Rezension von: Föll, Werner, 1970-1974

Rezension von Guillaume Schiltz: Der Dialektometrische Atlas von Südwest-Baden

Der Dialektometrische Atlas von Südwest-Baden (DASB). Konzepte eines dialektometrischen Informationssystems.

Rezension von Roland Hausser: Foundations of Computational Linguistics. Man-Machine Communication in Natural Language

Das vorliegende Werk von Roland Hausser, „Foundations of Computational Linguistics“, ist, auch wenn es sich streckenweise einen solchen Anstrich gibt, weit mehr als ein bloßes Lehrbuch der Computerlinguistik. Das Buch erhebt vielmehr den Anspruch, Sprachtheorie zu bieten, ja darüber hinaus Kommunikationstheorie im Sinne einer Darstellung der theoretischen Grundlagen von MenschMaschine-Kommunika...

Wily welfare capitalist: Werner von Siemens and the pension plan

The German firm of Siemens and Halske introduced many enterprising features of what later came to be known as welfare capitalism in the mid-nineteenth century. Profit sharing, annual bonuses, a pension fund, a reduction in work hours, and an annual party were all means to ensure a productive, trouble-free workforce. We investigate the reasons why Siemens and Halske introduced this internal welf...

Rezension von Dalitz/Heyer: HYPER-G. Das Informationssystem der 2. Generation

Changing incidence and survival for heart failure in a well-defined older population, 1970-1974 and 1990-1994.

BACKGROUND An epidemic increase in heart failure (HF) mortality, hospitalization, and prevalence rates has been observed among older persons in recent years. It is unclear whether this reflects an increase in incidence or survival. METHODS AND RESULTS We conducted a retrospective cohort study comparing HF in 1970 to 1974 and 1990 to 1994 among persons > or =65 years old belonging to a large, ...