1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990009392850403321

Titolo

Floral biology, pollination and fertilisation in temperate zone fruit species and grape / edited by P. Kozma ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Budapest : Akademiai Kiado, c2003

ISBN

9630578166

Descrizione fisica

XI, 621 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Disciplina

581.46

Locazione

FAGBC

Collocazione

60 581.46 B 2

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910795919703321

Titolo

Conflict of interest and medical innovation : ensuring integrity while facilitating innovation in medical research : workshop summary / / Sarah H. Beachy, Adam C. Berger, and Steve Olson, rapporteurs ; Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-309-30171-8

0-309-30169-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (99 p.)

Disciplina

610.72

Soggetti

Medicine - Research - Moral and ethical aspects

Conflict of interests

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

"Workshop summary has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council's Report Review Committee."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Boxes and Figures""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""1 Introduction and Overview""; ""2 Conflict of Interest Policies: An Overview""; ""3 Perspectives on Conflict of Interest Policies""; ""4 Public Perceptions of Conflict of Interest""; ""5 Managing Conflict and Facilitating Innovation""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Speaker Biographical Sketches""; ""Appendix C: Statement of Task""; ""Appendix D: Registered Attendees""

Sommario/riassunto

"Scientific advances such as the sequencing of the human genome have created great promise for improving human health by providing a greater understanding of disease biology and enabling the development of new drugs, diagnostics, and preventive services. However, the translation of research advances into clinical applications has so far been slower than anticipated. This is due in part to the complexity of the underlying biology as well as the cost and time it takes to develop a product. Pharmaceutical companies are adapting their business models to this new reality for product development by placing increasing emphasis on leveraging alliances, joint development efforts, early-phase research partnerships, and public-private partnerships. These collaborative efforts make it possible to identify new drug targets, enhance the understanding of the underlying basis of disease, discover novel indications for the use of already approved products, and develop biomarkers for disease outcomes or directed drug use. While the potential benefits of collaboration are significant, the fact that the relationships among development partners are often financial means that it is vital to ensure trust by identifying, disclosing, and managing any potential sources of conflict that could create bias in the research being performed together."Conflict of Interest and Medical Innovation" is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health in June 2013 to explore the appropriate balance between identifying and managing conflicts of interest and advancing medical innovation. A wide range of stakeholders, including government officials, pharmaceutical company representatives, academic administrators and researchers, health care providers, medical ethicists, patient advocates, and consumers, were invited to present their perspectives and participate in discussions during the workshop. This report focuses on current conflict of interest policies and their effect on medical innovation in an effort to identify best practices and potential solutions for facilitating innovation while still ensuring scientific integrity and public trust"--



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910807221403321

Autore

Pfuntner Laura

Titolo

Urbanism and empire in Roman Sicily / / Laura Pfuntner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin : , : University of Texas Press, , 2019

ISBN

1-4773-1723-6

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 pages)

Disciplina

937/.8

Soggetti

Urbanization - Italy - Sicily - History

Cities and towns - Italy - Sicily - History

Sicily (Italy) Antiquities

Sicily (Italy) History To 800

Rome Territorial expansion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Urban abandonment in the late Republic and early Principate (CA. 50 BC-AD 50) -- Urban abandonment in the high Empire (CA. AD 50-250) -- The southwestern coast : economic integration, political privilege, and urban survival -- The northeastern coast : civil war and colonization -- Eastern Sicily : from Syracusan to Roman hegemony -- Roman urbanism in Sicily -- New forms of settlement in Roman imperial Sicily.

Sommario/riassunto

Sicily has been the fulcrum of the Mediterranean throughout history. The island’s central geographical position and its status as ancient Rome’s first overseas province make it key to understanding the development of the Roman Empire. Yet Sicily’s crucial role in the empire has been largely overlooked by scholars of classical antiquity, apart from a small number of specialists in its archaeology and material culture. Urbanism and Empire in Roman Sicily offers the first comprehensive English-language overview of the history and archaeology of Roman Sicily since R. J. A. Wilson’s Sicily under the Roman Empire (1990). Laura Pfuntner traces the development of cities and settlement networks in Sicily in order to understand the island’s political, economic, social, and cultural role in Rome’s evolving Mediterranean hegemony. She identifies and examines three main



processes traceable in the archaeological record of settlement in Roman Sicily: urban disintegration, urban adaptation, and the development of alternatives to urban settlement. By expanding the scope of research on Roman Sicily beyond the bounds of the island itself, through comparative analysis of the settlement landscapes of Greece and southern Italy, and by utilizing exciting evidence from recent excavations and surveys, Pfuntner establishes a new empirical foundation for research on Roman Sicily and demonstrates the necessity of including Sicily in broader historical and archaeological studies of the Roman Empire.