In this paper we summarise the lessons learnt from our EU research project TIMBUS that deals with digital preservation. Digital preservation aims at ensuring continued access to digital information over time or technology changes and as such affects and utilises software design, development and maintenance (cf. [1]). There are numerous technical challenges to be considered for both successful d...

In the UK schools are required by law to protect students from bullying; the responsibility of teachers to govern such behaviour has been extended outside the school setting to include cyberbullying. In this investigation, cyberbullying in secondary education is explored from the student perspective using a qualitative method of enquiry. Reported awareness and understanding about the legal aspe...

©FSRH J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2010: 36(4) Introduction Litigation can be seen as a reflection of medical error and harm to patients. Studying litigation may reveal trends from which lessons can be learned, leading to improvements in patient safety.1 The threat of litigation may be of some value in increasing investment in safety.2 An alternative to costly litigation is a no-fault compens...

In this paper an attempt is made to review technological, economical and legal aspects of the spam in detail. The technical details will include different techniques of spam control e.g., filtering techniques, Genetic Algorithm, Memory Based Classifier, Support Vector Machine Method, etc. The economic aspect includes Shaping/Rate Throttling Approach/Economic Filtering and Pricing/Payment based ...

T HE PATIENT with coronary disease comes into court, or his descendents for him, mainly under 3 major conditions: (1) it is claimed that he has received a personal injury which caused or aggravated his heart disease; (2) his cardiac mischief has been produced or worsened by his employment (Workmen's Compensation); or (3) he is entitled to premature pension payments, governimental or private, by...

The federally funded Human Genome Initiative will lead to the development of new capabilities to learn about an individual's genetic status. Legal issues are raised concerning patients' and other parties' access to that information. This article discusses the effect of existing statutes and case law on three pivotal questions: To what sort of information are people entitled? What control should...

1 Intelligent Interactive Distributed Systems Faculty of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam De Boelelaan 1081A, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands 2 Computer and Law Institute Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands 3 The Center for Law, Public Administration and Informatization Faculty of Law, Tilburg University Warandelaan 2, 5000...

introduction: one instance of errors in diagnosis which cannot be considered medical malpractice pertain to rare cases of vasculitishenoch-schonlein. the aim of this study was to shed light on the legal aspects of vasculitishenoch-schonlein by illuminating this disease, providing a comprehensive definition of what constitutes medical malpractice, and pointing out cases of errors in diagnosis re...

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