Beyond Metaphor: An Analysis of Fiduciary Obligation

Fiduciary obligation in clinical research.

NOTE: © Blackwell Publishing and the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics. This version is not definitive. It has been posted with permission and is not for citation or further distribution. The definitive version is P.B. Miller & C. Weijer, “Fiduciary Obligation in Clinical Research,” Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2006; 34(2): 424-440. It is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com o...

Using Metaphor Analysis: MIP and Beyond

Metaphor analysis is a way of obtaining understanding of a text by identifying and analysing the metaphors used in it. Metaphor analysis, as usually described, uses the researcher’s intuition as a means of identifying the metaphors. MIP, the Metaphor Identification Procedure, uses a more valid and repeatable way of finding the metaphors. MIP may be applied in a way that will produce a quantitat...

an infinite planar array of rectangular microstrip patch antenna analysis

the methods which are used to analyze microstrip antennas, are divited into three categories: empirical methods, semi-empirical methods and full-wave analysis. empirical and semi-empirical methods are generally based on some fundamental simplifying assumptions about quality of surface current distribution and substrate thickness. thses simplificatioms cause low accuracy in field evaluation. ful...

Beyond Metaphor: Visualizing Consciousness

Beyond Navigation as Metaphor

The popular view of navigation is that it is a conscious, goal directed activity i n which someone is trying to reach a destination. Such a view of navigation i s essentially individualistic, objectivist and cognitive. Just as Lynch's aim i n trying to specify the basic, discrete units of (urban) space have had a significant impact on urban planning and design, so the metaphorical use of the co...