I pulmonology (IP) is experiencing a rapid evolution of new technologies. As patient safety and outcome-based evaluation of clinical practice and procedures have become priorities, we must consider the need for standardization in procedural training continuing even after the pulmonary and critical care fellowships.1 There is a need to develop structured training programs, organized in high-volu...

Executive federalism emphasizes collaboration between the executive branches at the national and state levels to transform grant programs through the implementation process. In this regard, Medicaid demonstration waivers loomed large during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. This article documents and compares the volume and substance of section 1115 Medicaid waiver activity u...

Executive Summary In today's complex and everchanging communications industry, dramatic transformations in standards, technology, and the ecosystem that provides them are changing the way solutions are developed, validated, and deployed. An important strategy for telecommunication equipment vendors to remain competitive is to consolidate standards-based commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) component...

This document summarises an update to the European Respiratory Society (ERS)/American Thoracic Society (ATS) technical standards for single-breath carbon monoxide uptake in the lung that was last updated in 2005. The full standards are also available online as https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00016-2016 The major changes in these technical standards relate to DLCO measurement with systems using...

Executive Overview We undertook an evidence-based study of 117 carbon offset providers from eight countries. From this study we contribute a conceptualization of venture performance and an agenda for research in this important domain. Our findings show how additionality (i.e., project feasibility without external funding), certification, standards, prices, and transparency distinguish the best ...

Mr. Clark is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Métier (www.metier.com). He is currently the project manager for the Project Management Institute’s (PMI, www.pmi.org) Practice Standard for Scheduling, as well as a member of the Standards Consensus Body for PMI. He was founding board member of PMI’s College of Scheduling. Mr. Clark was trained as a cryptanalyst at the National Security Ag...

Howard Bauchner, the editor in chief of Journal American Medical Association ( JAMA ), was placed on administrative leave last week (25 March) after controversy over a podcast racism medicine hosted by deputy Ed Livingston.1 The has been withdrawn, Livingston resigned, and Bauchner posted an apology online.2 He said, “Comments made were inaccurate, offensive, hurtful, inconsistent with standar...

The present study examined the neuropsychological correlates of impulsive aggression/violence using a population which is considered to be functioning ‘normally’ by societal standards, college students. Subjects were 12 college students classified as impulsive aggressive by self-report and 12 nonaggressive matched controls. All impulsive aggressive subjects reported a lifetime history of physic...