Recently exchange formats have gained lots of attention. Multiple tools need to interact and/or work on the same software system. Especially there is a need to reuse parser technology. Within the FAMOOS project we have developed a model for representing object-oriented software systems at the program entity level. The model has been designed for language independence, extensibility and informat...

In this paper, the structural properties of the B30N20 molecule have been investigated at B3LYP/6-31G (d) level of theory. The optimized structure and electronic properties calculations for the studiedmolecule have been performed using Gaussian 03 program. A mathematical equation of third degreewas exploited for the correlation and exchange energy with the number of primitives. The NaturalBondi...

The process of developing a babysitting exchange program is described. There was a steady increase in use of the exchange as women formed small groups and compatible pairs. About half the participants indicated that they found the exchange useful and would continue to use it. Participation was not found to have a differential impact on high-stressed and low-stressed mothers. Implications for th...

The Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) is located in Eldoret, in the western highlands of Kenya in East Africa. Eldoret is the fifth largest city in Kenya with a population of approximately 200,000. The climate is tropical with an elevation of 7,000 feet. The hospital campus is a 15-minute walk from the gated residential compound, IU House. Residents, attendings and family members reside...

OBJECTIVE To conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis of the Edmonton Streetworks needle exchange program, in terms of the additional cost per HIV infection averted. The main outcome measures were needle use with and without Streetworks, HIV cases averted, and program costs. METHODS We conducted interviews and HIV saliva tests on a sample of street-involved intravenous drug users (IDU) who are r...

OBJECTIVES To determine the demographic characteristics, risk behaviours and prevalence of HIV-1 among injection drug users (IDU) attending Calgary's needle exchange program (NEP). METHODS A survey was conducted from June through September 1998 among IDU attending Calgary's NEP. Demographic and behaviour characteristics were determined by personal interview and saliva was tested for HIV antib...

INTRODUCTION Improving access to sterile injection equipment is a key component in community-based infectious disease prevention. Implementation of syringe access programs has sometimes been complicated by community opposition and police interference. CASE DESCRIPTION In 2006, the Delaware legislature authorized a pilot syringe exchange program (SEP). A program designed to prevent, monitor, a...

INTRODUCTION Capacity-building programs are vital for healthcare workforce development in low- and middle-income countries. In addition to increasing human capital, participation in such programs may lead to new professional networks and access to social capital. Although network development and social capital generation were not explicit program goals, we took advantage of a natural experiment...

We explore the mechanism design problem for lung exchange and its implementation in practice. We prove that determining whether there exists a nontrivial solution of the lung exchange problem is NPcomplete. We propose a mechanism that is individually rational, strategy-proof and maximizes exchange size. To implement this mechanism in practice, we propose an algorithm based on Integer Linear Pro...