This report updates the 2006 analysis in line with the present requirements of BIS.Techniques used in patent landscaping have also evolved since the first report so the analysis in this project is specifically based around the country of residence of patent applicants.This gives a better...

Discourse plays an important role in medicine, and medical discourse in the broadest sense (discourse in and about healing, curing, or therapy; expressions of suffering; and relevant language ideologies) has profound anthropological significance. As modes of social action, writing and speaking...

Healthcare expenditure in the United States has grown and will continue to increase. The increasing healthcare expenditure is to reduce real income as well as to diminish total utility and increase financial stresses. This study argues that the most critical factor that increases healthcare...