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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Ssrn As An Initial Revolution In Academic Knowledge Aggregation And Dissemination, David Bray, Sascha Vitzthum, Benn Konsynski
Ssrn As An Initial Revolution In Academic Knowledge Aggregation And Dissemination, David Bray, Sascha Vitzthum, Benn Konsynski
Sascha Vitzthum
Within this paper we consider our results of using the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) over a period of 18 months to distribute our working papers to the research community. Our experiences have been quite positive, with SSRN serving as a platform both to inform our colleagues about our research as well as inform us about related research (through email and telephoned conversations of colleagues who discovered our paper on SSRN). We then discuss potential future directions for SSRN to consider, and how SSRN might well represent an initial revolution in 21st century academic knowledge aggregation and dissemination. Our paper …
Towards Self-Organizing, Smart Business Networks: Let’S Create ‘Life’ From Inert Information, David Bray, Benn Konsynski
Towards Self-Organizing, Smart Business Networks: Let’S Create ‘Life’ From Inert Information, David Bray, Benn Konsynski
David A. Bray
We review three different theories that can inform how researchers can determine the performance of smart business networks, to include: (1) the Theory of Evolution, (2) the Knowledge-Based Theory of the Firm, and (3) research insights into computers and cognition. We suggest that each of these theories demonstrate that to be generally perceived as smart, an organism needs to be self-organizing, communicative, and tool-making. Consequentially, to determine the performance of a smart business network, we suggest that researchers need to determine the degree to which it is self-organizing, communicative, and tool-making. We then relate these findings to the Internet and …
Social Policy, Imperiled Communities, And Hiv/Aids Transmission In Prisons: A Call For Zero Tolerance, Louis F. Graham, Henrie Treadwell, Kisha Braithwaite
Social Policy, Imperiled Communities, And Hiv/Aids Transmission In Prisons: A Call For Zero Tolerance, Louis F. Graham, Henrie Treadwell, Kisha Braithwaite
Louis F Graham
HIV/AIDS and African-American male imprisonment contribute to the destruction of African-American communities. African-American men and HIV/AIDS are disproportionately represented throughout all sectors of the criminal justice industry, including the juvenile justice system. The criminal justice system contributes to unacceptably high African-American male imprisonment rates and HIV prevalence directly via the ‘war on drugs’ and lax enforcement of institutional policy among other things, and indirectly through perpetuation of economic hardship which further exacerbates imprisonment rates, thus closing the loop of a vicious cycle of revolving prison doors and HIV contraction. This article briefly introduces surrounding socio-political issues that contextualizes the ensuing …
Book Review 18 Make Room For Happiness By Steven Melemis, William C. Mcpeck
Book Review 18 Make Room For Happiness By Steven Melemis, William C. Mcpeck
William C. McPeck
This is my review of Make Room for Happiness: 12 Ways to Improve Your Life By Letting Go of Tension. Better Health, Self-Esteem and Relationships by Steven Melemis, published by Modern Therapies in 2008.
Book Review 12 Happy For No Reason: 7 Steps To Being Happy From The Inside Out By Marci Shimoff, William C. Mcpeck
Book Review 12 Happy For No Reason: 7 Steps To Being Happy From The Inside Out By Marci Shimoff, William C. Mcpeck
William C. McPeck
This is my personal review of Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out by Marci Shimoff and published by Free Press in 2008.
"Social Security", Max Skidmore
Context And Contingency: The Post World War Ii History Of Nursing Scholarship, Julie Fairman
Context And Contingency: The Post World War Ii History Of Nursing Scholarship, Julie Fairman
Julie A Fairman
No abstract provided.
Who Is Served And Who Is Serving: Race?: Healthcare, And Health Care Professions Training At The Turn Of The Twentieth Century, Pg, Co-Investigator, $6,000, Leonard Davis Institute, University Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (Amy Hillier, Ph.D., Principal Investigator), Julie Fairman
Julie A Fairman
No abstract provided.
The Department Of Veterans Affairs Pre And Post-Doctoral Nurse Fellowships: Diverse Opportunities For Research, J Hobss, M Shively, J Bormann, L Johnson, A Alt-White, Julie Fairman
The Department Of Veterans Affairs Pre And Post-Doctoral Nurse Fellowships: Diverse Opportunities For Research, J Hobss, M Shively, J Bormann, L Johnson, A Alt-White, Julie Fairman
Julie A Fairman
No abstract provided.
Reimagining Nursing’S Place In The History Of Clinical Practice, Julie Fairman, P D'Antonio
Reimagining Nursing’S Place In The History Of Clinical Practice, Julie Fairman, P D'Antonio
Julie A Fairman
No abstract provided.
Working With Primary Sources: An Overview, Julie Fairman, Mages K
Working With Primary Sources: An Overview, Julie Fairman, Mages K
Julie A Fairman
No abstract provided.
The Hazards Of Starting The Cigarette Smoking Habit, Nisha Malhotra, Brahim Boudarbat
The Hazards Of Starting The Cigarette Smoking Habit, Nisha Malhotra, Brahim Boudarbat
Nisha Malhotra
In order to develop effective policies and programs that reduce the number of smokers a necessary first step is to understand the determinants of starting to smoke. In this paper, we present a split-sample duration model of the decision to start smoking. We use data from the 2002 Canadian tobacco use monitoring survey. The hazard rate of starting smoking peaks sharply at age 15 and quickly declines thereafter. Our parametric estimates provide evidence that gender, education, marital status and household size are important determinants of the smoking habit. We also find that higher cigarettes prices have an impact on picking …