Spatial data, i.e., data related to objects that occupy space, are continuosly being collected for various applications ranging from remote sensing, geographical information systems (GIS) to computer cartography and environmental assesment and planing. The volume of data collected is so huge that it has become humanely impossible to do any intelligent data analysis. Even though very few methods...

Nail changes are present in about 50% of psoriasis patients and tend to be refractory to conventional treatments. Pulsed dye laser has emerged as an alternative therapy. Our aim is to evaluate the efficacy of pulsed dye laser in nail psoriasis and the impact of treatment on quality of life. Fourteen patients were treated in monthly sessions for three months. The outcome assesment was made by th...

in the editorial published in this journal, daniels and colleagues argue that his and sabin’s accountability for reasonableness (a4r) framework should be used to handle ethical issues in the health technology assessment (hta)-process, especially concerning fairness. in contrast to this suggestion, it is argued that such an approach risks suffering from the irrrelevance or insufficiency they war...

advancements in different field of medicine have given rise to complex ethical dilemmas in clinical practice. the more the clinicians are sensitized to ethical problems and familiar with ethical decision-making, the more they can value professionalism in their practice. the current paper is designed to emphasize physicians to think ethically in the field of internal medicine and endocrinology. ...

Abstract. In the current conditions investment is an important basis for development of many levels economic system and can be considered as a driver country`s development. They are necessary to increase production rate, modernize complex, diversify economy. Assessment attractiveness means optimal achievement goals, which ensures performance function management mechanism. The individual country...

Accurate, efficient and predictable performance assessment of distributed object models is necessary to make a founded decision about which model to use in a given application domain. This article presents a performance assessment framework for distributed object models. It presents two contributions to the study of distributed object performances: it defines the performance criteria for all im...

Asperger Syndrome (AS) is a severe developmental disorder characterized by major difficulties in social interactio and restricted and unusual patterns of interest and behavior. There are many similarities with autism without retardation (or "Higher Functioning Autism"), and the issue of whether Asperger syndrome and Higher Functio Autism are different conditions is not resolved. To some extent,...