This paper has four threads which tie together the business of delivering the findings of loyalty studies to commercial clients. The threads emerged from a loyalty survey for which traditional analysis yielded no significant findings. The model problem arose from a lack of agreement between common assumptions made in traditional analysis (eg, linear, quasi-linear), and the semantics of the beha...

The role of direct methods in macromolecular crystallography is discussed. The common belief that such methods will still remain marginal is rejected. Different sectors are analyzed. A direct procedure for phasing reflections when diffraction data of one isomorphous derivative are available is briefly described. The applications to experimental data of some test structures succeeded, and sugges...

Until now, the Japanese computer industry has aimed at catching up with the US, especially IBM, in computer technology. The result is that three Japanese companies (Fujitsu, Hitachi, and NEC) now claim to offer equivalent computers that are faster than IBM's. In fact, the Japanese computer industry is presently setting its sights on surpassing the rest of the world,la and it sees as its opportu...

Many studies have explored the relationship between paranormal belief and religiosity. Some studies have shown that paranormal belief correlates with religiosity, yet many studies have not supported this association. The first goal of the present investigation therefore was to replicate previous findings. It is also of interest to explore the relationship between paranormal belief and religiosi...

The issue of whether and how ethnomedical practitioners can be incorporated into existing biomedical systems in developing countries continues to be debated. Although a number of reasons have been advanced as to the barriers to incorporation, none of these take into account the views of nurses on incorporating ethnomedical practitioners into the biomedical system. Data from Botswana, where the ...

1 From Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY (R.S.A.); Department of Radiology and Imaging, Division of Ultrasound and Body Imaging (R.S.A.), Sports Service at Department of Orthopaedics (S.F., A.P., R.F.W., W.K.), and Epidemiology and Biostatistics Division (S.L.), Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021; Washington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, ...

a common belief is that alkali ingestion causes severe esophageal damage and limited gastric injury due to the buffering action of acid. gastric injury has been observed in patients who ingested alkali. gastric outlet obstruction (goo) secondary to caustic ingestion occurs due to fibrosis after resolution of the acute injury and inflammation, most commonly 6 to 12 weeks after initial ingestion....

From the Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Joint Program in Transfusion Medicine, Longwood Medical Area, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Address reprint requests to: Margot S. Kruskall, MD, Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Yamins 309, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Bro...