Nursing initiatives that improve the quality of care and help people lead healthier lives can serve as a guide for Congress and the Obama administration as they seek to transform our current health care system. Nurses have created model programs in acute care, primary care, and public health settings that are improving the health status of individuals and communities. These initiatives are expa...

background: global adult tobacco survey (gats), malaysia 2011 reported that the prevalence of smoking was highest among malays male i.e., 24.6% (ci:22.1,27.3). the aim of this study was to evaluate the perception of a group of smokers towards various national anti-smoking initiatives as well as its association with age and education level. methods: the study was conducted in a randomly selected...

This paper discusses the special characteristics and needs of software repositories and describes how these needs have been met by some existing repositories. These repositories include Netlib, the National HPCC Software Exchange, and the GAMS Virtual Repository. We also describe some systems that provide on-line access to various types of scientiic data. Finally, we outline a proposal for inte...

Today many large, medium and small software companies experience difficulties in establishing quality improvement initiatives, although we can observe that unlike large companies, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) find it particularly difficult to adapt these quality initiatives. This is further complicated since most software quality initiatives, such as, e.g., CMM and SPICE, primarily...

BACKGROUND Long duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is common and associated with poor outcomes. Strategies to enhance early detection of first-episode psychosis have been advocated. AIMS To evaluate initiatives for early detection of psychosis. METHOD Systematic review of available evidence on the effectiveness of early detection initiatives to reduce the DUP. RESULTS The review inc...