Virtual reality: from the development laboratory to the classroom.

In conclusion, in order for virtual reality simulations to move from the R & D laboratory to the teaching classroom on a large scale basis, there are four conditions which must be met: faculty involvement, student cooperation, affordable equipment and administrative support. 1. Faculty must understand the advantages of using VR simulations and be committed to developing the procedures and teaching modules and evaluating their effectiveness.

The cubic distortion product otoacoustic emissions from the normal and noise-damaged chinchilla cochlea.

A normative study of the cubic distortion product emissions from 104 monaural and binaural chinchillas was undertaken to establish criteria upon which noise exposed animals could be evaluated. From this normative group, 47 randomly selected chinchillas were exposed to various high level (150-, 155-, and 160-db peak SPL) impulse noises. Auditory evoked potentials and cubic distortion product otoacoustic emissions were measured on each animal pre- and post-exposure and related to the sensory cell populations 30 days post-exposure.

Evoked-potential thresholds and cubic distortion product otoacoustic emissions in the chinchilla following carboplatin treatment and noise exposure.

Twenty-two chinchillas were given either a single intraperitoneal (i.p.) or intravenous (i.

Sick building syndrome and gender bias: imperiling women's health.

Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a contemporary health problem of serious magnitude. It is also an example of how gender bias can result in psychologizing (and therefore, ignoring), very real health threats to women. Characterized by symptoms which include mucous membrane irritation, eye irritation, headaches, feelings of lethargy and the inability to concentrate, sick building syndrome affects hundreds of thousands of office workers on a daily basis.

Factors affecting the frequency of health enhancing behaviors by the elderly.

The authors examined the frequency of health-enhancing behaviors practiced by the elderly living in community settings, with emphasis on the impact of disease and disability on the frequency of those practices. Data were collected through personal interviews with a probability sample of 667 respondents in a 4-county region of northeastern New York. Almost all respondents said they engaged in at least one health-enhancing practice on a regular basis.

Drug combinations and potential for risk of adverse drug reaction among community-dwelling elderly.

Data were gathered through personal interviews from a sample of 667 people 65 years of age and older, living in community settings and managing their own health. Almost two thirds of these older respondents reported at least one drug-drug or drug-alcohol combination associated with a possible adverse reaction. The largest percentage of respondents were taking combinations of medications that could place them at risk for hypotension and cognitive impairment.

Group Embedded Figures Test: psychometric data documenting shifts from prior norms in field independence of accountants.

This study examined the performance of 516 practicing accountants on the Group Embedded Figures Test. The present accountants scored significantly more field-independent than the published test norms and the 124 accountants in Pincus's 1985 sample. Significant differences were also noted between traditional (entry immediately following collage at age 22) and delayed-entry (late entry or second career) accountants.