We considered that a query of this year’s Genomics track consists of two parts, target and qualification. A target refers to any instance of a certain entity type and the qualification refers to the condition that the target needs to satisfy in order to be qualified as an answer to the query. For example, the target and qualification of the query “What [ANTIBODIES] have been used to detect prot...

Contents Software Productivity Consortium (Consortium) members applying the tools for both the requirement and design model-driven verification and validation are often required to certify their software with various certification authorities such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These certifications require methods and supporting artifacts fo...

Abbreviations: BSA: Bovine Serum Albumin; HABA: 4’-Hydroxyazo-Benzene-2-Carboxylic Acid; IQ: Installation Qualification; LIMS: Laboratory Information Management System; MRD: Minimum Required Dilution; OQ: Operational Qualification; PBS: Phosphate-Buffered Saline; PBST: Phosphate-Buffered Saline With 0.01% Tween-20; PEG: Polyethylene Glycol; PK: Pharmacokinetics; PMT: Photomultiplier-Tube; PQ: P...

The use of Mobile and Wireless Information Technologies (MWIT) for the provision of public services by the government is a relatively recent phenomenon. This paper evaluates the results of mobile technology adoption by the IBGE (The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), via a case study. In 2007 the IBGE applied 82,000 mobile devices (PDAs) for data collection in a broad census oper...

The paper explores migrant workers careers in the health sector, comparing the Spanish case and the British case. International migration has become an important feature of globalized labour markets in health care. Recently, concerns over the need of ensuring staff and skill shortages in the health system are becoming a common issue in many European countries. Following this, the paper is focus...

BACKGROUND Oral cancer is as prevalent as cervical and testicular cancer in the United Kingdom. Nursing staff provide the oral health care for the patient population in hospital. Admission to hospital provides a 'window of opportunity' for oral cancer 'screening' via an oral health check during nursing clerking. This study aimed to investigate whether nursing staff are aware of risk factors for...

BACKGROUND Living units (LU) specialised for people with dementia are an important feature of nursing homes. Little is known about their structural characteristics, and an international definition is lacking. This study explored characteristics of the environment and staff from defined LU types to identify differences between them. DESIGN Cross-sectional study comparing five types of LUs. LUs...

This study explores the regulatory basis and applied aspects of qualification centers in Ukraine, focusing on their role recognizing professional qualifications addressing gaps. The establishment is grounded Ukrainian legislation, with main responsibility awarding through validation non-formal informal learning based occupational standards. center accreditation process overseen by National Qual...

Employee Timetabling is the operation of assigning employees to tasks in a set of shifts during a period of time. There is a wide set of constraints to meet concerning shift rotation, workers demand, qualification degree, etc. and a multi-objective function to be optimized. The main objective is to determine the best assignment that verifies the constraints and maximizes the tasks assigned simu...