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'Mining the Rock': towards a benefit-sharing framework for human genetic research in Newfoundland and Labrador
No full textFor decades the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) has been a hot spot for
genetic research, largely due to the presence of a genetic founder population. At the same time,
the province is well-known for its abundance of natural resources, including the historical fishery
and the more contemporary mining and oil and gas sectors. Beginning in the early 2000s, several
individuals began referring to the province’s unique genetic architecture as a “resource” –
language that resonates particularly well in a province whose economic outlook is intimately tied
to natural resource development.
This dissertation explores whether the descriptor of “resource” is aptly suited to define the
genetics of the province’s residents and if so, how this new resource can be most appropriately
harnessed and developed to truly benefit those residing in Newfoundland and Labrador. As a
result, this study provides an exploration and discussion of the comparison between genetic data
and the more traditional natural resources. It is clear that genes are not ore and their development
will require additional considerations. However, the language employed in natural resource
development, community development, and economics provides a valuable starting point for this
discussion and is the essential thread that runs throughout this dissertation
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Ethics First Aid: Reframing the Role of "Principlism" in Clinical Ethics Education and Practice
No full textSubject Comprehension, Standards of Information Disclosure and Potential Liability in Research
No full textUniversalism, Particularism and the Ethics of Dignity
No full textThis paper explores the problem of universalism and particularism in contemporary ethics, and its relationship to Christian bioethics in particular. An ethic of human dignity is outlines, which, it is argued, constrains moral discourse in the broad sense -- thus meeting the demands of universalism -- but which is at the same time amenable to a variety of particularist interpretations -- thus acknowledging the current shift toward historicism, traditionalism, and culture. The particularist interpretations that are of central concern here are those provided by historic Christianity. The eventual goal is to indicate how a Christian conception of human dignity can have universal normative relevance both as a standard against which to assess competing particularist conceptions, and as a practical guide for everyday living. A Christian conception of dignity will in turn have significant implications when addressing contemporary issues in bioethics. These are ambitious goals, and a full explication of the ideas presented will not be possible in this context. Nevertheless, there is value in getting a bird's-eye view of the landscape before one goes about scaling the mountains and exploring the valleys. The present essay is intended as a general geography of the moral terrain in which an ethic of dignity in general, and a Christian perspective on dignity in particular, can provide normative guidance
General Provisional Proxy Consent to Research: Redefining the Role of the Local Research Ethics Board
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