USE OF IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY SPACES TO ENGAGE ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT PATIENTS WITH CANCER IN THERAPIST-GUIDED SUPPORT GROUPS: PROTOCOL FOR A PRE-POST STUDY

Use of Immersive Virtual Reality Spaces to Engage Adolescent and Young Adult Patients With Cancer in Therapist-Guided Support Groups: Protocol for a Pre-Post Study

BackgroundFor adolescents and young adults, a cancer diagnoses can magnify feelings of social isolation at an inherently vulnerable developmental stage.Prior studies have highlighted the importance of peer groups during cancer treatment.Support groups help foster connection and resilience, but patients find in-person participation difficult due to

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Diagnosing Hurricane Barry Track Errors and Evaluating Physics Scalability in the UFS Short-Range Weather Application

To assess the performance and scalability of the Unified Forecast System (UFS) Short-Range Weather (SRW) application, case studies are chosen to cover a wide variety of forecast applications.Here, model forecasts of Hurricane Barry (July 2019) are examined and analyzed.Several versions of the Global Overlay Grip Switch Forecast System (GFS) and Rap

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