Knowledge-intensive processes are widely used to recover from errors, handle exceptional cases and complaints, and to improve or adapt a process itself. In this context, evolved Business-Process Reengineering (BPR) techniques are changing to give some answers to this reality. In…

Sketches are commonly used in the early stages of design. Our previous system allows users to sketch mechanical systems that the computer interprets. However, some parts of the mechanical system might be too hard or too complicated to express in…

This article describes the authors' experiences of delivering a 3-day introductory diabetes workshop for healthcare professionals and unregistered practitioners (such as healthcare assistants), aimed at helping them develop diabetes knowledge and confidence in working with people with diabetes. The training…

Los principales referentes de enfermería abogan como reto presente y futuro de la disciplina y profesión el uso de la teoría, vinculada a la investigación científica, con el fin de mejorar la práctica asistencial. Tal afirmación suscita la reflexión acerca…

This work was carried out throughout three academic years (2006/07, 2007/08, and 2008/09) within the context of assessment of teaching methods, following the implementation of new Module Guides in several modules representative of the programme in Business Studies of the…

Rédigés de manière non linéaire, "Monsieur Teste" (1946) de Paul Valéry et "Palomar" (1983) d’Italo Calvino posent les limites de l’intellection pure et les possibilités du texte littéraire à rendre compte d’une conscience, celle des sujets – Teste et Palomar…

The term 24-Hour Knowledge Factory connotes a globally distributed work environment in which members of the
global team work on a project around the clock; each member of the team works the normal workday hours that
pertain to…

This work aims to ascertain the perception of yanomami on Onchocerciasis of the
natives of Arathaú. It was based upon the importance of anthropological knowledge
in indigenous communities. The Onchocerciasis has been identified in Brazil at the
beginning of the…

There has been a lot of research addressing the relationship between Information Technology (IT) investments and productivity. Most of the work has been based on firm-level metrics such as total IT investment. We present what we believe is one of…

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