The effects of researcher precautions on perceptions of the ethicality of unobtrusive field experiments.

The effects of stating researchers' precautions on perceptions about the ethicality of questionable studies were examined. The studies used were by West, Gunn, and Chernicky (1975) and by Middlemist, Knowles, and Matter (1976). The first study was generally evaluated more favorably than the second study.

Examining comorbidity and posttraumatic stress disorder in a Vietnam veteran population using the MMPI-2.

Examined the discriminant validity of the MMPI-2 in assessing comorbidity in a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Vietnam veteran population. The Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-III-R (SCID) was used to diagnose veterans and to classify them into four groups: PTSD Only, PTSD with mood disorders, PTSD with other anxiety disorders, and PTSD with mood and anxiety disorders. All groups had clinical elevations on scales F, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 0, PK, and PS, with peak elevations on scales 8, 7, and 2.

Gender, gender role, and drawing skill.

Separate bodies of research suggest that performance in spatial reasoning covaries with gender and with gender role. Typically studies employ a spatial task whose variance is then used to account for differences in scores between gender groups or variance in a measure of gender role. A methodological issue in such research is that the tasks used to represent spatial reasoning may be differentially available or differentially appealing as a function of gender.

Natural law and the "right to die".

Over the last two decades social concerns with the "right to die" have grown beyond the ability of our governmental and judicial institutions to consistently deal with them. One reason for this difficulty has been the unavailability of any legal or judicial standard that is consistent with American conceptions of liberty, morality, and justice. This article attempts to examine the theory of natural law to determine whether it may provide a consistent standard for resolving these difficult questions.

Cryopreservation of murine ovarian tissue.

To determine the feasibility of ovarian transplantation using cryopreserved tissue, ovaries were removed from anesthetized 12- to 20-week-old female mice. The controls consisted of a sham-operated group and an oophorectomized group, and the experimental groups were autologous transplants with and without cryopreservation. Ovaries for cryopreservation were suspended in 1.

A political economy perspective: why pharmacists may be reluctant to dispense generic medications.

As pressures mount for the government to intercede in the pricing structure of pharmaceutical products, some pharmacists remain reluctant to dispense generic counterparts for branded drugs. This paper attempts to explain this reticence by identifying the sources of conflict present in the pharmaceutical distribution channel. A political economy framework is applied to the pharmaceutical distribution channel to yield a basis for developing relationship management.

Recruitment and retention of blood donors: a strategic linkage approach.

Through the use of discriminant analysis, 521 blood donors were analyzed to develop profiles of both high and low donors. The practical value of strategically linking recruitment and retention activities aimed at those who fit a multiple-giving profile is presented.

Future pharmacists and public initiatives to control retail drug prices: a political economy framework.

While pressures mount for public policy makers to intercede in the pricing structure of pharmaceutical products, most pharmacists remain reluctant to substitute generic equivalents for branded drugs. This study suggests that pharmacist' aversion to external factors embedded in their channel environments. An adaption of the political economy paradigm reflects the complexity of the pharmaceutical channel relationships.

Megamarketing strategies for health care services.

Megamarketing, as coined by Kotler (1968), is a strategic way of thinking which takes an enlarged view of the skills and resources needed to enter and operate in obstructed or protected markets. The concept of megamarketing emphasizes the mastering and coordination of economic, psychological, political, and public relation skills and suggest that organizations can take a proactive stance in shaping macroenvironmental conditions. As health care delivery is characterized by a highly regulated environment, this marketing approach has definite applications for the health care marketer.

Validity of messages from quadriplegic persons with cerebral palsy.

Interpreting gestures from retarded, nonvocal subjects is scientifically risky. Investigators must construe the subject's meaning without reference to an external validity measure. A procedure was devised in which message content was provided to nonvocal, severely palsied quadriplegic subjects in advance.