中印传统医药合作推进行动的政策建议

本文针对以西药为基础的发展中国家医疗保健高费用问题,提出建立"中印传统医药合作推进行动",借鉴健康影响基金的机制,通过中印两国在传统医药研究开发、质量控制、标准化、临床试验、监管体系、知识产权保护等方面的合作,探索面向低收入人群的、以传统医药为基础的医药创新、知识产权保护与医疗保健服务模式.     

Investigating the effectiveness of gamification on supply chain operations knowledge and practice

The use of gamification to enhance learning in education has been well documented. However, little is known about whether gamification can impact supply chain management knowledge and behaviors among healthcare professionals. In this study, we tested the effectiveness of a simulation app (ShipShape) designed and developed to gamify the fundamental concepts of supply chain management. We field tested the effectiveness of the app to impact knowledge gain and supply chain practice by asking healthcare professionals to use the app in their day-to-day operations. We collected longitudinal data spanning the period before and after the introduction of the app. The analysis and results of different types of data collected provide support for the positive impact of the app on both supply chain knowledge and practice among healthcare professionals.     

Mapping Aspect Ratios in the Age of High-Definition Television

Although high-definition television (HDTV) has led to more film and television content being presented in a widescreen aspect ratio, problems with formatting moving images in nontheatrical environments persist. Because of the different venues and delivery systems available for accessing televisual and cinematic content, the variety of high definition and standard definition television channels across cable and satellite providers, as well as the different aspect ratios filmmakers can choose to photograph their works, nontheatrical exhibition of the moving image continues to be a source of contention in the age of high definition. Drawing upon a number of comments from online home media forums, this study concludes that the variant quality of widescreen images for HDTV is not solely grounded on a subculture of home theatre enthusiasts, but rather how networks and studios negotiate new television technologies for the aesthetic preferences of both film and home theatre buffs and the general viewing audience.