The OBSERVER design pattern is one of the most widely used patterns from the original GoF book [1]. With the proliferation of mobile devices in worklife and information systems serving data to such devices is paramount to maintaining data integrity in a work process. The idiosyncracies of mobile devices have placed new requirements on the mechanisms for updating resource limited clients with an...

background: many previous studies have investigated the influence of gender on coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (cabg) outcomes. despite the great volume of reports on this issue, it is still not clear whether it is the gender of the patient or pre-existing comorbid conditions that is the best predictor for the different outcomes seen between men and women. multiple studies have shown th...

There are many reasons why the gender imbalance in computing should be of concern to the profession. Over the last 20 years there have been many intervention programs which attempt to redress this situation and encourage more women into computing. To determine whether an intervention program has made a difference requires evaluation. Program evaluation is the careful collecting of information a...