Lexisnexis? Smartindexing Technology? Topical Indexing Subject Taxonomy

LexisNexis® SmartIndexing Technology™ Topical Indexing Subject Taxonomy

Updated 30 September 07

Text of this document is derived from the taxonomy as it appears in the latest Nexis News & Business product.

. Company Activities & Management 1

. Crime, Law Enforcement & Corrections 5

. Economy & Economic Indicators 8

. Education & Training 10

. Environment & Natural Resources 12

. Government & Public Administration 14

. Humanities & Social Science 18

. International Relations & National Security 19

. Labor & Employment 21

. Law & Legal System 23

. Medicine & Health 30

. Population & Demographics 35

. Reports, Reviews & Sections 35

. Safety, Accidents & Disasters 36

. Science & Technology 37

. Society, Social Assistance & Lifestyle 41

. Sports & Recreation 44

. Trade & Development 45

. Trends & Events 47

. Company Activities & Management

. . Board & Management Changes
. . . Board Changes
. . . Executive Moves
. . Business Climate & Conditions
. . . Business Conditions Index
. . . Business Forecasts
. . . Globalization
. . . Industry Consolidation
. . . New Economy
. . Business Ethics & Corporate Citizenship
. . . Business Ethics
. . . Corporate Giving
. . . Corporate Social Responsibility
. . . Corporate Wrongdoing
. . . Industrial Espionage
. . . Self Regulating Organizations
. . Business Operations
. . . Back Office Operations
. . . Billing & Receivables
. . . . Accounts Receivable
. . . . Electronic Billing
. . . Business Continuity
. . . Customer Relations
. . . . Customer Relationship Management
. . . . Customer Satisfaction
. . . . Customer Service
. . . . Technical Support
. . . Inventory Management
. . . Office Management
. . . . Office Design
. . . Order Fulfillment
. . . Purchasing & Procurement
. . . . Capital Expenditures
. . . . Electronic Procurement
. . . . Equipment Financing
. . . . . Capital Equipment Leasing
. . . . Industrial Purchasing
. . . . Purchasing Cards
. . . Quality Control
. . . . ISO 9000
. . . Sales Management
. . . . Sales Force
. . . . . Commission Pay
. . . . . Direct Sales Force
. . . . . Sales Compensation
. . . . . Sales Prospecting
. . . . Sales Plan
. . . . Sales Training
. . . . Territory Management
. . . Supply Chain Management
. . . . Inventory Management
. . . . Materials Handling
. . . . Order Fulfillment
. . Company Locations & Facilities
. . . Company Relocations
. . . Manufacturing Facilities
. . . Plant Closings
. . Company Strategy
. . . Alliances & Partnerships
. . . . Airline Alliances & Partnerships
. . . . Cartels
. . . . General Partnerships
. . . . Joint Ventures
. . . . Limited Partnerships
. . . . Public Private Partnerships
. . . Business Expansion
. . . Company Liquidations & Dissolutions
. . . Company Name Changes
. . . Company Relocations
. . . Competitive Intelligence
. . . Corporate Restructuring
. . . Demergers & Spinoffs
. . . Divestitures
. . . Employee Termination
. . . . Layoffs & Dismissals
. . . . . Dismissals
. . . . . Layoffs
. . . . Severance Pay
. . . . Wrongful Termination
. . . Enterprise Globalization
. . . Going Private
. . . Legal Monopolization
. . . Mergers & Acquisitions
. . . . Buyins & Buyouts
. . . . . Leveraged Buyouts
. . . . . Management Buyouts
. . . . Reverse Mergers
. . . . Takeovers
. . . Outsourcing
. . . Plant Closings
. . . Startups
. . Company Structures & Ownership
. . . Business Incorporations
. . . Entrepreneurship
. . . Family Companies
. . . Franchising
. . . General Partnerships
. . . Holding Companies
. . . Home Based Businesses
. . . Joint Ventures
. . . Limited Partnerships
. . . Minority Businesses
. . . . Minority Business Assistance
. . . . Minority Business Contracting
. . . Multinational Corporations
. . . Ownership Changes
. . . . Demergers & Spinoffs
. . . . Divestitures
. . . . Mergers & Acquisitions
. . . . . Buyins & Buyouts
. . . . . . Leveraged Buyouts
. . . . . . Management Buyouts
. . . . . Reverse Mergers
. . . . . Takeovers
. . . Privately Held Companies
. . . Privatization
. . . Shareholders & Governance
. . . . Boards Of Directors
. . . . . Board Changes
. . . . Corporate Governance
. . . . Shareholders
. . . . . Shareholder Lawsuits
. . . . . Shareholder Meetings
. . . . . Shareholder Rights
. . . Shell Corporations
. . . Small Business
. . . . Small Business Assistance
. . . . Small Business Contracting
. . . . Small Business Lending
. . . Startups
. . . State Owned Businesses
. . . Woman Owned Businesses
. . Contracts & Bids
. . . Contract Awards
. . . Cost Plus Contracts
. . . Public Contracting
. . . . Defense Contracting
. . . . . Defense Acquisition Reform
. . . . Minority Business Contracting
. . . . Small Business Contracting
. . Financial Performance & Reports
. . . Business Insolvency & Bankruptcy
. . . Company Revenues
. . . Corporate Debt
. . . Depreciation
. . . Financial Results
. . . . Annual Financial Results
. . . . Company Earnings
. . . . . Company Losses
. . . . . Company Profits
. . . . . Dividends
. . . . . Earnings Per Share
. . . . . Profit Warnings
. . . . Financial Restatements
. . . . Interim Financial Results
. . . Market Capitalization
. . . Return On Investment
. . . Sales Projections
. . . Solvency Ratio
. . . Working Capital
. . Government Support Of Business
. . . Agricultural Subsidies
. . . Deregulation
. . . . Energy & Utility Deregulation
. . . . Utility Privatization
. . . Minority Business Assistance
. . . Small Business Assistance
. . . Special Economic Zones
. . Management Theory & Practice
. . . Benchmarking
. . . Best Practices
. . . Business Coaching & Mentoring
. . . Business Leadership Development
. . . Change Management
. . . Corporate Culture
. . . Lean Mfg
. . . Management Theory
. . . Risk Management
. . . . Financial Risk Management
. . . Strategic Planning
. . Product Management
. . . Branding
. . . . Brand Equity
. . . Generic Products
. . . Merchandise Licensing
. . . New Products
. . . Private Labels
. . . Product Development
. . . Product Labeling
. . . Product Packaging
. . . . Food & Beverage Packaging
. . . . . Beverage Packaging
. . . . . Food Packaging
. . . . Pharmaceuticals Packaging
. . . Product Placement
. . . Product Promotion
. . . Product Recalls
. . . Product Reviews
. . . Product Warranties
. . Public Sector Business
. . . Nationalization
. . . Privatization
. . . Public Contracting
. . . . Defense Contracting
. . . . . Defense Acquisition Reform
. . . . Small Business Contracting
. . . Public Private Partnerships
. . . State Owned Businesses
. . Research & Development
. . Sales & Selling
. . . Sales Figures
. . . Sales Management
. . . . Sales Force
. . . . . Commission Pay
. . . . . Direct Sales Force
. . . . . Sales Compensation
. . . . . Sales Prospecting
. . . . Sales Plan
. . . . Sales Training
. . . . Territory Management
. . . Sales Projections

. Crime, Law Enforcement & Corrections

. . Controlled Substances
. . . Cannabis
. . . . Medical Marijuana
. . . Cocaine
. . . Date Rape Drugs
. . . Ecstasy
. . . Heroin
. . . LSD
. . . Methamphetamine
. . . Opium
. . . Party Drugs
. . Corrections
. . . Ex Offenders Services
. . . Parole & Probation
. . . . Parole
. . . . Probation
. . . Prisons
. . . . Corrections Workers
. . . . Prison Industries
. . Crime Prevention
. . . Counterterrorism
. . . Curfew
. . . Drug Crop Eradication
. . . Drug Interdiction
. . . Drug Policy
. . . Financial Crime Countermeasures
. . . Gun Control
. . . Metal Detectors
. . . Security & Alarm Systems
. . Crime Statistics
. . . Crime Clearance Rate
. . . Crime Rate
. . . Recidivism Rates
. . . Violent Crime Statistics
. . Criminal Law
. . . Acquittal
. . . Alibi
. . . Amnesty & Pardons
. . . . Amnesty
. . . . Pardons
. . . Arrests
. . . . Arrest Warrants
. . . . Miranda Rule
. . . Bail
. . . Battered Person Defense
. . . Controlled Substance Laws
. . . Criminal Accessories
. . . Decriminalization
. . . Double Jeopardy
. . . Entrapment
. . . Extradition
. . . Grand Jury
. . . Habeas Corpus
. . . Insanity Defense
. . . Interrogation Of Suspects
. . . Intoxication Defense
. . . Juvenile Crime
. . . Juvenile Justice
. . . Plea Agreements
. . . Postconviction Proceedings
. . . Right To Counsel
. . . Search & Seizure
. . . . Search Warrants
. . . . Vehicle Search
. . . Sentencing
. . . . Alternative Sentencing
. . . . Capital Punishment
. . . Verdicts
. . Criminal Offenses
. . . Conspiracy
. . . Controlled Substances Crime
. . . Crimes Against Person
. . . . Bribery
. . . . Criminal Assault & Battery
. . . . Criminal False Imprisonment
. . . . Domestic Offenses
. . . . . Child Abuse
. . . . Hate Crime
. . . . Homicide
. . . . . Manslaughter
. . . . . . Involuntary Manslaughter
. . . . . . Voluntary Manslaughter
. . . . . Murder
. . . . Hostage Taking
. . . . Impersonation
. . . . Kidnapping & Abduction
. . . . Robbery
. . . . Stalking
. . . . Terrorism
. . . . . Suicide Bombings
. . . . . Terrorist Organizations
. . . Cybercrime
. . . . Computer Crime
. . . . Internet Crime
. . . . Software Piracy
. . . Fraud & Financial Crime
. . . . Counterfeiting
. . . . Embezzlement
. . . . Identity Theft
. . . . Insurance Fraud
. . . . Medicare Fraud
. . . . Misappropriation
. . . . Money Laundering
. . . . Real Estate Fraud
. . . . Tax Fraud
. . . . Telephone Billing Fraud
. . . . Welfare Fraud
. . . Illegal Weapons
. . . Military Offenses
. . . Misc Offenses
. . . . Carjacking
. . . . Counterfeiting
. . . . Disorderly Conduct
. . . . . Indecent Exposure
. . . . Espionage
. . . . Hijacking
. . . . Illegal Gambling
. . . . Illegal Logging
. . . . Loitering & Vagrancy
. . . . Money Laundering
. . . . Organ Trafficking
. . . . Smuggling
. . . . Treason
. . . Organized Crime
. . . Property Crimes
. . . . Arson
. . . . Burglary
. . . . Criminal Trespass
. . . . Embezzlement
. . . . Extortion
. . . . Graffiti
. . . . Industrial Espionage
. . . . Larceny & Theft
. . . . . Bank Robbery
. . . . . Shoplifting
. . . . . Vehicle Theft
. . . . Receiving Stolen Property
. . . . Vandalism
. . . Sex Offenses
. . . . Child Pornography
. . . . Illegal Prostitution
. . . . Obscenity
. . . . Sexual Assault
. . . Vehicular Offenses
. . . . Driving While Intoxicated
. . . . Hit & Run
. . . . Parking Offenses
. . Decriminalization
. . Human Rights Violations
. . . Crimes Against Humanity
. . . Genocide
. . . Hostage Taking
. . . Human Trafficking
. . . Terrorism
. . . . Suicide Bombings
. . . . Terrorist Organizations
. . . Torture
. . . War Crimes
. . Law Enforcement
. . . Animal Control
. . . Arrests
. . . . Arrest Warrants
. . . . Miranda Rule
. . . Biometrics
. . . . Fingerprinting
. . . Drug Interdiction
. . . Forensics
. . . . Forensic DNA Testing
. . . Narcotics Enforcement
. . . Police Forces
. . . . Gendarmerie
. . . . Marshals
. . . . Sheriffs
. . . Police Misconduct
. . . Probable Cause
. . . Racial Profiling
. . . Search & Seizure
. . . . Search Warrants
. . . . Vehicle Search
. . . Special Investigative Forces
. . . Wiretapping
. . Victims Rights

. Economy & Economic Indicators

. . Economic Conditions
. . . Deflation
. . . Economic Decline
. . . Economic Depression
. . . Economic Growth
. . . Economic Recovery
. . . Inflation
. . . Recession
. . Economic Indicators
. . . Agricultural Output
. . . Average Earnings
. . . Balance Of Payments
. . . . Capital Movements
. . . . Current Account Balance
. . . . . Goods & Services Trade Balance
. . . Building Permits
. . . Business Confidence
. . . Capacity Utilization
. . . Construction Costs
. . . Construction Spending
. . . Consumer Confidence
. . . Consumer Credit
. . . Consumer Prices
. . . Consumer Spending
. . . Consumption
. . . Cost Of Living
. . . Durable Goods
. . . Employment Costs
. . . Employment Rate
. . . Existing Home Sales
. . . Factory Orders
. . . Gold & Foreign Exchange Reserves
. . . Gross Domestic Product
. . . Gross National Product
. . . Homeownership Rates
. . . Housing Starts
. . . Index Of Leading Economic Indicators
. . . Inflation
. . . Interest Rates
. . . . London Interbank Offered Rate
. . . . Prime Rates
. . . . US Federal Funds Rate
. . . Inventories
. . . Job Creation
. . . Jobless Claims
. . . Manufacturing Output
. . . . Automotive Manufacturing Output
. . . Mining Output
. . . Money Supply
. . . Mortgage Rates
. . . National Debt
. . . New Home Sales
. . . New Vehicle Registrations
. . . Non Farm Payrolls
. . . Personal & Family Income
. . . Producer Prices
. . . Productivity
. . . Retail Trade Figures
. . . Savings Rate
. . . Service Sector Output
. . . Shipments
. . . Stock Indexes
. . . Unemployment Rates
. . . Wholesale Prices
. . . Wholesale Trade Figures
. . Economic News
. . Economic Policy
. . . Bailouts
. . . Monetary Policy
. . . Monetary Unions
. . . Money Supply
. . . Nationalization
. . . Privatization
. . Economic Surveys
. . Money, Currencies & Interest Rates
. . . Central Banks
. . . Coins & Coinage
. . . Currencies
. . . . British Pound
. . . . Euro
. . . . German Mark
. . . . Japanese Yen
. . . . US Dollar
. . . Deflation
. . . Devaluation
. . . Exchange Rates
. . . Gold & Foreign Exchange Reserves
. . . Interest Rates
. . . . London Interbank Offered Rate
. . . . Prime Rates
. . . . US Federal Funds Rate
. . . Monetary Policy
. . . Monetary Unions
. . . Money Supply
. . Output & Demand
. . . Agricultural Output
. . . Gross Domestic Product
. . . Gross National Product
. . . Inventories
. . . Manufacturing Output
. . . . Automotive Manufacturing Output
. . . Mining Output
. . . Shipments
. . Public Debt
. . . Country Risk
. . . . Sovereign Risk
. . . External Debt
. . . . External Debt Reduction
. . . Government Bonds
. . . . Treasury Securities
. . . National Debt
. . Unofficial Economy