EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This case reports on the implementation of an open information management system that integrated modern information technology approaches to address the needs of a Greek medium-scale clothing producer towards heading to e-business. The system was able to interoperate with the company’s legacy ERP system and automated intra-business, business-to-business and business-to-custome...

OBJECTIVE To study whether severity of traumatic brain injury and the intelligence quotient are related to executive dysfunction. PARTICIPANTS Sixty-two adults with brain injury who were referred for a work capacity evaluation. METHODS Retrospective review of severity of traumatic brain injury, intelligence quotient from a previously-conducted neuropsychological evaluation, determination of...

Several nonprofit associations have implemented assessment and certification programs intending to produce institutional improvement for member organizations. Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as a foundation, this study develops and tests an extension of TAM with organizations that chose to participate in one such program, (the Louisiana Standards for Excellence organizational assess...

Tools of the Mind is a curriculum that aims to promote cognitive and academic outcomes for kindergarten students by focusing on “executive function” as the central process to the development of students’ academic and social competencies. Tools of the Mind is based on the ideas of Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky. Instruction is individualized through teacher scaffolding, and dramatic play is a...

Transgender patients have particular needs with respect to demographic information and health records; specifically, transgender patients may have a chosen name and gender identity that differs from their current legally designated name and sex. Additionally, sex-specific health information, for example, a man with a cervix or a woman with a prostate, requires special attention in electronic he...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common developmental disorder often associated with other developmental disorders including speech, language, and reading disorders. Here, we review the principal features of ADHD and current diagnostic standards for the disorder. We outline the ADHD subtypes, which are based upon the dimensions of inattention and hyperactivity. These serve a...

Executive Summary/Abstract: The “Data Quality Act” is a recent law in the United States requiring every federal agency in the U.S. Government to produce information quality guidelines. It further implies that the agencies are required to follow those guidelines giving them the effect of standards. At the U. S. Department of Transportation we have written guidelines to comply with the Act, impro...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To provide a comprehensive historical review of advanced practice nursing, describe the development of the professional role of oncology advanced practice nurses (APNs), and document the current status of major issues. DATA SOURCES Published articles, research findings, position papers and statements, conference proceedings, books, newsletters, newspaper articles, executive...

Executive Summary. The purpose of this study is to describe a beginning best practice technique for the valuation of brownfields that incorporates business cycle as well as market analysis. The literature suggests that a developmental model that uses Monte Carlo methods to estimate land value as a residual, in light of all risks, is likely to be the most appropriate methodology. This study exam...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate cognitive functions in patients with different stages of chronic heart failure (CHF) and different degrees of stenosis of precerebral arteries. MATERIAL AND METHODS Authors examined 148 patients with CHF and 21 patients without CHF (controls). Neuropsychological assessment (NINDS-Canadian Stroke Standards - 30 minutes protocol), ultrasound scanning of the main cranial ar...