In project management, and particularly software project management, there has been a shift from traditional plan based project management, to the agile event driven project management style. This paper identifies some of the most important agile practices a team should use, to succeed in an agile software project. Four participants in two different projects were interviewed. 53 often used practices ...

Introduction: Although more than 300 000 children and adolescents worldwide are diagnosed with cancer yearly, little research has been conducted investigating how healthcare providers consider risk and patient safety connected with supportive care (including complementary and alternative medicine [CAM]) in this age group. This study aimed to explore how different healthcare providers perceive and ...

Background: Decentralised services using outreach clinics or modern technology are methods to reduce both patient transports and costs to the healthcare system. Telemedicine consultations via videoconference are one such modality. Before new technologies are implemented, it is important to investigate both the quality of care given and the economic impact from the use of this new technology. The aim ...

<p><i>Background - </i>Family planning counseling is critical for women to make informed reproductive and sexual health decisions. Despite Ethiopia's success in expanding access to family planning services, information on the quality of family planning counseling is limited. The objectives of this study were to assess whether the quality of counseling from the female client´s perspective has changed ...

Background and purpose The Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI) is an instrument for the assessment of qual‑ ity of life (QOL) in diseases of the upper and lower GI tract, which is validated in several languages around the world. The purpose of this literature review is the assessment of the GIQLI in patients with benign colorectal diseases. Reports on GIQLI data are collected from ...

Surprisingly few attempts have been made to quantify the simultaneous contribution of well-established risk factors to CVD mortality differences between countries. We aimed to develop and critically appraise an approach to doing so, applying it to the substantial CVD mortality gap between Russia and Norway using survey data in three cities and mortality risks from the Emerging Risk Factor Collaboration. ...

Background - Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) consist of heterogeneous connective tissue cells and are often constituting the most abundant cell type in the tumor stroma. Radiation effects on tumor stromal components like CAFs in the context of radiation treatment is not well-described.<p> <p>Aim - This study explores potential changes induced by ionizing radiation (IR) on platelet-derived ...

Flere pasienter med kronisk utmattelsessyndrom/myalgisk encefalopati (CFS/ME) har rapportert forverring av sin helsetilstand etter bruk av Lightning Process (LP). I 2012 ba Helsedirektoratet derfor Nasjonalt Forskningssenter innen Komplementær og Alternativ Medisin (NAFKAM) gjennomgå nærmere historiene til pasienter som oppga at de var diagnostisert med CFS/ME og som hadde meldt sin pasienthistorie ...

<p><i>Background -</i> An upsurge in policy evaluation research within public health sciences has led to multi-disciplinary research networks like the ‘Policy Evaluation Network’ (PEN). This multi-disciplinary collaboration highlighted the need for consensus on clear, common terminology and definitions to facilitate the multi-disciplinary research. This article outlines the development process of ...

Background: Because female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) leads to changes in normal genital anatomy and functionality, women are increasingly seeking surgical interventions for their FGM/C-related concerns. <br>Aim: To conduct a systematic review of empirical quantitative and qualitative research on interventions for women with FGM/C-related complications. <br>Methods: We conducted systematic ...