In the paper, we briefly describe a problem of identification of entrepreneurship determinants with respect to economic development of countries. In order to solve this problem, we need to identify correlations between entrepreneurship and macroeconomic indicators. The main attention in the paper is focused on selecting a proper computer tool for solving this problem. As a tool supporting ident...

We are presenting a method to recognise geographical references in free text. Our tool must work on various languages with a minimum of language-dependent resources, except a gazetteer. The main difficulty is to disambiguate these place names by distinguishing places from persons and by selecting the most likely place out of a list of homographic place names world-wide. The system uses a number...

Despite recent advances in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, sudden cardiac death (SCD) still accounts for 50% of all cardiovascular deaths in developed countries, thus accounting for a significant proportion of annual death worldwide.1 Reduction of the incidence of SCD depends on identification of those at most risk. In the present review we will concentrate on the challe...

It is 5 years since the development and first validation of the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) [1], so the review of papers concerning the CAT by GUPTA et al. [2] in this issue of the European Respiratory Journal is very timely. The authors identified over 40 studies using a systematic approach to minimise biases, although they acknowledge that they introduced one bias by selecting papers published...

Broiler performance is sigTtificantly reduced by heat stress. This phenomenon isbecoming more marked as the genetic potential of commercial stocks improves. The problem cannot be completely eliminated by management practices, particulary in developing countries, because they are too costly. Better genetic adaptation to heat stress can facilitate efficient broiler production in hot climates. Imp...

The petrochemical industry is a large and complex industry that contributes heavily in the economy of many Middle-East countries. It is an industry that needs strategies for different aspects of planning and production. This work presents the main strategies that must be considered for the petrochemical industry together with the corresponding tools. The strategies are presented in the field of...