BACKGROUND The number of individuals contemplating genetic testing is increasing, but the current materials and overall subject matter remain complex and not easily understood by many. The goal of this project was to evaluate efforts to revise and increase the readability of an existing information packet describing genetic risk for breast cancer. METHODS Evaluation was conducted in two stage...

The paper describes a research in progress analyzing legislative documents handled in the Finnish parliament and government, and studying means for developing standards for the documents. The current document management status in the Finnish parliament and government as well as problems in the management are described. The paper discusses the special features of legislative documents and shows ...

The paper describes a research in progress analyzing legislative documents handled in the Finnish parliament and government, and studying means for developing standards for the documents. The current document management status in the Finnish parliament and government as well as problems in the management are described. The paper discusses the special features of legislative documents and shows ...

Delay discounting refers to decision makers’ tendency to treat immediately consumable goods as more valuable than those only available after some delay. Previous work has focused on a seemingly irrational feature of these preferences: the systematic tendency to exhibit more patience when consequences are far in the future but less patience about those same, identical rewards as time passes. One...