Data sharing is increasingly becoming an essential component of clinical practice and biomedical research. The debate has shifted from whether or not to exchange data to how best to achieve optimal sharing. This raises new ethical and legal challenges, particularly with regard to consent and privacy. This article discusses recent developments in the formulation of best practice guidelines for d...

Despite instructors’ concerns, students use “non-scholarly” Internet information resources to address their knowledge gaps or supplement their learning. In this research, students were encouraged to use such Internet resources to complete an individual course assignment and then share those resources to create a group submission. This allowed an investigation of perceived learning and developme...

BACKGROUND Legionella pneumophila, Mycobacterium avium, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs) that persist and grow in household plumbing, habitats they share with humans. Infections caused by these OPPPs involve individuals with preexisting risk factors and frequently require hospitalization. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this report are to alert prof...

Water managers rely increasingly on mathematical simulation models that represent individual parts of the water system, such as the river, sewer system or waste water treatment plant. The current evolution towards integral water management requires the integration of these distinct components, leading to an increased model scale and scope. Besides this growing model complexity, certain applicat...

Research background: Sharing (or collaborative) economy brought a bulk of possibilities to spread the business internationally not only for private sector, but also every citizen who own any assets demanded on market. With vital support web platforms even individuals can utilise shared goods and services either as supplier or buyer. Purpose article: The study aims at assessment public attitudes...

Please do not quote without permission 1 ABSTRACT This paper reports the main findings of a study of shareholding behaviour amongst participants in Sharesave share option plans in the UK. It examines the influences upon the decision to sell or retain shares once options have been exercised, utilising data from a study of employee share plan participants in five large UK companies. The main find...