Keeping up with the times at Memory

The times they are still a'changing: keeping up with the times.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. Robert Frost Following a 70-year-old tradition, the JCI will change editorial command again in 1997. The search for a new editor is underway, and applications from many excellent candidates are under review. Most observers agree that the tenure of the current editorial group has been associated wit...

Keeping Up With the Clock

Estimates of obesity prevalence based on the 2013 to 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey average almost 40%, corresponding to a 7% increase from the 1999 to 2000 cycle. Similar alarming trajectories are reported worldwide, along with increasing concerns for related health risks. The traditional concept that obesity results from a mere imbalance between energy intake and energy...

Keeping Up with the Standards

There has been a not-so-silent revolution in research over the last decade. Though researchers had been publishing guidelines and decrying the disarray or lack of uniform design standards for some time, evidence-based guidelines to help direct research design and publication are relatively new. The first major undertaking was CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials), published in 19...

Keeping up with the Joneses

In field-capital theory, people acquire economic, social and cultural capital which they deploy in social arenas known as "fields" to compete for positions of distinction and status. Competitive behaviour in these fields is of interest to marketers. Examining human behaviour through the lens of field and capital theory highlights the importance of the competition motive in explaining consumers'...

Keeping up with Change