Microcomputers - Utilization
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Interpersonal and emotional experiences of social interactions in borderline personality disorder.

29 Jun 2009 GENERAL AIM: We examined interpersonal experiences of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) using a time-contingent diary procedure to collect information about social interactions for 7 days. METHOD: We examined the (1) quantity of ... Read more...

Adolescents living the 24/7 lifestyle: effects of caffeine and technology on sleep duration and daytime functioning.

30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: Adolescents may not receive the sleep they need. New media technology and new, popular energy drinks may be implicated in sleep deficits. In this pilot study we quantified nighttime technology use and caffeine consumption to determine ... Read more...

[Associations between schoolchildren's educational load and health, and the day's routine]

30 Dec 2008 OBJECTIVE: To estimate the associations between educational load and health, and elements of day's routine among Lithuanian schoolchildren, attending classes of first stage of basic education curriculum. MATERIAL AND METHODS: During 14-28 November, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Microcomputers - Utilization'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Interpersonal and emotional experiences of social interactions in borderline personality disorder. 29 Jun 2009
• Adolescents living the 24/7 lifestyle: effects of caffeine and technology on sleep duration and daytime functioning. 30 May 2009
• The electronic "pregnancy wheel". 30 Jan 2009
• [Associations between schoolchildren's educational load and health, and the day's routine] 30 Dec 2008
• A personal computer-based undergraduate medical school curriculum using SOLE. 30 Dec 2008
• Learning on the go. 30 Oct 2008
• Mobile computing initiatives within pharmacy education. 13 Aug 2008
• Buying a computer: a home PC won't cut it at the office. 29 Jun 2008
• Faculty concerns about requiring laptops in the classroom. 29 Jun 2008
• Time 100 scientists & thinkers. Mary Lou Jepsen. 10 May 2008
• Mobile technology and healthcare: the adoption issues and systemic problems. 30 Dec 2007
• Barriers and facilitators to home computer and internet use among urban novice computer users of low socioeconomic position. 20 Oct 2007
• Computer use and habitual spinal posture in Australian adolescents. 30 Aug 2007
• From Pong to PHRs: advances in electronic record keeping. 30 Jul 2007
• Traceability of extensively produced Iberian pigs using visual and electronic identification devices from farm to slaughter. Jul 2007
• Inadequacies in computer access using assistive technology devices in profoundly disabled individuals: an overview of the current literature. 29 Jun 2007
• [PC use in university students] 29 Jun 2007
• Nightly use of computer by adolescents: its effect on quality of sleep. 30 May 2007
• Daily computer usage correlated with undergraduate students' musculoskeletal symptoms. 30 May 2007
• Mobile tech for homecare paperwork. Tablet PCs help Boston's VNA maximize care by minimizing paperwork. 30 Mar 2007

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Technical information about 'Microcomputers'

Definition: Small computers using LSI (large-scale integration) microprocessor chips as the CPU (central processing unit) and semiconductor memories for compact, inexpensive storage of program instructions and data. They are smaller and less expensive than minicomputers and are usually built into a dedicated system where they are optimized for a particular application. "Microprocessor" may refer to just the CPU or the entire microcomputer.

Descriptor UI: D008838

Alternative terms: Microcomputers; Microcomputer; Microprocessors; Microprocessor; Computers, Personal; Computer, Personal; Personal Computer; Personal Computers;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: L01.224.230.260.550;

History Note: 89(80); was see under COMPUTERS 1980-88

Technical Notes: do not confuse with MINICOMPUTERS