLASEK, 2003, 2005] IS A NEW DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM CONCEIVED FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTRACTING AND DIFFUSING THE KNOWLEDGE DERIVED FROM THE SCIENTIFIC RESOLUTION OF COMPLEX PROBLEMS THAT ARISE IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC DECISION…

FIRSTLY, IT IS ARGUED THAT LANGUAGE IS A VITAL ELEMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD SINCE KNOWLEDGE IS CREATED THROUGH THE DIALOG ESTABLISHED BETWEEN RESEARCHERS MAINLY BY MEANS OF WRITTEN WORDS; THEREFORE, THE RIGOR OR NEGLIGENCE WHEN USING LANGUAGE INFLUENCES KNOWLEDGE…

ESTE TRABAJO CONSIDERA AL SOFTWARE LIBRE Y SOFTWARE DE FUENTE ABIERTA (SL/SFA) COMO FORMAS DE PRODUCCIÓN QUE SE HAN VENIDO DESARROLLANDO EN EL SENO DEL CAPITALISMO DEL CONOCIMIENTO, EL CUAL CONSTITUYE UNA NUEVA FASE DE DESARROLLO DEL CAPITALISMO. PERO EL…

Objective: To assess in pediatric residents the effects of a case-based educational exercise about child neglect and parental alcoholism on their knowledge and attitudes. Design: Quasi-experimental controlled trial of a standardized educational intervention and qualitative analysis of residents’ reactions. Setting:…

IN THIS PAPER WE DISCUSS OUR APROACH TO LEARNING CLASSIFICATION RULES FROM DATA. WE STETCH OUT TWO MODULES OF OUR ARCHITECTURE, NAMELY LINNEO AND GAR.LINNEO, WICH IS A KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION TOOL FOR ILL - STRUCTURED DOMAINS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING CLASSES FROM…