U.S. outlook issues

History, Current Status, and Emerging Issues in Public Outlook Program

Smart Cards: Status, Issues, and US Adoption

The smart card has a microprocessor or a memory chip embedded in a plastic card. It has been in wide use in Europe and Japan for payment, entry into buildings and computer systems, and storage and access of special types of information. In the US, despite efforts by the credit card industry, the smart card has not been nearly as widely adopted as in Europe and Japan. In this article, we will re...

Outlook.

A little over a year ago I gave the summary talk at SUSY-95 in Paris. It was quite a dreadful experience. I came to the Conference with nothing in my hands, sat through all the talks but one, preparing my transparencies at night, skipping all social events. Very tired, I ended trying to summarize every talk, even the one which, not only I had missed, but also, as I learned later, had been cance...

US news media coverage of tobacco control issues.

OBJECTIVE To characterise the relative amount and type of daily newspaper, local and national TV newscast, and national news magazine coverage of tobacco control issues in the United States in 2002 and 2003. DESIGN Content analysis of daily newspapers, news magazines, and TV newscasts. SUBJECTS Items about tobacco in daily newspapers, local and national TV newscasts, and three national news...

Performance of Small and Larger US Manufacturers: Issues and Implications

When it comes to technology use, small manufacturers are very significantly different from larger manufacturers. In this study, small manufacturers are defined as plants employing less than 100 employees and larger plants are defined as those employing more than 99 employees. This paper is based on the responses of 1042 manufacturing plants belonging to industrial classifications SIC 34 to 38 r...