A gulf exists between the many potential opportunities to improve health by applying existing research evidence and the current inequalities in health in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region. The gaps between what could be achieved and what has been achieved need to be closed – or at least narrowed. Closing these gaps is a major challenge – and opportunity – as they are numerous. ...

UTC R157 Disclaimer The contents of this report reflect the views of the author(s), who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of information presented herein. This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of s gaps were estimated using the maximum likelihood estimation method. This report utilizes lected by the NGSIM project. Abstract The driver gap acceptance and rejection behav...

Nowadays, companies confront many ups and downs due to optimal or destructive decisions made by corporate executives based on industry trends information. Complexities and environmental uncertainties have made companies more dependent on information. But increasing and accumulation of information may reduce the quality of managerial decisions as well as waste the time. This involves assessment ...

Canopy gaps are one of the most important structural features of forest ecosystems, and studying of them can have useful results and implications for forest management. The aim of this study is investigation of characteristics and regeneration within canopy gaps in an intact beech stand in the Shastkalateh Experimental Forest of Hyrcanian region, north of Iran. All canopy gaps and related fores...

Introduction. This paper argues for increased research consideration of the conceptual overlap between information seeking and information literacy, and for scholarly attention to theory-based empirical research that has potential value to practitioners. Method. The paper reviews information seeking and information literacy research, and highlights the exceptional research of Louise Limberg and...

OBJECTIVES To provide an overview of nursing terminology education, research, and clinical use, to identify and analyze any gaps therein, and to propose ways to close those gaps. METHODS We conducted an extensive Internet and literature search to establish the current status of nursing terminology education, research, and clinical use. We also surveyed 40 experts in nursing terminology from 1...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Information received by IBD patients about their disease is of particular importance. The objective of the study was to determine the information resources these patients used, together with their perceived information gaps and expected preferences. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective, observational, cross-sectional study conducted on IBD patients attending 13 Spanish ho...

Over a number of years quite a large body of literature on planning for information systems has been built up. Case-studies have been carried out, success factors have been investigated, and methods for information strategy planning have been examined. However, one does not find a sound conceptual foundation . of the planning for information systems in literature. Based on the strategy models o...

A comprehensive and integrated study of any supply chain (SC) environment is a vital requirement that can create various advantages for the SC owners. This consideration causes productive managing of the SC through its whole wide components from upstream suppliers to downstream retailers and customers.  On this issue, despite many valuable studies reported in the current literature, considerabl...