Calls for the "translation" of research from bench to bedside are increasingly demanding. What is translation, and why does it matter? We sketch the recent history of outcome-oriented translational research in the United States, with a particular focus on the Roadmap Initiative of the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD). Our main example of contemporary translational research is stem c...

Traditionally advertising has aimed to influence purchasing by affecting beliefs about the consequences of consuming a product. With the rise of brand marketing, the focus shifted from products to brands viewed as symbolic universes endowed with values and meanings that circulate in the imagination of a society. The paper explores the use of sound in syncretic multimodal advertising product as ...

This paper reconsiders some themes and arguments from my earlier paper ‘‘Fairness, Respect and the Egalitarian Ethos.’’ That work is often considered to be part of a cluster of papers attacking ‘‘luck egalitarianism’’ on the grounds that insisting on luck egalitarianism’s standards of fairness undermines relations of mutual respect among citizens. While this is an accurate reading, the earlier ...

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Participatory--also called emancipatory--information systems development (ISD) approaches claim systematic and meaningful user involvement, workplace democratization, and reduced worker alienation. Grounded in a humanist view of information systems (IS) as social systems, participatory ISD advocates open and non-distorted communication, reasoned argumentation, cooperation and mutual understandi...

Inspired by the intersection of character, emotions, and logic, much like a Hungarian Rhapsody which is beautifully sad; this paper explores ethos, pathos, and logos in the context of Academic Globalization. As students of the world, an inter-disciplinary language is pivotal for inter-disciplinary communication. Given that the current state of the world stems primarily from miscommunications, i...

The core values of medicine-healing, relief of suffering, and compassion-have ancient roots and have been reiterated on countless occasions over the millennia. Most physicians have adopted these values and use them to guide clinical practice. However, these principles, which reflect the ethical priorities of medicine in most western societies, are vulnerable to distortion and subversion by vari...