Legal Update

Update Legal Documents Using Hierarchical Ranking Models and Word Clustering

Our research addresses the task of updating legal documents when new information emerges. In this paper, we employ a hierarchical ranking model to the task of updating legal documents. Word clustering features are incorporated to the ranking models to exploit semantic relations between words. Experimental results on legal data built from the United States Code show that the hierarchical ranking...

Neonatal Sepsis: An Update

Sepsis is the most common cause of neonatal mortality. As per National Neonatal-Perinatal Database (NNPD), 2002-2003, the incidence of neonatal sepsis in India was 30 per 1000 live births. Signs and symptoms of sepsis are nonspecific; therefore empirical antimicrobial therapy is promptly initiated after obtaining appropriate cultures. The early manifestations of neonatal sepsis are vague and il...

Multiple Myeloma Update

This literature review presents the most recent developments in the management of multiple myeloma, which is characterized by the presence of abnormal plasma cells (myeloma cells) that accumulate into the bone marrow. Aspects related to pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, laboratory, study and treatment are described. These pieces of information  are necessary to accomplish a better ...

An Update and Reconsideration of Chrissy Burns' 'Online Legal Services-A Revolution that Failed?'

This article provides a review and update of the ideas contained in a PhD dissertation that was authored by Australian lawyer Christine Burns in 2007, entitled 'Online Legal Services-A Revolution that Failed?' It explores several themes that are found in her work: the knowledge acquisition bottleneck, combining people and software, combining different technology paradigms, and combining people ...

New technologies for genetic and newborn screening: a medical, legal, and ethical update. April 23, 1990.