scholarly journals Reply to George S. Ford’s ‘A Counterfactual Impact Analysis of Fair Use Policy on Copyright Related Industries in Singapore: A Critical Review’

Laws ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Roya Ghafele
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
International Federation ◽  
Fair Use ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Policy Studies ◽  
Fundamental Point ◽  
Technology Industries ◽  
Motion Picture Association

Ford’s ‘Comments (Laws 2018, 7(4), 34; https://doi.org/10.3390/laws7040034, https://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/7/4/34)’ are biased by a partisan approach to the issues at stake and cannot be based on scientific evidence. The article “A Counterfactual Impact Analysis of Fair Use Policy on Copyright Related Industries in Singapore”, which Gibert and Gafelle wrote together nearly a decade ago, came under heavy criticism by George S. Ford from an organization named the Phoenix Centre for Advanced Legal and Economic Public Policy Studies in an article ‘A Counterfactual Impact Analysis of Fair Use Policy on Copyright Related Industries in Singapore: A Critical Review’. (subsequently ‘the fair use study’) The Fair use study was peer reviewed by LAWS and supports the hypothesis that a more flexible fair use policy is correlated with faster growth rates in private copying technology industries and fewer negative consequences than copyright holders may desire to see. The findings of the Fair use study upset Ford as well as a host of different institutions advocating for copyright owners, such as International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations; Motion Picture Association; Publishers Association of Australia; New Zealand Society of Authors or Recorded Music NZ-RMNZ. Ford’s article, however, neither contains novel research, nor is it an effort to update this fairly dated analysis, which reflects data nearly twenty years of age. Rather, it is an unnecessary duplication of an old analysis with only some minor modifications, which serve to show that fair use is actually not beneficial to the economy. At the end of this peculiar exercise, Ford himself admits that this analysis is meaningless. The rest of Ford’s article consists of discussing potential limitations of the Fair use study, in a manner which suggests the authors had never disclosed them (which however they had) and thus is misleading. Ford’s most fundamental point of criticism is hinged on a supposed lack of evidence regarding the parallelism assumption, which he himself admits is impossible to offer. Contrary to Ford’s analysis, the Fair use study has the merit of being fully reproducible, which is not the case for Ford’s article. Also, contrary to Ford’s article, the Fair use study has the advantage of carefully drafted limitations and of offering genuine research insights.

scholarly journals A Counterfactual Impact Analysis of Fair Use Policy on Copyright Related Industries in Singapore: A Critical Review

Laws ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Ford
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Fair Use ◽  
Private Copying ◽  
Shed Light

In a 2014 article appearing in Laws, Ghafele and Gibert presented evidence on the economic impacts of Singapore’s change in its fair use policies showing a large effect on industries that manufacture goods useful for private copying of copyrighted works and no effect on the copyright industries. As detailed in this Comment, Ghafele and Gibert’s empirical analysis fails to shed light on the consequences of modifications to fair use policies.

How the Medical Staff Copes with Dying Patients: A Critical Review

1976 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Schulz ◽  
David Aderman
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
True Nature ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
Dying Patient

Although not conclusive, the literature reviewed suggests that as a result both of their personality structures and the training they receive, medical practitioners associate dying patients with failure and disappointment and tend to cope with death by avoiding it. Not only is the dying patient frequently neglected by physicians and nurses, but his desire to be informed about his condition is typically ignored. Although research data suggest that most terminal patients suffer no permanent negative consequences if they are informed tactfully about the true nature of their illness, the majority of physicians adhere to a policy of not sharing their diagnosis with the dying patient.

scholarly journals A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON EVALUATION OF CAESAREAN SECTION RATE USING THE ROBSON’S 10 GROUP CLASSIFICATION IN SARDAR PATEL MEDICAL COLLEGE, BIKANER

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudesh Agrawal ◽  
Virendar Singh Rawat
Keyword(s):  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Caesarean Section Rate ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Group Classification ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Pregnant Females

Introduction : Despite the lack of scientific evidence indicating any substantial maternal and perinatal benefits from increasing caesarean section rates, most of the studies are showing that higher rates could be linked to negative consequences in maternal and child health, still caesarean rates continues to increase worldwide, particularly in middle and high income countries, and have become a major and controversial public health concern. Therefore, we conducted this study to analyse the LSCS rate in the institute, to classify the indications of LSCS as per RTGCS and to find out strategy to decrease the prevalence of lower segment caesarean section. Material & Methods : This is a retrospective hospital based study at tertiary care centre. Data collection of one thousand pregnant females who delivered by caesarean section from the period of January 2018 onwards was assessed for the study. There are six parameters as per Robson’s classification to classify all pregnant females for caesarean section. Entire information was entered in Microsoft excel sheet and analysis were done to decrease caesarean section rate. Results : In the present study, a total of 1000 pregnant women delivered by caesarean section was taken from January 2018 onwards. The total number of deliveries during this study period was 2919 and the overall caesarean section rate was 34.25%. Most of the patients belonged to Robson’s group 1,2&5 which contributed to 65.6% to total. Conclusion :  The overall CSR in the study is 34.25% which is high as compared to international studies, contribution of repeat CS is high. It is important that efforts to reduce the overall CS rate should focus on reducing the primary CS rate. More analytical studies based on Robson’s 10-group classification system are needed locally, to evaluate the indications of CS within each group.  

scholarly journals Cholecalciferol or Calcifediol in the Management of Vitamin D Deficiency

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Sosa Henríquez ◽  
M. Jesús Gómez de Tejada Romero
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Musculoskeletal Diseases ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Vitamin D Supplementation ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Skeletal Health ◽  
Comparative Review ◽  
25 Hydroxy Vitamin D

Vitamin D deficiency is a global health problem due to its high prevalence and its negative consequences on musculoskeletal and extra-skeletal health. In our comparative review of the two exogenous vitamin D supplementation options most used in our care setting, we found that cholecalciferol has more scientific evidence with positive results than calcifediol in musculoskeletal diseases and that it is the form of vitamin D of choice in the most accepted and internationally recognized clinical guidelines on the management of osteoporosis. Cholecalciferol, unlike calcifediol, guarantees an exact dosage in IU (International Units) of vitamin D and has pharmacokinetic properties that allow either daily or even weekly, fortnightly, or monthly administration in its equivalent doses, which can facilitate adherence to treatment. Regardless of the pattern of administration, cholecalciferol may be more likely to achieve serum levels of 25(OH)D (25-hydroxy-vitamin D) of 30–50 ng/mL, an interval considered optimal for maximum benefit at the lowest risk. In summary, the form of vitamin D of choice for exogenous supplementation should be cholecalciferol, with calcifediol reserved for patients with liver failure or severe intestinal malabsorption syndromes.

Audit Research after Sarbanes-Oxley

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (s-1) ◽  
pp. 5-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark L. DeFond ◽  
Jere R. Francis
Keyword(s):  
Audit Quality ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Securities And Exchange Commission ◽  
Institutional Changes ◽  
Compelling Evidence ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Sarbanes Oxley ◽  
Accounting Scandals

The scrutiny auditing received following Enron's failure and the accounting scandals at Worldcom and other companies provides compelling evidence that auditing matters and is important. What is unclear, however, is whether auditing was sufficiently “broken” in the first place to warrant the radical reforms and changes effected by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). While there have been some high profile corporate failures and accounting scandals, the number of demonstrated audit failures as evidenced by successful litigation or U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sanctions is quite small and approaches an annual failure rate of close to zero. In addition, our interpretation of the academic research suggests that many of the “solutions” embodied in SOX are not only unlikely to solve the profession's alleged problems; they may well have serious unintended negative consequences. So the disconnect is large between the scientific evidence on audit quality and institutional changes premised on the assumption that auditing is broken. This paper attempts to stimulate research into some of the important questions implicitly raised by SOX regarding the audit profession's potential failings. An outline of our primary observations and suggestions are presented in the paper's Introduction.

scholarly journals A Critical Review of the Scientific Evidence and Recommendations in COVID-19 Management Guidelines

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaxing Xie ◽  
Zhufeng Wang ◽  
Jingyi Liang ◽  
Huimin Lin ◽  
Zhaowei Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Management Guidelines ◽  
Specialty Society

Abstract Background Little is known about the quality and potential impacts of the guidelines for COVID-19 management. Methods We systematically searched PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, guideline databases and specialty society Web sites to evaluate the quality of the retrieved guidelines using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II. Results A total of 66 guidelines were identified. Only 24% were categorized as “recommended” for clinical practice. The 211 identified recommendations for COVID-19 management were classified into four topics: respiratory support(27), ARDS management(31), anti-viral or immunomodulatory therapy(95), or other medicines(58). Only 63% and 56% recommendations were supported by, respectively, assessment of the strength of recommendation or level of evidence. There were notable discrepancies between the different guidelines regarding the recommendations on COVID-19 management. Conclusions The quality of the guidelines for COVID-19 management is heterogeneous, and the recommendations are rarely supported by evidence.

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