The design of a large database management system on top of an object-oriented platform which is implemented on a tightly coupled multiprocessor system requires a large number of design decisions. There exist no methodology to evaluate the consequences and compare the differences between them. Looking into experimental methodology in physics we find a lot of similarities and techniques we think ...

The aim of the paper is to provide an overview of the PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa) mission and the related scientific foreseen applications. The mission development program is in actually in the C phase and it is completely funded by ASI. PRISMA is an earth observation system with innovative electro-optical instrumentation which combines an hyperspectral sensor w...

Background: Systematic reviews and meta-analysis have significant advantages over conventional reviews in that all available data should be presented. This study aimed to evaluate Iranian systematic reviews and meta-analysis abstracts indexed in WOS and Scopus during 2003-2012 based on PRISMA checklist. Methods: This is an analytical study. We evaluated 46 article abstracts indexed in WOS, 89 a...

PURPOSE To assess the overall quality of published urological meta-analyses and identify predictive factors for high quality. MATERIALS AND METHODS We systematically searched PubMed to identify meta-analyses published from January 1st, 2011 to December 31st, 2015 in 10 predetermined major paper-based urology journals. The characteristics of the included meta-analyses were collected, and their...

[This corrects the article on p. 151 in vol. 6, PMID: 26557098.].