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1 Comparative Immunogenetics Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America, 2 Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America, 3 Borlaug Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America, 4 Department of Microbial and Molecular Pathogenesis, Texas A&M Health Science Ce...

ONE DAY Dr. R. S. Allison, who is the Archivist to the Royal Victoria Hospital, suggested that I put down on paper some memories of my experiences as a Radiographer and my recollections of the history of the X-Ray Department in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. The 'Royal' is so known to the entire population of Belfast and so I will continue to call it in this paper. The X-ray department a...

T issue marks the start of the 50th volume of Management Science. As is customary on such “round number” occasions, we will be taking time for a bit of retrospective review and soul-searching speculation. We begin here with an overall assessment of the journal’s performance relative to its original mission. In subsequent articles, which will appear in issues throughout Volume 50, we will take m...

Before addressing the question of lessons of development, we must make clear at the outset the sense in which the term is used. Economic development, as distinct from mere economic growth, combines: (1) self-sustaining growth; (2) structural change in patterns of production; (3) technological upgrading; (4) social, political and institutional modernization; and (5) widespread improvement in the...

Today, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Federal social insurance program, now known simply as “Social Security,” that emerged in 1935 as part of the Nation’s response to the plight of its elderly. The Social Security program of the 1980’s is the direct descendent of the limited program of contributory old-age benefits enacted in 1935. The program, which today covers virtually all jobs, ...