With the Paris 2024 Paralympics well under way, we take a look at how the classification system works in para-sport – and how are athletes’ classifications defined? The idea behind classifications is ...

It has been called the most significant innovation in US medical financing since the Second World War. Introduced in 1983, the Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs) system for classifying patients gave ...

How would you define a snack? People around the world eat many different foods as snacks, from potato fries to grubs and beetles. Would you consider eating these? Why do you think there are so many ...

The Classification Code of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), inter alia, mandates the development of evidence-based systems of classification. This paper provides a scientific background ...

In 1948 Dr Ludwig Guttmann organised the first para-sport competitions, as an extension of the rehabilitation process. In the 1950s, questions were raised that “consideration must be given to whether ...

CRISPR–Cas systems provide archaea and bacteria with adaptive immunity against viruses and plasmids. CRISPR–Cas genomic loci show extreme diversity in sequence and gene arrangement. We developed a ...

In today's digital landscape, organizations face an unprecedented challenge: managing and protecting ever-growing volumes of data spread across multiple environments. As someone deeply involved in ...

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry coding system designed to facilitate the collection, analysis, and presentation of economic data in the United States, Canada, ...

States are using new indicators to measure and support student and school performance under the Every Student Succeeds Act. For years, federally driven school classification systems focused almost ...