Photovoice and refugee research: The case for a ‘layers’ versus ‘labels’ approach to vulnerability

‘Vulnerability’ is a key concept used to understand the ethical implications of conducting refugee-focused research. This case study illustrates the need to follow Luna’s (2009) call for a shift from a ‘labels’ to a ‘layers’ approach to vulnerability by analysing how two university ethics committees responded to issues of informed consent in two similar refugee research projects using the PhotoVoice method. The following commentary argues that, when driven by a research governance regime, ethics review risks viewing refugees through a static label of vulnerability, negatively affecting research viability and data quality. In contrast, a layers approach opens space for understanding the potential for vulnerability amongst refugee research participants while supporting PhotoVoice’s goals of empowerment and facilitating agency. The case study highlights the need for national-level ethics statements that encourage a more flexible approach within research institutions

Unconscious Agendas in the Etiology of Refractory Obesity and the Role of Hypnosis in their Identification and Resolution

Hypnosis has long been recognized as an effective tool for producing behavioral change in the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia. Despite many studies from the latter half of the last century suggesting that hypnosis might also be of value in managing obesity situations, the efficacy of hypnotherapy for weight reduction has received surprisingly little formal research attention since 2000. This review presents a brief history of early clinical studies using hypnosis for weight reduction and describes a hypnotherapeutic approach within which a combination of instructional/pedagogic and exploratory therapeutic sessions can work together synergistically to maximize the potential for sustained weight loss. Hypnotic modulation of appetite- and satiation-associated peptides and hormone levels may yield additional physiological benefits in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

Effective learning in health care professional education

SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:DXN040224 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo

Erweiterung der Entsorgungsmoeglichkeiten von REA-Gips durch Entwicklung von Calciumsulfat-Fuellstoffen fuer Einsatzgebiete ausserhalb der Bauindustrie. T. 1 und 2 Entwicklung von Calciumsulfat-Fuellstoffen aus REA-Gips. Entwicklung von Mahlslurries mit REA-Gips als Streichpigment fuer die Papierindustrie. Abschlussbericht

Available from TIB Hannover: F97B2116 / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekSIGLEBundesministerium fuer Forschung und Technologie (BMFT), Bonn (Germany)DEGerman

Erweiterung der Entsorgungsmoeglichkeiten von REA-Gips durch Entwicklung eines Verfahrens zur Herstellung von REA-Anhydrit aus REA-Gips Schlussbericht

With 18 refs., 21 tabs., 41 figs.SIGLETIB: FR 4639+a / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekDEGerman