Given a smooth family F/Y of geometrically irreducible surfaces, we study sequences of arbitrarily near T -points of F/Y ; they generalize the traditional sequences of infinitely near points of a single smooth surface. We distinguish a special sort of these new sequences, the strict sequences. To each strict sequence, we associate an ordered unweighted Enriques diagram. We prove that the variou...

Objective. To investigate if an accreditation program facilitates healthcare organisations (HCOs) to evolve and maintain high performance human resource management (HRM) systems. Design. Cross sectional multi-method study. Setting and participants. Healthcare organisations participating in the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards Evaluation and Quality Improvement Program (EQuIP) between ...

This technical report presents a framework of using artificial neural networks and event correlation technologies in knowledge discovery to support intelligent equipment maintenance, diagnosis and prognosis in automated manufacturing environment. It covers in details one of the key components of the framework, namely, the knowledge discovery engine, and its related technologies such as artifici...

*1 Yokohama Dockyard & Machinery Works *2 Yokohama Research & Development Center, Technical Headquarters It usually takes a few weeks to analyze dioxins concentration in flue gas from MSW incinerators by official method. In order to reduce the required time for analysis, we have developed an on-line measuring equipment for pentachlorodibenzofuran (P5CDF) and a real-time measuring equipment for ...

A 56-week randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate safety and efficacy of a controlled-release combination of phentermine and topiramate (PHEN/TPM CR) for weight loss (WL) and metabolic improvements. Men and women with class II and III obesity (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m(2)) were randomized to placebo, PHEN/TPM CR 3.75/23 mg, or PHEN/TPM CR 15/92 mg, added to a reduced-energy diet. Primary end ...

Recent calls for educational reform highlight ongoing concerns about the ability of current curricula to equip aspiring health care professionals with the skills for success. Whereas a wide range of proposed solutions attempt to address apparent deficiencies in current educational models, a growing body of literature consistently points to the need to rethink the traditional in-class, lecture-b...

A group from the European Working Party on Quality in Family Practice (EQuiP), working with over 20 European colleges of primary care, has assessed what, in their view, is needed to improve the quality of care at the interface between general practice and specialists. Experiences and ideas from a wide range of people were gathered through focused group discussions. From these it was clear that,...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether an accreditation program facilitates healthcare organizations (HCOs) to evolve and maintain high-performance human resource management (HRM) systems. DESIGN Cross-sectional multimethod study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Healthcare organizations participating in the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards Evaluation and Quality Improvement Program (EQuIP 4) b...

The aim of this paper is to explore modelling a more non standard interaction between a human and a database We try to equip the database with the capability of understand ing queries in natural language and answering them in a more intelligent manner than by mere yes no factual answers This capability of the database requires at least two compo nents First the database must possess a front end...