Prior research on decision-making in Free/Libre Open Source Software development (FLOSS) teams has examined the distribution of decision-making power but the specific process by which decisions are made is still largely unexplored. Understanding these processes is practically and theoretically interesting. The lack formal organizational structures to guide practices and reliance on asynchronous...

Background. Fludarabine-cyclophosphamide-rituximab is the most efficient first-line treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients. Many dose adjustments of the original MD Anderson Cancer Center regimen have been proposed. However, whether fludarabinecyclophosphamide-rituximab relative dose intensity may impact outcome has not been investigated before. Design and Methods. We retrospective...

In nutritional epidemiology, development of valid dietary assessment instruments specific to populations in diverse settings is of paramount importance. Such instruments are essential when trying to characterise dietary patterns and intake, investigate diet–disease associations, inform and evaluate nutrition interventions, assess nutrient–gene interactions, conduct cross-country comparison stud...

include community, hospital, and emergency department settings.4–8 Of those we reported, the J-RHYTHM Registry,5,6 is a nationwide cohort study that enrolled 7,937 Japanese patients with AF (Figure 1). We found that nearly 90% of the patients were being treated with OACs because most of the patients were enrolled by cardiologists and electrophysiologists, and the major objective of this study w...

Objective. To provide guidelines for enhancing the patient accrual process in clinical trials using communitybased Web-based Information Technology (WebIT). Background and Significance. Previous ITadministered education studies have been conducted in controlled environments: the computers are usually 1) supplied to the patients, 2) in an setting where a research facilitator can assist patients ...

Purpose To date, most studies of integrative health care (IHC) have focused on the experiences of patients and practitioners, often emphasising the tensions between CAM and biomedical cultures. Minimal research has investigated the perspectives of IHC managers. In response, this study explores the perspectives of seven IHC managers working in a diverse range of health care services in Australia...

Creating added value, innovative applications and services in the web is hindered by the prevailing different formats and models of information retrieved by the various Cloud-based Services (CBS). Additionally, CBS tend to change their Application Programming Interface (API) versions very often, not sufficiently helping the interested enterprises with their adoption as they need to be up-to-dat...

Different levels of low vision care Primary/community level Nurses, ophthalmic nurses, communitybased workers, and other mid-level personnel can do the following: • Be alert and identify people who might have low vision • Refer them for diagnosis, prognosis, and good refraction • Refer older children and adults who have useful vision to low vision services at secondary or district level • Refer...