Another promising application of mHealth involves integrating mobiles into EHRs and software for clinical-decision support.

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Near-video-on-demand (in which a film plays on several channels at once, allowing viewers to pick a convenient start-time) is the most promising application, but its success is far from certain.

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Most employers want their workers to scout for new hires and help promising candidates through the application process.

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The chairman and chief executive of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (nyse: MSO - news - people ) sold nearly 4, 000 ImClone (nasdaq: IMCL - news - people ) shares on Dec. 27, one day before the biotech company disclosed that U.S. regulators had declined to review its application for a promising cancer drug, Erbitux.

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One of the most promising tuning parameters in use is the application of pressure.

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