BACKGROUND Accurate forecasting of emergency department (ED) attendances can be a valuable tool for micro and macro level planning. METHODS Data for analysis was the counts of daily patient attendances at the ED of an acute care regional general hospital from July 2005 to Mar 2008. Patients were stratified into three acuity categories; i.e. P1, P2 and P3, with P1 being the most acute and P3 b...

BACKGROUND It is commonly asserted that the average American gains 5 lb (2.3 kg) or more over the holiday period between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, yet few data support this statement. METHODS To estimate actual holiday-related weight variation, we measured body weight in a convenience sample of 195 adults. The subjects were weighed four times at intervals of six to eight weeks, so that...

BACKGROUND Emergency department (ED) visit volumes can be especially high during the Christmas-New Year holidays, a period occurring during the influenza season in Canada. METHODS Using daily data, we examined the relationship between ED visits for the chief complaint "cough" (for Edmonton, Alberta residents) and laboratory detections for influenza A and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (for...

The authors have been developing the automatic scheduling systems for software development project, which deliver scheduling and worker assignment. Their earlier works were designed to draw on crashing and fast tracking to produce countermeasure plans against process delay. However, process delay can be recovered not only by crashing or fast tracking but also by using holiday works. Their earli...

Through an empirical study among holiday travellers, residing in the Former Soviet Union Republics, this paper presents a comprehensive view of role and impact of social media on the whole holiday travel planning process: Before, during and after the trip, providing insights on usage levels, scope of use, level of influence and trust. Findings suggest that social media are predominantly used af...

INTRODUCTION Psychological well-being is recognized as an important health component, which influences the behavior, ability to cope with stressful events, work performance, and generally the ability to achieve one's full potential. AIM To comparatively assess the psychological well-being of dental students during the summer semester examination period and summer holiday. MATERIAL AND METHO...

Across the UK, 1.3 million children access free school meals for around 38 weeks of the year. However, during school holidays, many families face considerable difficulties in providing a consistent and nutritious supply of food for their children, particularly during the extended summer break. In an effort to address this issue, a number of community-based breakfast clubs were set-up across the...

The tourism industry has reported dramatic changes in its structure over the last few years, not least due to the emerge of the Internet. Among others, tourists want to find products which are tailored to their personal needs in a minimum of time, without having to navigate through all the products offered by the tourism information system. Thus, from the tourism information supplier ́s point of...

Secretary, Central Association for Mental Welfare. Jl would not be far from the truth to say that for the vast majority of workers, and of more leisured folk too for that matter, the annual holiday occupies for some considerable time during the year, the forefront of their thoughts, first in anticipation and planning; then in realisation and enjoyment; and then, after it is over, in the sorting...