Investing in Spaces: Luxury, Benevolence or Business?

Brutality or Benevolence in Plantation Archaeology

Archaeologists working on plantation sites have typically ignored the role that violence played in the lives of enslaved African-Americans. By drawing together examples from archaeological publications in which violence has been mentioned, the commentary illustrates not only both the types and scale of violence endured by African-Americans, but also how archaeologists have effectively sanitized...

Rethinking the Luxury Auto Business Model 3

The automotive industry can benefit from a radically different business model, one that involves less waste, higher customer loyalty, and significantly improved profits. In this report, we propose strategies luxury automobile makers can implement that can revolutionize their business. Instead of selling cars for a one-time profit, manufacturers should switch to a servicebased long-term lease bu...

Domiciliary night nursing service: luxury or necessity?

The nursing records of the 242 patients who used the domiciliary night nursing care service in Newham Health District showed that three distinct groups of patients were nursed during 1979 at a cost of 8.8 pounds a day. Forty-three elderly chronically sick and five disabled patients aged under 50 received care for more than 28 days, 63 patients had terminal cancer, and 131 needed short-term care...

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Sodium calcium exchange in the heart: necessity or luxury?

The sodium calcium exchange (NCX) was first discovered in cardiac muscle1 and squid axon2 and has since been found in most cell types (see reviews3,4). It accounts for the previously observed effects of sodium on cardiac contractility.5 The exchanger transports 3 Na ions per Ca .6–8 This stoichiometry has three important consequences.1 Ca fluxes and hence intracellular Ca concentration ([Ca ]i)...