IN 2003, I JUMPED OFF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL CLIFF and started the company Valtira. In a gross oversimplification, Valtira serves the marketing function for companies in much the same way that SalesForce.com serves the sales function. It does online campaign management, customer relationship management (CRM) integration with marketing programs, personalized web content, and a lot of other marketin…
The challenges of organising health care in the modern United Kingdom context are considerable. There are continual improvements in medical technologies, greater levels of knowledge and awareness amongst patient populations and increasing demands for the variety of sources of health care available within the NHS. The provision of free health care at the point of delivery to the population h…
This text focuses on models and data that arise from repeated measurements taken from a cross-section of subjects. These models and data have found substantive applications in many disciplines within the biological and social sciences. The breadth and scope of applications appears to be increasing over time. However, this widespread interest has spawned a hodge- podge of terms; many different t…