Knowledge compilation is a common technique for propositionallogic knowledge bases. A given knowledge base is transformedinto a normal form, for which queries can be answered efficiently. Thisprecompilation step is expensive, but it only has to be performed once.We apply this technique to...

Die Integration der beiden Konzernsäulen (Strategic Business Units) T‐Com und TOnlineim Jahr 2006 und die damit verbundene Notwendigkeit, die in denGeschäftsbereichen unabhängig voneinander gepflegten Daten zusammenzuführen,nutzte die Deutsche Telekom AG zur Etablierung eines präventiven...

Global enterprise resource planning (ERP) programmes are usually initiated top‐down, butthe ubiquitous access to company process information leads to the empowerment of trainedemployees at all levels of the company. The success of current global ERP programmes dependson a wide range of...

This report presents the results of the eHealth Benchmarking study carried out by empirica on behalf of the European Commission, DG Information Society and Media. The study aimed to collate and analyse existing eHealth monitoring and benchmarking sources in order to identify best practice in...

This report presents case studies from 30 European countriesfor which validated information was available to theproject by the end of November 2008.This informationreflects the situation of the cases at the date ofdelivery to the project by national correspondents duringthe time period...

This report presents the outcomes of the “Pilot on eHealth Indicators” study,carried out by empirica in association with IPSOS on behalf of the EuropeanCommission, Information Society and Media Directorate-General. The dataused for this report were collected by means of a survey of primary...

Tens of thousands of young people leave school with no or very few qualifications inEngland. This paper seeks to build a fuller picture of Key Stage 4 low achievementand its correlates than available hitherto. We focus on three aspects. Firstly, the role ofstudents’ personal characteristics,...

The paper investigates the specific challenges created by new online services and delivery methods with regard to the protection of consumers interests. By means of a survey of a representative sample of online consumers in five EU countries, the authors found a high degree of interest in young...

eHealth for Safety is a European study that addressed research and technology development (RTD) needs that arise from the potential contributions of information and communications technologies (ICT) applications to enhancing both patient safety and health systems’ risk management.The study had...

Die Aneignung und Einbettung von Computersystemen in den Nutzungskontext stellt einen zentralen, nichtsdestotrotz von der bisherigen Forschung ungenügend adressierten Aspekt der Softwarenutzung dar. Es muss dabei klar sein, dass Aneignung ein kollektiver und kreativer Prozess gesehen werden...