This paper measures the size and structure of the U.S. information economy in 1992 and compares them with Marc Porat’s measures for 1967[4]. It also examines the magnitude and growth of the information components of the service sector over the years. The results of this study highlight the importance of information in the U.S. economy. It also documents interesting facts about the growth and co...

Karel Souček, Andrés Kamaid, Anh D. Phung, Lukáš Kubala, J. Chloë Bulinski, Richart W. Harper, and Jason P. Eiserich* Departmentof InternalMedicine,Universityof California,Davis,California Departmentof PhysiologyandMembrane Biology,Universityof California,Davis,California Cancer Center, SchoolofMedicine,Universityof California,Davis,California Departmentof Biological Sciencesand PathologyandCel...

The Argentinian author Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993) left us a vast body of works which are considered outstanding in many ways. In 1960, she published a short story, entitled "El médico encantador" (The Charming Physician), in the renowned literary magazine Sur. The central character of this piece is a family doctor named Albino Morgan, who had a secret truth: in any house he visited, all variety...

Despite the USA’s image as a throwaway society, materials consumption per real GNP is declining, and has been for several years. Materials conservation practices in industry and a shift towards a service economy are two important factors in the decline of material intensiveness. The authors document this resource trend for the paper industry and conclude that an important cause of material inte...

PURPOSE To discuss the implications for cardiology nurse practitioner (NP) billing and compare and contrast inpatient Medicare billing practices versus outpatient Medicare billing practices. DATA SOURCES Selected articles, text books, and government websites. CONCLUSIONS In today's complex and expensive healthcare system, there has been a steady decline in the reimbursement rate for profess...

Árpád Geréd and Alexandra Prodan discuss a recent case regarding the use of electronic signatures in procurement between jurisdictions. The failure to understand such details when tendering jurisdictions almost caused public tender worth € 3 billion fail. 
 Index words: Austria; Switzerland; signature requirements; qualified

a Departamento de Farmacología, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, UPV/EHU, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain b Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Spain c Instituto de Investigación Biocruces, Baracaldo, Bizkaia, Spain d Departamento de Especialidades Médico-Quirúrgicas, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, UPV/EHU, Leioa, Bizkai...