Hello readers. A quick pointer to the post, "Help us Build a Better BNET," put up by the people who bring you the site. A number of you have sent me emails complaining about the registration process. This post gives you a great opportunity to be heard...
There's no doubt that the Internet has dramatically impacted the way journalists report and create stories. From the ability to search online for information about subjects to the "tipsheet" aspect of blogs, the process of newsgathering has been permanently altered by the web. But how are...
Use this template to inform the customer/public about the seminar/workshop arranged by your company. This letter would most likely accompany a brochure. If not, you must be specific as to benefits to the reader, cost, location and timing of the seminar. Encourage early registration by offering an early registration discount.
Staging a customer event can represent a major investment. To improve the return on investment, companies need to improve event promotion and pre-event marketing to attract more customers, as well as post-event communications to strengthen relations. What You Need to KnowIs it realistic to expect a return on...
So, what exactly is My BNET? Think of it as a combination briefcase, message center, and control panel for everything you do while using BNET. Best of all, you don’t have to pay to use these great features. They’re all benefits of your free BNET registration. You can use your...
From the executive summary: ‘ISO registration is among the most desirable accomplishments a company can pursue. Adopting ISO registration improves internal processes and reduces operational costs resulting in increased sales and market share. Companies from manufacturing, telecommunications, oil, chemical, utilities, and pharmaceuticals seek ISO registration. However, there are also certain...
Registering a trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office PTO, often referred to as a federal registration, grants significantly more rights to the trademark holder and is the generally recommended course of action for companies looking to establish and protect their brands. This article presents the benefits and drawbacks...
This paper proposes a novel approach to landmark-based medical image registration based on the geostatical method of Kriging prediction. This method exploits the spatial statistical relation between two images, as estimated using general purpose registration algorithms, in order to construct an optimum predictor of the displacement field. High accuracy is...
The development of image-guided neurosurgery methods over the past decade has permitted major advances in minimally invasive therapy. A variety of imaging techniques provide vital information about the internal structure of the brain to the neurosurgeon, such as the locations of blood vessels, white matter tracts and regions of cortical...
Since ISO 9000's inception in 1984, there has been plenty of speculation, argument and anecdotal evidence regarding the usefulness or wastefulness of the standard and its myriad spin-offs: ISO 14000 environmental, QS-9000 automotive, TL 9000 telecommunications, AS9100 aerospace and, most recently, ISO/TS 16949. However, evidence supporting either argument has been...
Article brings light to the issue that VMs have made it fairly clear that ISO/TS 16949 registration will help suppliers achieve “preferred supplier” status. QS-9000 is seen as having failed either as a measure of overall supplier performance or as a tool to ensure that quality products are delivered. It...
As deadlines loom for earning registration to ISO/TS 16949, it’s not surprising that so many automotive companies are actively working on earning registration to the international variant of the QS-9000 quality management system standard, which is in the process of being phased out. Rolled out officially just about a year...
This article is on the various life insurance policies available. Most variable life insurance policies and variable universal life insurance policies are securities registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC. Registration requires that investors receive important financial and other significant information concerning the securities being offered for sale. This...
New Zealand's Personal Properties Securities Act 1999 PPSA creates a new online registration regime which captures a wide range of transactions, some of which have not needed to be registered in the past, for example, chattel leases, reservation of title clauses and assignments. Registration is not compulsory but is useful...
This paper describes a new algorithm for nonrigid registration based on an elastically deformable model. The use of registration methods has become an important tool for computer-assisted diagnosis and therapy. Its goal is to improve analysis in various applications of neurology and neurosurgery by improving nonrigid registration. A local gray...
Image registration is the process of establishing a common geometric reference frame between two or more data sets from the same or different imaging modalities possibly taken at different times. In the context of medical imaging and in particular image guided therapy, the registration problem consists of finding automated methods...
Laboratory Management Division LMD management had previously experimented with the FAA-developed integrated Capability Maturity Model iCMM tool in an attempt to improve service quality for the division. Although they were successful in achieving level 2 certification, they were unhappy with the results of that effort as being too limited in...
A voluntary system of central registration of cancers has been in operation throughout England and Wales since 1971. Regional cancer registries ascertain details of cancer diagnoses from hospitals and other sources in their areas and forward these to the National Cancer Intelligence Centre formerly the National Cancer Registration Bureau, which...
This Regulation specifies the rules of issuance, allocation, circulation, registration and repayment of Georgian T-bills issued by the Ministry of Finance MOF. 1.2. T-bills are issued in the National Currency. They are sold at discount and repaid at face value. Face value of a T-bill is 100 GEL. It also...
This Regulation specifies the rules of issuance, allocation, circulation, registration and repayment of Georgian T-bills issued by the Ministry of Finance MOF. 1.2. T-bills are issued in the National Currency. They are sold at discount and repaid at face value. Face value of a T-bill is 100 GEL. It also...