The increasing international trend in favour of market based economic development strategies has significantly affected the options available to central and local governments to influence the ways in which land is transformed from rural to urban use and developed for residential and other functions. Under these conditions, it is vital that government agencies increase their understanding of the...

A new generation of information systems is emerging that is shaped by an object-oriented approach to design. This article describes a managerial approach to planning business applications that share data. The nine-step systems development strategy is based on the establishment of a businesswide definition of information resources and an organizationwide set of standards for the new object-orien...

Donor Agencies/Partners: • PA Consulting Group • Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) • Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA) • Government of Jamaica Ministry of Industry and Tourism • Government of Jamaica National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) • Jamaica Bureau of Standards • Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) • Government of Jamaica Human Employment and Resource Tr...

OptWastewater, an easy-to-use computer program developed for regional wastewater system planning, is presented in this article. The regional planning of wastewater systems requires both the drainage of the wastewater generated by the population centers of a region and the meeting of the quality standards defined for the river. OptWastewater is designed to be a decision-aid tool. It incorporates...

Introduction: First minutes of a baby's life are very important stage of life is filled with danger, this study aimed to assess the infant's primary care standards do graduate midwifes. Methods: Present research is a cross-sectional study. Statistical society of this research is a group of recent graduated midwifes including 50 persons, have graduated in the recent three years and are providin...

This study has approached the distribution and planning of the educational services in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Governorate. This study is of importance since it dealt with one of the most important sections in any community over the economic and social development of the country, as one of the basic necessities of the population. This study aimed at surveying the educational services, to ...

The purpose of this paper is to high-light problems regarding user actability and security implementations – what are the important mechanisms that affect actability in usage situations? Alignment between actability and strategic IS-planning and security issues is of the essence. However, serious gaps in alignment have been identified concerning strategic IS-planning as well as in development o...

This paper provides an introduction to the Design, Planning and Assembly Repository available through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The goal of the Repository is to provide a publicly accessible collection of 2D and 3D CAD and solid models from industry problems as well as related information for planning and assembly. In this way, research and development e orts ca...

This paper provides an introduction to the Design, Planning and Assembly Repository available through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The goal of the Repository is to provide a publically accessible collection of 2D and 3D CAD and solid models from industry problems. In this way, research and development efforts can obtain and share examples, focus on benchmarks, and ...