Background Little is known about how health professionals translate national government health policy directives into action. This paper examines that process using the so-called Well Men's Services (WMS) policy initiative as a 'real world' case study. The WMS were launched by the Scottish Government to address men's health inequalities. Our analysis aimed to develop a deeper understanding of p...

Mitarbeiterportale (MiPos) sollen helfen die Zusammenarbeit von Mitarbeitern zu fördern, den Informationsaustausch zu vereinfachen und das im gesamten Unternehmen vorhandene Wissen abteilungsübergreifend zur Verfügung zu stellen. Somit können Mitarbeiterportale als Wissensmanagementsystem (WMS) verstanden werden. Ein solches WMS bietet technisch das Potential um das mitarbeitergebundene Wissen ...

The relationship between impact damage and the fatigue behavior of � -TiAl has been examined. Axial fatigue specimens fabricated from cast Ti-47.9Al-2.0Cr-1.9Nb (to be referred to as 48-2-2) and Ti-47.3Al-2.2Nb-0.5Mn-0.4W-0.4Mo-0.23Si (to be referred to as WMS) alloys were damaged by impact under controlled conditions with a 60 deg wedge-shaped indenter to simulate assembly-related damage in lo...

Workflow management using workflow management systems (WMS) not only facilitates electronic commerce, but also allows virtual enterprises to collaboratively manage business processes. The support of a WMS allows various participants to collaborate in effectively managing workflow-controlled business processes. The participants represent particular positions in a company or particular companies ...

Women have better verbal memory, and higher rates of resting regional cerebral blood ̄ow (rCBF). This study examined whether there are also sex di€erences in the relationship between verbal episodic memory and resting rCBF. Twenty eight healthy right-handed volunteers (14 male, 14 female) underwent a neuropsychological evaluation and a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) O-water study. Immediate...

Background Approximately 55% of patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) show cognitive impairment as evaluated using the Rao Brief Repeatable Neuropsychological Battery (BRBN), but this frequency appears to be higher than the frequency of specific brain lesions in NMOSD. Objective We studied whether cognitive impairment could be observed in NMOSD patients with no or minor...

AIMS The aim of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of the index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) for predicting myocardial viability and left ventricular (LV) function recovery in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS AND RESULTS After successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention in 40 patients with anterior AMI, IMR was measured using a pressure-temperature sensor-tip...

This paper proposes a methodology for extending SystemC to mixed signal systems, aimed at allowing the reuse of analog models and to the simulation of heterogeneous systems. To this end, a general method for modeling analog modules using wave quantities is suggested, and a new kind of port and channel suitable to let modules communicate via waves have been defined. These entities are plugged di...

Human whole mouth saliva (WMS) is secreted by salivary glands, namely parotid, submandibular/sublingual and other minor glands of the oral cavity. It is secreted in a systematic way, and contain informative proteins and peptides for the early detection of contagious diseases and organ-related diseases. The role of WMS as a liquid biopsy for the detection of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) through...

CH radical distributions in ethylene-air and methane-air diffusion flames are mapped by wavelength-modulation absorption spectroscopy (WMS). Tunable, wavelength-modulated 426-nm light is generated by frequency doubling of a modulated 852-nm distributed Bragg reflector diode laser. Absorbances of 5 x 10(-5) are measured with second-harmonic (2f) WMS with a signal-to-noise ratio of 3:1 in a 3-Hz ...