Background Independent treatment centres (ITCs) are a growing phenomenon in many healthcare systems. Focus factory theory predicts that ITCs provide high quality healthcare with low prices, through specialisation, high-volume and routine. This study examines if ITC care outperforms general hospital (GH) care within a regulated compe...

Factory is an extension of Java which provides a template-based reflection mechanism for generative programming. Java classes can be parameterized by types, and the structure of the classes can be described dependent on these type parameters. Factory can address a wide range of applications and save programmers a lot of work. It is designed to integrate seamlessly with Java, to be intuitive for...

In the past many experience factory case studies and experiments have been carried out. We summarize some development steps and research results that, from our perspective, are important. We especially focus on the integration of experience factory and case-based reasoning and report on the respective benefits and impacts of such a seamless integration.

The superconducting final focus triplets now operating at the SLAC Linear Collider (SLC) demonstrate most of the features required for a B Factory in terms of detector interaction and high machine tolerances. --These features are discussed, together with reasonable expectations for scaling to a B Factory. The effort .and schedule for this project are discussed. -” a!,

[1] Variations in the speed and elemental and ionic charge composition of the solar wind are reported throughout the solar cycle, as observed by the SWICS instrument on Ulysses. The apparent bimodal nature of the solar wind during the solar minimum does not persist throughout the solar cycle. Rather, with increasing solar activity, a continuum of solar wind speeds and charge states is observed....

In the literature, The most mentioned issues about measuring poverty are its multi dimensionality and vagueness. Besides traditional approaches fuzzy approaches are widely employed. In this study fuzzy index of poverty (FIP) is calculated for Turkey based on approximately 25000 households. The indicators are disposable income, food expenditure, clothing and footwear expenditures and habitable a...

number 011-0948 THE INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY AS A RESULT OF THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP IN TRAINING AND MAINTENANCE TEAM AT THE FACTORY FLOOR. Boer Wagner, MSC UNESP, Domingos Sartori Road Km 1, 716, [email protected], 55 014 9718 9081 POMS 20 Annual Conference Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. May 1 to May 4, 2009 Abstract This article proposes the investigation of productivity growth in the "facto...