It has become a truism that innovation in the information and communications technology (ICT) fields is occurring faster than ever before. This paper posits that successful innovation requires three essential elements: a need, know-how or knowledge, and favorable economics. The paper examines

One approach to building nursing knowledge is the identification of relevant concepts that describe the structure of the discipline. The development and validation of concepts in nursing build scientific knowl-edge of the discipline. Concepts are essential elements of theories. The-ories provide

Security is an elusive target in today’s high-speed and extremely complex, Web enabled, information rich business environment. This paper presents the idea that there are essential, basic organizational elements that need to be identified, defined and addressed before examining security aspects

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From the employer's perspective, the employment relationship is over. The employer would like to avoid liability as a result of the termination of the employment relationship – regardless of whether the termination was initiated by the employer or came as a result of a voluntary resignation initiated by the employee. Whatever the cause of the separation from employment, the employer would like to know that the employee could not successfully sue as a result of the separation. To avoid the costs and upset of litigation, employers ask certain departing employees to sign a release waiving their right to bring any employment-related legal action against the employer. In exchange for signing such a release, the departing employee typically receives severance pay or benefits continuation beyond what the employer's regular policies provide. This paper discusses various clauses that are generally considered when drafting a Settlement Agreement. Attached to this paper are six Settlement Agreements that address a variety of issues concerning departing employees. The provisions of these Agreements should be reviewed when drafting particular clauses for a Settlement Agreement. These Agreements are generally described as follows: 1

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The genomic revolution and the emergence of proteomics are transforming cancer research. Cancer has long been understood as a disease of genomic instability and growth dysregulation [Loeb, 2001; Sieber et al., 2003]. Altered gene forms and aberrant gene expression patterns give rise to altered biochemistry, cell biology, and tissue function that

Abstract: Public land managers are stewards of public lands and of the relationship between the public and these lands. Maintaining one aspect of this relationship, trust in the agency, can be challenging. Lack of trust can influence public response to management decisions, including about wildland fire use. By considering the factors that influence trust, managers can be more effective in accomplishing fire stewardship objectives.

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