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Views from the Inside: Reflections on the Modern Hospital

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract There's a constant refrain in the press, on social media and from populist politicians that the NHS is dying on its feet. How accurate is this picture? This article takes a behind‐the‐scenes look at daily life in a modern, big city hospital. The Queen Elizabeth is now the biggest workplace in Birmingham.
Jon Bloomfield
wiley   +1 more source

Vital events, vital relations: the structure of relations in an identity database Événements vitaux, liens vitaux : la structure des liens dans une base de données d'identité civile

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) manages Pakistan's biometric‐based national identity database, one of the largest identification systems of its kind in the world. This article examines bureaucratic practices used during identity registration to record ‘vital events’ in the lives of citizens: birth, marriage, divorce, and death.
Zehra Hashmi
wiley   +1 more source

Report Cards as a Sustainability Tool for Guideline Adherence in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. [PDF]

Pediatr Qual Saf
Marks KT, Myers C, Gregor N, Wang S, Zhang B, Maue DK, Skoch J, Rheaume E, Kotagal M, Kaplan J, Dewan M.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Equal before time: on the sensory suspension of accumulated time in Sichuan, China Égaux devant le temps : suspension sensorielle du temps accumulé au Sichuan (Chine)

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Food and alcohol indulgence, along with tea‐drinking, gambling, and gossip, are integral to a characteristically Sichuanese ethos of ‘life enjoyment’ (xiangshou shenghuo). Beyond mere pleasure, sensory, ludic, and comic experiences temporarily strip participants of both their formal and subjective qualities.
Angel Nayden
wiley   +1 more source

MONETARY TRANSACTIONS IN E-COMMERCE USING SMART CARDS [PDF]

Issues in Information Systems, 2001
Robert Mills, Craig Peterson
doaj  

Standalone RFID Access Control System with Data-Integrity Verification Capabilities. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Popa V, Petrariu AI, Mutescu PM, Maftei AA, Lavric A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Enhancing Privacy for Biometric Identification Cards [PDF]

Most developed countries have started the implementation of biometric electronic identification cards, especially passports. The European Union and the United States of America struggle to introduce and standardize these electronic documents.
Paul BALANOIU
core  

The Political Ecology of the ‘New’ Feminism in Late‐1990s Britain

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 1990s were a vexed time for feminists in Britain. Cultural commentators declared that feminism's key battles had been won, and that given women's ascendency across various political and cultural barometers of success, the country was entering a newly ‘postfeminist’ era.
Sarah Crook
wiley   +1 more source

Agile method for planning a smart classroom. [PDF]

MethodsX
Pate Santos GN, Lucena CJP.
europepmc   +1 more source

Security analysis and enhancements of an effective biometric-based remote user authentication scheme using smart cards. [PDF]

J Biomed Biotechnol, 2012
An Y.
europepmc   +1 more source