So much for percentage, but what about the weight?

So much for percentage, but what about the weight?

The use of resuscitation formulae for burns is advocated for A&E departments. Much care is taken to calculate the percentage of the burn, but this is then multiplied by an approximate weight. How accurate is this figure and should it be more carefully measured? Forty two sets of case notes of patients with resuscitation sized burns were reviewed. In 32, a weight was documented in the A&E notes....

So what ’ s so special about spatial ?

Geospatial information can act as a thread that can be used to integrate information from heterogeneous sources. It does so by exploiting common location information components that often exist across different domains. As such it has the potential to be a valuable resource in the implementation of the Semantic Web. This paper examines the challenges of adding a geospatial component to the Web,...

Multiple myeloma: so much progress, but so many unsolved questions.

form the results of the first randomized study comparing conventional chemotherapy plus novel agents to tandem high-dose melphalan and ASCT in 402 newly diagnosed MM patients. At the time of the report, with a short follow up, there was no significant difference in OS between the two groups, but PFS was significantly improved in the early HDT arm. Two other ongoing trials, one conducted by the ...

We Had So Much Fun. Now What?

The declining enrollment is a dilemma that many information systems programs are facing. In this study, we design a “Mobile Star” project to promote the information systems major to high school students in Texas. Each “Mobile Star” project consists of a mobile app development workshop and the student’s app showcase. We expect to explore whether the student’s perceived completion, perceived achi...

Why is so much clinical research ignored and what can we do about it?