535 Inconsistencies in how clinical trial information is disseminated and what information is given can adversely affect the number of patients enrolled (Avis, Smith, Link, Hortobagyi, & Rivera, 2006; Cox, 2002; Cox & McGarry, 2003; Ellis, Butow, & Tattersall, 2002; Ellis, Butow, Tattersall, Dunn, & Houssami, 2001; Hutchison & Campbell, 2002; Stevens & Ahmedzai, 2004; Wright et al., 2004), pati...

Clinical chemistry is a field in which the reliability of measurement results has a major impact on decisions that directly affect human beings. The conditions under which the measurements are performed and the way their results are applied bring about very stringent requirements in regard to the methods used. Measurements are expected to give reliable results after a single determination perfo...

The standardization of processes and the identification of shared business services in a service-oriented architecture (SOA) are currently widely discussed. Above all in practice, however, there still is a lack of appropriate instruments to support these tasks. In this paper an approach for a process map is introduced which allows for a systematic presentation – as complete as possible – of the...

Leapfrog Technology is defined within this project as a holistic, cost effective approach to combining and applying innovative yet simple products and processes concurrently throughout various departments including engineering, fabrication shops, and production stages of construction. The present technology for designing, manufacturing, and installing equipment foundations and systems is labor ...