New chairman sees 'outward-looking' role for science board

Chairman of the board: demographics effects on role pursuit

Purpose – This paper aims to undertake a study of national configurational demographics in order to determine the spread of understanding of the chairman’s role, performance and contribution. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative methodology, exploratory in nature through in-depth interviews and workshop discussion involving 103 UK, US and Australian participants, was undertaken. Findings –...

What your visual system sees where you are not looking

What is the representation in early vision? Considerable research has demonstrated that the representation is not equally faithful throughout the visual field; representation appears to be coarser in peripheral and unattended vision, perhaps as a strategy for dealing with an information bottleneck in visual processing. In the last few years, a convergence of evidence has suggested that in perip...

Report of the Chairman of the Board of Governors.

Outside Looking In: Understanding the Role of Science in Regulation

Keynoter Tim Porter-O'Grady sees new roles for perioperative nurses.

Tim Porter-O’Grady, DM, EdD, ScD(h), APRN, FAAN, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s OR Manager Conference, which takes place September 17-19 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. The conference features 4 tracks—ambulatory surgery centers, business management, a masters series, and new manager—designed to address the interests and educational needs of our divers...