Introduction ........................................................................................610 I. Business and Technological Realities in the World of Biotechnology ...........................................................................611 II. Reach-Through Patent Claims .................................................616 III. Fundamental Legal Framework for Treatment of ReachThr...

OBJECTIVES To measure quality of care at general practice consultations in diverse geographical areas, and to determine the principal correlates associated with enablement as an outcome measure. DESIGN Cross sectional multipractice questionnaire based study. SETTING Random sample of practices in four participating regions: Lothian, Coventry, Oxfordshire, and west London. PARTICIPANTS 25 9...

We describe the challenge set to us within the Dem@Care project, of designing a multi-component system to support safety, enablement, and diagnosis for older adults with dementia. Specifically we discuss the system as it relates to home-based enablement. Person-centred care is the gold standard in dementia care, which we incorporate into technology design by engaging in a user-led, participator...

How to cite this article: Birhanu Z, Woldie MK, Assefa T, Morankar S. Determinants of patient enablement at primary health care centres in central Ethiopia: a crosssectional study. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2011;3(1), Art. #195, 8 pages. doi:10.4102/phcfm. v3i1.195 Background: Patient enablement is associated with behaviours like treatment adherence and self-care and is becoming a well-acc...

Patient enablement is an outcome of importance to advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) and indication patients’ perceptions their ability, confidence, empowerment in managing health care needs. Using a patient-reported experience measure (PREM), the Enablement Satisfaction Survey—Advanced Nurse Practitioner measure, this cross-sectional study found that consultation with ANP urology outpatient/a...

A precursor paper (also available as an OGC White Paper) provides a high-level overview of and architecture for the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards activities that focus on sensors, sensor networks, and a concept called the “Sensor Web”. This OGC focus area is known as Sensor Web Enablement (SWE). For readers interested in greater technical and architecture details, please download a...

This article presents the hope that, in the 21st century and the millennium it ushers in, the world will eliminate the concept of handicap by creating an environment where persons with different abilities can live with dignity. In this world, the focus of occupational therapy will shift from reducing impairment through purposeful activity to preventing handicap through enablement. Basic assumpt...

Research on information systems has demonstrated the strategic potential of information technology (IT) through the logic of IT enablement: synergistic relationship between IT assets with organizational resources ensuing IT-enabled resources capable of influencing competitive firm performance. However, this enablement view has largely focused on IT assets and organizational resources within the...

Based on abstract reference models, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has established standards for the storage, retrieval, and processing of geographical information. These standards act as foundation for the implementation of concrete services and Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI). Research on geo-semantics plays an increasing role to support complex queries and discovery across heterogen...