Saussure and his intellectual environment

HIPAA Compliant HIS in J2EE Environment

This article presents the design and architecture of a health information system that takes into account various requirements posed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The recommendations made, primarily address Health Care Provider and Health Plans’ needs. It introduces the reader to common HIPAA terminology, then picks a specific enterprise technology s...

[Man and his environment. Biomedical knowledge and social action].

Characteristics of Arabic Identity in Intellectual System of Hisham Kalbi based on his Books on Genealogy

Science of "Genealogy" was one of the branches of History and Historiography during the age of Jāhilīyah (age of ignorance) which has grown rapidly in the Islamic era. In this context, Hisham Kalbi (d. 204 AH. / 819 AD.), as the first author and editor of Genealogy, has a great contribution to the formation and prosperity of this science, with two important texts, the Jamharat Al-Ansab and Nasa...

Protecting Intellectual Property in a Global Environment

Protecting IP in the new global environment requires new information, new thinking and new strategies. While experienced legal counsel should always be sought when making global IP decisions, engineering, marketing, and sales people with limited experience in global IP protection often become involved in such decisions and therefore need to be familiar with key global IP issues. Here, we presen...

A Mentally Ill Patient and his/her Social Environment

Background: Mental illness (MI) markedly affects a person’s daily living and leads to disability, reduced duration of active life and, finally, tremendous economic losses incurred by the state and society. Moreover, it has an adverse impact on the patient’s immediate social surroundings. The aim of the research was to study various aspects of mentally ill patients’ daily living and their social...