Traditional equi-join relies solely on string equality comparisons to perform joins. However, in scenarios such as adhoc data analysis in spreadsheets, users increasingly need to join tables whose join-columns are from the same semantic domain but use different textual representations, for which transformations are needed before equi-join can be performed. We developed Auto-Join, a system that ...

The inclusion of a public health insurance plan in health care reform legislation as an option for individuals, families and businesses promises to be one of the most controversial and crucial decisions made by Congress. With the myriad health care challenges facing rural people and rural communities, the decision on whether to include a public health insurance plan option has significant poten...

OBJECTIVES This study explored the suitability and benefits of problem-based learning (PBL) in competency-based postgraduate public health training. The PBL was delivered within a rural retreat and included site visits. METHODS Qualitative semistructured interviews with trainee public health officers and key informants. RESULTS The learning approach (retreat-PBL combination with site visits...

this study is intended to investigate the level of public-private cooperation in the process of agricultural development from the view point of potential investors and producers. to achieve this objective we used an adjusted jensen model as a conceptual framework for cooperation. in this process mutual responsibilities is provided to reveal different dimensions of strategic cooperation between ...

introduction today exploiting the participation and the abilities of local people, particularly rural population, toward rural development has been considered as one of the effective strategies toward sustainable and comprehensive development of rural areas. the most important tool to achieve this goal is establishing ngos based on the needs as well as abilities of different groups living in th...

INTRODUCTION The costs of health care in Poland are continuously increasing. Thus, almost every institution providing medical services aims at their limitation. One of the costs rationalisation methods in the health care sector is outsourcing. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was conducted in 153 randomly selected institutions providing medical activities. The tool was a questionnaire, availabl...

INTRODUCTION Retention of rehabilitation therapists (RTs) in rural areas is a growing problem in rural Australia. Current literature demonstrates that private allied health professionals in general remain longer in rural areas than those working in the public sector. However, government focus to enhance retention has been on those employed in the public sector, offering private practitioners li...

We examined the relationship between race-specific rural mortality and the health infrastructure of rural counties in light of America's recent emergence of a rural mortality penalty. Using the Compressed Mortality File from National Center for Health Statistics (2008-2012) and county-level demographic, socioeconomic, and health care indicators from the Area Health Resource File and the US Cens...