These patterns are for two closely related audiences, the authors and the shepherds. Why have one set of patterns for two audiences? The obvious reason is that authors and shepherds are often the same people, and much of the advice is the same. But more importantly, an author can gain great insights by understanding what a reader – in this case, the shepherd – is looking for. So I modified the ...

This work present the main features of the ADVICE (IST 1999-11305) project, a research project whose main aim is to develop a virtual assistant for e-shops that imitates the behaviour of a human vendor.

week of the packet the patient should start a new packet after completing the old, that is without having a gap, and will be unprotected for seven days. However, the advice given in the Data sheet compendium is sometimes more cautious but, more worryingly, at times less cautious than the above. As an example, 13 out of 25 data sheets for the combined pill state that a woman is unprotected if a ...

This series presents the recovery strategies that are prepared as advice to the Province of British Columbia on the general strategic approach required to recover species at risk. The Province prepares recovery strategies to meet its commitments to recover species at risk under the Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk in Canada, and the Canada – British Columbia Agreement on Species at ...

Shoes are selected for protection, correction, and fashion. Parents are often confused by conflicting advice for appropriate footwear for children. The common practice of using footwear for correction of foot or leg “deformities” in otherwise healthy children has limited evidence of effectiveness. In this article the evidence supporting the use of corrective shoes for otherwise healthy children...

This Technical Note presents an overview of the adverse effects on connected equipment of transient overvoltages that can occur on the electricity distribution network, and how to provide protection against them. Integral Energy, your local Distribution Network Service Provider or the Integral Energy Power Quality and Reliability Centre can give you additional advice if you have particular conc...

background and objectives: discharge against medical advice (dama) is a significant healthcare problem posing negative impact on effectiveness of patient care and costs of the health system. in order to address this problem, first the potential influencing factor should be identifies. this study followed two major objectives: first, to evaluate the prevalence and potential causes of dama, and s...

Gender equality amongst healthcareprofessionals is no doubt paramount to allowboth equal opportunity and provision of goodquality healthcare. The General Medical Councilencourages that all colleagues should be treatedfairly, but studies have previously demonstratedgender bias against female medical students(1). Whether this might have any impact on thestudents’ decision-making process and caree...