Medical malpractice

Economist Frank Sloan and lawyer Lindsey Chepke examine the U.S. medical malpractice process from legal, medical, economic & insurance perspectives, analyse past efforts at reform, & offer policy recommendations.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Bicycling science

Revised edition of: Bicycling science / Frank Rowland Whitt. 2nd ed. c1982.The bicycle is almost unique among human-powered machines in that it uses human muscles in a near-optimum way. This new edition of the bible of bicycle builders and bicyclists provides just about everything you could want to know about the history of bicycles, how human beings propel them, what makes them go faster, and …

Japan's great stagnation :financial and monetary policy lessons for advanced …

Experts on the Japanese economy examine Japan's prolonged period of economic underperformance, analyzing the ways in which the financial system, monetary policy, and international financial factors contributed to its onset and duration.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Implications of Land Use and Cover Changes on Upper River Rwizi Macro-Watersh…

https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/implications-of-land-use-and-cover-changes-on-upper-river-rwizi-macro-watershed-health-in-south-westThe upper Rwizi river system in South Western Uganda has been severely degraded due to encroachment and unsustainable resource utilization. Little is, however, known about the link between the upper Rwizi macro-watershed health and land use/cover pat…

Implications of Soil Properties on Landslide Occurrence in Kigezi Highlands o…

https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/implications-of-soil-properties-on-landslide-occurrence-in-kigezi-highlands-of-south-western-ugandaGenerally, soil characteristics have a significant influence on landslide occurrence. This issue has, however, not yet been adequately analysed in Kigezi highlands of South Western Uganda. In this study, soil properties such as dispersion, grain size …

The Blind Spot: Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience

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Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellschaften und ihre Portfoliounternehmen

Die Finanzierung mit Venture Capital oder Private Equity gewinnt in Deutschland zunehmend an Bedeutung. Ein Spezifikum einer solchen Finanzierung ist es, dass für den begrenzten Beteiligungszeitraum nicht nur Kapital bereitgestellt wird, sondern der Kapitalgeber auch eine mehr oder minder intensive Zusammenarbeit mit dem Management des finanzierten Unternehmens anstrebt. Frank Pankotsch unt…

Competition and Profitability in European Financial Services

ABSTRACT Financial services firms play a key role in the European economy. The efficiency and profitability of these firms and the competition among them have an impact on allocation of savings, financing of investment, economic growth, the stability of the financial system and the transmission of monetary policy. This collection of research contributions includes evaluations of trends in t…

Good Governance in Sport

ABSTRACT This book fills an important gap in the sport governance literature by engaging in critical reflection on the concept of ‘good governance’. It examines the theoretical perspectives that lead to different conceptualisations of governance and, therefore, to different standards for institutional quality. It explores the different practical strategies that have been employed to ach…

Human Rights in the Age of Platforms

Scholars from across law and internet and media studies examine the human rights implications of today's platform society. Today such companies as Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter play an increasingly important role in how users form and express opinions, encounter information, debate, disagree, mobilize, and maintain their privacy. What are the human rights implications of an on…