A PILOT STUDY HIGHLIGHTING DIFFERENCES IN PHARMACISTS’ PERCEPTIONS REGARDING USE OF PHARMACOGENETIC INFORMATION IN THEIR PROFESSION (IN LOUISVILLE METRO AREA) BASED ON PRACTICE SETTINGS

The aim of this study was to highlight differences in pharmacist’s perceptions regarding use of pharmacogenetic information in their professional activities based on their practice settings. A survey was electronically administered using the Survey Monkey to 48 practicing pharmacists in the hospitals and non-hospital study groups which include community pharmacy and managed care around the metro Louisville, Kentucky areaBarring minor deviations, there was overall homogeneity in our pilot study group’s general knowledge, overall confidence in pharmacogenetics and perceptions about possible impact of this emerging field in their profession, regardless of their professional practice environment. Overall low to moderate levels of pharmacists’ confidence in pharmacogenetics and related areas even a decade after completion of Human Genome Project (HGP) seems to be a matter of concern

Media reform since 1987

Media reform is a valuable indicator of democratisation. It provides an abundance of information about the levels of freedom, tolerance, social justice and pluralism within a political system. This article reviews the changes in the Taiwanese media that have occurred since the lifting of martial law in 1987 and considers how the media are faring at the beginning of Chen Shui-bian’s second term. Taiwan’s media are still at an early stage of democratisation but it cannot be denied that progress has been made and that Taiwan’s media are looking increasingly like those operating in systems at comparatively similar stages of democratic consolidation

Early Sowing and Irrigating of Rape Crops in Cool Temperate Environments Boosts Forage Yield Potential

Forage rape is commonly grown on Tasmanian dairy farms to provide feed during periods of low pasture growth and/or low nutritive value. In these regions, forage crops are generally sown between early spring and late autumn and are commonly rainfed, though farmers may apply a single irrigation at sowing. While the effect of water availability on forage yield has been well characterised for regions in north-western Tasmania (Neilsen 2005), there is a dearth of information for other regions in Tasmania. Hence, the objectives of this study were to identify optimal sowing times for, and determine the extent to which a single irrigation at sowing influences productivity of, rainfed brassica crops across the dairy regions of Tasmania

Impact of Grazing on the Silage Yield of Forage Oat Crops

Winter forage oat crops are increasing in acreage on Tasmanian dairy farms. Such crops can be grazed multiple times during vegetative development in winter then later harvested for silage at the booting or soft dough growth stages in spring. Although effects of grazing on grain yield of winter cereal crops have been well characterised (Harrison et al. 2011), little research has been conducted on the influence of grazing on the forage and silage yield potential of oats grown in Tasmania. We aimed to explore the influence of grazing management on the yields of forage for grazing and ensiling of oat crops using a biophysical crop model

Stéphane Corcuff, Feng he ri nuan. Taiwan Waishengren yu guojia rentong de zhuanbian (Vent doux, soleil léger. Les Continentaux de Taiwan et la transition de l’identité nationale)

Stéphane Corcuff a publié un livre passionnant à un moment-clé. Comme il le fait observer, les lecteurs ne manqueront pas d'établir un lien entre son ouvrage et l'élection présidentielle de 2004, mais il faut garder à l'esprit que sa recherche fut achevée bien avant. Cet ouvrage en chinois reprend en partie sa thèse de doctorat, écrite en français et soutenue avec succès en décembre 2000. L'objectif principal est l'étude de la formation de l'identité nationale taiwanaise, en analysant commen..

La réforme du secteur des médias. D’importants progrès ont été accomplis sous l’administration de Chen Shui-bian

La situation des médias constitue un indicateur précieux de la démocratisation. Elle fournit de nombreuses informations sur les niveaux de liberté, de tolérance, de justice sociale et de pluralisme dans un système politique. Cet article passe en revue les changements intervenus dans les médias taiwanais depuis l’abrogation de la loi martiale en 1987, et donne un aperçu de la situation au début du second mandat de Chen Shui-bian. Il est difficile de nier les progrès accomplis et que la situation à Taiwan se rapproche toujours davantage de celle des pays à un stade similaire de consolidation démocratique

Stéphane Corcuff, Feng he ri nuan. Taiwan Waishengren yu guojia rentong de zhuanbian (Vent doux, soleil léger. Les Continentaux de Taiwan et la transition de l’identité nationale)

Stéphane Corcuff a publié un livre passionnant à un moment-clé. Comme il le fait observer, les lecteurs ne manqueront pas d'établir un lien entre son ouvrage et l'élection présidentielle de 2004, mais il faut garder à l'esprit que sa recherche fut achevée bien avant. Cet ouvrage en chinois reprend en partie sa thèse de doctorat, écrite en français et soutenue avec succès en décembre 2000. L'objectif principal est l'étude de la formation de l'identité nationale taiwanaise, en analysant commen..

Stéphane Corcuff, Feng he ri nuan. Taiwan Waishengren yu guojia rentong de zhuanbian (Light Wind, warm sun. Taiwan’s Mainlanders and the national identity transition)

Stéphane Corcuff has published a fascinating book at a fascinating time. As he has observed, readers may automatically make connections between his book and the 2004 presidential election, but we must bear in mind that his research was completed long before. This book is in fact a translation in Chinese of part of his PhD thesis, written in French and successfully defended in December 2000. Its main purpose is to explore the formation of Taiwan’s national identity by analysing how the mainla..

Stéphane Corcuff, Feng he ri nuan. Taiwan Waishengren yu guojia rentong de zhuanbian (Light Wind, warm sun. Taiwan’s Mainlanders and the national identity transition)

Stéphane Corcuff has published a fascinating book at a fascinating time. As he has observed, readers may automatically make connections between his book and the 2004 presidential election, but we must bear in mind that his research was completed long before. This book is in fact a translation in Chinese of part of his PhD thesis, written in French and successfully defended in December 2000. Its main purpose is to explore the formation of Taiwan’s national identity by analysing how the mainla..

Modelling the resilience of forage crop production to future climate change in the dairy regions of southeastern Australia using APSIM

A warmer and potentially drier future climate is likely to influence the production of forage crops on dairy farms in The southeast dairy regions of Australia. Biophysical modelling was undertaken to explore the resilience of forage production of individual forage crops to scalar increases in temperature, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and changes in daily rainfall. The model APSIM was adapted to reflect species specific responses to growth under elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations. It was then used to simulate 40 years of production of forage wheat, oats, annual ryegrass, maize grown for silage, forage sorghum, forage rape and alfalfa grown at three locations in southeast Australia with increased temperature scenarios (1, 2, 3 and 4 °C of warming) and atmospheric CO2 concentration (435, 535, 640 and 750 ppm) and decreasing rainfall scenarios (10, 20 or 30% less rainfall). At all locations positive increases in DM yield compared with the baseline climate scenario were predicted for lucerne (2·6–93·2% increase), wheat (8·9-37·4% increase), oats (6·1–35·9% increase) and annual ryegrass (9·7–66·7% increase) under all future climate scenarios. The response of forage rape and forage sorghum varied between location and climate change scenario. At all locations, maize was predicted to have a minimal change in yield under all future climates (between a 2·6% increase and a 6·8% decrease). The future climate scenarios altered the seasonal pattern of forage supply for wheat, oats and lucerne with an increase in forage produced during winter. The resilience of forage crops to climate change indicates that they will continue to be an important component of dairy forage production in southeastern Australia