BACKGROUND Many gastroenterologists believe that disposable forceps are more expensive than reusable forceps. It has been shown, however, that cross contamination and spread of infection are possible with reusable forceps. We conducted a prospective, randomized study to evaluate the performance, safety and cost of reusable versus disposable biopsy forceps. METHODS Endoscopists were randomly a...

This paper presents methods for helping users understand reusable software assets. We present a model and architecture for visualizing reusable software assets. We described visualizations techniques based on design principles for helping the user understand and compare reusable components.

For software reuse to be successful, a repository for storing and retrieving reusable components is essential. The traditional component repositories almost adopt Client/Server mode and offer a centralized authority on reusable components stored. However, such C/S-based repositories suffer from several limitations. This paper presents the design and implementation of an original P2P-based reusa...