In this paper I frame my past design research with the philosophical approaches of participatory design as outlined by Pelle Ehn in Work-Oriented Design of Computer Artifacts. The paper provides a series of related design techniques as exploration of interaction design methods and concludes by raising questions of methodologies research and evaluation. Author

Conjunctivitis and its treatment have been widely described in ancient Indian medicine, 50 cases of Conjunctivitis (Acute) were clinically studied with Glycyrrhiza glabra along with comparative approach of Chlorophenicol. 25 cases studied with Glycyrrhiza glabra have shown encouraging results from which the author concludes that, the drug has got a definite role in Conjunctivitis.

Government decisions that give rise to a health risk to the public at large may have a very real impact on the right to life, liberty and security of the person of individuals and the public at large. Surprisingly, there has been comparatively little litigation examining whether s. 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms places limits on the ability of government that create or authori...

investigates the possibility of non-linearities in the relationship between establishment performance and six human resource practices. The author finds departures from linearity that are both statistically significant and substantively meaningful for four of the six practices. He concludes that linear estimations of these relationships could mislead theorists and result in faulty recommendatio...

the article includes two discourses: first discourse, discusses about modernity and two of its main foundations; rationalism and humanism, and then explanes their impacts on the formation of the modern world, society and human being. second discourse, considers the postmodern critical approach to modernity and its principles. postmodernism, totally rejects the modern reason and deconstructs all...

ambiguity, as one of the aesthetic tricks or techniques, makes the speech seem attractive, and the reader surprised. it looks pleasurable when its delay for accepting the meaning and its role in creating different meaning layers of speech is discovered. fifteen cases of ambiguity which results in development of the words’ meaning circle on the axis of companion, have been explained in present s...

RESUME The author reviews the problems encountered by Native businessmen in raising capital for their enterprises. One major problem is the difficulty posed by the inability of Bands to mortgage land and buildings on reserves. The author concludes with suggestions for increasing capital procurement for Native business. L'auteur examine les problèmes que se posent aux hommes d'affaires autochton...

In honor of Isaac Ray's 200th birthday, the author examines his early career for an example of critical thinking about expert testimony. Ray, a scientist from the outset, expressed interest in phrenology, a contemporary science of the mind. This paper explores a criminal case from Maine in which phrenological testimony was proffered and which Ray critiqued. The author then examines Ray's standa...

Ken Himma argues that a human being becomes a moral person at the commencement of brain activity. In response to Himma, the author offers (1) brief comments on Himma's project, (2) an alternative account of the human person that maintains that a human being is a human person by nature as long as it exists, and (3) a counterexample to Himma's position that shows it cannot account for the wrongne...

In this response to Burt Neuborne’s Who’s Afraid of the Human Rights Commission, the author seeks to challenge many of the assumptions underlying Neuborne’s model calling for increased focus on preventative measures by the Human Rights Commission. In Part I, the author addresses Neuborne’s moral arguments and concludes that he undermines the ability of sanctions to deter future conduct. In Part...