The database management functions for the Mothers Project are arranged into administrative and analytic task groups, and separate systems are devised for each. The task groups can be distinguished not only by differences in data structure but also by interface requirements. The administrative database system uses a relational database technology, whereas the analytic database system employs mor...

This paper presents the architecture and the self-management algorithms of XPeer, a p2p XML database system. Unlike existing p2p systems, XPeer is capable of self-organizing its administrative layers, so to adapt to changes in the network topology and in the workload. The architecture of XPeer is based on two innovative concepts: the presence of two distinct subsystems (which we call overlays),...

The influence of the New Public Management (NPM) movement in Portuguese administrative reform has been one of the country’s noticeable trends in recent decades (Araújo 2001, 2002a; Rocha 2001). Many governments have aimed to introduce a new managerial rationality in public services. The literature about administrative reform shows that institutional bureaucracies resist change, particularly whe...

This paper reviews the current instruments in Colombian legislation for water management, including planning, economic and administrative instruments. In particular, it reviews theWatershedManagement andOrdering Plans, administrative permits for water use and pollution, as well as water use and water pollution charges. It analyzes how they could interact and be implemented in order to undertake...

BACKGROUND Ulcerative colitis (UC) patients failing medical management require colectomy. This study compares risk estimates for predictors of postoperative complication derived from administrative data against that of chart review and evaluates the accuracy of administrative coding for this population. METHODS Hospital administrative databases were used to identify adults with UC undergoing ...

The health care industry is increasingly becoming a knowledge-based community that is connected to hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and customers for sharing knowledge, reducing administrative costs and improving the quality of care. Thus, the success of health care depends critically on the collection, analysis and seamless exchange of clinical, billing, and utilization information or knowledge...

While politicians wage legislative battles about welfare benefits, bureaucratic procedures represent a less visible means to shape access to those benefits. By constructing complex and time-consuming application procedures, the state can effectively create administrative barriers that limit access to benefits. What explains the variation in the level of administrative burden that individuals fa...

In order to provide citizens with quality services, respecting public administrations autonomy, we propose a new concept of eGovernment Service Marketplace (eGovSM). This paper presents an overview of the architecture and implementation of eGovSM easing the automatisation of administrative process involving several administrations and allowing the reuse of data. This architecture facilitates ci...

The aim of this study was to identify the opinions of administrators and teachers about the knowledge management process in primary, secondary and high schools. The population of the study was teachers who work in primary, secondary and high schools in Kocaeli, Izmit. The sample of the study was 270 teachers that were randomly selected. The Knowledge Management Process in Schools Scale that was...