Abstracts: Cruise ship propulsion poised for step change. Commitment expands cruise ship fleet. Cruise ship caters to British market
Abstracts: Surveillance eases on board workload. Cleaning up low-speed engine emissions. Research anticipates emission controls
Abstracts: Crew shortage concerns owners. Brighter days ahead? Decline stops: owners return
Abstracts: Kobe yards damaged. Ship yards look to amendments. Berths, more berths
Abstracts: P&O's 'Grand Princess' makes its debut. Azipod alters cruise direction. Commitment expands cruise ship fleet
Abstracts: Discount rate changes and security returns in the U.S., 1962-1991. Federal Reserve monetary policy and industry stock returns
Abstracts: The information content of bankruptcy filing on securityholders of the bankrupt firm: an empirical investigation
Abstracts: Your home computer will soon be your banker and broker. On-line banking has bankers fretting PCs may replace branches; although danger is far off, Microsoft and Intuit are still an aggressive threat; insecure about the Internet
Abstracts: Centers spring up to help firms profit from Internet; new services offer classes, hook up users and even design Web pages
Abstracts: Digital Equipment boosts turnaround by reporting profit of $160 million. Digital stock gains on net rise 68%; Computer Associates to form alliance
Abstracts: 'And what about domestic partners?': gay men and lesbians who work for big firms, or want to, make bold demands
Abstracts: War tribunal counsel; a Latham & Watkins partner defends a general accused of slaughter in war-torn Bosnia. A clash of cultures leads to the courtroom: was L.A. partner Philip Heller too brash for an old-line law firm based in San Francisco?
Abstracts: On collecting people. part 3
Abstracts: Intentionally grounded: Patriots quarterback Drew Bldesoe hasn't let his record-breaking statistical success change who he is
Abstracts: Return to the Moon: the second annual International Lunar Exploration Conference. Lunar Prospector: NASA's first lunar mission in 23 years
Abstracts: Telkom offer is shadowed by unsigned contracts. China signs U.K. cable deal; British telecom firm aims to protect market hold
Abstracts: Jakarta slaps 25% import tariff on ethylene, aiding Chandra Asri. Analysts knock Jakarta's moves to ease trade
Abstracts: Suharto juggles protection of industries with opening economy to foreign firms. Rupiah's liberty deals double blow to debt-laden firms; painful adjustment to foreign-exchange volatility dawns upon southeast Asia's market change
Abstracts: Optimists see more signs of post-handover confidence: property and stock prices continue to climb, and Confidence Check flashes rosy signals again
Abstracts: Japanese PC makers are back, posing threat to US firms' success at home. NTT Data's initial success may signal turnaround in Japan's market for IPOs
Abstracts: Managed care operations and plan design. Access to services: what are the real needs? The customer satisfaction factor: the value of conducting employee evaluations of managed care networks
Abstracts: Retirement plans in bankruptcy - who gets the assets. Pension plans - vouchers - noncash benefits - breach of fiduciary duty - failure to fund plan
Abstracts: Penicillin resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in low prevalence areas: implications for cost-effective management
Abstracts: Preterm delivery from 34 to 37 weeks of gestation: is respiratory distress syndrome a problem? Recurrence rate of shoulder dystocia
Abstracts: The interaction between regular exercise and selected aspects of women's health. The effect of regular maternal exercise on erythropoietin in cord blood and amniotic fluid
Abstracts: Anthropometric estimation of neonatal body composition. Maternal carbohydrate metabolism and its relationship to fetal growth and body composition
Abstracts: Endometrial thickness as measured by endovaginal ultrasonography for identifying endometrial abnormality. Transvaginal ultrasonography of the endometrium in women with postmenopausal bleeding - a Nordic multicenter study
Abstracts: Intrauterine ultrasonographic assessments of embryonic development. Intratumoral peak systolic velocity as a new possible predictor for detection of adnexal malignancy
Abstracts: Monoclonal antiphosphophatidylserine antibody reactivity against human first-trimester placental trophoblasts
Abstracts: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt: effects on hemodynamics and sodium homeostasis in cirrhosis and refractory ascites
Abstracts: Early or deferred zidovudine therapy in HIV-infected patients without an AIDS-defining illness: a meta-analysis
Abstracts: Fizzle anger: aspirin may defuse the bad in being mad. On the mark: aim low to relieve tension headache. Anger aweigh: clearing the air may relieve pain
Abstracts: Detective work made easy; how to finger trouble with troubled hands. Sight screen: use your eyes to save your life
Abstracts: Minimal care is best. Making mends: give a cut some cover. Ice age: how to give yourself a cold shoulder
Abstracts: Cork the whine: to breed wellness, try standing tough. Kids and vids: many children like the nice stuff better
Abstracts: Straightening a youthful tooth; when to straighten your child's smile. Teenagers and toothbrushes: help kids learn that cavities aren't cool
Abstracts: After work recharger. Help for the holidays. A midday recharger for desk jockeys
Abstracts: Smooth shaving. 12 beauty rituals for the new year. Scents and sensitivity
Abstracts: Furniture/home furnishings industry. Furniture/home furnishing industry
Abstracts: Chevrolet Prizm LSi. BMW 540i: torque for the jaded. Subaru Legacy Outback Wagon
Abstracts: Minivan Vacation. Long-term Ford Windstar GL. Minivan rematch: Chrysler vs. Ford
Abstracts: High altitude cruisers. RENNTech SLR7.4. Renntech SL700
Abstracts: Dodge Dakota Sport. Dodge Dakota: the mid-size pickup leader gets a makeover in big brother's image. Toyota T100 Xtracab DX
Abstracts: Upping the ante: the U.S. Senate votes to end the arms embargo and threatens the Bosnia mission. Call to conscience: the West dithers while Bosnian Serbs tighten their grip
Abstracts: I.B.M. expected to name head for new global on-line unit. I.B.M. promotes executive who may gain top post. House that Lou built reflects a new I.B.M
Abstracts: A.M. Best improves rating structure for 1992. NAIC embraces push for reform with accreditation plan review. NAIC holds first open budget meeting
Abstracts: Is it time for a product rating system? Making the case. International rating update. Best's Rating Monitor: annual review of international companies
Abstracts: House passes bill curtailing rules on phones and TV: networks losers: vote is 305 to 117 - chips to let parents screen programs
Abstracts: Courts shaping reform: lawyers see legal, regulatory actions steering market. Bill includes limited, but significant, patient protections
Abstracts: It's a violent country; prevention remains a priority for the AMA. Residents: align goals, incentives in GME funding
Abstracts: Personal lines fuel growth in premiums. Net income plummets on quake aftershocks. Soft pricing, competition dampened 1995 premiums
Abstracts: Global reinsurers mirror U.S. consolidation trend. Recapturing the alternative market. Soft market encourages consolidation
Abstracts: Squeeze on independent agents tightens, with no end in sight. part 2 Is optical scanning essential for an agency?
Abstracts: Credit reports aid underwriters, but is it worth the controversy? Correlating credit and claims experience
Abstracts: Environmental claims need careful site inspections. On-line defamation is new cybertort issue. Oil tanks can leak red on company profits
Abstracts: Learn from your customers or future may be bleak. Cashing out. Allstate expands coverage in New York City, Long Island
Abstracts: Feds fight fraud with new fervor. Hamstrung adjusters need better ways to stop fraud. Industry fraud on the rise; here's how to spot it
Abstracts: Casualty claims service need not be a gamble. Restoration is an option in settling claims. Red flags can signal claims to investigate
Abstracts: A new game requires new technology team. Insurers must change to compete in the future
Abstracts: Industry must stop expense-shifting game. Update delivery to gain direct marketing success. Large-account strategies working on Main Street
Abstracts: Dodge gets a bigger pool. AUDI A6. Arnold seeks drivers for VW
Abstracts: Novel 68 kDa autoantigen detected by rheumatoid arthritis specific antibodies. Rheumatoid arthritis: autoreactive T cells recognising a novel 68K autoantigen
Abstracts: Long term treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with high doses of intravenous immunoglobulins: effects on disease activity and serum cytokines
Abstracts: Effect of indomethacin on swelling, lymphocyte influx, and cartilage proteoglycan depletion in experimental arthritis
Abstracts: Prepubertal sons of substance abusers: influences of parental and familial substance abuse on behavioral disposition, IQ, and school achievement
Abstracts: Cessation of cocaine use during pregnancy: Effects of contingency management interventions on maintaining abstinence and complying with prenatal care
Abstracts: Situational determinants of alcohol abuse among Caucasian and African-American college students. Alcohol expectancies and changes in beer consumption of first-year college students
Abstracts: Fostering self-change among problem drinkers: a proactive community intervention. Reliability of a drug history questionnaire (DHQ)
Abstracts: Measuring excessive alcohol use in college drinking contexts: The drinking context scale. Risky sex and drinking contexts in freshman first offenders
Abstracts: Vaccine program headed for scrap heap? Immigration bills could create public health havoc. Who will cover the kids?
Abstracts: House approves last-minute health fraud law overhaul. Court rulings chip away at managed care's ERISA shield. Doctor-patient ties torn by market upheaval
Abstracts: Crisis in L.A.: county scrambles to cope with loss of primary care for the poor. Los Angeles County faces massive public health cuts
Abstracts: Medical cyberspace - free: Web access draws doctors to Internet on physician-only service. Network shares medical info with payers, employers
Abstracts: Insurance underwriting guidelines seem unrelated to risk. Health plan to go national with physician profiling
Abstracts: Demand for alternative care not quashed by Wash. ruling. Now is the time for states to address use of genetic info
Abstracts: Bill would put the brakes on 'drive-through deliveries.'(would require hospital stays of at least 48-hours for vaginal deliveries and 96 hours for a cesarean delivery)
Abstracts: Harley-Davidson petition to lift 1954 order: exclusive dealing is 'procompetitive.' Anatomy of a monopoly: the Harley-Davidson model
Abstracts: Harley-Davidson petition to lift 1954 order: exclusive dealing is 'procompetitive.' part 2 Don't 'sunset' the FTC order against Harley's exclusive dealing: recidivism, dominance, and forced inefficiency
Abstracts: Harley's 'outrageous pricing': 5 times competitors' prices for parts of same or poorer quality. Exclusive dealing with 70% share: Harley-Davidson's restricted output, inflated prices, and inferior quality
Abstracts: Exclusive dealing by tying parts/accessories to motorcycles: Harley's market power and the FTC's 'sunset' policy
Abstracts: An 81-year-old woman with mitral regurgitation and a left-upper-lobe pulmonary infiltrate. A 51-year-old man with myelodysplasia and a pulmonary infiltrate
Abstracts: Domestic violence against women: incidence and prevalence in an emergency department population. Insufficient stocking of poisoning antidotes in hospital pharmacies
Abstracts: Late-model tax software can accelerate filing. New software to the allocation rescue. At last, an adviser with nothing to sell
Abstracts: Medicaid block grants will affect employee health plans. The implications of easing Medicaid demonstration waiver requirements
Abstracts: Purchasing health care value. Rethinking your health and welfare benefits strategy. Rethinking your health care strategy
Abstracts: Employees entitled to individual relief for misleading communications. Fiduciary liability for inadequate insurance coverage
Abstracts: The U.S. search for "net ESP": antidumping comparisons when value is added after importation and before sale. United States implementation of the Uruguay Round antidumping code
Abstracts: Brothers in arms: the U.S. worries about Sino-Russian military cooperation. A chill wind: stealthier nuclear missile raises U.S. fears
Abstracts: The spoils of victory. The vision thing. A whole new face: a revamped Thai Farmers Bank grabs top slot
Abstracts: Gathering storm: violence, party rifts shatter political calm. Divided we fall: party leadership coup weakens coalition member
Abstracts: Beijing in unlikely to unseat Lee: but its tactics may weaken independence sentiment in Taiwan. Lee should play down U.S. visit
Abstracts: A new wave of pain. Coming of age. Offshore attractions
Abstracts: No more denial. Anywhere but Asia. The best-laid plans ... Asia's markets refuse to conform to expectations
Abstracts: Mover and shaker. Capital idea. Different drummer: Thai firms allow profits, not policy
Abstracts: Hold the phones. Freedom's fallout. International call
Abstracts: One stitch at a time: garment-making in China tests Hanjoo boss. Offshore imperatives
Abstracts: In units they trust. We mean business: Malaysian finance minister says reforms will continue. Land of alternatives
Abstracts: The problems of progress. Too fast for comfort. Full of surprises
Abstracts: Mac strikes back: in a Windows world, Apple fights to hold on. The East is wired
Abstracts: Basic Basic: most people don't need super-powerful computers. Dog eat dog: the biggest PC makers vie for Asian market share
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