EUREM 88, York

Volume 88

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Feature modeling is an important approach to dealing with variability at an abstract level in a hierarchical manner extensively used in software product lines. For its use in conjunction with other UML models and MDA approach, it is important to correctly integrate feature modeling into UML. In this paper, we present an approach to integrating feature modeling into UML that respects abstractnes...

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Next generation middleware must support applications in the face of increasing diversity in interaction paradigms, end system types and network styles. Therefore, to secure applications, security policies must be configured and indeed reconfigured at runtime. In this paper, we propose an approach combining the openness of reflective middleware with the flexibility of programmable security to me...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in New York City hospitals: inter-hospital spread of resistant strains of type 88.

A survey of methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus received for phage typing indicated a marked increase of resistant strains received in 1982 and 1983. Of 62 hospitals in New York City which sent strains for phage typing, 35 had methicillin-resistant isolates. A significant development was the presence of strains of the same phage type at several hospitals, indicating a possibl...

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The aim of this paper is to describe innovations taking place in national nutrition surveys in the UK and the challenges of undertaking innovations in such settings. National nutrition surveys must be representative of the overall population in characteristics such as socio-economic circumstances, age, sex and region. High response rates are critical. Dietary assessment innovations must therefo...