Number Of Training Courses Research Articles

Person recognize using Elman neural network by face image

The purpose of this system is to recognize aperson`s using face image, and the uses of this system at airports and other offices which use surveillance cameras that take pictures of views and different angles and there are qualities in every person face which do not change and are not affected by the way the picture is taken. In this paper, the remittance waves (Wavelet)are used in order to withdraw more accurate details of the image, and then features were extracted based on the seven resolution and the four statistical properties (location measurement mean, standard deviation and skewness and kurtosis), which address the problems of image capture by the surveillance cameras. This system has been in the database configuration to many people's each person has seven different images in order to configure a database of training. I have been using Elman neural network as a tool to identify people, were trained network (Elman) on the line ratio(0.001)and the number of training courses(1079)and by know(92%). And used the language of MATLAB R2010a in this system with a database of the type of Microsoft Excel.

Capacity building in food composition for Africa

Capacity building in food and nutrition involves more than formal training and individual development. Such a process is long term and continues, requiring lasting mentorship, coaching and leadership development, including individual commitment to continued self-development. It expands to include the development of knowledge and skills of an individual within his/her organizational or institutional arrangements, and requires buy-in and support from his/her institution or organization, as well as other funding bodies involved in agriculture and health. It needs to be supported by government and be part of the regional and international agenda for agriculture and health.Under the auspices of International Network of Food Data Systems (INFOODS), an African Network of Food Data Systems (AFROFOODS) was established in September 1994, and a number of training courses, educational and scientific publications, posters, presentations and visits were hosted, organized and delivered with the aim to build enthusiasm, long term commitment and capacity in food composition within the AFROFOODS region. Formal training and human resource development were the major focus to take food composition forward in Africa. Significant progress was made in food composition activities, but constraints including lack of organizational and institutional commitment and financial support are straining the pace of progress.

Web-Based Specialist Support for Spinal Cord Injury Person’s Care: Lessons Learned

Persons with disability from spinal cord injury (SCI) are subject to high risk of pathological events and need a regular followup even after discharge from the rehabilitation hospital. To help in followup, we developed a web portal for providing online specialist as well as GP support to SCI persons. After a feasibility study with 13 subjects, the portal has been introduced in the regional healthcare network in order to make it compliant with current legal regulations on data protection, including smartcard authentication. Although a number of training courses have been made to introduce SCI persons to portal use (up to 50 users), the number of accesses remained very low. Reasons for that have been investigated by means of a questionnaire submitted to the initial feasibility study subjects and included the still easier use of telephone versus our web-based smartcard-authenticated portal, in particular, because online communications are still perceived as an unusual way of interacting with the doctor. To summarize, the overall project has been appreciated by the users, but when it is time to ask for help to, the specialist, it is still much easier to make a phone call.

Editorial - Evaluation of health promotion programs: are we making progress?

The opportunity I have had in recent years to facilitate a number of training courses with health promotion practitioners, has affirmed the value that many place upon evaluation in program management, and provided insights into the perceived benefits, costs and risks that this may entail. As might be expected, course participants can readily identify the benefits to be gained from evaluation: finding out what works; improving how programs are delivered; adding to the evidence that others can use; increasing the prospects of future funding; and satisfaction and rewards for workers, among an array of others.

The use of the Internet training course modality in the field of tissue banking: the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)/National University of Singapore (NUS) experience

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) promoted and supported an important training program for the training of tissue bank operators and medical doctors within its radiation and tissue banking program. The purpose of the program was to train an increase number of tissue bank operators and medical doctors in Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and Eastern Europe, that were working or were associated to a number of tissue banks established in these regions under the IAEA program during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. The National University of Singapore Tissue Bank was designated, in 1996, as the Regional Training Centre (RTC) for Asia and the Pacific region and later on, in 2002, as the International Training Centre (ITC) for the whole IAEA program. The National Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires were also designated, in 1999, as the Regional Training Centre for the Latin American region. The objective of the ITC was to train tissue banks operators and medical doctors from all over the world and the RTCs to train tissue bank operators and medical doctors mainly from the Asia and the Pacific and the Latin American regions. Since 1997, training of tissue bank operators and medical doctors were carried out using the modality of distance training courses. However, due to its limitation, this type of courses was transformed, in 2002, in an Internet training course modality, with the purpose to increase not only the number of participants but, at the same time to reduce, as much as possible, the costs associated with the organisation of these courses. Since November 1997, the number of training courses carried out in the RTCs established under the IAEA program was 14, eight of them under the Internet training course modality. The total number of students registered in these courses was 261 and the total number of students graduated was 166 for a rate of approval of 63.6%. The National University of Singapore and the Faculty of Medicine from the University of Buenos Aires are the academic institutions that provide the certificate/diploma to the graduated students.

Behavioural aspects influencing the performance of Turkish fund managers

Using original survey data collected by the authors in 2005 we investigate the determinants of Turkish fund managers’ performance as measured by the number of clients that a fund manager has, the number of investment funds that the manager is responsible for and the size of the manager’s portfolio. All three measures of Turkish fund manager performance systematically vary with fund manager characteristics. This is consistent with Chevalier and Ellison’s (1999) finding for the USA that some managers are better than others. Further, the number of training courses attended by a manager and years of experience (in a particular organisation and/or as a fund manager) are found to positively influence all three measures of performance. This may suggest that senior managers and those with more training are given more responsibility than less experienced and less trained managers.

Determinants of Turkish fund managers' performance

Using original survey data collected by the authors in 2005 we investigate the determinants of Turkish fund managers' performance as measured by the number of clients that a fund manager has, the number of investment funds that the manager is responsible for and the size of the manager's portfolio. All three measures of Turkish fund manager performance systematically vary with fund manager characteristics. This is consistent with Chevalier and Ellison's (1999) finding for the USA that some managers are better than others. Further, the number of training courses attended by a manager and years of experience are found to positively influence all three measures of performance.

Jordan Library and Information Association (JLIA) and its Role in the Continuous Training in the Field of Library and Informatics

The researchers seek to find the relation between the number of training courses organized by JLIA and the number of participants and the relation between the number of participants and the type of training courses .In addition to that, the researchers also seek to investigate whether there was deterioration in the performance of JLIA in training and qualifying staff members.

تقويم كتاب العلوم للصف السابع الأساسي في فلسطين من وجهة نظر المعلمين والمعلمات

This study aimed at evaluating the Seventh Grades Palestinian Science textbook from teachers’ perspective. The researcher tried to find out the influence of some variables, such as: gender, academic qualification, teachers experience, and the number of training courses that the teacher participated in, on the perspectives of teachers. For the purpose of this study a sample of ( 51) teachers responded to a questionnaire consisted of ( 62 ) items divided of the following six domains: general view(layout) of the book, introduction, content, educational techniques, enhancing students attitudes towards science, evaluation questions, Number of lessons, laboratories, and the readability of the book.

‘X-ray dose training: are we exposed to enough?’

Readers will not be surprised at the level of ignorance about radiation doses displayed by clinicians in the paper by Jacob et al., but they may be more concerned to find that radiologists did not fare all that much better, at least in their junior years. The authors’ findings have implications for the way in which radiologists and other clinicians discharge their responsibilities under the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposures) Regulations [IR(ME)R], but they also have a wider significance in the field of radiation protection. The roles and responsibilities of referrer and practitioner under IR(ME)R are, in theory, quite different and easily separated. The referrer needs to know enough about medicine and his or her patient to give the practitioner the clinical information necessary to carry out the justification process. The practitioner is the repository of knowledge concerning radiation hazards, and will balance these when deciding whether the examination should go ahead. You could therefore argue that, although it would be a good thing for referrers to understand something about the risks associated with ionizing radiation, detailed knowledge is not a necessary prerequisite as far as their IR(ME)R duties are concerned. However, it is not quite as simple as that. The authors make the valid point that the referrer controls the wording of the request and can be selective concerning the clinical details divulged to the practitioner, and we all recognize that one of the less welcome results of implementing imaging guidelines is that referrers learn what to write on request cards in order to get the examination they want. Jacob et al. suggest that this ability to “spin” the clinical information effectively transfers part of the justification process into the hands of the referrer, and that this is a reason to ensure that they know more about the risks of radiation than is currently the case. I accept the logic of this argument, but I do wonder whether referrers who are prepared to be economical with the truth in order to obtain the practitioner’s signature on the request card would allow a short course in radiation protection to influence their behaviour very much, or for very long. Also relevant to any discussion of the justification process is the question of who is to be regarded as a practitioner. The authors include in their definition any clinician who carries out fluoroscopic procedures, and many hospitals take this position. That means that you are committed to giving radiation protection training to a large group of clinical staff on a recurring basis, training that will involve considerably more than the old unlamented half-day “POPUMET course”. Alternatively, the training could be included in the postgraduate courses of the relevant specialities, and this has recently been achieved for cardiologists. Following an approach from the Radiation Protection Committee of the British Institute of Radiology (BIR), the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) agreed to include radiation protection training in the cardiology specialist registrar syllabus, and a number of training courses, jointly validated by the BIR and RCP, have been set up around the country. The reason for targeting cardiologists was the fact that many of them spend a large proportion of their time carrying out complex interventional procedures involving radiation doses that can approach levels where deterministic effects become a possibility. There is thus good reason to educate them in the principles of radiation protection, whether or not we believe they are acting as IR(ME)R practitioners or operators. This type of training, given during the Clinical Radiology (2004) 59, 926–927

Professional profile of National Health Service physicians in Greece and their self-expressed training needs.

Continuing medical education is not yet mandatory in Greece, but an increasing number of training courses is becoming available. In recent years, 32 training centers have been accredited. A postal survey of a national sample of 500 National Health Service doctors, weighted towards hospitals with accredited training centers, was conducted. The response rate was 35%. Respondents, who represented all disciplines and all levels of the hierarchy, were highly qualified, widely read, and active participants in scientific and research activities. Sixty percent had attended training courses in the preceding 5 years. Five choices of desired topics were made, and scores were weighted according to preference. Handling emergency situations was most popular, followed by specialized therapies and public health topics. Current courses are considered to be too long and would be more attractive if held during working hours. The main difficulty for attendance was heavy workload. The researchers consider that the statutory base for continuing education should be developed in Greece, in line with other countries.

Developing Managers in the Hitachi Institute of Management Development

This article introduces the outlines, objectives and concrete programmes of training performed at the Hitachi Institute of Management Development, Japan, as an example of in‐house education in Japanese industry. The institute serves as a common education centre among the companies of the Hitachi Group to provide their management with education and training. Emphasis is laid on the following: (1) thorough understanding of management concepts; (2) promotion of the entrepreneur spirit; (3) developing a point of view that is adequate for the broad scope of international business management; (4) breeding of a cohesive feeling and sense of direction; and (5) learning important management skills such as management strategy, marketing, and financial management. In order to achieve these objectives, a number of training courses are given with the participation of as many as 5,000 trainees every year. How the institute motivates, directs and assists self‐improvement efforts of managers through these training course...

Unitar and UN Research

Although unfortunate, crises are required to precipitate change in both domestic and international politics. Because assorted global crises have created greater awareness of global interdependence, various observers have concluded that international organizations will increasingly be given the responsibility dealing with problems that formerly were in the exclusive purview of the nation-state. Evaluating the effectiveness of the United Nations system, and increasing an awareness of the functions and role of the United Nations, are among the main responsibilities of the United Nations Institute Training and Research (UNITAR). UNITAR is now almost ten years old, and has just completed a reassessment of its priorities; therefore, it is an appropriate time to discuss its recent activities and to assess its prospects the future.' UNITAR was established for the purpose of enhancing . . . the effectiveness of the United Nations in achieving the major objectives of the Organization, in particular the maintenance of peace and security and the promotion of economic and social development.2 Although UNITAR's headquarters is in New York and most of the work of both the Training and Research Departments is centered there, increasing use is being made of the Institute's Geneva office. A significant number of training courses and seminars are now being conducted in Geneva and several of the

AN OIL POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER TRAINING COURSE

ABSTRACT Warren Spring Laboratory (WSL) has recently run a number of training courses for oil pollution control officers. This paper describes these courses and relates activities to the responsibilities of the officers attending and the functions of the range of organisations concerned with oil pollution clearance. The nature of these activities has been explored and the underlying philosophy developed. Ultimately, the aim is to equip oil pollution officers with as wide an appreciation and understanding of available techniques and practices as possible within the limits imposed by a 10-day residential course. The training programme consists of lectures, films, demonstrations, and practical work in the use of proven techniques, and members are required to produce written assessments and comparisons of a number of commercially available devices. Topics include nature and source of oil spills, beach protection and cleaning, and the recovery of oil from water surfaces.