This paper suggests how interpretivist, socio-critical and positivist approaches in information systems research might be integrated. Heinz Klein's approach to information systems was a significant advance on earlier ones, bringing together a number of issues discussed in interpretivist and socio-critical circles, with philosophical groundings. He believed IS research would benefit from integra...

the concept of subject is one of the most crucial concepts in alain badiou's philosophical thought. he uses this concept in connection with concepts such as event, truth and fidelity. in this paper we try to show that there is an obscurity or complication in badiou's use of this concept. there seems to be an inconsistency in his assertions about the nature of subject. some phrases asc...

Hyperkinetic extrapyramidal syndrome is the typical clinical characteristic of acquired hepatocerebral degeneration (AHD), but is usually not observed with hepatic encephalopathy (HE). We present a case of AHD coexisting with HE. Both conditions were secondary to liver cirrhosis and hepatitis C virus infection. The brain MRI showed bilateral and symmetric high T1 signal-intensity in the globus ...

Accessible online at: www.karger.com/ddi Nutritional therapy, once a cornerstone of medical treatment, has lost its attractivity in favor of drug treatment, molecular genetic interventions or other high-tech therapies. As a consequence, data about nutritional status or dietary habits are missing in many patient charts. This development reflects the opinion of many doctors that nutrition does no...