NATO & CSDP: Can the EU afford to go solo?

Providing outpatient prescription drugs through Medicare: can we afford to? Can we afford not to?

Web-scale Data Integration: You can only afford to Pay As You Go

The World Wide Web is witnessing an increase in the amount of structured content – vast heterogeneous collections of structured data are on the rise due to the Deep Web, annotation schemes like Flickr, and sites like Google Base. While this phenomenon is creating an opportunity for structured data management, dealing with heterogeneity on the web-scale presents many new challenges. In this pape...

Can Small Colleges Afford To Be Technology Leaders? Can They Afford Not To Be?

Small colleges, troubled by demands on financial aid, constrained by external pressures to limit the growth of tuition and fees, and driven by increased competition for students, appear poorly positioned to be technology leaders. However, in these difficult times they have opportunities to distinguish themselves through focused applications of information technology resources in support of thei...

Web-Scale Data Integration: You can afford to Pay as You Go

The World Wide Web is witnessing an increase in the amount of structured content – vast heterogeneous collections of structured data are on the rise due to the Deep Web, annotation schemes like Flickr, and sites like Google Base. While this phenomenon is creating an opportunity for structured data management, dealing with heterogeneity on the web-scale presents many new challenges. In this pape...

HPV vaccine: Can we afford to hesitate?

To the Editor: Cervical cancer, caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, is highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. The estimated annual incidence of cervical cancer is 35/100 000 women, with 22.5/100 000 associated deaths. This is in stark contrast to the 6.6/100 000 cases and 2.7/100 000 deaths reported in developed countries such as the USA, where HPV vaccination has been available si...