Prescriptions, licences and evidence: A reply

Epilepsy and driving licences.

a particular situation for the first time. To test this function, the book has been consulted regarding each admission to a general medical ward over a period of two months. In every case-from myxoedema coma to lung abscess, from haematemesis to supraventricular tachycardia-the recommendations have been such as one would be pleased to see one's juniors implement. One might find fault with the s...

Monitoring Technical Agents: Theory, Evidence, and Prescriptions

Agency relationships—where one party (the principal) delegates authority to another (the agent)—are well studied in financial settings but less so in technical settings. The asymmetry of information between the general manager and the technical manager is likely to create the possibility of misdirected effort, an overuse of the agent’s human capital, whether the agent is opportunistic or not. A...

Evidence based medicine--a reply.

REPLY Searching for Evidence , Not a War : Reply to Lindquist ,

Lindquist, Siegel, Quigley, and Barrett (2013) critiqued our recent meta-analysis that reported the effects of discrete emotions on outcomes, including cognition, judgment, physiology, behavior, and experience (Lench, Flores, & Bench, 2011). Lindquist et al. offered 2 major criticisms—we address both and consider the nature of emotion and scientific debate. Their 1st criticism, that the meta-an...

Requirements for a registry of electronic licences

Purpose – This paper sets out to present a brief history of electronic licensing initiatives before considering current practices for managing licences to electronic resources. The intention is to obtain a detailed understanding of the requirements needed for a registry of electronic licences that will enable usage terms and conditions to be presented to end-users at point of use. Design/method...