S Provide on a separate page an abstract of not morethan 250 words. This abstract should consist of four paragraphs, la-beled Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. They shouldbriefly describe, respectively, the problem being addressed in thestudy, how the study was performed, the salient results, and what theauthors conclude from the results.

The influence of the pharmaceutical industry on academic medicine is pervasive. Almost 90% of authors published in the Journal of the American Medical Association have received research funding from, or acted as a consultant for, a drug company. Rising to this challenge, editors of medical journals have agreed strict rules on reporting sponsorship and conflicts of interest. Academic psychiatry ...

The sale of commissioned goods is an old, well-known concept although its implementation and automation in the context of the modern information systems in enterprises is not all that simple given that it implies appropriate contractual arrangement, and organizational and informational interaction between the enterprises involved in the commission sale. Notwithstanding the explicit and standard...

Local, state, and national policies that limit the hours that alcoholic beverages may be available for sale might be a means of reducing excessive alcohol consumption and related harms. The methods of the Guide to Community Preventive Services were used to synthesize scientific evidence on the effectiveness of such policies. All of the studies included in this review assessed the effects of inc...

although the right for intellectual property as a branch of legal sciences is absolutely recognized in the world, there is dispute among jurists and lawyers with regard to even some of its primary problems, such as sale of such properties in our country. surveying some conditions of sale contract which seem controversial at a glance, such as necessity of object of sale being subjective, and exp...

Teaching mathematics in a high school and in a community college in the New York City, I have noticed that students grasp mathematical concepts more quickly and understand them better when a connection between the concept and the world of business is established. Students were visibly more interested and involved when business applications were presented first, laying the groundwork for technol...

OBJECTIVES E-cigarette companies and vendors claim the potential of e-cigarettes to help smokers reduce or quit tobacco use. E-cigarettes also have the potential to renormalise smoking. The purpose of this study was to describe the availability and in-store marketing of e-cigarettes in London, UK stores selling tobacco and alcohol. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING Small and large stores ...