Theoretical research in the field of software development methodologies (SDM) shows that the use of SDM should improve the efficiency of the development team and the quality of the developed product, nevertheless in practice not many software development organizations use SDM. In our paper we present a research that provides a theoretical background for measuring the SDM suitability on two dime...

The use of serologically detectable male (SDM; also called H-Y) antigens to identify male embryos may be limited by the source of anti-SDM antibody. In the present study, novel anti-SDM B9-Fab recombinant clones (obtained by chain shuffling of an A8 original clone) were used to detect SDM antigens on murine embryos. Murine morulae and blastocysts (n=138) were flushed from the oviducts of Kunmin...

BACKGROUND Shared decision making (SDM) is a process by which a healthcare choice is made jointly by the healthcare professional and the patient. SDM is the essential element of patient-centered care, a core concept of primary care. However, SDM is seldom translated into primary practice. Continuing professional development (CPD) is the principal means by which healthcare professionals continue...

BACKGROUND Shared decision making (SDM) is associated with positive health outcomes and may be particularly relevant for patients with chronic disease. OBJECTIVES To investigate whether (1) patients with chronic diseases, particularly those requiring self-management, are more likely to engage in SDM behaviors than patients without chronic diseases and (2) patients with chronic diseases are mo...

BACKGROUND Severe insufficiencies in the supply and inequities in the distribution of health care professionals, facilities, and services create conditions for limited quality of care and lack of trust - even violent conflict - between clinicians and patients in the People's Republic of China. Alongside structural reform, shared decision-making (SDM) may help meet the needs and advance the goal...

BACKGROUND Patient-centered health care is a central component of current health policy agendas. Shared decision making (SDM) is considered to be the pinnacle of patient engagement and methods to promote this are becoming commonplace. However, the measurement of SDM continues to prove challenging. Reviews have highlighted the need for a patient-reported measure of SDM that is practical, valid, ...

This paper presents research on the development of effective forgetting mechanisms for the Sparse Distributed Memory (SDM) system, to computationally model Transient Episodic Memory (TEM), a short-term sensory perceptual episodic memory in software agents. Possible theories and mechanisms for forgetting are retrieval failures, decay and interference. The SDM architecture has inherent features t...

This paper presents detailed simulation results on a modified Sparse Distributed Memory (SDM) system. We have modified Kanerva’s original SDM system into an architecture with a ternary memory space. This enables the memory to be used as a Transient Episodic Memory (TEM) in cognitive software agents. TEM is a memory with high specificity and low retention, used for events having features of a pa...

D espite recent health policy recommendations supporting shared decision making (SDM), a rapidly growing evidence base supporting the desirable effects of tools to facilitate SDM, availability of SDM tools specifically designed for cardiovascular care (Table 1), 1 and recent advocacy for SDM in cardiovascular guidelines, 2,3 SDM has not been widely incorporated into routine clinical practice. A...