The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) launched a multi-institutional "network of networks" in 2013 - Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network (PCORnet) - that is designed to conduct clinical research that is faster, less expensive, and more responsive to the information needs of patients and clinicians. To enhance cross-network and cross-institutional collaboration and cata...

Preface 1 Sonderforschungsbereich Nexus is a Center of Excellence that has been established at Universität Stuttgart in January 2003. This interdisciplinary research center, which is funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), currently involves more than 30 researchers from various fields, including computer science, electrical engineering , civil engineering, mechanical engineering, and ...