Liang Heng is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from Tsinghua University, China in 2006 and 2008, and the Ph.D. degree from Stanford University in 2012, all in Electrical Engineering. His research interests are in cooperative navigation and satellite navigation. He is a ...

Recent government statistics indicate that although women comprised 46% of the total labor force in 2006, they made up only 34% of those employed as chemists and material scientists (1). This underrepresentation parallels the percentage of women obtaining doctoral degrees in these fields. For example, even though women received almost 50% of all doctoral degrees awarded in 2005-2006, they earne...

This article highlights two contrasting sets of images of tort that are dominant in UK culture. The first set reflects various aspects of the traditional portrayal of justice, which depicts tort as an independent ‘natural’ system of rules of universal application forming the foundation of a just society. The second group of images is more recent and relates to the perceived development of a dam...

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2003, 45: 147–147 147 know they have become an object of medical interest. This only happens with certainty when the patient is asked for permission to describe them. If harm is likely to be done, it is no less harmful if they refuse. Asking the question, ‘do you mind if I write this about you?’ confirms absolutely that they are the subject in question. ...

three research-oriented degrees: DPhil (PhD), MPhil and MSc|which normally require, respectively, three years, two years and one year of enrolment. Students enroled for these degrees work closely with their supervisors and their research is tightly integrated into the Depart-ment's research groups. This document outlines some of the present research interests of most members of the Department w...

BACKGROUND Use of complementary medicine is common, consumer driven and usually outpatient focused. We wished to determine interest among the medical staff at a North Carolina academic medical center in integrating diverse therapies and services into comprehensive care. METHODS We conducted a cross sectional on-line survey of physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants at a terti...

Recent studies have demonstrated that genetic influences on cognitive ability and academic achievement are larger for children raised in higher socioeconomic status (SES) homes. However, little work has been done to document the psychosocial processes that underlie this Gene × Environment interaction. One process may involve the conversion of intellectual interest into academic achievement. Ana...

Conflicts of interest between physicians' commitment to patient care and the desire of pharmaceutical companies and their representatives to sell their products pose challenges to the principles of medical professionalism. These conflicts occur when physicians have motives or are in situations for which reasonable observers could conclude that the moral requirements of the physician's roles are...

PURPOSE We conducted this study to determine the preferences of anesthesia residents training in Canada for fellowship training, research, and future practice location and to identify the factors that influence those preferences. METHODS Using a cross-sectional study design, a survey was sent to all anesthesia residents enrolled at an accredited Canadian anesthesiology residency program (N = ...

Traditionally, family doctors who had an interest in academic scholarship had no choice but to work at academic teaching centres, where teaching went hand in hand with the scholarly aspects of an academic appointment. However, in the past several years medical education has expanded beyond the boundaries of the academic teaching centres into the surrounding communities. New community-based facu...