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Background Checks Draw Increased Scrutiny: The article discusses the fact that employee investigations have soared since Sept. 11, leading to the firing of hundreds, if not thousands, of workers with blemishes in their pasts. Screening is up sharply at other kinds of workplaces, such as pharmaceutical and service companies. Congressionally mandated background checks are being...; Tags: Dow Jones & Company Inc., Worker, Screening, Background Check, Security; White papers 2003-01-01
A Blue Dye for Substrate Tagging in the Two-Color Screening of Combinatorial Libraries: Split-and-mix combinatorial chemistry has made important contributions to the study of molecular recognition. In systems for which fully rational design is unrealistic, the method allows large libraries of potential receptors or substrates to be tested in parallel. Screening is typically visual, employing colored targets that concentrate in beads bearing the...; Tags: American Chemical Society, Substrate, Tagging, Screening; White papers 2004-10-30
Screening and Advising by a Venture Capitalist With a Time Constraint: This paper proposes an intertemporal model of venture capital investment with screening and advising where the venture capitalist's time endowment is the scarce input factor. Screening improves the selection of firms receiving finance, advising allows firms to develop a marketable product, both have a variable intensity. In this setup, optimal...; Tags: Intensity, University Of St. Gallen, Screening, Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups; White papers 2003-11-24
Wallstrip: L-3 Communications (LLL): Terrorism and defense companies: stormy lovers until kingdom come! L-3 Communications LLL; Tags: L-3 Communications Holdings Inc., Homeland Security, Government, communications, military, defense, tsa, screening, imaging, lasers, guns, human, giant, obama, bush, spending, osama, bin, laden, video, howard lindzon, julie alexandria, wallstrip, stocks, stock stock exchange, investing, invest, nasdaq, nyse; Videos 2008-11-14
L-3 Communications (LLL): Terrorism and defense companies: stormy lovers until kingdom come! L-3 Communications LLL; Tags: communications, military, defense, tsa, screening, imaging, lasers, guns, human, giant, obama, bush, spending, osama, bin, laden, video, howard lindzon, julie alexandria, wallstrip, stocks, stock stock exchange, investing, invest, nasdaq, nyse; Videos 2008-11-14

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Twenty Questions About Online Screening: The Results I: Article examines trends of online screening in three specific areas: 1) the current state of use for online screening, 2) the identification of obstacles to the adoption of online screening, and 3) the future of online screening. The questions about current usage of online screening were designed to gather the...; Tags: Usage, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2002-07-26
The Many Flavors of Online Screening: Article explains the different types of online screening. The purpose of this article is to help alleviate some of the confusion that exists by summarizing the major types of screening tools available on the market and by providing some rough guidelines about when it is most appropriate to use each...; Tags: Type, Productivity; White papers 2002-05-24
The Case for Population-Based Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Screening for colorectal cancer is commanding increasing attention. Other cancer screening programmes have been a part of public consciousness for some time, but, until recently, colorectal cancer screening has remained in the background. Fuelled by new research, market opportunities and increased recognition of individual risk, screening for colorectal cancer is...; Tags: Cancer, Macmillan Publishers, Colorectal Cancer, Strategy, Security, Management; White papers 2002-01-01
Development and Initial Testing of a Computer-Based Patient Decision Aid to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening for Primary Care Practice: Although colorectal cancer screening is recommended by major policy-making organizations, rates of screening remain low. The aim of this study was to develop a patient-directed, computer-based decision aid about colorectal cancer screening and investigate whether it could increase patient interest in screening. It used content from evidence-based literature reviews and...; Tags: Patient, BioMed Central, Computer; White papers 2005-11-28
Screening Disability Insurance Applications: This paper investigates the effects of intensified screening of disability insurance benefit applications. A large-scale experiment was setup where in 2 of the 26 Dutch regions case workers of the disability insurance administration were instructed to screen applications more intense. The empirical results show that intense screening reduces long-term sickness...; Tags: Disability Insurance, University Of Amsterdam, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources; White papers 2006-02-01
American Cancer Society Journal Article Reports Screening High Risk Populations for Bladder Cancer is Cost Effective; Matritech's NMP22® BladderChek® Test Can Save Lives and Reduce Expense Screening High Risk Populations for Bladder Cancer: NEWTON, Mass. -- An article published in an early online view of the American Cancer Society's journal Cancer reports that screening for bladder cancer in high risk populations can save lives and reduce overall medical expenses. All other cancer screening programs save lives but increase expenses. Screening for bladder cancer...; Tags: American Cancer Society; Research articles 2006-07-24
ChoicePoint, Alpharetta, Gm, in October acquired Applicant Screening and Processing (ASAP), a privately held resident screening company based in Orlando, Fla.(Mergers and Acquisitions): ChoicePoint, Alpharetta, Gm, in October acquired Applicant Screening and Processing ASAP, a privately held resident screening company based in Orlando, Fla. The acquisition bolsters ChoicePoint's offerings and share in the fast growing Florida mar ChoicePoint, Alpharetta, Gm, in October acquired Applicant Screening and Processing...; Tags: ChoicePoint Inc., General Motors Corp., M&A; Research articles 2004-01-01
HireRight Announces New Global Capabilities in Award-Winning Employment Screening Application: Solution Delivers International Visibility and Local Screening Experience Across More Than 200 Countries and Territories IRVINE, Calif. --...; Tags: HireRight Inc.; Research articles 2009-06-29
Colorectal Cancer: Basic Facts on Screening: This paper provides information on screening tests used to cure colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cancer killer in the U.S. But if everyone age 50 or older had regular screening tests, at least one third of deaths from this disease could be avoided. People who have polyps...; Tags: Cancer; White papers 2002-03-01
Colorectal Cancer: Facts on Screening: This paper provides information on screening tests used in the cure of colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cancer killer in the U.S. But if everyone age 50 or older had regular screening tests, at least one third of deaths from this disease could be avoided. Colorectal cancer...; Tags: Cancer; White papers 2002-03-01
TSA to Pilot Airport Employee Screening at Seven Airports: The Transportation Security Administration TSA today announced the seven airports that will take part in airport employee screening pilots as a requirement of the Omnibus Appropriations Act passed by Congress in January 2008. TSA will pilot various screening techniques for 90 days at each airport. The legislation mandates 100 percent...; Tags: Transportation Security Administration; Research articles 2008-02-11
Bush Administration to Expand Department of Energy Former Worker Medical Screening Program: WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman today announced that the Bush administration will add nine additional medical screening centers as part of the department's Former Worker Medical Screening Program at no additWASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel W....; Tags: Bush Administration, Department of Energy, worker; Research articles 2005-02-09
GAO: most private health plans cover colorectal screening: EVEN IN STATES WITHOUT colorectal cancer screening coverage requirements, most private health plans provide coverage for colorectal screening tests. EVEN IN STATES WITHOUT colorectal cancer screening coverage requirements, most private health plans provide coverage for colorectal screening tests.; Tags: General Accounting Office, health care; Research articles 2004-08-09
Molecular Libraries Screening Center at Columbia University Adopts Tecan Freedom EVO Workstations as Part of NIH Roadmap Screening Initiative: DURHAM, N.C. -- Tecan, a leading player in the health care supply industry, has signed an agreement with the Molecular Libraries Screening Center at Columbia University (New York, NY) to supply automated workstations for compound screening and profiling. Tecan's experience in instrumentation for cell and enzyme based assays will play...; Tags: Columbia University, Molecular Inc.; Research articles 2006-04-10
NEC Verifies Effectiveness of New Drug Screening System Utilizing Active Learning: Tokyo, Japan, Sept 30, 2005 - JCN Newswire - NEC Corporation today announced that it has verified the effectiveness of a new drug screening system, ChemMinerTM, which utilizes data mining techniques such as active learning (note 1), enabling a ten-fold improvement in screening performance, resulting in an approximate 90%...; Tags: NEC Corp.; Research articles 2005-09-30