Integrated product-service packages (hybrid products) can open new markets and target groups to companies. However, existing approaches to service or product development do not sufficiently address simultaneous development and domain-specific issues. A very promising new field for such bundles...

We employ a 2x3 factorial experiment to study two central factors in the design of prediction markets (PMs) for idea evaluation: the overall design of the PM, and the elasticity of market prices set by a market maker. The results show that 'multi-market designs' on which each contract is traded...

Objective: To compare the cost, efficacy and cost efficacy of tazobactam/ piperacillin and imipenem/cilastatin in the treatment of intra-abdominal infection. Design: The analysis was retrospective and based on a decision tree. Effectiveness data were obtained from 19 published clinical trials....