Three Questions about “Informal Regulation”

Three Questions About Clinical Information Retrieval

Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) have greatly expanded the potential for the evidence-based improvement of clinical practice by providing a data source for computable medical information. The Text REtrieval Conference 2012 Medical Records Track (TREC-med) explored how information retrieval may support clinical research by providing an efficient means to identify cohorts for clinical studies. A...

Three Key Questions about Complex Systems

The paper considers three questions that arise in the study of complex systems: • What constitutes a hierarchical level? • How do phase transitions arise? • What is the relationship between invariance and information? Answering these questions appears to be a prerequisite for essential progress in the field. In the course of studying complex systems, certain concepts feature prominently. Among ...

Three Principle Questions About Critical-Thinking Tests1

Three questions about costs and cancer clinical trials.

Oncology practice and economic realities are inexorably linked today. Developments in cancer economics are explored in this feature. No significant relationship exists between the author and the companies/organi-zations whose products or services may be referenced in this article.

Three questions you need to ask about your brand.

Traditionally, the people responsible for positioning brands have concentrated on the differences that set each brand apart from the competition. But emphasizing differences isn't enough to sustain a brand against competitors. Managers should also consider the frame of reference within which the brand works and the features the brand shares with other products. Asking three questions about your...