This study analyzed GE Centricity Electronic Medical Record (EMR) data to examine the effects of body mass index (BMI) and obesity, key risk factor components of metabolic syndrome, on the prevalence of 3 chronic diseases: type II diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension. These chronic diseases occur with high prevalence and impose high disease burdens. The rationale for using Centri...

The introduction of electronic national identity management solutions is accompanied by cheers and bravos from the contributors, but also by doubts and worries from data protection experts. Helping at clearing the view on the actual features and properties of the planned German electronic healthcare infrastructure, we have mapped the parts of the healthcare infrastructure to a taxonomy on user ...

Network-centricity and autonomy are two buzzwords that have found increasing attention since the beginning of this decade in both, the military and civil domain. Although various conceptions exist of which capabilities are required for a system to be considered network-centric or autonomous, there can hardly be found proposals or prototypes that describe concrete transformations for both capabi...

Adoptive transfer of T cells redirected by a high-affinity antitumor T-cell receptor (TCR) is a promising treatment modality for cancer patients. Safety and efficacy depend on the selection of a TCR that induces minimal toxicity and elicits sufficient antitumor reactivity. Many, if not all, TCRs possess cross-reactivity to unrelated MHC molecules in addition to reactivity to target self-MHC/pep...

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Human centricity refers to the active involvement in the overall product lifecycle of different human actors including end-users, stakeholders and providers. Persona is one of the different tools that exist for human centricity. While marketing is the original domain in which persona was introduced, this technique has also widely used UCD design. In these two perceptions, Persona has demonstrat...

The environment within which retail banks operate has changed significantly since the 2008 global financial crisis. Nevertheless, the transformation is far from complete; retail banks face a wide range of evolving challenges. Organisations are increasingly conscious of the importance of 'customer-centricity'. Moreover, as a consequence of the FCA's conduct risk agenda, firms are mandated to pro...

In recent years, business literature has shifted its focus from customer to centricity, which is positioned as a fundamentally new concept, paradigm of doing business. The purpose this article understand the correlation these concepts for correct interpretation latter. A review scientific using built-in analysis option SCOPUS.com showed that main components concept (definition, genesis, prerequ...