IT outsourcing has three broad forms: (i) Single-Sourcing, where the client outsources to one primary vendor, (ii) Single-Sourcing with subcontracting , where the primary vendor involves other/secondary vendors in the project, and (iii) Multi-Sourcing, where the client outsources to multiple primary vendors. Using a dataset of large IT outsourcing contracts from the SCD database with 22,031 lar...

Health systems around the globe implement integrated care interventions to address the Triple Aim of simultaneously improving population health, patient experiences and cost-efficiency. However, the underlying definitions and conceptualisations of integrated care often differ considerably, which makes uniform measurement and comparison difficult. Rather than agreeing on one definition of integr...

EDITORIAL article Front. For. Glob. Change, 30 September 2022Sec. Pests, Pathogens and Invasions Volume 5 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2022.1032035

Species diversity of enchytraeid communities was determined in soils of the Niepołomice Forest (southern Poland) in relation to habitat characteristics (forest type, soil chemistry: pH, organic matter content, moisture, mineral elements Ca, K, Na, N–NH4, N–NO3, Ntotal) and xenobiotics (Zn, Pb, Cu, Cd) and humus respiration rate. Altogether 30 enchytraeid species were identified, forming assembl...