Commercial History

Analysis of Defect History for a Large Commercial Software Product

The analysis of information from large-scale software development projects has been of considerable use in the formation of theories and models for project management. Of particular relevance is the landmark work of Barry Boehm /1/; extensive use was made of case study data in the development and validation of the COCOMO model for estimation. Other studies worthy of mention include Glass /2/ an...

The history of the commercial jet engine industry

This paper addresses the problem of the general validity of models of the industry life cycle, which have been proposed to analyse the long-term evolution of many industries, exhibiting a typical pattern of shakeout. We study a case of non shake-out in the commercial jet aero-engine industry, marked by a small number of entry events distributed over 40 years of industry evolution, by no exits a...

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History of a gene patent: tracing the development and application of commercial BRCA testing.

The patenting and commercialization of human genetic material raises a host of complex social, ethical, and policy issues, such as the potential for discrimination or stigmatization in access to health care services or employment, the exploitation of minority or indigenous communities in DNA prospecting, and the implications for ongoing biomedical research and access to health care services. Bu...

History of Tuberculosis

مقدمه : تاریخچه بیماری سل را می توان با قدمت بشریت برابر دانست. در بررسی های انجام شده بر روی اسکلت گذشتگان، تغییرات مرضی ناشی از میکروب سل مشاهده گردید. قدیمی ترین نمونه بدست آمده مربوط به ۴۰۰۰ الی ۷۰۰۰ سال قبل از میلاد مسیح بوده است. بقراط اصطلاح فساد بافتی و بیماری سل را به کار برد. ارسطو" اعتقاد داشت که این بیماری مسری است. همچنین ویجیتوس اشاره کرده که حیوانات نیز دچار این بیماری می شوند. ...