introduction: one of the software packages designed for libraries and documenting centres is unesco cds/isis mini-micro software package. most libraries in iran have a copy of it. this research was aimed to investigate the degree of its application in central libraries of medical sciences universities in 2004. methods and materials: it is a descriptive study in which a questionnaire was used to...

This article examines the diverse research views on the history of urban centres in West Africa. I focus on the characteristics of some of the past urban centres at the time of their peak populations as revealed from the archaeological record. This article concludes that the quantum of research in West Africa is insignificant relative to the vast potentials for research to be conducted there. T...

OBJECTIVE To assess the extent to which consumers are involved in the work of clinical trial coordinating centres in the United Kingdom and the nature of consumers' involvement in randomised trials coordinated by these centres. DESIGN National surveys using structured questionnaires with some open ended sections. SETTING 103 clinical trial coordinating centres in the United Kingdom identifi...

AIMS The purpose of this EP wire is to examine clinical practice in the field of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) management, with special focus on in-hospital diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. METHODS AND RESULTS Fifty-three European centres, all members of the EHRA-EP Research network, completed the questions of the survey. A dedicated strategy for OHCA management is active in 85%...

OBJECTIVE To identify the most appropriate format for results dissemination to maximise understanding of trial results. DESIGN Qualitative. SETTING Of the original 58 4-T trial centres, 34 agreed to take part in this ancillary research. PARTICIPANTS All participants from these centres were eligible. All 343 participants were sent questionnaires. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES Th...

The Research Council of Norway has established a number of Centres for Research-based Innovation (CRIs). The main objective of these centres is to enhance the capability of the business sector to innovate by focusing on long-term research based on forging close alliances between research-intensive enterprises and prominent research groups. The CRI SAMCoT (Sustainable Arctic Marine and Coastal T...

Information systems are widely used in data centres for a variety of reasons. There is, however, limited literature on the role of information systems for automating data centres. In particular, there is a lack of research on the matter of definition and description as well as the data centre processes that information systems support. Furthermore, among information systems that are specific to...