Recent radio observations of Jupiter

Decametric and decimetric observations of Jupite

Long wavelength investigations of solar, planetary, and galaxy emissions Final report, May 1 - Sep. 30, 1964

Feasibility of constructing large antenna array and interferometer for radio astronomy studies and spectral observations of discrete sources, sun, and Galax

The Australian Medical Council draft code of professional conduct: good practice or creeping authoritarianism? In reply

IN REPLY: The debate about the proposed national code of conduct (“the Code”) has raised a number of important issues, including those highlighted by Myers. The original draft aroused serious concern in the community about the potential role of a centralised bureaucracy with the power to enforce a set of precepts derived from a narrow, largely discredited, philosophical perspective. Although the revised draft now circulated for public comment is admittedly less objectionable than its predecessor, significant concerns remain relating to both its form and its conten

The design of large steerable arrays using voltage-variable capacitors Status report, Oct. 1, 1965 - Mar. 31, 1966

Design of rapidly steerable high resolution antenna array using voltage variable capacitors suitable for radio astronom

Ebola, Ethics, and the Question of Culture (Editorial)

The Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in Western Africa has, in recent months, aroused growing alarm in Western countries. Attention has been drawn to the threat posed to the inhabitants of the region by what has undoubtedly become a major health emergency. As the death toll has mounted, increasingly strident calls for action have been voiced by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and international agencies active in the area, such as Médecins Sans Frontières and the World Health Organization and, more recently, even by the U.S. president

Ebola, Ethics, and the Question of Culture (Editorial)

editorialThe Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in Western Africa has, in recent months, aroused growing alarm in Western countries. Attention has been drawn to the threat posed to the inhabitants of the region by what has undoubtedly become a major health emergency. As the death toll has mounted, increasingly strident calls for action have been voiced by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and international agencies active in the area, such as Médecins Sans Frontières and the World Health Organization and, more recently, even by the U.S. president

It is time to move beyond a culture of unexamined assumptions, recrimination, and blame to one of systematic analysis and ethical dialogue

Conflicts of interest are a big topic in medicine today. There is a proliferation of articles, guidelines, and rules providing advice about how to address what is widely regarded as a rampant problem (Zinner et al. 2010; Rockey et al. 2010; Licurse et al. 2010). Despite the large quantity of materials, however, the quality of thinking and analysis is generally very poor. In part, this is because the whole field is dominated by a few basic assumptions that are simply incorrect. The article by Brody (2011) exemplifies this literature and these errors. In this commentary we draw attention to these mistaken assumptions and present a more rigorous and, we believe, more effective approach to the identification and management of conflicts of interests. What are the mistaken assumptions? Starting from the rather perplexing assertion that “medicine is a social role,” Brody asserts that a conflict of interest entails a physician “unnecessarily” entering into “a set of social arrangements” that are “morally blameworthy,” in that they carry the risk of “tempting” him or her away from “patient-centred duties,” or “patient advocacy,” in favour of a personal (or third party’s) interest, and thereby threatening public trust (Brody 2011). Each of these assumptions is wrong: The circumstances under which conflicts of interests occur may or may not be avoidable; they need not be blameworthy; they may have nothing to do with “patient-centeredness,” advocacy, or any other specific value; they need not assume any particular moral hierarchy; and they may have nothing to do with public trust

The Australian Medical Council draft code of professional conduct: good practice or creeping authoritarianism? In reply

IN REPLY: The debate about the proposed national code of conduct (“the Code”) has raised a number of important issues, including those highlighted by Myers. The original draft aroused serious concern in the community about the potential role of a centralised bureaucracy with the power to enforce a set of precepts derived from a narrow, largely discredited, philosophical perspective. Although the revised draft now circulated for public comment is admittedly less objectionable than its predecessor, significant concerns remain relating to both its form and its conten

Have we reached the limit of effectiveness of self-regulation and codes of ethics?

Over the past decade, both the health-care professions and the pharmaceutical industry have revised the codes governing their interaction. These adjustments were responses to changing public standards and to data demonstrating the adverse impact of such interactions on prescribing behaviour and on health spending. Now the relationships between health professions and industry are more tightly regulated than ever before. They’re characterised by a commitment to transparency and to processes that avoid conflicts of interest – more than at any time in the past. Perhaps the two most significant sets of guidelines governing interaction between doctors and the pharmaceutical industry - the Royal Australasian College of Physician’s “Guidelines for relationships between physicians and industry” and the “Code of Conduct” of Medicines Australia (the peak industry group for the pharmaceutical industry) – are currently under review. It’s clear that each body will likely introduce incremental changes to the way relationships are managed in the health sector. Sadly, incremental variations achieve little and what we need is fundamental change to the ways in which medicine and medical professionals interact with industry. And despite the progress to date, promotional activities continue, often under the guise of education. Marketing data remain generally aggregated, obscuring the identities of the beneficiaries of industry support.NHMR

Providing space for teacher renewal: the role of the facilitator in school-university partnerships

This article uses the process of a teacher renewal partnership programme to explore the role of the university academic as a facilitator of change. Responses to a series of interview questions relating to change were used to explore and examine the dimensions of the facilitator\u27s role. Facilitators report that the role is complex, often uncertain and requires an understanding of the school and its culture and schools\u27 and teachers\u27 previous experiences in professional development programmes. The findings from this article suggest that an effective facilitator creates, for the teachers involved, a space for discussion, reflection and challenge and that this space provides for and legitimates teacher renewal. <br /