Ontology development is considered to be a useful approach to the design and implementation of interoperable systems. This literature review and commentary examines the current state of knowledge in this field with particular reference to processes involved in assuring epistemological adequacy. It takes the perspective of the information systems practitioner keen to adopt a systematic approach ...

This paper presents parents' experiences of community support and their recommendations for how communities, the services within them, might families. Generated through a human-centred design methodology using desire-centred framework, findings suggest that parents receiving family service require invoking feelings intimacy, trust, reciprocity, inclusivity, connection belonging. Parents' includ...

Animal diseases have obvious and direct impact on production. However, there are also less obvious indirect socio-economic effects. These are not easy to measure, but it is important that they be taken into account when making decisions on animal disease control policy. A questionnaire-based survey was distributed to 162 OIE Member Countries to assess the present usage and future needs in relat...

AIM To design and evaluate a clinical decision support system (CDSS) to support cardiovascular risk prevention in type 2 diabetes. METHODS A preliminary requirements specification and three prototype CDSS interface designs were developed. Seven patients and seven clinicians conducted 'usability tests' on five different task scenarios with the CDSS prototypes to test its effectiveness, efficie...