Mark Thompson unintentionally laid bare the BBC's true model of governance when, by reading out reports from the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph, he made his BBC seem more focused on briefing newspapers than informing his colleagues on the broadcaster's sovereign body.
In the case of seamen, information was furnished in most cases by the fishermen's guilds, whilst Health Authority staff (35%), in tandem with other volunteers and ecologist organisations (32%), focused on briefing the bird cleaners.
Insofar as they are vulnerable, it is due to being very narrowly focused on brief "in the moment" conversations in the form of a chat or instant messaging UI.
Third, aid has generally focused on brief initiatives directed at specific diseases and easily-demonstrated outcome measures that can be achieved within short time-frames, increasingly to fulfill the requirements of private donors.
In line with guidance for increasing access to treatment in adult populations, 24 recent therapeutic innovations have focused on brief or low-intensity versions of CBT that can be delivered by non-specialists, with the ultimate aim of delivering treatment within a stepped-care framework.
These apps mostly seem to succeed by focusing on brief one-to-one or group communication, with provisions that also allow for direct sharing of media like YouTube clips, audio and games, where Facebook and other web-based social networks before it have emphasized one-to-many broadcasts, and a less direct model of social interaction.
Reflecting this view, the laboratory assessment of emotional functioning focuses on brief emotional phenomena (not on longer moods) and on the activation of multiple response systems (not on a single system such as verbal report of emotional experience).
That's what a lot of my research focuses on: brief interventions to treat catastrophizing and help people learn various skills to have better control over their pain experience and ultimately reduce their suffering.
While some multiday boot camps generated scripts that were professionally produced, most of the abbreviated, eight-hour sessions focus on brief writing exercises (like the impossible scenes) and an overview of Aristotle's six elements of drama: plot, character, theme, language, music (or rhythm) and spectacle.
This strategy should focus on brief consultations and seems to be a great opportunity to solve many barriers mentioned.
The wellbeing intervention focussed on brief cognitive behavioural strategies aimed at decreasing anxiety and depression and social isolation.
