1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460085803321

Autore

Foege William H. <1936->

Titolo

House on fire [[electronic resource] ] : the fight to eradicate smallpox / / William H. Foege

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley [Calif.], : University of California Press

New York, : Milbank Memorial Fund, c2011

ISBN

1-283-27796-4

9786613277961

0-520-94889-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

California/Milbank books on health and the public ; ; 21

Disciplina

614.5/21

Soggetti

Smallpox

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A loathsome disease -- A succession of mentors -- Practicing public health in Nigeria -- Fire line around a virus -- Extinguishing smallpox in a time of war -- Under the rule of variola -- Unwarranted optimism -- A gorgeous coalition -- Rising numbers, refining strategy -- Water on a burning house -- Smallpox zero.

Sommario/riassunto

A story of courage and risk-taking, House on Fire tells how smallpox, a disease that killed, blinded, and scarred millions over centuries of human history, was completely eradicated in a spectacular triumph of medicine and public health. Part autobiography, part mystery, the story is told by a man who was one of the architects of a radical vaccination scheme that became a key strategy in ending the horrible disease when it was finally contained in India. In House on Fire, William H. Foege describes his own experiences in public health and details the remarkable program that involved people from countries around the world in pursuit of a single objective-eliminating smallpox forever. Rich with the details of everyday life, as well as a few adventures, House on Fire gives an intimate sense of what it is like to work on the ground in some of the world's most impoverished countries-and tells what it is like to contribute to programs that really do change the world.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910624355603321

Autore

Frisch Katrin

Titolo

Wissenschaftliche Fairness : Wissenschaft zwischen Integrität und Fehlverhalten / / Katrin Frisch, Felix Hagenström, Nele Reeg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2022

Bielefeld : , : transcript Verlag, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

9783839459669

3839459664

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Collana

Science Studies

Classificazione

AK 24400

Disciplina

300

Soggetti

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Inhalt -- Danksagung -- Vorwort -- Steckt die Wissenschaft in einer Krise? -- Kapitel 1: Zwischen Integrität und Fehlverhalten -- Kapitel 2: Plagiate -- Kapitel 3: Autorschaften -- Kapitel 4: Forschungsdaten -- Schlussüberlegungen – Faire Wissenschaft -- Literatur

Sommario/riassunto

Fälle wissenschaftlichen Fehlverhaltens landen regelmäßig in den Medien und geben auch Außenstehenden einen Einblick in problematische Entwicklungen der Wissenschaft. Während Skandale ein Schlaglicht auf offensichtliches Fehlverhalten werfen, sind die Herausforderungen wissenschaftlicher Praxis weitaus komplexer. Die Autor*innen analysieren die Vielschichtigkeit und Verwobenheit von fragwürdigen Forschungspraktiken, Machtstrukturen und Fehlverhalten. Das Konzept der wissenschaftlichen Fairness dient dabei als Folie, bestehende Problematiken zu analysieren, und ist zugleich Gegenentwurf, der aufzeigt, welche Handlungsoptionen sich eröffnen.