The Media and Clinical Research

Essentials of Clinical Research ◽

10.1007/978-1-4020-8486-7_20 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 329-333 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Stephen P. Glasser

Keyword(s):

Clinical Research ◽

The Media

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French Public Familiarity and Attitudes toward Clinical Research during the COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18052611 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 2611

Author(s):

Émilien Schultz ◽

Jeremy K. Ward ◽

Laëtitia Atlani-Duault ◽

Seth M. Holmes ◽

Julien Mancini

Keyword(s):

Clinical Trials ◽

Pharmaceutical Industry ◽

Clinical Research ◽

Vaccine Development ◽

Adult Population ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Financial Difficulties ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Literacy Survey ◽

The Media

The COVID-19 pandemic put clinical research in the media spotlight globally. This article proposes a first measure of familiarity with and attitude toward clinical research in France. Drawing from the “Health Literacy Survey 2019” (HLS19) conducted online between 27 May and 5 June 2020 on a sample of the French adult population (N = 1003), we show that a significant proportion of the French population claimed some familiarity with clinical trials (64.8%) and had positive attitudes (72%) toward them. One of the important findings of this study is that positive attitudes toward clinical research exist side by side with a strong distancing from the pharmaceutical industry. While respondents acknowledged that the pharmaceutical industry plays an important role in clinical research (68.3%), only one-quarter indicated that they trust the industry (25.7%). Positive attitudes toward clinical trials were associated with familiarity with clinical trials (Odds Ratio, OR 2.97 [1.90–4.63]), financial difficulties (OR 0.63 [0.46–0.85]), as well as mistrust of doctors (0.48 [0.27–0.85]) and of scientists (OR 0.62 [0.38–0.99]). Although the French media provided a great deal of information on how clinical research works during the first months of the pandemic, there remains profound mistrust of the pharmaceutical industry in France. This suspicion can undermine crisis management, especially in the areas of vaccine development and preparation for future pandemics.

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Adam Briggs and Paul Cobley (eds.), The Media: An Introduction,Harlow: Longman, 1998, £16.99 pbk, xii+449 pp. (ISSN: 0-5822-7798-1).

Sociology ◽

10.1017/s0038038598220281 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 881-900

Author(s):

Sara O'Sullivan

Keyword(s):

The Media

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Using the scanning electron microscope for failure analysis of high density magnetic media

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100126755 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 45 ◽

pp. 392-393

Author(s):

Evelyn R. Ackerman ◽

Gary D. Burnett

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscope ◽

Scanning Electron Microscope ◽

Failure Analysis ◽

High Density ◽

Magnetic Media ◽

Specific Data ◽

Retrieval Systems ◽

Operating Environments ◽

The Media ◽

Scanning Electron

Advancements in state of the art high density Head/Disk retrieval systems has increased the demand for sophisticated failure analysis methods. From 1968 to 1974 the emphasis was on the number of tracks per inch. (TPI) ranging from 100 to 400 as summarized in Table 1. This emphasis shifted with the increase in densities to include the number of bits per inch (BPI). A bit is formed by magnetizing the Fe203 particles of the media in one direction and allowing magnetic heads to recognize specific data patterns. From 1977 to 1986 the tracks per inch increased from 470 to 1400 corresponding to an increase from 6300 to 10,800 bits per inch respectively. Due to the reduction in the bit and track sizes, build and operating environments of systems have become critical factors in media reliability.Using the Ferrofluid pattern developing technique, the scanning electron microscope can be a valuable diagnostic tool in the examination of failure sites on disks.

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