Investigates the medical factors affecting the reliability of artificial heart valves using the proportional hazards model. The data, from a database which is still being assembled at Killingbeck Hospital, Leeds, refer to patients who have had artificial heart valves implanted. The analysis of...

Presents some findings about information processing with microcomputers by small firms in Bahrain. Identifies the usual application areas as well as the packaged software commonly used by these firms. The findings indicate that small business computer applications in Bahrain approximately...

Aus dem Vorwort: Diese Oldenburger Tagung sollte über aktuelle Entwicklungen im Gebiet PC-gestützter Controllingsysteme für das Erfolgs- und Finanzmanagement von Unternehmen informieren. Voraussetzung für die Realisierung solcher Systeme ist, daß deren Inhalt, Aufbau und Arbeitsweise...