Australian astronomers: what made them great?

What Made Them Successful: An Introspective Survey of AAPS Members

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to assess which personal characteristics and external factors are important contributors to eventual success. METHODS The authors distributed a survey to all members of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons and asked responders to rate the importance of 10 preselected qualities in contributing to their personal success. Survey outcomes were analy...

What makes great boards great.

In the wake of meltdowns at WorldCom, Tyco, and Enron, enormous attention has been focused on the companies' boards. It seems inconceivable that business disasters of such magnitude could happen without gross or even criminal negligence on the part of board members. And yet a close examination of those boards reveals no broad pattern of incompetence or corruption. In fact, they followed most of...

Milk choices made by women: what influences them, and does it impact on calcium intake?

OBJECTIVE : To identify influences on type of milk consumed and the impact of milk choice on calcium intakes in Australian women of pre- and postmenopausal age. DESIGN AND SETTING : Questionnaires covering calcium intake, health-related dietary issues and priorities self-completed in a group setting. SUBJECTS : A total of 300 women recruited from community groups and government departments....

Polymeric Gas Separation Membranes: What Makes them Industrially more Attractive?

Quasars: What Turns Them Off?

While the high-redshift quasar luminosity function closely parallels the hierarchical growth of dark matter halos, at lower redshifts quasars exhibit an anti-hierarchical turn-off, which moves from the most luminous objects to the faintest. We explore the idea that this may arise from self-regulating feedback, caused by quasar outflows. Using a detailed hydrodynamic simulation we calculate the ...