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Replication Data for: Paleomagnetic evidence for a long-lived, potentially reversing martian dynamo at ~3.9 Ga.
No full textReplication data for manuscript "Paleomagnetic evidence for a long-lived, potentially reversing martian dynamo at ~3.9 Ga.
Replication Data for: Weak magnetism of Martian impact basins may reflect cooling in a reversing dynamo
No full textReplication data for "Weak magnetism of Martian impact basins may reflect cooling in a reversing dynamo
[Letter from Sarah Yearbury Goldsborough to Catharine Steele, December 5, 1814]
No full textLetter from Sarah Yearbury Goldsborough to Catherine Steele. Sarah writes about the importance of improving their young minds through writing and reading. She mentions the War of 1812 and various family members
A new distinctively banded species of Panaqolus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the western Amazon Basin in Peru
No full textLujan, Nathan K., Steele, Sarah, Velasquez, Miquel (2013): A new distinctively banded species of Panaqolus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the western Amazon Basin in Peru. Zootaxa 3691 (1): 192-198, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3691.1.
Krobia petitella, a new species of cichlid fish from the Berbice River in Guyana (Teleostei: Cichlidae)
No full textSteele, Sarah E., Liverpool, Elford, López-Fernández, Hernán (2013): Krobia petitella, a new species of cichlid fish from the Berbice River in Guyana (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa 3693 (2): 152-162, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.2.
The hidden power of corporations.
Full text linkMao Zedong famously said that “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.” As he was someone who looked to the Russian Revolution for inspiration while engaged in a war to liberate his country from Japanese occupation, his view was understandable. Yet power can be exerted in different ways and can be most effective when it is hidden, with decisions made behind closed doors, or even invisible, so that the decisions one person makes are influenced by another without them realising it. The growing literature on what are termed “the commercial determinants of health” pays particular attention to the hidden and invisible forms of power, whereby large corporations use various methods to shape thinking about what are appropriate responses to the health consequences of their products. In the accompanying article, Susan Greenhalgh describes how the Coca-Cola Company came to dominate obesity policy in China even though its influence was obscured behind the public face of intermediarie
Pushing partnerships: corporate influence on research and policy via the International Life Sciences Institute.
Full text linkOBJECTIVE: There are concerns that some non-profit organisations, financed by the food industry, promote industry positions in research and policy materials. Using Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, we test the proposition that the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), one prominent non-for profit in international health and nutrition research, promotes industry positions. DESIGN: U.S. Right to Know filed five FOI from 2015 to 2018 covering communications with researchers at four US institutions: Texas A&M, University of Illinois, University of Colorado and North Carolina State University. It received 15 078 pages, which were uploaded to the University of California San Francisco's Industry Documents Library. We searched the Library exploring it thematically for instances of: (1) funding research activity that supports industry interests; (2) publishing and promoting industry-sponsored positions or literature; (3) disseminating favourable material to decision makers and the public and (4) suppressing views that do not support industry. RESULTS: Available emails confirmed that ILSI's funding by corporate entities leads to industry influence over some of ILSI activities. Emails reveal a pattern of activity in which ILSI sought to exploit the credibility of scientists and academics to bolster industry positions and promote industry-devised content in its meetings, journal and other activities. ILSI also actively seeks to marginalise unfavourable positions. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that undue influence of industry through third-party entities like ILSI requires enhanced management of conflicts of interest by researchers. We call for ILSI to be recognised as a private sector entity rather than an independent scientific non-profit, to allow for more appropriate appraisal of its outputs and those it funds
The role of public law-based litigation in tobacco companies' strategies in high-income, FCTC ratifying countries, 2004-14.
Full text linkBACKGROUND: Tobacco companies use a host of strategies to undermine public health efforts directed to reduce and eliminate smoking. The success, failure and trends in domestic litigation used by tobacco companies to undermine tobacco control are not well understood, with commentators often assuming disputes are trade related or international in nature. We analyse domestic legal disputes involving tobacco companies and public health actors in high-income countries across the last decade to ascertain the types of action and the success or failure of cases, develop effective responses. METHODS: WorldLii, a publicly available online law repository, was used to identify domestic court cases involving tobacco companies from 2004 to 2014, while outcome data from LexisNexis and Westlaw databases were used to identify appeals and trace case history. RESULTS: We identified six domestic cases in the UK, Australia and Canada, noting that the tobacco industry won only one of six cases; a win later usurped by legislative reform and a further court case. Nevertheless, we found cases involve significant resource costs for governments, often progressing across multiple jurisdictional levels. DISCUSSION: We suggest that, in light of our results, while litigation takes up significant time and incurs legal costs for health ministries, policymakers must robustly fend off suggestions that litigation wastes taxpayers' money, pointing to the good prospects of winning such legal battles
FIGURE 1 in A new distinctively banded species of Panaqolus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the western Amazon Basin in Peru
No full textFIGURE 1. Holotype of Panaqolus albivermis n. sp., 95.8 mm SL, Peru, Padre Abad Province, Irazola District, San Alejandro River, Ucayali River drainage, 195 masl, 8°55'02''N, 75°12'26''W, M. Velasquez, 13 June 2009 (photo by NKL).Published as part of Lujan, Nathan K., Steele, Sarah & Velasquez, Miquel, 2013, A new distinctively banded species of Panaqolus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the western Amazon Basin in Peru, pp. 192-198 in Zootaxa 3691 (1) on page 194, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3691.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/21730
FIGURE 5 in Krobia petitella, a new species of cichlid fish from the Berbice River in Guyana (Teleostei: Cichlidae)
No full textFIGURE 5. Collection sites of Krobia petitella n. sp.. Type locality is represented by an empty circle. One point may represent more than one collection locality.Published as part of Steele, Sarah E., Liverpool, Elford & López-Fernández, Hernán, 2013, Krobia petitella, a new species of cichlid fish from the Berbice River in Guyana (Teleostei: Cichlidae), pp. 152-162 in Zootaxa 3693 (2) on page 160, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/22032
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