Most of the research related to Non Functional Requirements (NFRs) have presented NFRs frameworks by integrating non functional requirements with functional requirements while we proposed that measurement of NFRs is possible e.g. cost and performance and NFR like usability can be scaled. Our novel hybrid approach integrates three things rather than two i.e. Functional Requirements (FRs), Measur...

Apologize The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution 64/136 on December 21, 2009 declaring year 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives. This is to showcase the contribution and impact of cooperative to the socio-economic well-being of the participants among other reasons (Oluyombo, 2012). The financial sector reform that led to the establishment of microfinance banks is exp...

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in three tertiary referral centers in the Netherlands. Patient records were reviewed for patients who met the selection criteria (i.e. age ≥55 years, type II/III odontoid fractures). Fracture healing (union/stability) and clinical outcome (Likert scale) were assessed. The influence of age, applied treatment, and treatment strategy (‘fracture b...

INTRODUCTION Pain is the most common complaint of patients referring to emergency department (ED). Considering the importance of pain management in ED, this study aimed to investigate the efficacy and feasibility of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in this setting. METHODS 46 patients who came to the ED with injured extremities were enrolled in the study and received either femoral, axillary or...