Hiring Research Staff

2016 ◽  
pp. 69-77
Author(s):  
Seward B. Rutkove
Keyword(s):  
Research Staff

Problems of scientific literature research: The chemical literature research staff and organization

1943 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 587
Author(s):  
Gustav Egloff ◽  
Mary Alexander ◽  
Prudence van Arsdell
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Research Staff ◽  
Literature Research

The Tunnel Crisis

1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-101
Keyword(s):  
Research Staff ◽  
Occupied Territories ◽  
Senior Editorial

For some time, the Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) has been holding quarterly "brainstorming sessions" attended by senior editorial and research staff from its offices in Beirut, London, Paris, and Washington, as well as from its Jerusalem affiliate, the Institute for Jerusalem Studies, and occasionally one or more guests. The seminars generally last two days and address topics that have ranged from specific final status issues (Jerusalem, refugees, borders) to developments of the previous quarter. The following are excerpts from the summary of the meeting held 30 September to 1 October 1996, in the immediate wake of the fighting in the occupied territories triggered by the tunnel opening and on the eve of the Washington summit called by President Clinton to deal with these events (see the Chronology and Peace Monitor for details). The meeting, chaired by Walid Khalidi, was attended by Hussein Agha, Taher Kanaan, Ahmad Khalidi, Ahmad Khalifeh, Camille Mansour, Philip Mattar, Hisham Nashabeh, Elias Sanbar, Mahmoud Soueid, and Salim Tamari. Linda Butler was the rapporteur. The extracts included below involve discussion of the tunnel crisis, particularly its security implications.

scholarly journals Research Identities: Reflections of a Contract Researcher

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jackie Goode
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Institutional Identity ◽  
Research Staff ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Contract Research ◽  
Social Work Training ◽  
Work Training ◽  
Researcher Identity

This paper examines the institutional identity formation of contract research staff in the context of the Taylorisation of research knowledges. The author has been a contract researcher for many years, after initially training and practising as a Probation Officer. She makes links between her social work training, and her current practice as a qualitative researcher. Drawing on her experience of working on a variety of different projects, at a number of different institutions, and providing illustrative examples from projects in sociology, social policy, health, and education, she reflects on the implications of the current social organization of academic research both for professional research practice and for researcher identity. There is a paradox in the way that contract research staff accrue a wealth of experience of how research is organised and conducted in different contexts, a repertoire of skills, and a vast volume of various kinds of ‘data’, whilst remaining vulnerable and marginalized figures within the academy, with few opportunities for professional development and advancement. She outlines a number of strategies she has employed in the preservation of the ‘research self’, and concludes by suggesting that the academy has much to learn about the effective management of ‘waste’, as embodied by researchers’ selves and their data, consequent upon the Taylorisation of research work.

scholarly journals A Comparison of an Individualized and Weight-Based Opioid Protocols for the Treatment of Vaso-Occlusive Episodes in the Emergency Department

Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (22) ◽  
pp. 3674-3674
Author(s):  
Paula J Tanabe ◽  
Regina D. Crawford ◽  
Susan Silva ◽  
Jeffrey A. Glassberg ◽  
Christopher Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Medical Record ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Site Effects ◽  
Assisted Ventilation ◽  
Research Staff ◽  
Pain Scores ◽  
Ed Visits ◽  
Secondary Outcomes ◽  
Standard Weight

Abstract Introduction: Vaso-occlusive episodes are the most common complication experienced by individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD). Treatment in an emergency department (ED) is often required and significant variability in care exists. In 2014, NHLBI published evidence based recommendations suggesting treatment with either an individualized opioid dosing or standard weight-based protocol; however the supporting evidence grade was Consensus - Panel Expertise. As outlined in the results section, the aim of this project was to compare change in pain scores, patient safety and system utilization variables between patients randomized to an individualized or weight based (standard) dosing protocol for treatment of VOC from arrival to discharge in an ED setting. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in two EDs (OH and NY). Adults with SCD were eligible for inclusion and recruited during a hospitalization, clinic visit or at the end of an ED visit. Patients were randomized to treatment with an individualized opioid dosing protocol (developed by the SCD physician based on patients' prior opioid use) or standard weight based protocol. Both protocols were supported by the NHLBI recommendations for treatment of VOE (2014) to include repeat dosing. Protocols were made available on the electronic medical record for future ED visits (up to five visits/patient), should they occur. ED physicians were informed of the protocol and ordered analgesics. Research staff was notified when ED visits occurred for enrolled patients and obtained assessments of pain (0-100 cm VAS) every 30 minutes from placement in the ED to one of 3 study endpoints: 1) 6 hours; 2) decision to admit to the hospital; 3) discharge home. The unit of analysis was the ED visit rather than patient. The primary outcome was change in pain score from arrival to study endpoint. Research staff reviewed the medical record 30 days after the ED visit to determine secondary outcomes of hospital admission, re-admission and new ED visits within 72 hours, 7 and 30 days post the index ED visit. The medical record was reviewed for administration of narcan, intubation, or assisted ventilation. A hierarchical linear mixed effects model adjusting for nested patient and site effects were used to test for a difference in the mean pain change scores in the treatment arms. Generalized Linear Models adjusting for nested patient and site effects were performed to evaluate differences in the dichotomized secondary outcomes. Results: 106 patients enrolled in the study with 52 patients (sites: 25 OH, 27 NY) contributing a total of 126 ED visits over 12 months. Among the 52 patients with visits, the median number of ED visits/patient was 2.0, 58% were male, and the median age was 27 years (range: 21 to 60). No patients in either treatment arm required narcan, intubation, or assisted ventilation. Pain change: Mixed effect model adjusted mean ± standard deviation, higher positive score = greater pain reduction; *Fisher's Exact Test result due to low cell frequency. Conclusions: An individualized opioid dosing protocol resulted in a larger reduction in pain scores and lower hospital admission rate among patients with SCD treated for VOE in two EDs when compared to treatment with a weight-based opioid protocol. However, there was a tendency for more frequent ED re-visits within 72 hours, 7 and 30 days among patients in the individualized opioid dosing protocol. A pragmatic RCT with a larger and more heterogeneous sample of patients and ED settings is required to provide definitive evidence to guide treatment of VOE. Table 1. Table 1. Disclosures Tanabe: NHLBI: Research Funding. Bosworth:WestMeadVaco: Research Funding; CVS carematix: Consultancy; Improved Patient Outcomes: Research Funding; Johnson & Johnson: Consultancy, Research Funding; Genentech: Consultancy; sanofi: Honoraria, Research Funding; Pharma Foundation: Research Funding.

scholarly journals Conduct responsible research to escape from predatory journals

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 32-33
Author(s):  
Mohammad Tariqur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Research Staff ◽  
Predatory Journals ◽  
Responsible Research

Academics and researchers, willingly or unwillingly, continue to fall a “victim” to predatory journals. The entire cascade of moving forward in academia depends on one’s ability to publish papers - as many as possible and in the shortest possible time. Such a requirement for a “number” persuades an academician or a researcher to race for an increased number of papers rather than to ensure the quality of the papers they want to publish. Thanks, but no thanks to the predatory journals - for providing a comfortable avenue for those papers to get published. An effective way out could be to train the academics and create awareness among them to conduct research following the codes of responsible research. Policymakers may also need to consider adopting policies that will not force their academic and research staff to race against time and compromise the codes of responsible research.

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