Objective: The objective of the study was to compute a cost-effectiveness ratio relating the economic cost of trandolapril to the number of effectiveness units (i.e. life-years) gained. Design and Setting: The trandolapril cardiac evaluation (TRACE) study was a prospective placebo-controlled...

Nitrous oxide (N2 O) emissions from arable soils are predominantly caused by denitrifying microbes, of which fungal denitrifiers are of particular interest as fungi, in contrast to bacteria, terminate denitrification with N2 O. Reduced tillage has been shown to increase gaseous nitrogen losses...

Die in den letzten Jahren angestoßenen Reformprojekte im Gesundheitswesen zielen auf die Förderung von Qualität und Effizienz in der bundesdeutschen Gesundheitsversorgung ab und verändern die Anforderungen an das betriebswirtschaftliche Praxismanagement niedergelassener Ärzte. Mit der...