Purpose A high proportion of indigenous Māori, a generally socioeconomically deprived population, live in Northland, New Zealand. Māori youth suffer rate mental ill-health, substance misuse, and other risky behaviours. While evidence demonstrates that early detection management these issues leads to long-term positive health outcomes, implementation systematic screening intervention is challeng...

This paper presents a comparative approach on the use of different industrial networks configurations and industrial communication protocols. Some aspects, that may influence the right choice of the most indicated protocol for each industrial network configuration, are discussed. It is presented a case study and two configurations networks implementing two industrial communication protocols. Th...

Generalized Algebraic Datatypes, or GADTs, extend algebraic datatypes by allowing an explicit relation between type parameters and constructor definitions. They can be used in numerous applications like modeling programming languages, maintaining invariants in data structures and in implementing constraints in domain-specific languages. In our project, we discuss GADTS and provide some of their...

A tool development framework for domain-specific languages combining mapping and transformation based approaches is proposed in this research project. The combination of both approaches permits to use advantages and eliminate disadvantages as far as possible. First results are described including draft architecture for the framework implementing proposed ideas. A sketch of mapping definition fa...

This paper identifies the importance of space management in support of the functions of academic libraries. It reviews current solutions on library space management by pinpointing their advantages and disadvantages, and it introduces GIS (geographic information systems) as a tool for library space management, because of its capacity for analyzing spatial data and interactive information. A prop...

The paper discuss a problem of a usage of virtual laboratories in teaching process at technical universities. The analysis of advantages and disadvantages of simulated laboratories and laboratories with an distant access is presented. Also different ways of implementing simulated virtual laboratories are given. Moreover, the problem of the supporting virtual laboratories by multimedia lessons a...

Recent international summits of the International Federation of Societies of Toxicologic Pathologists (IFSTP) have debated the desirability and potential means by which the proficiency of an individual toxicologic pathologist might be recognized and communicated throughout the world. The present document describes the advantages and disadvantages of implementing such a global recognition system...