A framework to review performance measurement systems.

This paper describes a structured review framework for managing business performance. The framework entails the review of both business performance, including thestrategic relevance of the measures, as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of the performance measurement system itself. A range of approaches and tools are employed in the framework which features a review card providing a high level view of the review process, showing the different types of review perspectives and their interactions

The Supreme Court and House of Lords in the War on Terror: Inter Arma Silent Leges?

Article published in the Michigan State International Law Review

Two Narratives of Torture

This article is about the normalization of interrogational torture and coercion from 2001 to 2008. The discussion focuses on two different narratives or accounts of torture. Each narrative signifies a certain view about the legality and wisdom of employing torture and coercion in interrogation. The first narrative centers on the key device of the normalization process: the ticking bomb scenario. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, legal academics have invoked the ticking bomb scenario in questioning the status of the absolute legal prohibition on torture. Versions of the ticking bomb scenario have also appeared in Bush administration documents and official statements that asserted the legality of torture and various coercive interrogation techniques. Additionally, the scenario has been reproduced in the media and popular culture, the most notable example being Fox\u27s counterterrorism drama, . The second narrative of torture challenges the logic of the ticking bomb scenario that underlies the first narrative. Academic commentators have highlighted the scenario\u27s numerous assumptions that render it a suspect guide to policy. Certain government actors, most notably the FBI and military lawyers, consistently rejected its logic and opposed the use of torture and coercion in interrogation. This second account also has a popular culture representative in Sci-Fi Channel\u27s . Thus, what we see is the replication of the same battles that have been fought over the treatment of detainees in the war on terror by real world actors at a discursive level in popular cultur

Two Narratives of Torture

This article is about the normalization of interrogational torture and coercion from 2001 to 2008. The discussion focuses on two different narratives or accounts of torture. Each narrative signifies a certain view about the legality and wisdom of employing torture and coercion in interrogation. The first narrative centers on the key device of the normalization process: the ticking bomb scenario. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, legal academics have invoked the ticking bomb scenario in questioning the status of the absolute legal prohibition on torture. Versions of the ticking bomb scenario have also appeared in Bush administration documents and official statements that asserted the legality of torture and various coercive interrogation techniques. Additionally, the scenario has been reproduced in the media and popular culture, the most notable example being Fox\u27s counterterrorism drama, . The second narrative of torture challenges the logic of the ticking bomb scenario that underlies the first narrative. Academic commentators have highlighted the scenario\u27s numerous assumptions that render it a suspect guide to policy. Certain government actors, most notably the FBI and military lawyers, consistently rejected its logic and opposed the use of torture and coercion in interrogation. This second account also has a popular culture representative in Sci-Fi Channel\u27s . Thus, what we see is the replication of the same battles that have been fought over the treatment of detainees in the war on terror by real world actors at a discursive level in popular cultur

Demographics and Medication Use of Patients with Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease in Hong Kong

BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly population. However, epidemiological studies on the demographics of AD in Hong Kong population are lacking. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the demographics, comorbidities, mortality rates, and medication use of patients with AD in Hong Kong to understand how the disease has been managed locally. METHODS: This was a collaborative study of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Hospital Authority Data Collaboration Lab. We analyzed the demographic data, clinical records, diagnoses, and medication records of patients with AD under the care of the Hospital Authority between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2017. RESULTS: We identified 23,467 patients diagnosed with AD. The median age at diagnosis was 84 years old, and 71% of patients were female. The most common comorbidity was hypertension (52.6%). 39.9% of patients received medications for dementia; of those, 68.4% had taken those medications for >  1 year. Compared to nonusers, long-term AD medication users had a significantly younger age of AD onset and were taking more lipid-regulating medication, diabetes medication, or antidepressants. Surprisingly, the use of antipsychotics in patients with AD was quite common; 50.7% of patients had received any type of antipsychotic during disease progression. CONCLUSION: This study provides detailed information on the demographics and medication use of patients with AD in Hong Kong. The data from this AD cohort will aid our future research aiming to identify potential AD risk factors and associations between AD and other diseases