…their low-price competitors. Grocery insiders generally agree that while price-focused competitors such as Walmart win on price perception, they lose at quality perception: shoppers simply don’t believe the quality of…

…consider when they attempt to deal with distribution costs,” (1965: 34). They explained that costs which “never appear as distribution costs on any financial or operating report, but show up…

…the absence of comparable point-of-care testing devices for other treatable infectious diseases in low-income countries into sharp relief and spurred demands for their development. In 2006, for example, Médecins Sans…

…research group who, although fully cognizant of the problems plaguing improved stove programs, did not dismiss outright the potential for technological innovations introduced from the outside to improve people’s lives….

…to support U.S. troops deployed for Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to respond to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Since the time of…

…of recipes developed for the Battle Creek Sanitarium, forming the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company in 1906 as the forerunner to the modern Kellogg Company. 1900s: The necessity of…

…for emerging diseases is a pivotal component of public health practice (Fearnley 2008). From this perspective, the “global” preparedness programs for emerging diseases as developed to date by programs such…

…grounds for their authority, reconceiving the object of development—poverty—by forging new metrics of aid success, by developing new techniques for its measurement, and by adopting new devices amenable to this…

…Helms, foreign assistance mainly disappeared down “foreign ratholes” never to be seen again. But with microfinance the market promised to provide accountability. Surely customers wouldn’t pay Grameen Bank for loans…

…beyond that, the time elected officials require for communication. Here, legend and fact overlap; New York is not only safe, but is known for being safe. Conclusion For the last…

…with Chaloupka and other colleagues. This research first established that price was a key factor for the demand for cigarettes. The research also showed that price was a particularly powerful…

…from their work by setting prices that cover their real costs. But, in fact, it is very difficult for a small farm to calculate their production costs for each of…

…design problems for poor patients are identified, what happens next? As Alice Street discusses in this issue, point-of-care diagnostics have become a frontier of innovation for various global health projects….

…that surrounded so much of what we do” (Murray 2003:76). Advertisements for CEH certification programs. In 1989, the EDP Auditors society joined with other professional computing organizations to create the…

…Forrester, ruled that individuals have no reasonable ‘expectation of privacy’ with internet IP addresses and email addresses: The Court reaches this conclusion primarily upon reliance on United States v. Forrester,…

…as possible, engages on multiple fronts worldwide and issues moral exhortations, not commands. Like an emergency physician, MSF primarily seeks to stabilize patients, deferring responsibility for their future well-being to…

…systems, reduce costs for access to health care, and thus contribute to health equity. Connectivity promises to bring new bodies and populations into sight, alleviating suffering and saving lives; any…

…visually uninspiring…” The IKEA Shelter. Photos: Mark E. Breeze. Tents have been the go-to shelter for humanitarian organizations for more than 50 years. The UN Refugee Agency distributes tens of…

…up. For more info on the setup, see Public Lab research note: Setup for UV Testing with Spectrometer. Josh’s results analyzed in Spectral Workbench. Compare the first image in the…

…the 1930s), cost-benefit analyses have been criticized on various fronts: for their insensitivity to distributional issues; for the status of the expert knowledge that goes into constituting them; for their…

…marginalized,” either through products and services developed specifically for them, their incorporation into the innovation process, or support for their own grassroots innovation efforts (Foster and Heeks 2013: 335). This…

…market for omega-3 supplements and for foods and beverages fortified with omega-3s was $195 million in 2004. By 2011, it was estimated at $13 billion. For Omega Protein, the real…

…1996). Such operations comprised many things, including “computer network attack” (CNA) and “computer network defense” (CND) as well as older chestnuts like “psychological operations.” Central to the rationale for the…

…be more genuine and the potential backlash vaccines often create—for example, rumors about sterilization—will be minimized (e.g. Feldman-Savelsberg et al. 2000; Kaler 2009). Whether or not foreign health volunteers should…

…the cost of the loss of a species whose existence was threatened by the project. According to the Court, these two forms of value were incommensurable. For this reason, the…