Here is the latest summary of research abstracts. A reminder that the 2005 Symposium on the Cannabinoids to be held June 24th 27th, 2005 at the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort in Clearwater, Florida USA; registration details are available at http://CannabinoidSociety.org/. In addition a workshop entitled “Cannabinoids: developing clinically useful analgesics” has been announced at the Internatio...

The Federation of European Academies of Medicine (F.E.A.M.), founded in 1993 in Brussels, has the goal of promoting cooperation between national Academies of Medicine. It is the main association functioning as a bridge between the political and administrative authorities of the European Union and the National Medical Academies of Europe, in their role as advisors with concern to medicine and pu...

The recent series of ethics violations in business (e.g., insider trading) has caused number of firms to begin courses in ethics for employees. Unless professionals improve their ethical practices, legislation will force them to do so. The ACM and DPMA curriculum recommendations include ethics topics. An important Issue is the proper education of IS students to deal with on-the-job ethical situ...

The learning system is not only studied on campus but also practicing in the world of work. Industry Practical aims to enable students to develop their skills in accordance with the real world of work. To know the success of the implementation of industry practical program then held evaluation. The evaluation of the program in this study used the CIPP evaluation approach (Context, Input, Proces...

The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) provides an objective assessment of the reading comprehension attainment of Grade Four primary school students in countries worldwide. Organized by The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) in the USA, PIRLS assesses primary school students’ reading attainment, reading behaviour and attitudes to...

The papers in this special issue of Technology Analysis and Strategic Management are all derived from selected papers presented at the EuroMOT 2006 conference on Management of Technology, organised under the auspices of the International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT), and for which the overall theme was “Technology and Global Integration”. The conference was hosted and organi...

Professionals performing radiographic examinations are responsible for maintaining optimal image quality for accurate diagnoses. These professionals must competently execute techniques such as film manipulation and processing to minimize patient exposure to radiation. Improper performance by the professional and/or patient may result in a radiographic image of unsatisfactory quality that can al...

INTRODUCTION Research is critical to evidence-based practice, and the rapid developments in technology provide opportunities to innovate and improve practice. Little is known about the research profile of the medical radiation science (MRS) profession in Australia and New Zealand (NZ). This study provides a baseline of their doctoral activity. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of MRS professio...

Introduction Ionizing radiation comes from natural (radioactivity and cosmic radiation) or artificial sources. The ionizing radiation, which includes the X-ray radioactive isotopes produced in nuclear reactors, has many applications, notably industries, investigation medicine sectors, turning health professionals into exposed workers. Case description A case of a 61-year-old women, radiologic t...