Computer Times

Repeat chronic pain visits reduced from 19 to two.
HealthCare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement; 1/1/2010; 1055 words; ...Sue Wolfe, RN CEN, care team leader for the UW's ED, at times ED nurses "begin to get that 'I know I'm being taken for...care physician to come up with a plan." She adds, "The computer system that we use is very helpful in alerting the staff that...do the same thing if a patient asked for antibiotics every ...

Using NAPLAN items to develop students' thinking skills and build confidence.(National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy)
Australian Mathematics Teacher; 12/22/2009; 3622 words; ...y9_calc_web_v10.pdf). Jane, Meg and Oliver scored 1400 points altogether on a computer game. Jane has 50 more points than Meg and Meg has 4 times as many points as Oliver. How many points does Oliver have? To identify errors in answering...

Sequential innovation, patents, and imitation.
RAND Journal of Economics; 12/22/2009; 10065 words; ...the last forty years--software, computers, and semiconductors--have historically...court decisions, patent protection for computer programs was significantly strengthened...outcome. For industries like software or computers, theory suggests that imitation may...particular goal is reached within a given ...

Reading is fundamental.(2009 Literacy Grants Recipients)
Phi Kappa Phi Forum; 12/22/2009; 2388 words; ...she had difficulty learning to read. A teacher took the time to help her succeed and Merklin wanted to "pay it forward...confidence and related benefits that come from reading, math, and computers, among other fields. Fourteen grants worth up to $2,500...

5 exercises can reduce neck, shoulder pain of women office workers.
NewsRx Health; 12/20/2009; 1250 words; ...two women who worked in offices on repetitive tasks and did computer work participated in the 10-week study. They all had reported...this group did three sets of three of these exercises three times per week. The amount of weight lifted depended upon each woman...