Funding and bureaucracy, not access to journals, are chief obstacles to scientific productivity
The single most important issue obstructing the productivity of biomedical scientists today is the culture of research funding. This finding challenges the belief of some that the lack of "open access" to journal content is a major barrier to scientific productivity. A survey of 883 biomedical scientists ?in Europe and North America - commissioned by the Publishing Research Consortium fo...Iron critical to ocean productivity, carbon uptake
A new study has found that large segments of the Pacific Ocean lack sufficient iron to trigger healthy phytoplankton growth and the absence of the mineral stresses these microscopic ocean plants, triggering them to produce additional pigments that make ocean productivity appear more robust than it really is. As a result, past interpretations of satellite chlorophyll data may be inaccurate,...Hay fever can send work productivity down the drain
Employers can blame hay fever for the loss of millions of hours of work productivity this spring. While missing an hour of work a week may seem small, consider that 20 to 50 million Am...Increase Your Organizations Productivity with LabVIEW
This paper addresses managers in different industries and describes the benefits of implementing their applications in LabVIEW. It describes how LabVIEW increases productivity, and touches upon subjects such as ease of use, complete functionality, available tools and resources, and performance. This paper also describes the main criteria managers should consider when choosing th...Study affirms information technology-productivity link
The recent report titled Digital Pro...Fusion 2007: Innovation drives productivity in post 24x7 world
You can't work 25 hours a day. So several speakers at the Fusion 2007 CEO-CIO Symposium on Tuesday and Wednesday tried to drive home the point that "work smarter, not harder" is more than just an age-old mantra. Michael Knetter, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, summed it up: "When productivity grows, our standard of living goes up," Knetter said. To him, pr...Double your productivity! Hype that damages technologists' reputations
Occasionally something so egregious happens that it must be addressed. I'm talking, of course, about the latest advertisement for Sharp products. What's got my steam vents working overtime is the line, "We doubl...Productivity in New Zealand hit by Absenteeism through Health Reasons
Health insurer Southern Cross Medical Care Society says that workers with health insurance cover return to work earlier than those who have no health insurance. The society said that research // conducted for it by TNS New Zealand showed that productivity could be influenced by workers returning early from illnesses. The current research examined the recovery period of 200 insured wo...Conflict over Productivity Commission report on physicians referral
The Productivity Commission of Australia has recommended a report which makes possible the patients to directly consult a Medicare funded consultation with out referral from the physician. // The Australian Divisions of General Practice (ADGP) has welcomed the report as they feel that the move will help to reduce the time for the patients in reaching a specialist and a consultation stra...Hay Fever Can Send Work Productivity Down the Drain
Employers can blame hay fever for the loss of millions of hours of work productivity this spring//. A new study of nearly 600 people with hay fever symptoms, including sneezing, watery eyes and runny and itchy noses, found that workers missed an hour of work per week during peak hay fever season. While missing an hour of work a week may seem small, consider that 20 to 50 mi...