urgent eye care services in the uk have been facing increasing number of attendances over the recent years with hospitals struggling to keep up with the demand. the high number of patients presenting to these services poses great challenges for their sustainability. inappropriate referrals, the introduction of the european working time directive for junior doctors, the “never refuse” policy...

The Internet of Things is a paradigm where everyday objects can be equipped with identifying, sensing, networking and processing capabilities that will allow them to communicate with one another and with other devices and services over the Internet to accomplish some objective. Ultimately, IoT devices will be ubiquitous, context-aware and will enable ambient intelligence. This article reports o...

This research investigated the informal use of two children’s digital reference services that were used for purposes unintended by the designers. The motivation for this research was to explore the ways that children bend to their own informal uses the formal tools designed to support their education. Research questions included, How and with what frequency do children use digital reference ser...

Emerging Power Quality Problems and State of The Art Solutions T HIS SPECIAL SECTION is intended to address emerging power quality problems due to integration of largescale photovoltaic and wind systems, concepts of smart grid, vehicle to grid, increased reliance on power electronic devices/equipment in residential, commercial and industrial domains, etc. Further, it aims at providing advanced ...

information & communication technology(ict) is regarded as a means to rural sustainable development in order to reduce poverty, bridge the digital divide and prevent the migration of people from rural areas to cities. to achieve these goals and to deliver governmental services and other essential services needed by rural communities, ten thousand rural ict centers with an investment of $ 280 mi...

the telecommunications industry plays an important role in providing ICT services to a wide range of customers. In addition to individual customers, corporate customers also are user of these services and have an important role to make return on investment for telecom companies (Telcos). Therefore, this group of customers should not be ignored by any reason. This is where the Telecom Companies ...