83 pages | Germany Trade & Invest (February 2009) | ISBN: 5555555555 | PDF | 2 MB

Entrepreneurs from all over the world are welcome in Germany. The German market is open for investments in practically all business and industry sectors. No restrictions are placed upon foreign companies, nor are there any business sectors exclusively monopolized by the state. Germany’s central position at the heart of the enlarged Europe provides access to the EU as the largest economic area in the world with currently 27 member states, a population of around 500 million and a gross domestic product of around EUR 12.9 trillion. Moreover, it also allows Germany to enjoy the traditional advantages of Western Europe’s long-established and robust markets, as well as those of the burgeoning markets of Central and Eastern Europe. Many businesses are already taking advantage of the new opportunities afforded by EU expansion.

192 pages | RAND Corporation (2010) | ISBN: 978-0833049162 | PDF | 1 MB

No-fault automobile-insurance regimes were the culmination of decades of dissatisfaction with the use of the traditional tort system for compensating victims of automobile accidents. They promised quicker, fairer, less-contentious, and, it was hoped, less-expensive resolution of automobile-accident injuries. This monograph considers how these plans have fared. To many commentators and policymakers in the 1970s, it appeared as though no-fault automobile insurance was a genuinely superior policy innovation that would displace conventional tort-based automobileinsurance regimes. More than 30 years later, no-fault has lost much of its popularity among insurers and consumer groups. What happened? This monograph provides an overview of the experience in the United States with no-fault automobile insurance and the factors that led to its decline in popularity among insurers, consumer groups, and legislatures. We explore the history of no-fault and examine its performance relative to other approaches for automobile-accident compensation. We draw from a variety of data sources, including qualitative interviews, surveys, and administrative databases, to evaluate the successes and failures of no-fault and consider its likely future in the United States.

501 pages | Flying Publisher (2009) | ISBN: 978-3924774639 | PDF | 8.3 MB

Hepatology is an ever-changing field. The editors and authors of Hepatology - A Clinical Textbook have made every effort to provide information that is accurate and complete as of the date of publication. However, in view of the rapid changes occurring in medical science, as well as the possibility of human error, this site may contain technical inaccuracies, typographical or other errors. Readers are advised to check the product information currently provided by the manufacturer of each drug to be administered to verify the recommended dose, the method and duration of administration, and contraindications. It is the responsibility of the treating physician who relies on experience and knowledge about the patient to determine dosages and the best treatment for the patient.

67 pages | Flying Publisher (2007) | ISBN: 3924774528 | PDF | 1.4 MB

Who is Amedeo? What are the driving forces behind the project? What is Free Medical Information? How can free medical textbooks such as HIV Medicine generate money? And what the hell is Amedeo Challenge, creating awards, motivating physicians to publish, calling for donations? Attilio Baghino has been the official biographer of the Amedeo project since 1999 and answers all these questions and many more: How Amedeo was born and where it will eventually take us. We are in the middle of a hurricane, which is approaching medical publishing territory. The Amedeo Challenge describes some of the players and forces involved.

48 pages | Random House (2009) | ISBN: 978-0345519382 | PDF | 2.2 MB

SURVIVAL--NOT SURRENDER For the ruthless Sith Order, failure is not an option. It is an offense punishable by death--and a fate to which Commander Yaru Korsin will not succumb. But on a crucial run to deliver troops and precious crystals to a combat hotspot in the Sith's war against the Republic, Korsin and the crew of the mining ship Omen are ambushed by a Jedi starfighter. And when the Sith craft crash-lands, torn and crippled, on a desolate alien planet, the hard-bitten captain finds himself at odds with desperate survivors on the brink of mutiny--and his own vengeful half brother, who's bent on seizing command. No matter the cost, Korsin vows that it will not be his blood and bones left behind on this unknown world. For the way of the Sith leaves little room for compromise--and none for mercy.