Sibley College Lectures.—1887-88

Volume 88, Number 5, Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Proper coding for breast procedures is complicated because of the many ways the care for such cases can progress. For example, biopsies are sometimes performed on two or more lesions in the same session, or a visit to discuss the next steps in treatment may occur during the postoperative period of the biopsy. To receive reimbursement, it is necessary in both instances to indicate that these pro...

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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...

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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...