The FAIRPoints organization, co-founded by the authors, aims to provide a platform for conversations take place around realistic and pragmatic implementations of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles. uniqueness effort stems from an additional aim: capture conversation contributions in form “bite-sized” objects – “points” way that facilitates dynamic composition instru...

There would seem to be a potential regulatory problem with the crash algorithms for connected and autonomous vehicles that (normally) “kick in” should inevitable. Although general considerations which have been put forward tend seek “fair balance” protect various users of roads, configuration shielded other parties at cost car user could seen as posing an existential threat by encroaching on hi...

1 When fair value cannot be measured by reference to matters that are directly observable, and if the measure represents little more than the measurer's state of mind, neither the measurement nor the measurement method are verifiable. In those circumstances, the independent auditor has a scope limitation and should not express an unqualified opinion on the financial statements that are material...

Social media (SM) research presents new challenges for research ethics committees (RECs) who must balance familiar ethical principles with new notions of public availability. This article qualitatively examines how U.K. REC members view this balance in terms of risk and consent. While it found significant variance overall, there were discernible experience-based trends. REC members with less ex...

A workplace bleach exposure incident was studied in 13 women to determine whether chlorine caused neurobehavioral and pulmonary functional effects. We compared neurophysiological and neuropsychological measurements in 13 chlorine-exposed women, 4.5 years after exposure, and 41 unexposed women. Reaction times, balance, blink reflex latency, color discrimination and several psychological tests we...