With the increasing use of the internet, E-Procurement and E-Tendering can offer viable alternatives to traditional paper-based processes. Despite the many benefits, and theorising about its pitfalls, little work has been carried out in the UK regarding the importance of the drivers and barriers related to this technology. This study examines the drivers and barriers for E-procurement in constr...

OBJECTIVES To determine the level of oxygen cylinder use at which it becomes more cost effective to provide oxygen by concentrator at home in Northern Ireland, and to examine potential cost savings if cylinder use above this level had been replaced by concentrator in 1996. DESIGN Cost minimisation analysis. SETTING Area health boards in Northern Ireland. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Cost effecti...

OBJECTIVE To examine the differences in the interval between diagnosis and initiation of treatment among women with breast cancer in Northern Ireland. DESIGN A cross-sectional observational study. SETTING All breast cancer care patients in the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry in 2006. PARTICIPANTS All women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer in Northern Ireland in 2006. MAIN OUTCOM...

Precis: There are many ways of studying the effects of protection on the industrial structure and trade flows of the protected economy. In this paper, we do so by comparing certain features of the economies of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland during the mid-'sixties. At that time, the Republic was a highly protected economy and consequently would be expected to be much less speciali...

OBJECTIVES To compare exposure to secondhand smoke and respiratory health in bar staff in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland before and after the introduction of legislation for smoke-free workplaces in the Republic. DESIGN Comparisons before and after the legislation in intervention and control regions. SETTING Public houses in three areas in the Republic (intervention) and one a...

AIM To determine the risk of malignancy and mortality in patients with a positive endomysial or anti-gliadin antibody test in Northern Ireland. METHODS A population-based retrospective cohort study design was used. Laboratory test results used in the diagnosis of coeliac disease were obtained from the Regional Immunology Laboratory, cancer statistics from the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry ...

Why do terrorists terrorize? In this paper, we advance an explanation for terrorist (and anti-terrorist) behavior in societies with deep cleavages that might promote terrorism—for example, in Northern Ireland, Israel, Sri Lanka, the Middle East, and the Balkans. In particular we develop a model of strategic interaction between groups in society as a way of examining the political conditions und...

OBJECTIVES To compare spatial inequalities in life expectancy (LE) in West Central Scotland (WCS) with nine other postindustrial European regions. DESIGN A cross-sectional observational study. SETTING WCS and nine other postindustrial regions across Europe. PARTICIPANTS Data for WCS and nine other comparably deindustrialised European regions were analysed. Male and female LEs at birth wer...