Information systems and technology (IS/IT) projects are perceived as ventures that are prone to failure. An evaluation as part of IS/IT governance and control is highly important for stakeholders, to lessen the risk and the failure of such projects. However, decision-makers often encounter difficulties when evaluating and making decisions regarding the continuation of their projects. This study...

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INTRODUCTION EKG remains a highly valuable tool for heart disease management. Corrected QT interval dispersion is a useful EKG parameter to assess prognosis in ischemic heart disease and specifically acute coronary syndrome. Understanding QT interval physiopathology helps assess importance of QT measurement in this context. Although increased QT dispersion is an ominous prognostic marker, its u...

INTRODUCTION We analysed written comments on clerkship evaluation forms to determine if they furthered our understanding of students' professional behaviour. METHODS We transcribed all written comments related to professional behaviour for 1 medical school class in 4 major clerkships, then categorised the comments. Comments were coded into categories by two raters. They were also coded as pos...

BACKGROUND Although evidence points to a strong link between illicit drug use and crime, robust evidence for temporal order in the relationship is scant. We carried out a systematic review to assess the evidence for pathways through opiate/crack cocaine use and offending to determine temporal order. METHODS A systematic review sourced five databases, three online sources, bibliographies and c...

PURPOSE Small series have suggested that Fluorodesoxyglucose Positron-Emission-Tomography with Computed-Tomography (FDG-PET/CT) is feasible to screen for cancer in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE), but without validation in a large population. The aim was to assess diagnostic accuracy indices of FDG-PET/CT for occult cancer diagnosis in patients with unprovoked VTE. MATER...

The early sixties saw conventional labels \got rid of", and then reintroduced in a nuclear variant that was hoped to be so awesome that they would never be used again except for exceptions. But guilt-free remote control of dangerous instruments was already undermining the entente. This note is a very personal view of, and from, the rst half of that decade, with very close horizons. But there is...