Globalization and changing trends of biomedical research output

Globalization and changing trends of biomedical research output.

The US continues to lead the world in research and development (R&D) expenditures, but there is concern that stagnation in federal support for biomedical research in the US could undermine the leading role the US has played in biomedical and clinical research discoveries. As a readout of research output in the US compared with other countries, assessment of original research articles published ...

Changing models of biomedical research.

Thanks to the revolutions in information technology, human "-omics" research, and intricate medical device development, academic health centers (AHCs) now have an unparalleled potential to become translational engines that both generate basic science advances and then translate them into human studies and, ultimately, into improved health care. However, AHC infrastructures have traditionally be...

Changing trends in characteristics of infantile hydronephrosis

  Background : Hydronephrosis (HN) or calycial dilatation is the most common prenatal urologic abnormality. The aim of this study was to identify the possible changes in demographic and clinical manifestations of infantile HN in previously and recently diagnosed patients.   Methods : 193 children with infantile HN admitted to Ali-asghar Children's Hospital in two different periods (group 1 1997...

Globalization , the Output - Inflation Tradeoff , and Inflation

Globalization of Disaster: Trends, Problems and Dilemmas

After the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004 donor countries subscribed to . post-disaster relief appeals so copiously that all the money could not be spent quickly enough to justify the reasons for which it was donated. For other contemporary disasters, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, there was an alarming dearth of funds and a general failure to respond to international relief appea...