INTERTRAFFIC AMSTERDAM

Clinical highlights from Amsterdam

This article contains highlights and a selection of the scientific advances from the Clinical Assembly that were presented at the 2015 European Respiratory Society International Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The most relevant topics for clinicians will be discussed, covering a wide range of areas including interventional pulmonology, rehabilitation and chronic care, thoracic imaging, ...

The Amsterdam Auction

Auctions used to sell houses often attract a diverse group of bidders, with realtors and speculators out for a bargain competing against buyers with a real interest in the house. Value asymmetries such as these necessitate careful consideration of the auction format as revenue equivalence cannot be expected to hold. From a theoretical viewpoint, Myerson’s (1981) mechanism design approach has id...

Loanwords in Amsterdam: preface

The Amsterdam years.

In honour of the fortieth anniversary of Cardiovascular Research, I was approached by the Editorial Team of the Journal to relate some of my experiences as Editor-in-Chief from 1995 to 2002. The following is a collection of memories and observations that may be interesting to editors, reviewers, and authors alike. The initial months of our editorial term were very hectic. On the one hand this w...

Introduction: ECOC 2012 in Amsterdam.

We introduce the Optics Express special issue from the 38th European Conference on Optical Communication and Exhibition (ECOC). A total of 134 expanded papers from ECOC 2012 are included in this special issue.