Mangroves have long been associated with human populations, as coastal communities rely on the various ecosystem services that mangroves provide. However, degradation and destruction of mangrove forests is common, despite because our reliance them valuable ecosystems. Mangrove research management must elucidate reconcile these conflicts to maintain humans depend on. To better understand complex...

Our relationships with marine mammals are complex. We have used them as resources, and in some places this remains the case; viewed them as competitors and culled them (again ongoing in some localities); been so captivated and intrigued that we have taken them into captivity for our entertainment; and developed a lucrative eco-tourism activity focused on them in many nations (Brakes and Simmond...

BACKGROUND At present, there is no universal definition of rare disease. OBJECTIVE To provide an overview of rare disease definitions currently used globally. METHODS We systematically searched for definitions related to rare disease from organizations in 32 international jurisdictions. Descriptive statistics of definitions were generated and prevalence thresholds were calculated. RESULTS...

With population ageing an increased number of older people live within the community. Nonprofit sector organizations deliver healthcare and social care services to older people on behalf of state-sector organizations. As the demand for these services increase, the role of IT in service delivery becomes important. Research which investigates the use of ICT in these aged care organizations is sca...

The House of Public Participation in Health has been established to attract public participation as one of the principles of primary health care (PHC) and the missing link of socialization of the health system, with the participation of public mediators at both provincial and city levels. Members of the People's Participation Council are representatives of grassroots organizations at the provin...

The electronic patient record at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has fundamentally changed the practice of medicine in ways that its developers never foresaw. This type of highly interactive and work flow enabled program is creating new collaborative roles for computers in complex organizations [4]. With the system able to supervise and monitor care, computers are able to perform many ...

Digital identities and profiles are precious assets. On one hand they enable users to engage in transactions and interactions on the Internet. On the other hand, abuses and leakages of this information could violate the privacy of their owners, sometimes with serious consequences. Nowadays, most of the people have limited understanding of security and privacy polices when applied to their confi...