A TEACHING DESIGN: Standards of Practice as a Basis for Peer Review

Abstract The Metadata 2020 initiative is an ongoing effort to bring various scholarly communications stakeholder groups together to promote principles and standards of practice to improve the quality of metadata. To understand the perspectives and practices regarding metadata of the main stakeholder groups (librarians, publishers, researchers and repository managers), we conducted a survey during summer 2019. The survey content was generated by representatives from the stakeholder groups. A link to an online survey (17 or 18 questions depending on the group) was distributed through multiple social media, listserv, and blog outlets. Responses were anonymous, with an optional entry for names and email addresses for those who were willing to be contacted later. Complete responses (N=211; 87 librarians, 27 publishers, 48 repository managers, and 49 researchers) representing 23 countries on four continents were analyzed and summarized for thematic content and ranking of awareness and practices. Across the stakeholder groups, the level of awareness and usage of metadata methods and practices was highly variable. Clear gaps across the groups point to the need for consolidation of schema and practices, as well as broad educational efforts in order to increase knowledge and implementation of metadata in scholarly communications. Peer Review https://publons.com/publon/10.1162/qss_a_00133

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Buckling-Restrained Braces (BRB) Seismic Design - A Consulting Engineer’s Consideration

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.763.932 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 763 ◽

pp. 932-940

Author(s):

Weng Yuen Kam ◽

Richard Built ◽

Brandt Saxey ◽

Jerod Johnson

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Peer Review ◽

Seismic Design ◽

System Structure ◽

Design Standards ◽

International Convention ◽

Direct Displacement Based Design ◽

Buckling Restrained Braces ◽

Moment Resisting ◽

Bracing System

There is no standard for the design of Buckling-Restrained Braces (BRBs) frames in New Zealand. Consequently, a consulting engineer would need to consider a range of overseas design standards and latest research findings and incorporate into a New Zealand code-compliance framework. This “Alternative Solution” pathway to satisfy the New Zealand Building Code means peer review and agreement with peer review is required. This paper describes the design journey and technical challenges the authors had in the seismic design of the BRB for the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC). BRB frames are used as the primary ductile lateral load bracing system, acting in parallel with the moment-resisting frames formed by the primary cruciform columns and storey-deep trusses. Due to the vertical irregularity and a dual-system structure, a direct displacement-based design (DDBD) approach was used in parallel with a more convention code-compliant force-based design, to derive the BRB design actions. The design of the BRB connections, in particular the gusset design is particularly challenging due to the diverging views and numerous methodologies available. We have considered several analytical methods for the BRB connection design and commissioned two full-scale testing of the critical BRB and the gusset connection. Lessons learnt

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Law and Ethics: Opportunistic Infections of Medical Practice?.

Canadian Journal of Law and Society / Revue Canadienne Droit et Société ◽

10.1017/s0829320100001423 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 265-272

Author(s):

Michael M. Burgess

Keyword(s):

Peer Review ◽

Medical Practice ◽

Opportunistic Infections ◽

Medical Profession ◽

Moral Values ◽

Medical Community ◽

Pluralistic Society ◽

Standards Of Practice ◽

Law And Ethics ◽

Community Standards

The medical profession is in a crisis due to the increasing awareness of pluralism and the rejection of “community standards of practice” as a principle ethically and legally sufficient to govern medical practice. Historically, professional peer-review and appeals to local medical community standards of practice have been the basis for managing legal and ethical disputes. It was rare for patients or courts to challenge the authority and autonomy of the profession. This was the legacy of an earlier, less pluralistic society. Monolithic societies have a common or authoritative set of moral values, usually founded on a religious structure and institution, so that the moral limits of any type of practice, including medical practice, are well understood. We no longer live in such a society.

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Peer review of a dental curriculum: how one school did it

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.1976.40.11.tb01046.x ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 40 (11) ◽

pp. 761-762

Author(s):

PK Morse ◽

TR Dirksen

Keyword(s):

Peer Review ◽

Dental Curriculum

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Editorial: Peer review: A matter of expectations

Environmental Science & Technology ◽

10.1021/es00130a600 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 18 (12) ◽

pp. 353-353

Keyword(s):

Peer Review

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An empirical review of gambling expansion and gambling-related harm

SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice ◽

10.1024/0939-5911/a000563 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 64 (5-6) ◽

pp. 295-306 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Debi A. LaPlante ◽

Heather M. Gray ◽

Pat M. Williams ◽

Sarah E. Nelson

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Peer Review ◽

Empirical Data ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Expansion Method ◽

Responsible Gambling ◽

Review Literature ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Empirical Comparison ◽

Related Harm

Abstract. Aims: To discuss and review the latest research related to gambling expansion. Method: We completed a literature review and empirical comparison of peer reviewed findings related to gambling expansion and subsequent gambling-related changes among the population. Results: Although gambling expansion is associated with changes in gambling and gambling-related problems, empirical studies suggest that these effects are mixed and the available literature is limited. For example, the peer review literature suggests that most post-expansion gambling outcomes (i. e., 22 of 34 possible expansion outcomes; 64.7 %) indicate no observable change or a decrease in gambling outcomes, and a minority (i. e., 12 of 34 possible expansion outcomes; 35.3 %) indicate an increase in gambling outcomes. Conclusions: Empirical data related to gambling expansion suggests that its effects are more complex than frequently considered; however, evidence-based intervention might help prepare jurisdictions to deal with potential consequences. Jurisdictions can develop and evaluate responsible gambling programs to try to mitigate the impacts of expanded gambling.

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