Topic: Growth
August was crowded, as far as small business research goes. So, without further ado, here #8217;s a good sampling: Devil in The Details Verizon released a survey late last month which found that large ... moreA great deal of medical research into aging is built upon a foundation of correlation studies: what can we identify as more often occurring for patients who suffer from a particular age-related condit ... more
Mexican drug cartels cripple Pemex operations in basin Reporting from Reynosa, Mexico The meandering network of pipes, wells and tankers belonging to the gigantic state oil company Pemex have long ... more
A recent Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report on entrepreneurship training asks a central question for anyone interested in starting a business: Does entrepreneurship education make a diffe ... more
Many parents, health care professionals, and educators agree that there is a pressing need to develop effective treatments for ADHD to complement or substitute for traditional medication and behavior ... more
The economic reforms initiated by India Government in 1991 targeted the industrial sector, which have added new dimensions to industrial growth in general and Indian cement industry in particular. Ami ... more
The introduction of Lean as a business improvement initiative has led to focusing on processes that create customer value; identifying and keeping track of critical value adding activities or processe ... more
The shortage of primary care physicians (PCPs) is a persistent problem in the rural USA. The purpose of the study is to document the differential growth in the supply of selected types of PCPs between ... more
This fall has lots of great contests and competitions #8211; don #8217;t miss the opportunity to win some nice business services, prizes, cash and even investors. This list of contests, competitions ... more
The development of the world population is characterised by two trends: absolute population growth and rapid urbanisation. In the urban region of Hanoi, the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietna ... more
As the creative city discourse has come to the centre of cultural policy debates, its rhetoric often neglects smaller cities and emphasises the cases of large cities that employ culture as a driver fo ... more
Want to be the one that makes the big play in business? Don t just imagine a single monumental act like a scene from a movie.Β Instead, plan on a series of well-executed plays. At least that s my ... more
This research aims to develop a capabilities-based conceptual framework in order to study the stage-specific innovation problems associated with the dynamic growth process of university spin-outs (her ... more
This paper evaluates the experience of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the adoption of western business incubation models. Based on a documentary analysis of selected academic papers and additional ... more
This study investigated factors affecting the career success of Korean and American female managers and compared the relations of variables using structural equation modelling. As a criteria of career ... more
This paper adopts a fresh perspective at what companies could do to achieve growth and profitability over the mid- and long-term. Various disciplines of management science have examined the determinan ... more
We need a better understanding of the 'environmentalist's paradox' We hear lots of concerned chatter these days not least, here on this site - about peak oil, peak water, deforestation, resource d ... more
Below the fold is the 3rd in a series of follow up posts providing analysis on the difficulties of maintaining our current energy paradigm with renewable energy (generally, 'the fake fire brigade'). ... more
The future of our organs is as much artificial as it is fleshy. In the competition to develop a source of replacement organs built from scratch, the biotechnology-focused materials science researchers ... more
Interview with Michael Smith (Part 2 of 2) I feel the peak/plateau period is much delayed because of the recession. Currently I am looking at around 2020 - perhaps as late as 2025. But of course it is ... more
Oil Price Ignores Long-Term Supply Worries You could be excused for seeing a grim metaphor for the death of the oil age in the scenes of destruction visited on the U.S. Gulf coast this summer. Howeve ... more
Iowa - The Saudi Arabia of Ethanol Iowa is to corn ethanol what Saudi Arabia is to oil. At present Iowa has the capacity to produce 3.5 billion gallons of ethanol per year, which is 26% of the nation ... more
John Michael Greer - Green Wizardry: A response to Rob Hopkins Rob Hopkins is a smart guy, and even though he s garbled a fair number of the details, his post raises useful points regarding some of ... more
This paper examined how Huawei, a Chinese telecom-equipment company, transformed from a local producer to a global titan during the past two decades. This paper first divided Huawei's development into ... more
The external environment of Chinese businesses made a fundamental shift around 2000 #47;2001. This change would necessitate a corresponding change in growth strategies. A holistically framed concept o ... more
This paper aims to build a conceptualisation of the entrepreneurial process from major Chinese classical works of thinking, a non-traditional source of management thought. In particular, it argues tha ... more
A commercial water probiotic enriched with fermented sugar solution was used for rearing the Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de man) larvae. The enriched probiotics aided in improving the water quality and ... more
Nigeria is usually under the influence of significant natural aerosol loading. The country is the most populous in Africa with an estimated number of over 130,000,000 people and records one of the hig ... more
Bold and coordinated leadership at the federal level is essential to create secure, long-term, sustainable biomedical research funding policies based on strategic priorities, say the authors of a comm ... more
Judge rules against U.S. government on oil drilling HOUSTON (Reuters) A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the U.S. government's request to dismiss an industry lawsuit challenging its deepwater o ... more
Summary: Rick Scott, the former hospital executive who is now a candidate to become Governor of Florida epitomizes the power that concentrated wealth now has to influence American politics and, perh ... more
Despite its potential benefits to growth, entrepreneurial activity remains limited in Pakistan. Governmental policy has been placed historically on large-scale manufacturing as opposed to SMEs. This h ... more
The transformation from an industrial economy to a knowledge-based, 'creative'- or 'new' economy has a huge impact on strategic partnerships. As more and more organisations make use of (virtual) netwo ... more
The Peak Oil Crisis: Prospects for China The key question in all this is how much longer China's economic miracle can continue before the realities of finite mineral resources force a slowdown? Anoth ... more
Iowa - The Saudi Arabia of Ethanol Iowa is to corn ethanol what Saudi Arabia is to oil. At present Iowa has the capacity to produce 3.5 billion gallons of ethanol per year, which is 26% of the nation ... more
No matter how bleak the economic outlook, here at Small Business Trends we #8217;ve always believed in the power of small business and entrepreneurship to change the world. In today #8217;s news round ... more
Because of the explosive growth of network traffic, backbone networks move towards all-optical-packet-switching networks. However, optical buffers implemented by Fibre Delay Lines (FDLs) have a volati ... more
Lenders Back Off of Environmental Risks Blasting off mountaintops to reach coal in Appalachia or churning out millions of tons of carbon dioxide to extract oil from sand in Alberta are among environme ... more
There is good reason to believe that levels of thyroid hormones, and the changes in thyroid function they represent, influence human longevity. These are amongst a number of hormones in the human body ... more
Elevated serum levels of transforming growth factors alpha and beta-1 with over-expression of tissue TGF- beta;1 are associated with cancer invasion. This study was performed to address the role of se ... more
Bloomberg Businessweek recently featured a fascinating interview with Nell Merlino, the founder of Make Mine a Million. The program, which Merlino founded in 2005, had a goal of helping 1 million wome ... more
Over the past few years, venture capitalists have made a lot of investments in the biomedical sector. A recent blog post by CB Insights explained that biomedical deals have grown dramatically since 1 ... more
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will add 500 jobs this fiscal year despite a low operating margin, the Associated Press and Becker's Hospital Review report.The announcement came on the hee ... more
The age of easy, cheap oil maybe getting over slowly The Arctic is thought to hold the world s largest reserves of untapped oil and gas, with as much as a fifth of remaining undiscovered oil located ... more
Small Business Trends is excited to invite you to attend the Small Business Technology Tour 2010. And we have some special offers for you. This one-day event is coming to one of 5 cities near you: Mo ... more
Will a 3% per year growth in demand for anesthesiologists in the United States outrun supply? A recent study from the RAND Corporation, one of the countryΒs most trusted analytic organizations, finds ... more
The age of easy, cheap oil maybe getting over slowly The Arctic is thought to hold the world s largest reserves of untapped oil and gas, with as much as a fifth of remaining undiscovered oil located ... more
This has been a busy week. I had started a longer Campfire piece on Democracy and Gresham's Law but didn't finish. Instead, lets share 3 things that we learned this week. How about '2 facts and an ins ... more
Summer vacation time is winding down, but there are lots of great upcoming events to help you learn, connect and jump into Fall. This list of small business webinars, events and conferences is brought ... more
A new US oil rush could rock OPEC It contains hundreds of billions of barrels of light crude oil and thousands of wells and should be scaring the pants off any oil exporter needing high crude prices ... more
This has been a busy week. I had started a longer Campfire piece on Democracy and Greshams Law but didn't finish. Instead, lets share 3 things that we learned this week. How about '2 facts and an insi ... more
Rapid population growth has significantly increased the magnitude of water shortages in California. Although water shortages already exist, some of the state's utility systems are still not providing ... more
A new US oil rush could rock OPEC It contains hundreds of billions of barrels of light crude oil and thousands of wells and should be scaring the pants off any oil exporter needing high crude prices ... more
Dealing With Scarcity Julian Cribb, in his book The Coming Famine (which I reviewed today over in Arts), contends that we ve already seen peak oil the time when production can do nothing b ... more
This is a guest post by Ryan King. Ryan is a biologist, independent journalist, and community eco-preneur in Costa Rica. Below, he provides a brief introduction to decentralized biodiesel and ... more
Big Oil ticked off at new money law NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A new law requiring oil companies to disclose all payments made to governments has sparked a sharp debate, with Big Oil saying it will pu ... more
This is a presentation by Dr. David Korowicz from Feasta, given at the Oil Drum/ASPO Conference at Alcatraz, Italy in June 2009. It can be downloaded here: Things fall apart: Some thoughts on complexi ... more
There has not been much apparently said about the fishing for pipe within the blowout preventer (BOP) at the Deepwater well today. The project seemed to come to a studious pause with the discovery of ... more
On Wednesday, August 25, I gave a presentation called How limited global oil supply may affect climate change policies at the MIT-NESCAUM Endicott House Symposium on climate change. The audience inclu ... more
There has not been much apparently said about the fishing for pipe within the blowout preventer (BOP) at the Deepwater well today. The project seemed to come to a studious pause with the discovery of ... more
On Wednesday, August 25, I gave a presentation called How limited global oil supply may affect climate change policies at the MIT-NESCAUM Endicott House Symposium on climate change. The audience inclu ... more
This study reviews growth configurations research published over the past 60 years. Numerous configuration models seek to clarify the management priorities in the early growth of companies. However, a ... more
Summary: When I wrote Money-Driven Medicine, the Real Reason Health Care Costs So Much (Harper Collins, 2006), #0160; Rick Scott stood out as one of the more memorable characters in a #0160; rogues ... more
China's traffic jam was inevitableCHINA tends to do everything a bit bigger than the rest of the world, including traffic jams. One snarl up this month along a highway leading into Beijing was at one ... more
BP frozen out of Arctic oil drilling race BP has been forced to abandon hopes of drilling in the Arctic, currently the centre of a new oil rush, owing to its tarnished reputation after the Gulf of Mex ... more
This is a presentation by Dr. David Korowicz from Feasta, given at the Oil Drum/ASPO Conference at Alcatraz, Italy in June 2009. It can be downloaded here: Things fall apart: Some thoughts on complexi ... more
There #8217;s no reason for entrepreneurs to be down in a down economy. In fact, it #8217;s been the inventiveness of entrepreneurs and small businesses in the past that have spurred on economic recov ... more
Online small business is about bringing together community. And what better way to do so than by bringing together two of the Web s quickest growing and complementary small business communities, Biz ... more
This is a guest post by Ryan King. Ryan is a biologist, independent journalist, and community eco-preneur in Costa Rica. Below, he provides a brief introduction to decentralized biodiesel and ... more
Controlled preparation of iron nanoparticles through reduction of Fe3 #43; ions is investigated, using potassium borohydride solution in a microemulsion system. The effect of three low-cost cationic, ... more
Once upon a time, microloans were primarily for entrepreneurs who lived in economically disadvantaged communities or were considered part of underserved populations. During the recession, however, mic ... more
Prescription drugs account for one-tenth of every dollar spent on healthcare. But some of those drugs are seeing much faster growth in price than others.The average retail price increases for brand na ... more
Physicians should not let their frustration over the still-unchanged sustainable growth rate formula distract them from the improvements that healthcare reform delivers to their patients and the prof ... more
Oil analyst: U.S. policy detached from market reality The world is running out of oil. This prediction could be made today, of course, but it also has been stated with moral certainty numerous times ... more
FACTBOX - China's fledging shale gas exploration (Reuters) - China last week launched its first national shale gas research centre to support the country's development of the fuel. Encouraged by the ... more
When nicotine binds to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAchR), it is known to promote smoking addiction and may also directly promote the development of breast cancer, according to a new study. ... more
Researchers have discovered that the opioid growth factor and its receptor, OGFr, a clinically important system with potent anti-tumor properties, has controlled entry from the cytoplasm to the nucleu ... more
Achondroplasia, a common form of dwarfism, is caused by a genetic mutation: A single incorrect building block in a strand of DNA produces a defective protein that disrupts normal growth. If a scientis ... more
(TrendHunter.com) Twitter has undeniably taken the world by storm, and this 'Crefun' stuffed plush Twitter bird definitely proves their importance and growth. 'Crefun' is a plush toy company that is ... more
Universities are widely cited as engines of the knowledge economy, with public policy increasingly viewing universities as integral to economic growth and competitiveness. This new function, colloquia ... more
Corporate entrepreneurship is recognised as a strategy which organisations can exercise to achieve innovation and growth, likewise intrapreneurship is recognised as a tool for employees who want to re ... more
Look at your brand. . . now back at me.Β Now back to your brand. . . now back to me. Sadly, I m going to tell you what you don t want to hear about the Old Spice campaign. Old Spice gave us a cam ... more
Calls to tackle rising oil imports BEIJING - China, which is set to import more than 55 percent of its oil needs this year, should seek greater diversification of oil imports, build more stockpiles an ... more
This is a guest post by Steve Andrews and John Theobald. Sally Odland and Randy Udall also contributed. Andrews and Udall are retired co-founders of ASPO-USA. Odland and Theobald are formerly assoc ... more
There is no question is my mind that nearly all corporate and individual email accounts will soon be managed in the cloud, a model that is referred to as cloud mail. This will be a major change for ma ... more
Pharmacies and pharmacists seem to be evolving into neighborhood healthcare centers. I have posted previous notes about this phenomenon (see: Local Pharmacies Emerge as Centers for Care of Diabetics; ... more
Selling 2 year delays in childbirth. SATARA, India Β Sunita Laxman Jadhav is a door-to-door saleswoman who sells waiting. She sweeps along muddy village lanes in her nurseΒs white sari, calling on n ... more
Scanning probe recognition microscopy (SPRM) with auto-tracking of individual nanofibres is used for investigation of the key nanoscale properties of polyamide a nanofibrillar matrix that promotes mor ... more
Gallium nitride nanowires and rods were grown by a vapour-solid growth mechanism over an 850-1,000 deg;C furnace growth temperature range. Investigations by parallel (cross-section) high resolution tr ... more
Integration of nanoparticle synthesis and deposition in micro-machining processes is a mandatory step toward development of nanodevices. Indeed, large scale production of tailored particles is achieva ... more
The development of low-cost carbon nanotubes is presented in this work. In the present work, various types of carbon nanotubes are synthesised in hot-wall chemical vapour deposition (CVD) reactors usi ... more
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), in particular the vertically-aligned variety grown through a PECVD-based process, are highly versatile nanostructures that can be used in a variety of nanomanufacturing applic ... more
Analysts warn of threat to oil price stability The deteriorating global economic outlook and weakening OPEC discipline could force oil prices as low as US$50 per barrel within the next year, analysts ... more
This is a guest post by George Mobus. George is an Associate Professor of Computing and Software Systems at the University of Washington, Tacoma. His blog is Question Everything. Solving the Unemploym ... more
The next few months have some great contests and competitions going on for growing companies. Don #8217;t wait till summer is over to think about it #8211; there are some deadlines coming up soon. Th ... more
Could Gulf-like disaster scar the Heartland? (CNN) -- For three decades, Mike and Sue Sibson expected the normal ups and downs that come with working a South Dakota farm and raising two kids. But when ... more
Having a problem determining how to deliver your services in a way that consistently satisfies your customers? Maybe the trouble lies in how the solution is framed.Β A suggestion from Lance Bettencou ... more
Crude Oil Declines to Six-Week Low Amid Signs U.S. Recovery Is Faltering Crude oil declined to six-week low as rising U.S. jobless claims and a contraction in manufacturing added to concern growth in ... more
Researchers report the first successful use of cell-depleted lung as a natural growth matrix for generating new rat lung from embryonic stem cells. ... more
Researchers have uncovered the genetic architecture controlling the growth of the collateral circulation -- the "back-up" blood vessels that can provide oxygen to starved tissues in the event of a hea ... more
Summary: #0160; Could we bring our nation s health care bill down from 17% of GDP to 12%? An intriguing study from Milliman, the independent consulting and actuarial firm, says yes. Looking at ... more
Bangladesh shuts gas filling stations for Ramadan DHAKA (AFP) Energy-starved Bangladesh has shut natural gas filling stations in Dhaka for six hours a day to ensure enough household fuel for the M ... more
This is a guest post by David Fridley, known on The Oil Drum as Spraxis. See end of post for more information. The scramble for alternatives is on. High oil prices, growing concerns over energy securi ... more
Dick Smith is a famous Australian, an entrepreneur, aviator and well regarded 'good guy' who was honoured with the 'Australian of the Year' award in 1986. Until recently, he was not prominent in th ... more
A micro-sequenced CMOS model for cell signalling pathway using G-protein and phosphorylation cascade
For most of my business life, and probably most of yours, there has been one constant: inflation. Things always cost more tomorrow than today, more next year than last year. Because of this, wages and ... more
Cuba plans 7 Gulf of Mexico oil test wells - U.S. group HAVANA (Reuters) Cuba plans to drill seven exploratory oil wells in its Gulf of Mexico waters over the next two years, according to a U.S. o ... more
In this post I present an analysis of how OPEC oil supplies have responded to changes in crude oil prices during the last 10 years. My objective was to estimate OPEC's probable marketable crude oil ca ... more
The common maternal ancestor of all humans might have lived 200,000 years ago. HOUSTON -- (Aug. 17, 2010) -- The most robust statistical examination to date of our species' genetic links to "mitochond ... more
What are the basics that will make your business better today? Small business need to utilize technology as perhaps never before but also to understand their own unique niche. From better business blo ... more
Through selected examples, we have demonstrated the importance of using nanoparticles of oxides to obtain nanostructured sintered ceramics at low sintering temperatures. For this purpose, we have prep ... more
1-D nanorod bundles as well as sea urchin and starfish like hierarchical morphological nanoarchitectures of CdS have been synthesised using a facile microwave assisted hydrothermal #47;semi-solvotherm ... more
One-dimensional (1D) nanostructures of semiconductor oxides are of interest for various applications including gas sensors. For gas sensors, nanostructures have advantages of improved gas-sensing char ... more
We investigate the optical phonons in crystalline GaN nanowires using Raman spectroscopy. Reduced phonon lifetime in the nanostructures is attributed to the increased anisotropy in lattice vibrations. ... more
Asia overtakes Europe, in beer termsCHINA'S remarkable growth is as apparent in beer consumption as it is in more formal economic indicators. In the space of a couple of decades the country has gone f ... more
We are in an entrepreneurial revolution. There has been an epic shift in people starting new businesses. People leave their jobs, either by choice, or by being laid off. With big ambitions, they pursu ... more
Peak oil theory has peaked and there is no apocalypse now Simmons predicted a collapse of 30 or 40 per cent of [Saudi] production ¦ sometime in the next three to five years but it could even ... more
This is a guest post by Gregor MacDonald. Gregor is an oil analyst and energy sector investor, who, in his words, "also focuses on the coming transition to alternatives". This post was previously publ ... more
A new study describes a novel pathway of angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels. Targeting the new pathway, scientists identified two approaches that significantly reduced angiogenesis in mice. ... more
Researchers have uncovered a mechanism that regulates the processing of microRNAs (miRNAs), molecules that regulate cell growth, development, and stress response. The discovery helps researchers under ... more
Crude prices likely to rise on firm global demand Peak Oil is the time when petroleum-extraction activity in the world reaches an optimal level. Thereafter, the rate of oil production enters a termina ... more
Malignant gliomas are the most common subtype of primary brain tumor and one of the deadliest. Even as doctors make steady progress treating other types of solid tumor cancers, from breast to pros ... more
As China Expands in Latin America, Tensions Fester at Its Mining Venture in Peru SAN JUAN DE MARCONA, Peru In its worldwide quest for commodities, China has scoured South America for everything fr ... more
Our list this week has some really good opportunities to learn and network, whether you get our there to one of the big conferences or log in from your desktop. This list of small business webinars, ... more
The study provides the historical context of the Russian aviation industry reflecting the periods of its growth and decline. It reveals the competitive advantage strategies that have been implemented ... more
Advocacy for longevty research is a balancing act informed by ongoing developments in raising funds, actual progress in the fields of interest, and the growth of the community of supporters. In an ide ... more
A method of diagrammatic depiction of complex historical phenomena is presented. This method tries to reveal systemic patterns that are not always obvious in the usual written presentation of historic ... more
Russia: Iran's nuclear plant to start next week MOSCOW (AP) Russia's nuclear agency said Friday that it will load fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant next week, defying U.S. calls to hold o ... more
Before the Deepwater Horizon incident I would follow the EIA weekly announcements known as This Week in Petroleum and occasionally comment on what I thought to be important. At the same time, trying ... more
Tom Whipple: A Gathering in Louisville Every year the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) holds a conference where legislators from all over the U.S. gather for updates on major policy co ... more
This is a guest post by David Fridley, Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). David posts under the name Sparaxis. Everyone knows that it takes energy to produce anything. The ... more
A USDA researcher finds resveratrol boosts blood vessel growth around tumors. Wang works at the ARS Diet, Genomics and Immunology Laboratory, part of the Beltsville (Md.) Human Nutrition Research Cent ... more
The needed fatigue can be achieved by lifting lighter weights. HAMILTON, ON. August 10, 2010 Β Current gym dogma holds that to build muscle size you need to lift heavy weights. However, a new study c ... more
If you re like most small business owners, you could really use some extra help around the office right now. But are you ready to hire full-time employees? With all the uncertainty about tax issues, ... more
IEA Raises Forecast for Global Oil Consumption Even as 2011 Growth Slows Global demand for oil will exceed the International Energy Agency s earlier estimates, even as the adviser predicts the econo ... more
Atlantic Hotter Than Before Katrina, Boosting Storm Forecasts William Gray, who pioneered seasonal hurricane forecasting at Colorado State University 26 years ago, rings a bell each Aug. 20 and tells ... more
We are saddened by the news that Matt Simmons died suddenly on Sunday, August 8, at his summer home in Maine. Matt Simmons was an energy investment banker and spoke frequently about peak oil. Matt was ... more
While investigating how white blood cells known as B cells develop, researchers have discovered that genes from the Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3Ks) family of enzymes are critical in enabling the ... more
After a heart attack it might be possible to guide cells to do repairs that prevent deadly scar formation. These days people usually don't die from a heart attack. But the damage to heart muscle is ir ... more
Engineers and physicians have built a scaffold that supports the growth and integration of stem cell-derived cardiac muscle cells. The scaffold supports the growth of cardiac cells in the lab and enco ... more
A kinase is a type of enzyme the body uses to regulate the functions of the proteins required for cell growth and maintenance, and researchers have discovered that one in particular plays a key role i ... more
Global warming heats up a nuclear energy renaissance: Global warming and the BP oil spill have helped rehabilitate nuclear energy in the eyes of the public and some environmentalists. Public and p ... more
Researchers have been searching for decades for a way to mend damage to the spinal cord , an injury that can lead to life-long paralysis . Even the smallest of breaks in these crucial central nerve ... more
In marketing, identifying customer segments is extremely important to strategy development and ultimately business success.Β But what is the ethical line between serving a neglected market segment an ... more
One of the questions I was asked earlier in the spill was, "Do you expect other countries to stop drilling in deepwater locations, because of the oil spill?" My response was, "Maybe a bit, in a few lo ... more
Industrial development, accompanying human population growth, has had a major role in creating the situation where bio-diverse materials and services essential for sustaining business are under threat ... more
Contests and awards are a great way to get the word out about your business. Even if you don #8217;t win, many offer an opportunity for recognition and publicity #8211; so it #8217;s not just about t ... more
Not So Easy The writers and editors at Nature this past week boldly proclaimed, with some carefully qualified caveats, that producing enough food for the world s population in 2050 will be easy. M ... more
Yesterday, a commenter wrote: If you only had 20 minutes, what would you do to convince an intelligent (college educated or professional) audience of the significance of life extension beyond 120 yea ... more
The ecosystem, all over the world, is under severe stress because of unprecedented population growth and increase in economic activity, which have pushed the world to limits that it could not handle. ... more
A small but growing number of emergency physicians and nurses are emphasizing the importance of integrating palliative care into the ED to create a more patient-centered approach, Slate.com reports. A ... more
China says to maintain trade cooperation with Iran (Reuters) - Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang told the visiting Iranian oil minister on Friday that Beijing would maintain cooperation with Tehran on e ... more
Below the fold is a post I wrote a little over two years ago--in May 2008--about the deplorable state of the US electrical transmission system. The situation may have improved somewhat since then, ina ... more
Planning a new small business? You may want to consider doing it online. In this small business news roundup, we look at a variety of tools and tips for operating your business in the online world #82 ... more
Parallels can be drawn and biochemical similarities pointed out between (a) limb and organ regeneration in lower animals like newts and salamanders, (b) embryonic growth in all species, and (c) cancer ... more
With strong computing power and efficient data networks, new mobile phones are sophisticated enough for smoothly surfing the internet and conducting electronic commerce as on the desktop computers, th ... more
Women who move into leadership roles are often influenced strongly by someone outside the family-and-community 'envelope', hence, it is imperative that knowledge gained from the wide range of leadersh ... more
Service industries now comprise the majority of the workforce in developed countries. Service innovation provides a mechanism for economic growth, especially in industries which have not yet taken adv ... more
Everyone knows that patient volumes have been declining at hospitals large and small over the past few years, FierceHealthFinance Editor Caralyn Davis reports. But common wisdom has said that patients ... more
This is a guest post by George Mobus. George is an Associate Professor of Computing and Software Systems at the University of Washington, Tacoma. His blog is Question Everything. There seems to be an ... more
Small business ownership is less about climbing the latter of success than about learning lessons from the struggles we face. Sure, success in your small business on your own terms is certainly your u ... more
Pancreatic cancers use the sugar fructose, very common in the Western diet, to activate a key cellular pathway that drives cell division, helping the cancer to grow more quickly, a study has found. ... more
High-technology product sales are positively associated with the performance of retailers and distributors in terms of customer service quality, growth in sales and an increase in market share. This p ... more
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This post was published in June 2009 under the name The Fifth Problem: Peak Capital. The five main elements of the world model developed in "The Limits to Growth" study according to Magne Myrtve ... more
Are you wasting your time with social media? How about the many other tools out there you #8217;ve heard will give your small business an edge? Hey, slow down. Don #8217;t get overwhelmed. The fact is ... more
Ecommerce in today #8217;s social media world is easier and more complicated at the same time. Β With just a few clicks and a bit of content, you can reachΒ thousands of prospective customers. Β But t ... more
The focus of this study is on the challenges that shippers faced using Third-Party Logistics (3PL) providers. The study is based on a mail survey of 126 shippers and personal interviews with eight shi ... more
This study verifies several predictions of trade-off and pecking order theories by investigating the influence of various firm characteristics on the financing policy of French SMEs. It also compares ... more
Banks are still the single largest supplier of debt funds to SMEs in most developed economies. This paper shows, on the basis of publicly available data for APEC economies, that the real growth of ban ... more
Predictions of Coal, CO2 Production Flawed, Says Latest Research AUSTIN, Texas The CO2 emission estimates used for government policy decisions assume unlimited coal and fossil fuel production for ... more
If you stop and think about it, you might think it a bit odd that everybody is still talking about the Great Recession when the economy has been growing for a full calendar year. Except, of course, th ... more
In Europe, natural gas has great importance. Many people believe (some countries even instituted policies) that it will be the fuel that will become the bridge to an energy future with less reliance o ... more
It has also been widely accepted that exports make significant contributions to economic development and well-being of a nation. For example, the export-led growth hypothesis (ELGH) postulates that ex ... more
This study focuses on how Six Sigma practices can lead to organisational knowledge creation capability and how this capability can lead to the improvement of organisational performance. A survey was c ... more
Renewable resources becoming a real alternative Abu Dhabi s first major solar power project, a field of panels at the edge of the capital, cost US$50 million (Dh183.6m) to build in late 2008. If the ... more
Buying gas to fuel Gulf oil sales Maximising oil exports from the GCC will hinge on the region importing more gas, the Scottish consultancy Wood Mackenzie says. Wood Mackenzie has belatedly realised ... more
Friday evening, the US House of Representatives passed legislation that would remove the $75 million liability cap on economic damages incurred by offshore drilling activities by oil companies. The U ... more
An experimental vaccine based on a virus that causes encephalitis in the wild appears to block tumor growth in some cases of advanced cancer, according to new research. Scientists say the vaccine is a ... more
Scientists have developed a material for bone grafts that could one day replace the 'gold standard' natural bone implants. A new study shows how particles of a ceramic called calcium phosphate have th ... more
With MinuteClinic visits up 36 percent in the second quarter, according to Drugstore News, consumers seem to be shifting their demand away from expensive physician offices with limited hours to affo ... more
ANALYSIS - Iran sanctions could add to gasoline glut (Reuters) - The impact of disrupted Iranian fuel supplies following tough new sanctions is likely to hit gasoline markets after the peak summer sea ... more
Friday evening, the US House of Representatives passed legislation that would remove the $75 million liability cap on economic damages incurred by offshore drilling activities by oil companies. The U ... more
Summary: As regular readers know, not long ago Cato Institute senior fellow Michael Tanner published a 52-page critique of the new health care legislation titled Bad Medicine, and I decided to write ... more
Researchers have identified a new way to regulate the uncontrolled growth of blood vessels, a major problem in a broad range of diseases and conditions. ... more
The increasing intensity of global competition and the rapid advances in information technology (IT) have led organisations to search for more efficient and effective ways to manage their business. Wi ... more
Nowadays, China has become the third largest automaker country in the world. But the quantitative research on Chinese automobile enterprises' competitive advantage is not enough. In this paper, we eva ... more
With the rapid growth of information technologies, collaborative R D has become an important issue. Previous research indicates that R D collaboration is a means to accelerate the commercialisation of ... more
We analyse the hitherto unexplored relationship between intra-firm conflict between the research and development (R D) department and central management, conflict alleviation and the choice of 'open' ... more
I #8217;m getting a little concerned. I #8217;m starting to wonder if there will continue to be enough senior citizens to go around. Recently, I contributed a post over at Business.Gov in which I disc ... more
Renewable resources becoming a real alternative Abu Dhabi s first major solar power project, a field of panels at the edge of the capital, cost US$50 million (Dh183.6m) to build in late 2008. If the ... more
The properties of mixed-phase (nanocrystalline #47;amorphous) silicon layers produced by reactive RF-sputtering are described. The chemical composition and nanostructure (i.e., Nanocrystal (NC) size a ... more
This week #8217;s list has some excellent opportunities for growing companies to learn and network over the next few months. This list of small business webinars, events and conferences is brought t ... more
With the growth in social media, it was inevitable that there would be a corresponding growth in social media books.Β With a strong Twitter following (over 141,000 and counting), Chris Brogan, New Me ... more
A team of researchers has successfully regenerated rabbit joints using a cutting-edge process to form the joint inside the body, or in vivo. Regenerative in vivo procedures are performed by stimulatin ... more
Literature has not reached a consensus on how the firm and industry effects influence the stock price performance of publicly-traded companies over time. Based on the premise of significant changes in ... more
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are 12 Times Support for Renewables, Study Shows Global subsidies for fossil fuels dwarf support given to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power and biofuels, Bloo ... more
This is a guest post by Gregor MacDonald. Gregor is an oil analyst and energy sector investor, who, in his words, "also focuses on the coming transition to alternatives". This post was previously publ ... more
The future belongs to those who make babies. The number of Amish in North America has doubled since 1991 and their distinctive communities can now be found in Canada as well as 28 U.S. states, includi ... more
We need you, small business owners and entrepreneurs. To start new businesses and create new jobs. To drag us out of this long recession and into new prosperity with new ideas and new vision. In fact, ... more
Iran s top oil customer buys less China s imports of Iranian crude oil fell by almost a third in the first half of the year, new figures showed this week. Volumes have decreased just as new US an ... more