Giving back

Giving back.

It still wasn’t easy, though. “I always had to worry about finances even with the financial assistance,” she said in answer to questions about how financial assistance helped her manage her finances and concentrate on her studies. “In receiving financial assistance I was able to let go of one of the part-time jobs I had, giving me more time to study. My hope is that this scholarship will help o...

Giving carditis back to the heart.

Giving something back to the authors.

For centuries scientific publishing has worked on a bizarre economic model: the real producers of the raw material, the researchers, have received no direct payment for their work. In return for publication they have received exposure, " findability " (thanks to bibliographical databases provided by others), and the " imprimatur " of peer review. Because peer review is an imperfect process, 1 e...

Market-based Decentralized Profile Infrastructure: Giving Back to the User

After years of loyalty with an e-commerce company (e.g. Amazon.com), the users or consumers still do not own their profiles (products viewed, rated or purchased); neither can they move it with them freely from one business or context to another. In fact many organizations profit directly from the sale and exchange of a limited view of a user’s profile without even their knowing or consenting. H...

The Physicians’ Giving Back Survey: Keeping up with American generosity

Background: America scored at the top of the World Giving Index survey in 2014. This paper reports on a survey among US physicians about preferences for and prevalence of pro-bono activities devoted to health-related direct medical services and medical teaching. Profiles related to these preferences are described. Methods: An online survey solicited information on physician participation in sel...