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    DSS are interactive computer-based systems‚ which help decision makers utilize data and models to solve unstructured problems (Scott Morton‚ 1971). A Decision Support System (DSS) is an umbrella term used to describe any computer application that enhances the user’s ability to make decisions. More specifically‚ the term is usually used to describe a computer-based system designed to help decision-makers use data‚ knowledge and communications technology to identify problems and make decisions

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    Cheryl Saraban was a very normal young lady‚ with a very normal life‚ and a very legal job‚ walking through the Axinthian alleyways at night without no definite purpose. Those were dark times. And during dark times‚ everyone needs a little more love‚ for quite often‚ there’s not enough that goes ‘round. So there. Cheryl‚ called by her clients Cherry‚ was a welfare worker‚ if all truth be told. She was not very tall‚ her curled‚ brown hair‚ and her eyes of similar colour creating a wonderful blend

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    Life Support Have you ever wondered what you would do if you had a family member dying on life support? Would you want extraordinary measures taken to help them live? Would you want to let nature take its course? Family members can be left with the huge responsibility of what they think is best for you. Do you really want to leave this important decision for them to make? Life support should only be used in the circumstances that the patient has a chance of living off the machine. Those on life

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    3/16/2005. Patient is a 55-year-old female flight attendant who strained her back and left leg during a recurrent training. Per OMNI‚ she was initially diagnose d with lumbar sprain‚ lumbago and low back pain. Treatment includes electrical stimulation unit and PT. Per the PT note dated 10/11/16‚ the patient reported continued symptoms‚ but she is working on managing her pain. She was assessed to have improved core stability. Based on the progress report dated 10/27/16 by Dr. Waldman‚ the patient presents

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    by middle schools transitioning from a traditional grading system to standards-based grading? 2) How to support teachers transitioning from a traditional grading system to standards-based grading? 3) Why is standards-based grading not being used in more school districts? 4) How to transition from traditional letter grading to standards based grading in middle school? 5) How does standards-based grading improve student achievement? Methodology The researchers

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    Relations between east and west‚ and the experience of the subcontinent diaspora in Britain and North America‚ have been the predominant concern of Mira Nair. Her perceptive‚ generous‚ inquiring films have pursued issues that the older‚ more reserved‚ less politically engaged Merchant-Ivory-Jhabvala team held back from. Based on a well-regarded novel by Mohsin Hamid‚ this schematic film interweaves two narratives in 2011 Lahore. In the present a Jewish-American journalist‚ Robert Lincoln (Liev

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    OF MEDICINE SCHOOL OF NURSING POST-REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE COURSE IN ADVANCED SURGICAL NURSING JOINTLY ORGANIZED WITH THE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED NURSING STUDIES MANAGING CLIENTS WITH COMPLEX SURGICAL AND HEALTH PROBLEMS INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN CASE REPORT NAME: NG YIU MO HOSPITAL: PMH SURGICAL Introduction Hepatocellular cancer (HCC) is defined as the primary malignancy of hepatocyte. The cause of HCC is usually because of the scarring of liver‚ which means liver cirrhosis. Liver cirrhosis

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    CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction of Project ―GSM based Control System‖ implements the emerging applications of the GSM technology. Using GSM networks‚ a control system has been proposed that will act as an embedded system which can monitor and contr ol appliances and other devices locally using built-in input and output peripherals. Remotely the system allows the user to effectively monitor and control the house/office appliances and equipment via the mobile phone set by sending commands

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    When is Life Gone From a Person on Life Support Systems? The judge should have the final say in when a person should be taken off of life support‚ with two disagreeable parties. Unfortunately‚ the person on life support does not have the ability to determine when to end life support. The battle is perhaps one of the most important cases the court system has dealt with. For the first time in history‚ medical ethics have been under great inquiry. Over the past few years‚ there have been many

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    Physician assisted suicide is a dangerous and an immoral choice for a patient to choose. There are many reasons why physician assisted suicide is a bad idea. For example‚ mistakes are made by doctors‚ it is a violation of the hippocratic oath‚ and there are other options that patients can choose. Physician assisted suicide may feel like the only option for a patient but there are many other options that a patient can choose. Doctors make mistakes in a patient’s medical care. Doctors are not perfect

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