Some aspects of biomedical engineering research in New Delhi

Biomedical engineering has been recognized in India for the last decade. Technological developments have been in areas of importance to the country, with several groups actively involved in the promotion of bioengineering, particularly in New Delhi. A group at the National Physical Laboratory has contributed significantly to the field of ultrasonics as well as to the development of piezoelectric transducers for other biomedical uses. The Centre for Biomedical Engineering of the Indian Institute of Technology and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences is one of the country's leading centres producing outstanding work in areas like instrumentation, rehabilitation, biomaterials, modelling and analysis. Research in technology applied to reproductive physiology (an area especially relevant to India's needs) was initiated at this centre. Research at the School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University has elucidated the effects and mechanisms of the action of low-energy electromagnetic radiation and ultrasound on biological systems--in one of the school's projects the use of bone material for ultrasonic transducers and optical detectors was successfully demonstrated. A selected list of publications shows the wide spectrum of research carried out at these institutions.     

Awards for distinguished contribution to research in psychology: Linda A. Teplin.

The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest confers the Award for Distinguished Contribution to Research in Public Policy upon a psychologist who has made a distinguished empirical and/or theoretical contribution to research in public policy, either through a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of work. This contribution might include research leading others to view specific national policies differently, research demonstrating the importance of the application of psychological methods and theory to public policy, or research clarifying the ways scientific knowledge of human behavior informs public policy. One of the two winners of this award is Linda A. Teplin. She pioneered the introduction of rigorous psychological field methodologies into real-world criminal justice contexts. Her widely cited studies of how police interact with citizens they perceive as mentally disordered have become the gold standard for research on police behavior. Her more recent but equally definitive work on the prevalence of mental disorder among urban jail populations has firmly established the extraordinary need for mental health services within these community institutions. Her creation of an empirically derived scale to facilitate the referral of inmates for psychological evaluation has the potential to transform jail mental health services in the United States. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Evaluating support services to seniors. A discussion of collaborative research

The difficulties involved in attempting to turn collaboration into partnership are revealed in this article about the relationship between research funders and researchers, specifically government funders and university researchers. Some discussion revolves around the relationships between researchers and among the researchers, practitioners, and consumers. This article also discusses collaborative research relationships by using the evaluation of a support program to seniors as an illustration. Also addressed are how the research revealed the success of the program and the frustrations encountered when government would not act on the findings.     

Clinical and metabolic aspects of juvenile myocardial infarct

A clinical and metabolic study of 61 patients with myoocardial infarct before the age of 40 yr showed a high frequency of familial involvement, particularly in subjects with type IIA and IIB hyperbetalipoproteinaemia. Excess weight and arterial hypertension were rare, while premonitory angina was absent in 59%. Four subjects were diabetic. Oral glucose tolerance was normal in 14 and of diabetic type in 26 of 40 patients examined; the insulin response pointed to insulin-resistance. Dyslipidaemia was noted in 45%, including type IIA and IIB hyperbetalipoproteinaemia in 27%. Distribution of the frequency of infarct in function of cholesterolaemia classes gave a bimodal curve indicative of distinct normo- and hypercholesterolaemic groups within the series. Reduced glucose tolerance was more frequent in patients with low blood cholesterol. This suggests that reduced tolerance and high blood cholesterol are independent risk factors in coronary disease. No relation between the clinical and metabolic data could be ascertained.     

The effectiveness of marital counseling in Germany: A contribution to health services research.

Despite its widespread use, marital counseling's effectiveness in field settings (e.g., in marital counseling agencies) is largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of marital counseling in Germany in an uncontrolled, prospective health service research study using a battery of questionnaire measures (e.g., the Marital Satisfaction Inventory). In total, 84 counselors recruited 495 clients into the study. The attrition rate was high: Only 51% of the clients participated in the postassessment 6 months later, and only 24% of the original sample provided data for the 6-month follow-up. The pre-post comparisons resulted in significant improvements in several scales; however, the overall effect size (ES) was low ( M ES?=?0.28; 0.44 for follow-up completers). The implications of the results for future studies and for training marital counselors are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished professional contribution to research in public policy.

The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest confers the Award for Distinguished Contribution to Research in Public Policy upon a psychologist who has made a distinguished empirical and/or theoretical contribution to research in public policy, either through a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of work. This contribution might include research leading others to view specific national policies differently, research demonstrating the importance of the application of psychological methods and theory to public policy, or research clarifying the ways scientific knowledge of human behavior informs public policy. The awardee for this year (1997) is Ruby Takanishi. The awardee's citation, biography, and selected bibliography is presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

探析包豪斯设计教育在平面视觉形态现代性转折中的贡献

从平面视觉形态的现代性转折的视角分析包豪斯设计教育的贡献,尤其关注其对平面设计中广告设计的影响.从基础理论和教学中的视觉语言试验、赫伯特·拜耶的广告设计和形式探索、简·奇措德的现代设计理论自觉三方面进行有益的探索.     

有关嵇永仁研究存疑考述

近年学界对清初嵇永仁戏曲作品的研究颇为重视,但在某些相关的论述中尚存在一些问题.经钩沉相关资料并进行探讨,对嵇永仁生卒年作了补正,并对嵇永仁先世、嵇永仁交游及嵇永仁行状的一些文献叙述作了考证,纠正了这些文献资料的讹误,这对嵇永仁本人及其文学创作的进一步研究都是有意义的.     

Ethical and legal aspects of survey research.

Sample surveys have been received as legal evidence since 1940. Judges have given weight to sample survey research in reaching decisions. Among the problems involved is the legal pressure to disclose names of respondents—a violation of the principle of confidentiality and anonymity under which much survey research is conducted. "It is the purpose of the present paper to call to the attention of relevant professional associations the need for guidance on this ethical and legal issue." Under what conditions should names of respondents be disclosed? Major sections are: The scientist in court, The dilemma, Estimating reliability, A case study. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

博士研究生教育创新的研究与探索

实施创新教育,培养创新人才是博士研究生教育改革的根本宗旨.为此,应不断探索教育管理的新举措,切实提高培养质量,形成富有特色的博士研究生培养模式.     

Award for distinguished contribution to research in public Policy: Diana T. Slaughter-Defoe.

The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest confers the Award for Distinguished Contribution to Research in Public Policy upon a psychologist who has made a distinguished empirical and/or theoretical contribution to research in public policy, either through a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of work. This contribution might include research leading others to view specific national policies differently, research demonstrating the importance of the application of psychological methods and theory to public policy, or research clarifying the ways scientific knowledge of human behavior informs public policy. The citation, biography, and selected bibliography of the 1993 recipient of this award, Diana T. Slaughter-Defoe, are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for distinguished contribution to research in public policy: Thomas Grisso.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography of Thomas Grisso, one of the recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Contribution to Research in Public Policy. From the awardee's citation: "For pioneering the introduction of rigorous empirically based psychological assessment methods into real-world forensic contexts. His studies of the competence of adolescents to waive legal rights broke new ground in psycholegal research and have been widely cited by courts and advocates. His impact on improving standards of forensic ethics has been profound and pervasive. His contributions to the advancement of professional training and service delivery by mental health professionals in the legal system have been equally deep and widespread. Along with Paul Appelbaum, he has articulated a model of the competence of persons with mental disorder to accept or refuse treatment that stands as a permanent contribution to the psychology of law." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for distinguished contribution to research in public policy: Stanley Sue.

The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest confers the Award for Distinguished Contribution to Research in Public Policy upon a psychologist who has made a distinguished empirical and–or theoretical contribution to research in public policy, either through a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of work. This contribution might include research leading others to view specific national policies differently, demonstrating the importance of the application of psychological methods and theory to public policy, or clarifying the ways scientific knowledge of human behavior informs public policy. The citation, biography, and selected bibliography for this year's (1996) awardee, Stanley Sue, are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Acute myocardial infarct and left ventricular dysfunction. Morphologic bases, clinical aspects and pharmacologic prevention

The morphological bases which condition left ventricular disfunction after acute myocardial infarction as well as the concepts of expansion and remodelling of the myocardium are reviewed. The clinical aspects indicating ventricular disfunction are presented and several pharmacological effects which have been proposed for the prevention of this situation. Particular emphasis is given to the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in the prevention of left ventricular disfunction after acute myocardial infarctions, based on the most recent clinical trials.