In Situational Method Engineering, the concepts of both fragment and chunk have been proposed as the atomic element. These are examined here in terms of their conceptual integrity and in terms of how they may be used in method construction, drawing parallels to show that the similarities are more than the differences. The new ISO/IEC 24744 standard metamodel is used as a conceptual framework to...

An accurate TNM staging system is crucial for treatment guidance and prognosis prediction in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the 8th edition of the Union for International Cancer Control/American Joint Committee on Cancer (UICC/AJCC) staging system for NPC treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). A total of 608 patients with biopsy...

PURPOSE The aims of this study were to compare the 7th and 8th editions of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging manuals on tumor, node, and metastasis (TNM) staging systems and to evaluate whether the 8th edition represents a better refinement of the 7th staging system, when applied for the classification of gastric cancers. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 5,507 gastric canc...

Janine M Preble1,2 & Charles Stephen Foster*,1,2,3 Massachusetts Eye Research & Surgery Institution, 5 Cambridge Center, 8th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA Ocular Immunology & Uveitis Foundation, 5 Cambridge Center, 8th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA *Author for correspondence: Tel.: +1 617 621 6377 Fax: +1 617 494 1430 sfoster...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of intra-articular hyaluronic acid (IAHA) injection for hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) after stroke. METHODS Thirty-one patients with HSP and limited range of motion (ROM) without spasticity of upper extremity were recruited. All subjects were randomly allocated to group A (n=15) for three weekly IAHA injection or group B (n=16) for a single intra-articular ...

Demonetization is an act of divesting a currency unit from its legal tender. In developing country, the demonetization will have direct influence on various sectors. An event study empirical analysis to investigate effect such unforeseen events. this study, we impact Indian stock market. For analysis, daily data NIFTY 50 Index during been analyzed within observation different windows. These win...

This study examined the Response Styles Theory in a large, racially and ethnically diverse sample (N = 722) of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. We examined the role of response styles (rumination, distraction, and problem-solving) as predictors of changes in depressive symptoms over a seven-month period. Higher levels of rumination and lower levels of problem-solving and distraction were associated w...