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An Empirical investigation into metrics for object-oriented software [PDF]

Object-Oriented methods have increased in popularity over the last decade, and are now the norm for software development in many application areas. Many claims were made for the superiority of object-oriented methods over more traditional methods, and ...
Cartwright, Michelle Helen
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On a class of metrics related to graph layout problems [PDF]

, 2010
We examine the metrics that arise when a finite set of points is embedded in the real line, in such a way that the distance between each pair of points is at least 1.
Theis, D O, Seitz, Hanna, Hanna Seitz, Adam N. Letchford, Seitz, H, Dirk Oliver Theis, Theis, Dirk, Letchford, Adam N., Reinelt, Gerhard, Reinelt, G, Letchford, Adam A.N., Gerhard Reinelt, Letchford, A N, Theis, Dirk Oliver   +13 more
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An empirical study of package coupling in Java open-source [PDF]

, 2010
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Excessive coupling between object-oriented classes in systems is generally acknowledged as harmful and is recognised as a maintenance problem that can ...
Mubarak, Asma
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Granularity Metrics for IT Services [PDF]

, 2012
Many articles discuss the design of fine- or coarse-grained IT services without defining what granularity exactly means. However, this is important to know since the granu-larity influence e.g.
Zimmermann, Steffen, Heinrich, Bernd, Zimmermann, S.   +2 more
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Donor financing of human resources for health, 1990–2016: an examination of trends, sources of funds, and recipients

Globalization and Health, 2018
Background Skilled health professionals are a critical component of the effective delivery of lifesaving health interventions. The inadequate number of skilled health professionals in many low- and middle-income countries has been identified as a ...
Angela E Micah, Bianca S Zlavog, Catherine S Chen, Abigail Chapin, Joseph L Dieleman   +4 more
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Mapping male circumcision for HIV prevention efforts in sub-Saharan Africa

BMC Medicine, 2020
Background HIV remains the largest cause of disease burden among men and women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa. Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces the risk of female-to-male transmission of HIV by 50–60%.
Michael A. Cork, Kate F. Wilson, Samantha Perkins, Michael L. Collison, Aniruddha Deshpande, Jeffrey W. Eaton, Lucas Earl, Emily Haeuser, Jessica E. Justman, Damaris K. Kinyoki, Benjamin K. Mayala, Jonathan F. Mosser, Christopher J. L. Murray, John N. Nkengasong, Peter Piot, Benn Sartorius, Lauren E. Schaeffer, Audrey L. Serfes, Amber Sligar, Krista M. Steuben, Frank C. Tanser, John D. VanderHeide, Mingyou Yang, Njeri Wabiri, Simon I. Hay, Laura Dwyer-Lindgren   +25 more
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Factors associated with the disbursements of development assistance for health in low-income and middle-income countries, 2002–2017

BMJ Global Health, 2021
Introduction In 2017, development assistance for health (DAH) comprised 5.3% of total health spending in low-income countries. Despite the key role DAH plays in global health-spending, little is known about the characteristics of assistance that may be ...
Angela E Micah, Golsum Tsakalos, Joseph Dieleman, Modhurima Moitra, Ian Cogswell, Emilie Maddison, Kyle Simpson, Hayley Stutzman   +7 more
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Adjusting health spending for the presence of comorbidities: an application to United States national inpatient data

Health Economics Review, 2017
Background One of the major challenges in estimating health care spending spent on each cause of illness is allocating spending for a health care event to a single cause of illness in the presence of comorbidities. Comorbidities, the secondary diagnoses,
Joseph L. Dieleman, Ranju Baral, Elizabeth Johnson, Anne Bulchis, Maxwell Birger, Anthony L. Bui, Madeline Campbell, Abigail Chapin, Rose Gabert, Hannah Hamavid, Cody Horst, Jonathan Joseph, Liya Lomsadze, Ellen Squires, Martin Tobias   +14 more
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Assessment of the quality of the vital registration system for under-5 mortality in Yucatan, Mexico

Population Health Metrics, 2022
Introduction Vital registration is an important element in health information systems which can inform policy and strengthen health systems. Mexico has a well-functioning vital registration system; however, there is still room for improvement, especially
Bernardo Hernandez, Elsa Rodriguez Angulo, Louisa M. Johnson, Erin B. Palmisano, Ricardo Ojeda, Rafael Ojeda, Salvador Gómez Carro, Alan Chen, Joseph Camarda, Casey Johanns, Abraham Flaxman   +10 more
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Progress toward eliminating TB and HIV deaths in Brazil, 2001–2015: a spatial assessment

BMC Medicine, 2018
Background Brazil has high burdens of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV, as previously estimated for the 26 states and the Federal District, as well as high levels of inequality in social and health indicators.
Jennifer M. Ross, Nathaniel J. Henry, Laura A. Dwyer-Lindgren, Andrea de Paula Lobo, Fatima Marinho de Souza, Molly H. Biehl, Sarah E. Ray, Robert C. Reiner, Rebecca W. Stubbs, Kirsten E. Wiens, Lucas Earl, Michael J. Kutz, Natalia V. Bhattacharjee, Hmwe H. Kyu, Mohsen Naghavi, Simon I. Hay   +15 more
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