BAC THIS DISPOSITION IS NOT CITABLE AS PRECEDENT OF THE TTAB AUG. 18, 99 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________ Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ________ In re Liebel-Flarsheim Company ________ Serial No. 75/094,858 ______ Donald F. Frei of Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P. for LiebelFlarsheim Company. Jennifer Stiver Chicoski, Trademark Examining Attorney, Law Office 105 (...

introduction: systems-based practice (sbp) is one of the six competencies introduced by the acgme for physicians to provide high quality of care and also the most challenging of them in performance, training, and evaluation of medical students. this concept analysis clarifies the concept of sbp by identifying its components to make it possible to differentiate it from other similar concepts. fo...

OBJECTIVE: To introduce a human capital approach to reduce health disparities in South Carolina by increasing the number and quality of trained minority professionals in public health practice and research. METHODS: The conceptual basis and elements of Project EXPORT in South Carolina are described. Project EXPORT is a community based participatory research (CBPR) translational project designe...

The advantages of the agent-based approach are still not widely recognized outside the agent research community. We believe that there is a need for guidelines that summarize the key benefits of the agent approach to non-agent experts. Agent patterns can provide that guidance. The agent community has already started to use patterns for describing best practices of agent design. However, these p...

University libraries around the world are digitizing their information resources to offer online access to remote users. However, digitization projects in developing countries face the challenges of standardization and sustainability. The purpose of this study was to assess the opinion of the library experts of Pakistan in terms of: Adoption of standards/best practices in digitization projects;...

Maintaining and supporting the software of an organization is not an easy task, and software maintainers do not currently have access to tools to evaluate strategies for improving the specific activities of software maintenance. This article presents a knowledge-based system which helps in locating best practices in a software maintenance capability maturity model (S). The contributions of this...

background: the first three years of life have a pivotal role in growth and development of infants. extra-uterine environment largely affects brain development of infants during the first year of life.however,no specific programs are available for brain development stimulation in foster homes. aim: this study aimed to evaluate the effects of motor development stimulation package on anthropometr...

Best Practice Statements (BPS) are designed to facilitate evidence-based practice. This descriptive, exploratory study evaluated the impact of five of these statements in Scotland. A postal survey of 1,278 registered nurses was undertaken to determine use of these statements and their perceived benefits (response rate: 42%). Use of the BPS differed across clinical sites and some statements were...

Service delivery processes play a key role in the competitiveness of modern organizations. Their effectiveness and efficiency are a consequence of successful design of new processes and improvement of existing processes. Improvement methodologies commonly focus on generic steps serving as a road map for moving a process from its current state along a guided path to better performance. However, ...