A population-based sample (N = 787) was followed for 8 years and assessed three times on measures of well-being (depressive symptoms, morale, and control) and fall history. Marginal models assessed the association between baseline well-being measures and falling. Random effects models assessed change in well-being indicators as well as change in fall rate over 8 years. After adjustment for soci...

AIM AND OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to identify the factors having an impact upon nursing work and to use the results to inform strategic planning of the Queensland Nurses Union. BACKGROUND In 2001 and 2004, a study was undertaken to gather data on the level of satisfaction of nurses with their working life. This paper reports the 2004 results on workload, skill mix, remuneration and ...

Evolving an existing software system is fundamentally different from developing one from scratch. Consequently, tools to support evolution must go beyond traditional development tools. This paper describes the Esprit de Corps Suite (EDCS) of software evolution tools. EDCS supports the Mission Oriented Architectural Legacy Evolution (MORALE) software reengineering process. The paper briefly desc...

Economists are convinced that mankind has the capacity to overcome environmental problems if only the right incentives are in place. The environmental problem is identified to lie in the externalities inducing people to destroy the environment because such action is free of cost. The solution is to establish property rights ensuring that every user of the services provided by the environment mu...