High Degree Of Competence Research Articles

Event-triggered robot self-assessment to aid in autonomy adjustment.

Introduction: Human-robot teams are being called upon to accomplish increasingly complex tasks. During execution, the robot may operate at different levels of autonomy (LOAs), ranging from full robotic autonomy to full human control. For any number of reasons, such as changes in the robot's surroundings due to the complexities of operating in dynamic and uncertain environments, degradation and damage to the robot platform, or changes in tasking, adjusting the LOA during operations may be necessary to achieve desired mission outcomes. Thus, a critical challenge is understanding when and how the autonomy should be adjusted. Methods: We frame this problem with respect to the robot's capabilities and limitations, known as robot competency. With this framing, a robot could be granted a level of autonomy in line with its ability to operate with a high degree of competence. First, we propose a Model Quality Assessment metric, which indicates how (un)expected an autonomous robot's observations are compared to its model predictions. Next, we present an Event-Triggered Generalized Outcome Assessment (ET-GOA) algorithm that uses changes in the Model Quality Assessment above a threshold to selectively execute and report a high-level assessment of the robot's competency. We validated the Model Quality Assessment metric and the ET-GOA algorithm in both simulated and live robot navigation scenarios. Results: Our experiments found that the Model Quality Assessment was able to respond to unexpected observations. Additionally, our validation of the full ET-GOA algorithm explored how the computational cost and accuracy of the algorithm was impacted across several Model Quality triggering thresholds and with differing amounts of state perturbations. Discussion: Our experimental results combined with a human-in-the-loop demonstration show that Event-Triggered Generalized Outcome Assessment algorithm can facilitate informed autonomy-adjustment decisions based on a robot's task competency.

“Text of Culture” as a Category of Cultural Philosophy: from Semiotic Theory to Research Practice

Introduction. Culture manifests itself in texts, one “reads” them, communicates with them. This communication takes place with varying degrees of competence; a high degree of competence is a necessary requirement for “reading” a cultural text in research practice. The article presents a metatheoretical construction on the basis of the analysis of the semiotic theory of the “text of culture” of the Tartu-Moscow school. The aim of the analysis is to develop a cultural-philosophical research practice. The author addresses the following tasks: justification of the necessity of metatheoretical constructions around Lotman's semiotics of culture; categorisation of the “text of culture”; characterisation of the semiosis of the “text of culture” as the necessary generation of the metatext; outlining the principles of research "reading" of the “text of culture”. The article is of a theoretical and methodological character.Methodology and sources. The methodological basis of the research is the traditions of Russian cultural semiotics and the Tartu-Moscow semiotic school. The main parameters for the selection of scientific publications: the degree of semiotic problematization of the cultural text; the possibility of explicating the concepts being sought; the perspective of meta-theoretical constructions.Results and discussion. The study allows us to formulate theoretical and methodological conclusions. The necessity of developing semiotics of culture in the Tartu-Moscow school is justified by the increasing complexity of modern culture as an open dynamic system, and by the un-realized methodological purpose of the institution. The “text of culture” is the most important notion of cultural-philosophical research. Its necessary categorization opens perspectives for the development of procedures of semiotic analysis of artifact as the “text of culture”, and for the interpretation of its semiosis, taking into account the mechanisms of functioning of immanent structures. The most important direction of cultural-philosophical analysis of the cultural text is its semiosis, which is treated as the sign functioning of the artifact-text within the boundaries of an open system that is culture as “one”.Conclusion. Principle aspects of the proposed cultural-philosophical practice: 1) the categorical system of semiotics of culture has to include the position of “text of culture” which fixes genetic relationship of text and culture; 2) “semiosis” of artifact as “text of culture” naturally generates metatextual space of culture as a result of systems openness within the borders of culture as “the one”.

Disaster nursing and disaster preparedness: an investigation of nursing students' knowledge, competence and attitudes.

Any country is at risk of disasters associated with natural, biological, technological and societal hazards. Such disasters pose ever greater challenges for healthcare systems. Nurses and nursing students have a crucial role in responding dynamically to disasters in their communities. To investigate nursing students' knowledge of and self-perceived competence in disaster nursing and attitudes towards disaster preparedness. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used to investigate knowledge, competence and attitudes in a convenience sample of 300 nursing students in their third and fourth years at a nursing college in Saudi Arabia. Students were asked to complete an online questionnaire on disaster nursing and disaster preparedness. A 96% response rate was obtained. Most participating students had a favourable attitude towards disaster preparedness. They also perceived themselves as having a relatively high degree of competence in disaster nursing. However, most participants had inadequate knowledge of disaster nursing and may not have been fully aware of their role in disaster relief operations. Enhancing nursing students' awareness of the importance of disaster preparedness and competence in disaster nursing can potentially save lives. Disaster nursing and disaster preparedness should be part of undergraduate nurse education curricula and nurse educators should develop innovative educational interventions on these topics.

История Золотой Орды в публикациях татарских интеллектуалов начала ХХ века (по материалам журнала «Шура»)

Research objectives: To analyze the publications of R. Fakhreddin and other Tatar intellectuals devoted to the Golden Horde which were published on the pages of the “Shura” journal. The author used their example to show the methods and formats for the dissemination of historical knowledge, and to outline the key topics that were popular in Tatar society at the beginning of twentieth century. Research materials: The article examines the materials of the “Shura” journal for 1909–1912, dedicated to the history of the Golden Horde and the Golden Horde’s khans. Results and novelty of the research: The author of the present publication tried to analyze the articles of the famous educator, historian, religious figure, and journalist, Rizaeddin Fakhreddin, published in the “Shura” journal. The selected materials are devoted to the problem of the history of the Golden Horde and the Golden Horde’s khans. Also, the author considered the journal’s articles by other authors who were representatives of the Tatar intelligentsia of the early twentieth century on the same topic. “Shura” was published in the city of Orenburg, its editor being R. Fakhreddinov. The journal was distinguished by great interest in the coverage of the theme of the history of the Turko-Tatars. It published academic articles as well as educational materials. Its creators aimed to disseminate and popularize historical knowledge among the people. Interest in the history of the Tatars was heightened not only by historians, but also by ordinary people. Therefore, R. Fakhreddin tried to devote a lot of time and space in the journal to this problem. The presented materials are interesting primarily because their authors drew on various sources and works of Tatar, Russian, and Arab scholars. This indicates a high level of knowledge of information in different languages and a high degree of competence in the history of the Turko-Tatars, particularly the Golden Horde. These materials can serve as additional sources in the study of the historiography of the Golden Horde.

STUDENTS’ MATHEMATICAL BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES AS PREDICTORS TO STUDENTS’ MATHEMATICAL ABILITY

This study dealt with the students’ mathematical beliefs and attitudes as predictors to students’ mathematical ability of New Bataan District. The study's main goal is to determine the impact of mathematical beliefs and attitudes on students' mathematical ability in New Bataan District, using a research design that is quantitative and predictive-correlational with regression analysis and a total of 270 respondents among junior high school students from the district's eight secondary schools. The Mean, Pearson r, and Multiple Regression Analysis were the measurable instruments used in this study. The mathematical beliefs of students were discovered to be a strong predictor of their mathematical abilities in the New Bataan district in terms of teacher’s role, relevance, difficulty, and high degree of competence. Furthermore, the results revealed that in terms of confidence, importance, and engagement, students' mathematical attitudes as a predictor of students' mathematical ability in the New Bataan district are quite high. Moreover, the students’ mathematical beliefs and students’ mathematical ability of New Bataan District have a significant relationship. Also, the students’ mathematical attitudes and students’ mathematical ability of New Bataan District have a significant relationship. Only teacher’s role out of four domains of students’ mathematical beliefs predicts students’ mathematical ability. No domains of students’ mathematical attitudes predicts students’ mathematical ability. As a result, the higher a student's mathematical ability, the better his or her mathematical beliefs and attitudes about mathematics are.

Assessment of awareness of workers of the forensic medical service of the Republic of Tatarstan (bureau) about tuberculosis infection

Introduction. Forensic workers are at high risk of contracting Koch's bacillus infection. Significant risk factors for infections are a high microbial load, increased traumatism, and the absence of lifetime medical records of tuberculosis in cadavers admitted for examination. In addition, sporadic cases of infection continue to be reported, necessitating measures to improve the prevention of personnel infection. In view of the above, there is a great need for research into the awareness of bureau personnel, on the basis of which preventive measures will be developed. Purpose of the study — to examine the awareness of bureau personnel about the main issues of tuberculosis infection, its prevention, ways of infection, diagnosis, and clinical manifestations. Materials and methods. The main method of research was an anonymous questionnaire survey of 262 employees of the Kazan bureau of the Republic of Tatarstan. The obtained data were counted on the service onlinetestpad, where the questionnaire was posted. Results. According to the results of the study, 12 employees (4.6%) out of those interviewed in the bureau had tuberculosis. Forty-three employees (16.4%) reported contact with a sick person at their place of work (training). A total of 147 respondents (56.1%) think that it is possible to get infected by a sick person; 39 respondents (14.9%) think that it is possible to get infected while doing professional duties. Some respondents did not consider important aspects in preventing the formation and spread of TB: a significant part of workers (96 workers, 36.6%) wash dirty work clothes at home by themselves and about the same number of respondents (95 workers, 36.3%) do not consider it important to change work clothes when moving from a "dirty" zone to a "clean" one and vice versa. Discussion. Positive results of the questionnaire were associated with a high degree of competence of the staff, dissemination of TB guidelines, training, and supervision by supervisory authorities. Conclusion. Based on the results, it was found that staff at the Bureau of Forensic Medicine are sufficiently informed about methods of specific and non-specific prevention of tuberculosis and have information about the modes of transmission. However, there is a lack of awareness among certain staff members on how to prevent the spread of tuberculosis infection.

Development of Workbook to Enhance Students’ Competency in Computer Networking Fundamentals

ABSTRACT This study focused on the development of a workbook to overcome students’ learning difficulties and to strengthen their competency in a computer networking course in the implementation of competency-based training at Camarines Sur Polytechnic College. The difficult networking skills were identified, a workbook was created using Backward Design, and an assessment of the effectiveness of the workbook in the learning process was carried out. A paired sample t-test on the findings of the pre-test and post-test showed a substantial increase in student performance. Post-test results showed that students had a high degree of competence with a passing rate of 98.6 percent. In addition, with a wide weighted average of 4.51, the workbook was found to be acceptable in terms of content, working example, and assessment. These results showed that the developed workbook was able to enhance students’ competency in computer networking fundamentals.

Social and health care educators' perceptions of competence in digital pedagogy: A qualitative descriptive study

BackgroundDigitalisation has made digital competence a necessity for those working in social and healthcare. A high degree of competence in digital pedagogy is required of educators to meet the challenge of educating future professionals who are themselves highly digitally competent. ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to describe the perceptions of competence in digital pedagogy that educators in social and healthcare have. DesignA qualitative descriptive study. ParticipantsThe participants were Finnish-speaking social and healthcare educators (n = 37) working at six Finnish universities of applied sciences (UAS). MethodsGroup interviews (n = 12) were conducted during spring 2018. Each group consisted of 2–5 educators, with a total of 37 educators. The data was analysed using an inductive content analysis. ResultsAccording to the interviewed educators, competence in digital pedagogy involved pedagogical, digital, and ethical skills and awareness. The educators were aware of the possibilities afforded by digital technology and had a positive view on how the technology could be utilised in education. However, the educators were concerned that technology might solely be utilised for the sake of digitalisation instead of being pedagogically preferable. ConclusionsIn the future, the results of this study can be utilised while developing an instrument to evaluate the level of competence in digital pedagogy. Examining the perceptions of the educators will allows us to better understand the phenomena from the educators' point of view.

LEADERSHIP PROFICIENCY AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE OF WOMEN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

Leadership is a social mechanism where action towards a common goal is affected by an person or community. The organization is in trouble without effective leadership, it has been said. Any educational institution 's success hinges greatly on how competent the leaders are. The research's main objective is to assess the leadership skills and emotional competencies of female school administrators at public and private schools in Siquijor, Central Visayas, Philippines. The research focuses on the level of leadership skills in management , supervision, versatility, ongoing learning and communication, and community relations. This also measured the five dimensions of interpersonal skills that are self-awareness , self-regulation , motivation , empathy and social skills. The study was performed during the 2016-2017 school year with the fifty-seven (57) women school heads and administrators. Correlation methods have been used for this analysis and the findings indicate that the female school administrators are experienced and have a high degree of competence in fulfilling their leadership roles and responsibilities. Nevertheless, the women managers' organizational abilities and interpersonal competencies are not substantially associated.

An Investigation of Morphological Productivity of Nominal and Verbal Compounds in Legal Discourse

Abstract Compounding is one of the most productive word-formation processes in contemporary Standard English. Hence, new patterns occur regularly. Productivity is one of the characteristic features of human language which implies the ability to create and understand new word forms by the speaker of a language. This was the starting point and motivation of this paper. The main aim of this paper was to investigate the morphological productivity of nominal and verb compounds in English as a foreign language in terms of the most productive and the least productive patterns of compounds in a written English corpus (consisted of 60073 words) by 75 students enrolled in undergraduate studies at the Law Faculty at SEEU. The quantitative measure used for the evaluation of the productivity of compounding patterns was according to hapax legomenon [P = n1 / N]. Findings from the empirical approach show that the most productive compounds in the analyzed corpus (professional /Legal English context) are verb compounds, followed by special noun compounds, whereas the least productive were noun compounds. The analysis of the corpus showed that morphological productivity in compounding increased in the writing of students with higher degree of competence and proficiency of English.

Inteligencia emocional y liderazgo auténtico en los cargos públicos locales españoles

El desempeño de la función pública requiere de personas con un perfil personal y profesionaldeterminado. Sin embargo, “El político medio español es un analfabeto emocional que refleja narcisismo e ignorancia” (Fernández Berrocal, en Soteras, 2015); “El nivel de inteligencia emocional en la política española es escaso” (Peñate, en Soteras, 2015). A partir de estas afirmaciones, cabría preguntarse qué esperanza podría la ciudadanía acabar depositando en la política como medio para mejorar sus vidas y transformar la sociedad y en los políticos como sus hacedores. Por ello, es imprescindible aclarar si quienes han conseguido ejercer un liderazgo político y acabar siendo elegidos para ocupar un cargo público tras ganarse la confianza de sus conciudadanos, han sido capaces de hacerlo careciendo o no de inteligencia emocional. Siendo los ayuntamientos las instituciones más cercanas a la ciudadanía, cuyos representantes están más en contacto con los problemas de la vecindad y por tanto más expuestos al escrutinio social, cabe preguntarse si esa supuesta carencia emocional de los políticos ha podido pasar inadvertida para los votantes y si, en el caso de que así sea, dicho déficit pudiera lastrar las expectativas de que dichos representantes lleguen a ser capaces de desempeñar sus responsabilidades institucionales con alto grado de competencia desde el punto de vista moral. Nos planteamos el estudio de la inteligencia emocional y el liderazgo auténtico de una muestra representativa de personas dedicadas al desempeño público en el ámbito de los Ayuntamientos españoles de más de 50.000 habitantes, desde la psicología positiva y sus postulados.

Enhancement of radionuclide bio-decontamination by screening highly efficient microalgae for Sr biomineralization.

In this study, a new strategy for improving the radionuclide bio-decontamination (RBD) activity of microalgae by screening a better strain with high potential for biomineral production has been proposed. A noninvasive dielectrophoresis (DEP)-based microalgae screening microplatform has been used to select the highly capable microalgae in RBD. Microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris KMMCC9) with a high degree of competence in strontium (Sr) removal were successfully segregated against Chlorella vulgaris KCTC AG10002 that has relatively weak Sr removal activity under an AC electric field. C. vulgaris KMMCC9 with higher Sr biomineral competence (HSC) was also successfully segregated against others with lower Sr biomineral competence (LSC). Furthermore, after the screening and large-scale cultivation of C. vulgaris KMMCC9 with HSC, the microalgae showed highly effective Sr bio-decontamination in both non-radioactive and radioactive Sr contaminated water compared to wild-type (WT).

SOME ASPECTS ON FORMING PREPAREDNESS OF LOGISTICS MILITARY OFFICERS FOR MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

The profession of military service officer is regarded by the society as a part of professional fulfilment in life imposed the execution of the profession by making rational management decisions and possessing a high degree of competence and skills in modern management of military teams. The officer is a leader with undivided personal authority, who takes full responsibility for the training and combat readiness of the personnel from the military unit entrusted to him. The training and education of cadets at the Vasil Levski National Military University is directed towards professional, intellectual, physical and moral development, and creation of leadership and management skills. They are focus on forming knowledge, skills, and moral and volitional qualities. It can be noticed a trend of increasing graduates from the Vasil Levski National Military University with inadequate training in modern military management. Therefore, a priority task of the management and academic staff of the Vasil Levski National Military University and at the same time - one of the main directions for scientific research must be to increase the preparedness of the future logistics officers for management activities.

Trauma and Hypothermia in Antarctica: An Emergency Medicine Marine Simulation Scenario

Simulation has been shown to improve both learner knowledge and patient outcomes. Many emergency medicine training programs incorporate simulation into their curricula to provide learners with experiences that are rare to encounter in practice, yet performance with a high degree of competence is critical. One rare encounter, which is depicted in the report, is the management of a trauma patient who was hypothermic after falling from an expedition vessel into the cold Southern Ocean. The unique scenario presented in this technical report incorporates CanMEDS learning objectives including the communicator, health advocate, and collaborator roles. Using medical simulation facilities, marine performance simulation facilities, and a video, this scenario provides teaching that is uncommon in traditional emergency medicine training. As such, it is valuable for trainees who intend to practice rural, remote, or expedition medicine, or provide coverage for ships and marine installations.

Some Aspects on Forming Preparedness of Logistics Military Officers for Management Activities

The profession of military service officer is regarded by the society as a part of professional fulfilment in life imposed the execution of the profession by making rational management decisions and possessing a high degree of competence and skills in modern management of military teams. The officer is a leader with undivided personal authority, who takes full responsibility for the training and combat readiness of the personnel from the military unit entrusted to him. The training and education of cadets at the Vasil Levski National Military University is directed towards professional, intellectual, physical and moral development, and creation of leadership and management skills. They are focus on forming knowledge, skills, and moral and volitional qualities. It can be noticed a trend of increasing graduates from the Vasil Levski National Military University with inadequate training in modern military management. Therefore, a priority task of the management and academic staff of the Vasil Levski National Military University and at the same time - one of the main directions for scientific research must be to increase the preparedness of the future logistics officers for management activities.

O13. A comparison of TPS commissioning dosimeters

Introduction The quality of treatment planning system (TPS) commissioning data largely determines the quality of the derived TPS beam model. Modern treatment techniques require a very high degree of competence from the dosimetrist, as well as the dosimetry equipment used for TPS commissioning. Once derived, the beam model should be verified with a range of tests other than commissioning procedures to test the beam model against linac output. Generally, dosimeters used for TPS beam data collection differ largely from those used for post-modelling verification measurements; therefore their correlation needs to be investigated. Materials and Methods Reference beam profile commissioning data were acquired with a Diamond detector (PTW-60019) for field sizes 2 × 2, 3 × 3 and 5 × 5 cm2 at depths 5 and 10 cm in water. Measurements were repeated with a 2D diode array (SunNuclear Mapcheck2) and compared to reference data. Default array spatial resolution of 1 cm was optimized to 1 mm by manual stepping of the device; therefore only measured (non-interpolated) data was gathered and collated using Excel VBA. A 2D gamma analysis with criteria 1%/1 mm was used for quantitative comparisons. Results Comparison of datasets revealed γ 1 in the open and penumbra regions for all scans evaluated. Mapcheck generally yielded a sharper penumbra (0.5 mm) while the largest differences were seen outside the field with Mapcheck demonstrating a 1.5% larger relative dose. Such small deviations can be attributed to differences in the detector sensitive volumes and dosimeter setup. Further, reducing the amount of steps per array profile by two-thirds (from 10 step increments to 3) did not influence the results significantly. Conclusion Results showed with increased resolution the sensitivity of the array are comparable to a diamond detector for small field profiles. Excellent overall agreement was found between these. However, the dosimetric accomplishment may be weakened by acquisition and processing workload therefore optimization thereof was demonstrated.

دراسة تحلیلیة لإمکانیة تطبیق الضریبة على القیمة المضافة فی مصر

يتناول البحث ضريبة جديدة هى الضريبة على القيمة المضافة وهى من الضرائب غير المباشرة التى تسعى مصر إلى تطبيقها خلال الفترة القادمة، ويهدف البحث إلى إلقاء الضوء على مفهوم وأنواع ومبادىء الضريبة على القيمة المضافة، وإجراء مقارنة بين الضريبة على القيم المضافة والضريبة العامة على المبيعات، وتحليل الآثار الاقتصادية لتطبيق هذه الضريبة فى مصر، وخلص البحث إلى ان هناک حاجة ملحة لاجراء اصلاح ضريبى فى مصر من خلال تطبيق الضريبة على القيمة المضافة بدلا من الضريبة العامة على المبيعات، لأن ذلک سوف يؤدى إلى توسعة الوعاء الضريبى ومن ثم المساهمة فى عملية التنمية الاقتصادية. يوصى البحث بضرورة توافر إدارة ضريبية على درجة عالية من الکفاءة والتدريب، ونشر الوعى الضريبى سواء بالنسبة للمستهلک أو التاجر، واخيرا توسيع قاعدة المجتمع الضريبى عن طريق دمج شرائح جديدة من القطاع غير الرسمى فى النشاط الاقتصادى. This research discuss a new tax is the value added tax (VAT), one of the indirect taxes which Egypt is seeking to apply during the coming period, and it aims to focus on the concept, types, principles of the VAT and a comparison of the VAT and the general sales tax, and analysis of the economic impact to apply this tax in Egypt. This study found that there is an urgent need for tax reform in Egypt through applying the value added tax instead of the general sales tax because that will lead to the expansion of tax base, thereby contributing to the economic development process. Research recommended the necessity of the availability of tax administration on a high degree of competence and training and raise awareness of the tax either consumer or merchant, finally, expand the tax base of the community through the merge of new classes of the informal sector in economic activity.

Root of knowledge in exercise physiology

This article aims to give a personal view on the training that teachers must acquire in order to teach an organism to respond and adapt to exercise and training, respectively. It is believed that to achieve a high degree of competence in exercise physiology; texts and manuals of human physiology need to be studied in great depth. In my personal view, once teachers have acquired and consolidated knowledge in human physiology, logical reasoning will be sufficient to enable them to understand the two main objectives of exercise physiology (response and adaptation). From this view point, the role of the nervous system in the interrelationship between locomotion and the cardio-respiratory system was reviewed by the author. Based on the interrelation between locomotion and cardiorespiratory function, two integrators parameters were analyzed for endurance exercises: the maximum oxygen consumption and anaerobic threshold. The analysis is intended to express an honest, relevant knowledge for any teacher in exercise physiology. But mostly, the purpose of this article is for the reader to think carefully about the need to know the functioning of the body at rest (human physiology) and through logical reasoning to know how it responds to exercise. In short, this article, based on the experience of teaching human physiology for 30 years, is both thoughtful and provocative. Key words: Human physiology, exercise physiology, response, adaptation, oxygen consumption, anaerobic threshold.

Desire and dilemma – gender differences in German students' consumption of pornography

In this paper we present the results of a study of the pornography consumption of German students between the ages of 20 and 30. Carried out in 2012 the study combined quantitative and qualitative data: 2082 students completed a questionnaire and further depth was provided by means of 135 semi-structured interviews. Gender differences constituted the central focus of the study. We found that there is a higher incidence of male students who consume pornography, and that those male students who do so also consume pornography considerably more frequently. Amongst female respondents we found both self-confident and ambivalent consumers, although problematizing pornography consumption is not infrequent amongst young men. Both male and female respondents showed a high degree of competence regarding pornography, and pornography consumption and masturbation were closely linked for both. The article considers gender differences in porn consumption and the way that porn is consumed both in the context of solo sex and within sexual relationships.

Safety of nondominant-hand ophthalmic surgery

To establish the safety of nondominant-hand simulated intraocular surgery. Horizon Suite Simulation Centre, South Devon Foundation NHS Trust, Devon, United Kingdom. Cohort study. Physicians with no previous ophthalmic surgical experience completed an introductory program on the EyeSi ophthalmic surgical simulator to eliminate the learning curve. They then completed the validated level-4 forceps module 4 times with their dominant hand and then 4 times with their nondominant hand. Simulator total score, odometer movement, corneal injury, lens injury, and total time were recorded. Acuity (Snellen near) and stereoacuity (Frisby) were also recorded. All 30 physicians showed good acuity (6/6 and N6 or better) and stereopsis (mean 35 seconds of arc). The total score was lower (mean 60.8 versus 65.6; P=.019), operating times were longer (mean 71.6 versus 70.0; P=.026), and lens injury was greater (mean 0.93 versus 0.79, P=.021) when operating with the nondominant hand than with operating with the dominant hand. Those with higher scores with the dominant hand had higher scores with their nondominant hand. Simulated nondominant-hand ophthalmic surgery resulted in less efficient, less safe, and slower surgery. This observation was more marked in those with less skill with their dominant hand. This has practical implications for trainee and trainer if 1 surgeon is left handed and 1 right handed. It also suggests that a higher degree of competence with the dominant hand is required before performing nondominant-hand surgery. No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.