This instrument is designed to make measurements of the full three-dimensional distribution
of suprathermal electrons and ions from solar wind plasma to low energy cosmic rays, with …

Objective: To evaluate the impact of bench model fidelity on the acquisition of technical skill
using clinically relevant outcome measures. Methods: Fifty junior surgery residents …

Examining the patient’s subjective experience in prospective clinical comparative effectiveness
research (CER) of oncology treatments or process interventions is essential for informing …

The Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System OSIRIS is the scientific
camera system onboard the Rosetta spacecraft (Figure 1). The advanced high performance …

Visual-spatial ability is thought to be important in competency in specific surgical procedures.
To test this hypothesis, 37surgical residents completed six tests of visual-spatial ability, …

T he anatomy of a surgeon is complex. A skilled surgical practitioner requires a depth of
cognitive knowledge, an appropriate surgical judgment, and an ability to act quickly but …

BACKGROUND: This study examines the influence of visual-spatial ability and manual
dexterity on surgical performance across 3 levels of expertise. METHODS: Dental students, …

Objectives To determine the incidence and nature of complications on a general surgery
service and to compare these results with pre-existing institutional recording and reporting …

PURPOSE:: We evaluated the durability of laboratory based technical skills training in
urological microsurgery using bench model simulators. METHODS AND MATERIALS:: A total of …

Our purposes were: 1) to establish the predictive validity of stereoscopic visual acuity and
microsurgical performance, and 2) to establish the construct and concurrent validity of hand‐…