Evaluation is one of the buzzwords of current day parlance in Irish policymaking circles. It is one of those words (like sustainable development a number of years ago) to which everyone claims allegiance, but few actually ...

Up to now, most open source software (OSS) deployments have been in invisible infrastructure applications running on back-office servers (GNU/Linux, Apache, and so on). Beaumont Hospital in Ireland recently started developing ...

This paper introduces a project recently started by the authors on the relationship between European integration and regionalisation in both extant member states and applicant countries. Our main question is whether we ...

We present a technological convergence approach to developing sensor networks capable of self-management. We use ASSL (Autonomic System Specification Language) to formally develop autonomous intelligent sensor nodes and ...

Multivariate prediction algorithms such as FRAX® and QFractureScores provide an opportunity for new prognostic biomarkers to be developed and incorporated, potentially leading to better fracture prediction. As more research ...

Among the other Central and Eastern European countries, Romania is one of the emerging outsourcing destinations. The current paper presents the findings of an exploratory study on the development of outsourcing relationships ...

We present a new formal approach to the implementation of embedded systems, arrived at by introducing self-management capabilities to the same. We use the ASSL (Autonomic System Specification Language) framework to approach ...

Organizations are becoming relentless in managing and developing their key talent. This is a view, however, largely based on anecdote rather than reliable empirical evidence. Utilizing data from 260 multinational enterprises ...

The primary aim of this research was to develop and validate a tool to measure the correlates of physical activity among adolescent males and females. Secondary aims were to investigate the correlate profiles and ...