As we stated before FIP is one of the fieldbus systems, these systems usually consist of many control loops that communicate and interact with each other via single network channel (i.e. cable). Here we will try to develop a scheduling policy that will guarantee a fair distribution of this medium between these control loops, and at the same time takes into account several important parameters i...

PURPOSE The processes used to revise the 2008 Basel Statements on the future of hospital pharmacy are summarized, and the revised statements are presented. METHODS The process for revising the Basel Statements followed an approach similar to that used during their initial development. The Hospital Pharmacy Section (HPS) of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) revised the 2008 FIP...

Activities related to interprofessional education (IPE) vary between countries according to local and national health needs and systems. The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Education Initiative endeavors to provide a global vision in IPE by the sharing of experiences and gathering of evidence collaboratively to facilitate country-level initiatives. The purpose of this paper is to ...

This study identifies the capabilities needed by small-scale fishers to participate in Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) for yellowfin tuna in the Philippines. The current literature provides little empirical evidence on how different models, or types of FIPs, influence the participation of fishers in their programs and the degree which FIPs are able to foster improvements in fishing practice...

Feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV), a coronavirus, is the causative agent of an invariably lethal infection in cats. Like other coronaviruses, FIPV contains an extremely large positive-strand RNA genome of ca. 30 kb. We describe here the development and use of a reverse genetics strategy for FIPV based on targeted RNA recombination that is analogous to what has been described for the mo...

Eleven cases of lymphoblastic leukemia and four cases of feline infectious peritonitis occurred in a private household population of 35 predominantly unrelated cats over a 39month period. The study conducted on this population con sisted of periodic physical examinations, hemograms, serological testing for feline leukemia virus group-specific antigens (gs) and for antibody to feline oncornaviru...