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System Context (system + context)
Selected AbstractsA modular approach to addressing model design, scale, and parameter estimation issues in distributed hydrological modellingHYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES, Issue 2 2002G. H. Leavesley Abstract A modular approach to model design and construction provides a flexible framework in which to focus the multidisciplinary research and operational efforts needed to facilitate the development, selection, and application of the most robust distributed modelling methods. A variety of modular approaches have been developed, but with little consideration for compatibility among systems and concepts. Several systems are proprietary, limiting any user interaction. The US Geological Survey modular modelling system (MMS) is a modular modelling framework that uses an open source software approach to enable all members of the scientific community to address collaboratively the many complex issues associated with the design, development, and application of distributed hydrological and environmental models. Implementation of a common modular concept is not a trivial task. However, it brings the resources of a larger community to bear on the problems of distributed modelling, provides a framework in which to compare alternative modelling approaches objectively, and provides a means of sharing the latest modelling advances. The concepts and components of the MMS are described and an example application of the MMS, in a decision-support system context, is presented to demonstrate current system capabilities. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Understanding Inner City Child Mental Health Need and Trauma Exposure: Implications for Preparing Urban Service ProvidersAMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 2 2005Mary M. McKay PhD This article presents the results of a study documenting the complex mental health needs of 95 inner city youth consecutively referred for mental health care. An ecological perspective of mental health need guides the presentation of issues and stressors that occur at the level of the individual child; within the family, school, and community; and within the larger service system context. Findings related to the intersection between child mental health needs and trauma exposure are described. In addition, the level of service involvement of these children is presented. Results reveal low rates of ongoing service involvement despite multiple, complex presenting mental health issues and significant levels of trauma exposure. Implications for urban service delivery and recommendations to prepare service providers are drawn. [source] Identifying patterns in primary care consultations: a cluster analysisJOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE, Issue 3 2009Joachim P. Sturmberg MBBS DORACOG MFM FRACGP PhD Abstract Background, A literature review revealed that little is known about the systems context of general practice consultations and their outcomes. Objectives, To describe the systems context and resulting underlying patterns of primary care consultations in a local area. Design, Cross-sectional multi-practice study based on a three-part questionnaire. Cluster analysis of data. Setting, Stratified random sample of general practices and general practitioners , NSW-Central Coast, Australia. Participants, A total of 1104 adults attending 12 general practitioners between February and November 1999. Results and Conclusions, The study identified seven subgroups within the study population uniquely defined by variables from the health system, individual doctor and patient, consultation and consultation outcomes domains. A systems approach provides a framework in which to track and consider the important variables and their known and/or expected workings and thus offer a contextual framework to guide primary care reform. [source] Linking planning, quality improvement, and institutional researchNEW DIRECTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, Issue 123 2004Daniel Seymour External and internal forces are driving institutions not only to create departments and positions that specialize in planning, quality improvement, and institutional research but also to link them within a systems context. [source] | ||||||||||