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Tendencies and other realizables in Medical Information Sciences
1. Introduction 1.1 Why Tendencies Are Important for Medical Information Sciences It would sound a bit odd if a medical scientist were to describe his work as research on certain special sorts of entities called 'tendencies'. Nevertheless, searching the standard Medline database of medical research literature yields 48,884...
Tags: B, Oxford University Press, Press, R, Science, T, T., U
Research articles 2007-10-01
White gold of the Sahara: salt from the Taoudenni mines the northernmost tip of Mali is still carried across the desert to Timbuktu by camels. It's a gruelling journey, but that didn't stop John Pilkington from experiencing it for himself
Five hundred years ago, Saharan salt was literally worth its weight in gold, so the deposits at Taoudenni, in what is now the northernmost tip of Mali, must have been quite a find. Camel caravans still make the 700-kilometre journey between the Taoudenni salt mines and Timbuktu--every week between...
Tags: Pilkington Plc., U
Research articles 2007-05-01
Embedded in the "Battle of the Lakes": a report from the textual frontlines of the 1833 Humboldt Sink massacre
The first battle between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples in what is today Nevada occurred in 1833 when a party of forty or fifty beaver trappers led by Joseph Walker killed more than twenty-five Paiute Indians near the Humboldt Sink. (1) This battle, where the Humboldt River pools up and sinks...
Tags: American, Chittenden Corp., Ed, Gilbert, Indian, INTRODUCTION, Irving, John, Joseph, Leonard, Newe, Northern Nevada, NUMA, Peter, Reno, U, West, Western
Research articles 2004-12-01
Work
Definitions of "work" take up a number of pages even in the OED, reflecting the multiple and complicated networks in which some version or another of its meanings has a role. But for literary studies in the university the central meaning would seem to be simply a literary composition (often...
Tags: David, Ed, History, John, Oxford, Oxford University Press, Philosophy, Things, Trans, U
Research articles 2004-12-01
Materials Buyers Guide.(Directory)
The Materials Buyers Guide section is arranged alphabetically. Wherever pertinent, the products are grouped under major headings that include specific functions or variations of materials. Separate sections start on page 83 for the Machinery Buyers Guide, page 175 for the Components & Accessories Buyers Guide and...
Tags: 3M Co., E, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., G, International Paper Co., J, L, N, Q, R, T, The Dow Chemical Co., U, W
Research articles 2002-10-01
Materials Buyers Guide.(Buyers Guide)
Materials Buyers Guide section is arranged alphabetically. Wherever pertinent, the products are grouped under major headings that include specific functions or variations of materials. Separate sections start on page 55 for the Machinery Buyers Guide and page 223 for the Suppliers/Services Buyers Guide. One General Index...
Tags: AA, BB, CC, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, S, T, The Dow Chemical Co., U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Research articles 2000-10-01
It's time for a new set of questions
THE QUESTION has never been "Where is here?" Not really. The question has always been "What are we doing here"? And that question inevitably breeds others, each of which takes us further away from geographical fallacies, mating loons, and nostalgia for lost Edens and their governing great codes. Who is...
Tags: Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., Ed, English, Francis, Frye, John, Paul, U
Research articles 2000-09-22
Destination nation: nineteenth-century travels aboard the Canadian Pacific Railway
Travel: a word repeated a thousand times in the streets, in advertising; it is seduction itself. -- Michael Butor, "Travel and Writing" (5) Usually I like riding on trains, especially at night, with the lights on and the windows so black, and one of these guys coming up...
Tags: Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., CPR Corp., Davis, Ed, English, George, Hugh, INTRODUCTION, John, Marx, Michael, Nature, U
Research articles 1999-03-22
Green Tech Yields Job Growth
Green initiatives and environmentally-friendly technology research have generated thousands of jobs for workers desperately for employment in this dismal economy. Sandra Hughes reports.
Tags: Job, Job Growth, Green Technology, Sandra Hughes, MoneyWatch, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Evening, Hughes, Technology, Exploration, Research, Development, Environment, Culture, American, U, S, Lifestyle, Changes, Economy, Employment, Work
Videos 2009-05-09
A Jobless Rate Reality Check
With growing unemployment and underemployment figures, economists say that layoffs will continue in the U.S. As Anthony Mason reports, significant nationwide hiring may not resume until next year.
Tags: MoneyWatch, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Mason, Business, Economy, U, S, Unemployment
Videos 2009-05-08
Ford Speeds Up Green Research
While General Motors and Chrysler are scaling back in the face of record losses, Dean Reynolds reports that major U.S. automaker Ford will be investing in studying green technology.
Tags: Ford Motor Co., MoneyWatch, Manufacturing, Evening, GM, General, Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Detroit, Michigan, 2009, Stimulus, Bankrupt, Economy, Recession, U, S, Congress, Bailout, CEO, Automobile, Car
Videos 2009-05-08
Credit Card Debt Epidemic
Millions of Americans have soaring levels of credit card debt. Nancy Cordes reports that U.S. lawmakers are now pushing for legislation and reform relating to interest rates and regulations.
Tags: Credit Card, MoneyWatch, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Evening, U, S, Credit, Card, Business, Bank, Visa, Mastercard, Fee, Hidden, Scam, Scandal, Greed
Videos 2009-05-14
Loophole in Credit Card Bill Of Rights?
The credit card bill of rights is on the verge of becoming law but, if signed, will take nine months to go into effect. Consumer groups are concerned that's too long to wait. Anthony Mason reports.
Tags: Credit Card, MoneyWatch, Consumer Group, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Evening, U, S, Business, Lend, Visa, Mastercard, American, Express, Recession, 2009, Economy, Debt, Reform
Videos 2009-05-19
Red Tape Stalls Stimulus
Getting stimulus money where it can create the most jobs in the shortest amount of time is more complicated than you may think. The reason: red tape. Wyatt Andrews explains.
Tags: Stimulus, MoneyWatch, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Tape, Evening, Economy, Recession, Bailout, Taxpayer, Money, Depression, Obama, U, S, America, Business
Videos 2009-06-08

Additional Resources

Is DVR the Difference Between U.S. and U.K. TV Markets?
I was lucky enough to get another perspective on my post from yesterday, looking at why online ad spending is likely to outpace TV ad spending in the U.K. within a year, but will take longer for the same shift to happen in the U.S. I emailed Jeni Chapman, Executive...
Tags: U.S., Advertisement, U.K., Digital Video Recorder, Online Advertising, TVs, DVR, Tv & Home Theater, Cable, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Jake Swearingen
Blog posts 2008-06-20
China Rising â€" But Is the U.S. Falling?
Wondering just where the U.S. stands in Asia? It’s an important question to businesses, given the huge economic growth there and its disruption of the post-World War II global economic order. The rise of China in particular has raised speculation that it seems destined to unseat the U.S. as the...
Tags: Finance, Free Trade, James Laney, China, Asia, U.S., Michael Fitzgerald
Blog posts 2007-12-03
The Decline of the U.K. Auto Industry
Though it was a blow to national pride, the U.K. has learned to live without a British-owned motor industry. The U.S. could probably do the same. Protecting the National Psyche Jaguar was acquired by...
Tags: Bentley, British Leyland, Ford Motor Co., General Motors, GM, Jaguar, Land Rover, Management, MoneyWatch, Peugeot, Richard Northedge, Rolls-Royce, Strategy, U.K., U.K. Auto Industry
Articles 2009-05-13
What's Next: 4 Big Predictions for the U.S. Economy
The global landscape has changed for good. Here are our biggest predictions for after the shakeout — plus suggestions for what you should do about them. ...
Tags: U.S., Gross Domestic Product, China, Growth, MoneyWatch, Yields, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Cait Murphy
Articles 2009-06-22
DTN News: Obama And The U.S. Strategy Of Buying Time
DTN News: Obama And The U.S. Strategy Of Buying Time *Source: By George Friedman STRATFOR NSI News Source Info KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 3, 2009: Making sense of U.S. President Barack Obama's strategy at this moment is difficult. Not only is it a work in...
Tags: U.S., George W. Bush, strategy, Power
News items 2009-11-04
Stocks Jump on U.S. Jobs Data
By Walter BrandimarteNEW YORK (Reuters UK) - U.S. and European stocks jumped and the dollar steadied on Thursday after better-than-expected U.S. jobs data bolstered investor confidence in the global economy, causing gold prices to retreat from all time-highs.The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits fell more...
Tags: Crude Oil, Stock, Investment, Finance, Cisco Systems Inc., Currency & Foreign Exchange, MSCI, US
News items 2009-11-05
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