In this paper we present a model for quality assessment over linked data. This model has been designed to align with emerging standards for provenance on the Web to enable agents to reason about data provenance when performing quality assessment. The model also enables quality assessment provenance to be represented, thus allowing agents to make decisions about re-use of existing assessments. W...

Deutschland steht 2009 vor einem überaus schwierigen Jahr. Vorausschauende Manager schielen aber weniger auf die nicht beeinflussbaren Eckdaten, sondern finden heraus, welche Verbesserungspotenziale in ihrer Firma schlummern. Eine Alternative zu Cost-Cutting-Programmen kann die Optimierung des Projektmanagements sein. Ein kritischer Blick auf den Markt der dafür erforderlichen Projektmanagement...

AIM To investigate how two different strategies to form larger neonatal intensive care units (NICU) impact neonatal mortality rates. METHODS Cross-sectional study modeling admission volumes and mortality rates of 177,086 VLBW infants aggregated into 862 NICUs. Cumulative 3-year data was abstracted from Vermont Oxford Network. The model simulated a reduction in number of NICUs by stepwise excl...