REENGINEERING DONE RIGHT Intermediate Solutions That Are Cost-Effective

Effective systems development techniques attract a lot of attention, but little has been done to effectively address systems maintenance. This article describes an effective, proven approach to resurrecting existing systems and Increasing their useful life, using a system that employs both software tools and a rigorous methodology.     

Algebra of algorithms and Kaluzhnin's graphschemas

This research was supported under project No. 6.02.02/128-93 as part of the state scientific-technical program on future information technologies and systems by the Ukrainian State Committee, of Science and Technology.     

Comments on “Editorial: fuzzy models-what are they andwhy?”

In the editorial by J.C. Bezdek (ibid., p.1), an example is presented to demonstrate differences between fuzzy membership and probability. The authors argue that probability can be used in a way much more closely analogous to this use of fuzzy membership, weakening the argument for the latter     

Bacteriophage lambda: transactivation, positive control and other odd findings

The purpose for this study was to evaluate the results of silicone oil use in patients who have undergone vitrectomy for proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). The authors reviewed the 5-year results of 50 consecutive patients (52 eyes) with grade C1/D3 PVR operated on in 1987. Silicone oil has been removed in 42 eyes. The retina remained attached in 38 eyes. Visual acuities were finger counting in 12 eyes and 0.1 or greater in 19 eyes. Glaucoma was thought to be the major cause of loss of visual acuity after an initial improvement (9 eyes), as well as the most frequent complication of surgery (13 eyes). Silicone oil was deemed nonremovable in 10 operated eyes. A questionnaire was developed to determine the patients' perceptions of the use of silicone oil, and 46 patients responded to the questionnaire. Four patients indicated that they would not have elected to have surgery again. Six patients thought that surgery was not worthwhile, but would permit treatment again. Most patients thought that a modest amount of improvement had taken place and that vision was stable. Subjectively, most patients believed that surgery was worthwhile.     

Synergistic interactions of etoposide and interleukin-1 alpha are not due to DNA damage in human melanoma cells

Family nursing, always a component of nursing, has been recently receiving increased attention through publications, educational programs, clinical practice settings and family nursing research. Nurses are in the best position to assist families experiencing the illness of a loved one, but often lack the skills and confidence necessary to assist with the psychosocial needs. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and implementation of a family nursing program within a large, tertiary care facility. The program's evaluation is ongoing but early outcomes indicate that day-to-day nursing practice has been positively influenced and improved job satisfaction may result.