In this paper we identify and evaluate arguments for and against offering assisted reproductive technologies (ART), specifically IVF, to HIV discordant couples (male partner HIV positive, female partner HIV negative). The idea of offering ART to HIV discordant couples generates concerns about safety and public health and raises questions such as: what is an acceptable level of risk to offspring...

In this paper we identify and evaluate arguments for and against offering assisted reproductive technologies (ART), specifically IVF, to HIV discordant couples (male partner HIV positive, female partner HIV negative). The idea of offering ART to HIV discordant couples generates concerns about safety and public health and raises questions such as: what is an acceptable level of risk to offspring...

Doing research on future and emerging technologies raises a number of significant ontological and epistemological challenges. The fundamental uncertainty of the future, combined with problems of appropriate descriptions of technology in general, render it difficult to come to an appropriate account of the likely shape and use of future technologies. This paper discusses several streams of resea...

This paper examines appropriateness of using educational technologies to increase the flexibility of learning in transnational higher education in South East Asia. It considers the argument that while interactive educational technologies may be appropriate in countries in which self-directed study and student autonomy are emphasised, the same uses of technology may not be as appropriate in Sout...

Nowadays, the rapid development of computer networks calls for highly distributed management technologies that aim at integration and automation. This paper then gives an overview of current management architectures for computer networks, and tries to apply P2P technologies to make up existing limitations in term of performance, scalability, flexibility, maintainability and reliability. Due to ...

With numerous specialised technologies available to industry, it has become increasingly frequent for computer systems to be composed of heterogeneous components built over, and using, different technologies and languages. While this enables developers to use the appropriate technologies for specific contexts, it becomes more challenging to ensure the correctness of the overall system. In this ...

This paper studies the impact of wireless technologies on enterprises. A multitude of new paradigms and new software technologies have emerged from the web. E-business and e-manufacturing have really transformed concepts and practices in enterprises. Wireless technologies added new possibilities for these technologies, by this work we propose mmanufacturing as a component of e-manufacturing whe...