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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
1. Comments & News from the Editor
HICNet Newsletter Now Available via ftp on Internet .................. 1
2. Medical News
Medical News Items for week ending June 9, 1989 ....................... 2
3. Columns
New Organ Preservation Solution Extens Transplant Times ............... 8
4. Articles
Global Education for Disabled Children on Telecom Networks ............ 10
5. Volunteer Needed for Studies/Research
Phase I study of a new nucleoside analog, AzdU, Volunteers Wanted ..... 13
6. Call for Papers
Studies in Technological Innovation and Human Resources ............... 14
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Medical News
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Medical News Items for week ending June 9, 1989
Source: USA TODAY/Gannett National Information Network
Reproduced with Permission
July 3-4, 1989
REACHING PEAK AT 70 POSSIBLE:
Physiologists recently found that people in the 70s who exercise vigorously
can bring their exercise capacity to its peak for their age. Doctors at the
University of Maryland's Center for Aging found that a group of patients in
their 70s increased their maximum cardiovascular capacity by 22 percent
through a program of fast walking. (From the USA TODAY Life section.)
N.Y. DOCTORS GET CAP ON HOURS:
Medical residents at New York hospitals will no longer work their
traditional 36-hour shifts and 100-hour weeks. As of July 1, residents in
hospitals throughout the state were limited to 24-hour shifts and 80-hour
weeks. The law was prompted by concerns for high-quality patient care and
optimum physician training. (From the USA TODAY Life section.)
DENTISTS CAN DETECT ABUSE SIGNS:
Because physical abuse cases often involve injuries to the head, face and
mouth, dentists can often be the first to detect the signs of abuse, a survey
showed. Researchers at the University of Colorado polled more than 3,000
dentists and found that 3 percent reported treating patients for abuse-related
injuries. Another 7.6 percent reportedly had suspicions of abuse in some
cases.
ETHNICITY SHAPES DRUG RESPONSE:
Researchers have found that patients of differing ethnic backgrounds
metabolize certain drugs differently. Doctors at the National Institute of
General Medical Sciences found that American men of Chinese descent were more
sensitive to the blood pressure drug propranolol than men of European descent.
They say the difference is rooted in genetically inherited factors.
NEW ALZHEIMER'S THEORY STUDIED:
Alzheimer's disease might be the result of a protective mechanism gone
awry, researchers report. Doctors at Harvard University are studying an enzyme
inhibitor called alpha-1 antichymotrypsin - or ACT - a component of the senile
plaques that develop in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. Normally, ACT
helps keep the body's enzymes and their inhibitors in balance.
DAILY WATER INTAKE - 2 LITERS:
The average American drinks just more than 2 liters of water daily,
according to a Department of Agriculture study. The study, which questioned
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more than 26,000 Americans, found that an average person drinks about 1.2
liters of tap water from the faucet each day as drinking water and in coffee,
tea and other beverages. The rest comes from water packaged in foods.
DOCTORS FIND LIVER PROTEIN:
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health are trying to discover why
the body's immune system attacks the liver of biliary cirrhosis patients.
Doctors at NIH have found the proteins the immune system attacks, and are
searching for the disease's cause. Two theories: An immune system malfunction
causes the disease or an earlier event changes the liver, triggering the
immune response.
TRANSPLANT ORGANS SUSTAINED:
Researchers at the University of Kentucky have kept animal organs
functioning for 60 hours outside the body, the July Discover reports. The
heart, lungs, liver and kidneys of a dog were left intact, submerged in a
saline solution and maintained by a mechanical respirator. Doctors hope the
research lengthens the time human organs remain healthy for organ transplants.
FLUORIDE KICKING CAVITIES:
About 50 percent of American children are free from tooth decay, a recent
survey from the National Institute of Dental Research shows. That's up from
the early 1970s, when only about 28 percent of children were free from tooth
decay. Fluoridation of America's drinking water, which began in 1945 and was
greatly expanded in the 1960s, has had a major effect, the survey said.
COCAINE-USE PERSONALITY MAPPED:
A pioneering study at the University of Iowa has found a link between
cocaine abuse and clinical personality disorders. The study, published in the
July American Journal of Public Health, found that cocaine abusers are more
likely than non-users to exhibit narcissistic tendencies, desiring to be the
center of attention and obsessed with power and control.
GM TEAM TRIES TO REDUCE INJURY:
Researchers at General Motors are designing safety systems to minimize the
injuries that accompany sudden deceleration. A GM team using advanced computer
technology and anatomical models, are creating new mathematical models of the
damage caused by crash forces. Their research is based on the theory that
force has different effects on different types of body tissue.
YOUNG FALLING DOWN ON FITNESS:
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently named declining fitness levels
and the use of illegal steroids as the two most urgent problems facing
America's physical education programs. The academy said the general fitness of
the nation's young people has been declining during the past two decades and
the trend might contribute to future cases of heart disease and other
illnesses.
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July 5, 1989
DISEASE THRIVES IN SUMMER:
A new disease is coming this summer. It's called hand-foot-and-mouth
disease. Doctors say most people will catch the disease, but few will realize
it, since its most common symptoms - a sore throat and fever - are most often
mistaken for a cold. It is most common among children younger than 4. (From
the USA TODAY Life section.)
DISEASE NOT SERIOUS THREAT:
The most drastic symptoms of hand-foot-and-mouth disease can include fever,
sore throat, swollen glands, wart-like sores on the hands and feet and
sometimes in the mouth. The disease - common in the summer months - is not
considered a serious health threat. It normally lasts a week to 10 days, but
requires no treatment. (From the USA TODAY Life section.)
LYME DISEASE RESEARCH QUICKENS:
Scientists are increasing the pace of research into Lyme disease and the
tick that spreads it. Researchers, responding to rising numbers of Lyme
disease cases, are advancing new theories on the microbe that causes the
disease and how it is spread from the ticks that carry it to humans, Tuesday's
New York Times reports.
BABY NEEDS SOME SUN:
Letting a baby crawl around in the sun for a few minutes each day can
provide all the needed Vitamin D. Researchers at Children's Hospital Medical
Center, Cincinnati, have found that babies can maintain adequate Vitamin D
levels by staying out in the sun for 30 minutes a week. Vitamin D is needed
for the baby to absorb calcium and phosphate.
EXPERT SAYS NEW FOCUS NEEDED:
Cancer prevention should focus more on stopping the cancer process in the
body and less on environmental contributors to the disease, a well-known
researcher said recently. Georgetown University's Dr. John Higginson, who
first linked environmental causes such as smoking to cancer 35 years ago, said
efforts to cut cancer by eliminating such factors had met with little success.
PATHOLOGISTS USE HDTV:
Washington, D.C.-area pathologists soon will use high-definition television
to examine human tissue samples miles from their hospitals, the Washington
Post reports. Corabi Telemetics Inc. said a Bell Atlantic fiber optics system
using HDTV-based technology would provide twice the resolution of current
televisions, allowing pathologists to accurately examine slides.
PYGMY HEIGHT THEORY ADVANCED:
Researchers at Northwestern University might have finally found why African
pygmies are so short. A report in Friday's New England Journal of Medicine
notes that while pygmies have normal amounts of a hormone responsible for
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growth, they might have fewer growth hormone receptors proteins on a cell's
surface that bind the hormone. Scientists are conducting more research.
MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST FAT:
A study at the University of Illinois confirms that fat content - not
calorie count - is the key to weight reduction. In a six-month study, 18 women
lost weight faster on a 20 percent fat diet than on a 40-percent fat diet with
fewer calories. The diet showed equal results regardless of the women's level
of obesity prior to starting the diet.
July 6, 1989
HERPES ESTIMATE GOES WAY UP:
A study released Wednesday claims many more Americans are infected with
herpes simplex II than previously thought. The study, in Thursday's New
England Journal of Medicine, estimates 16.4 percent of the population between
15 and 74 years old has the disease - about 25 million people. (From the USA
TODAY Life section.)
NYU MAPS BRAIN MAGNETIC FIELDS:
New technology is unlocking the secret of the brain's magnetic fields.
Researchers at New York University said Wednesday that by using new, highly
sensitive detectors, they could monitor the location, force and shape of
magnetic fields in the brain for the first time. All the fields combined in a
single human brain have less magnetic energy than a common message magnet.
TRANSPLANTS INCREASE SURVIVAL:
Patients who undergo liver transplants because of a fatal disease have a
higher survival rate than others who opt for more conservative treatments, a
study shows. The seven-year study, in Thursday's New England Journal of
Medicine, showed that the survival rate for patients with primary biliary
cirrhosis who have transplants is twice as high as non-transplant patients.
DOCTOR WORKING ON JET LAG PILL:
A doctor at the University of Texas is developing a "jet lag pill" that
could help travelers combat the effects of cross-country travel. The pills are
made of melatonin, a naturally produced chemical that causes drowsiness. A
traveler would take a pill when it is about 2 a.m. at his destination,
becoming drowsy, sleeping, and adjusting his system to the time there.
EYE TEST COULD FIND ALZHEIMER'S:
Simple tests during routine eye exams could spot Alzheimer's disease, a
study shows. The study, by doctors at Philadelphia's Wills Eye Hospital, shows
that while patients' visual acuity remains normal, they uniformly display
abnormalities in color vision, depth perception and the ability to copy
diagrams.
BOTTLED WATER USAGE RISING:
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Health-conscious Americans are consuming more bottled water than ever, and
the market for bottled water is growing. The International Bottled Water
Association said bottled water, almost unheard of in the United States only a
decade ago, had grown to a $300 billion-a-year industry. Producers are
introducing several flavored waters. (From the USA TODAY Life section.)
NEW EYE SURGERY HEALS FASTER:
Doctors are combining ultrasound technology and tiny, foldable lens implants
to create a new form of cataract surgery that reduces discomfort and healing
time. The technique, recently developed at St. Luke's Cataract and Intraocular
Lens Institute, requires a much smaller incision than conventional surgery,
reducing healing time and visual distortion.
FDA CLEARS NEW ACNE MEDICINE:
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared Cleocin T topical
lotion for the treatment of acne. The lotion was designed specifically for
patients with dry, sensitive skin. The lotion, produced by pharmaceutical
giant Upjohn Co., has a water base, which adds more moisture to the skin than
oil- or alcohol-based solutions, Upjohn officials said.
July 7-9, 1989
ONE-THIRD HAVE HIGH CHOLESTEROL:
More than one-third of all Americans have borderline or high cholesterol
levels, a study shows. The study, published in Friday's Journal of the
American Medical Association, says that in 1986, 60 million Americans between
20 and 74 years old - about 36 percent of the population - had cholesterol
levels high enough to need medical help. (From the USA TODAY Life section.)
DOCTORS TRACK MEASLES OUTBREAK:
The United States appears to be in the midst of a measles outbreak.
According to the Morbidity and Mortality weekly report for the week ending
June 30, 7,022 cases of measles have been reported so far this year. The
average number of cases recorded by this week in previous years was 1,750.
Some 484 cases were reported last week alone, compared to 78 in the same week
last year.
DOCTORS TO TEST LIQUID SHADES:
Researchers are developing liquid sunglasses that wearers will someday
simply apply to their eyes like eye drops. USA WEEKEND reports that doctors at
the University of Southern California are developing the liquid, which
contains the non-toxic chemical chromophore. They say the liquid will absorb
up to 98 percent of harmful ultraviolet rays for up to eight hours before
dissolving.
SOME TESTS MISS AIDS VIRUS:
Current tests are failing to detect the AIDS virus in some blood samples, a
study found. The study, published in Friday's Journal of the American Medical
Association, said that some samples of commercial plasma were found to contain
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human immunodeficiency virus, which causes AIDS. The study said the plasma was
not dangerous, since processing kills the disease.
HEART SHOCK DELIVERED BY PHONE:
A St. Louis woman received a lifesaving cardiac shock from a defibrillator
connected to doctors by telephone. MEDphone Corp. said Wednesday that doctors
at the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis shocked Ada Evans last week using the
MDphone transtelephonic defibrillator. Evans was suffering from tachycardia,
or abnormally rapid heartbeat. She is now in stable condition at the hospital.
LASER TO TREAT SKIN LESIONS:
The National Institutes of Health on Thursday awarded a grant to a Boston
company to develop a laser to treat benign pigmented lesions. Researchers from
Candela Laser Corp. and Boston University will develop a flashlamp excited
pulsed dye laser to evaporate the excess pigment at the skin's surface in
patients with lesions and return the skin to its normal color.
ENZYMES KEY TO CPR SURVIVAL:
The amount of two enzymes in the cerebrospinal fluid might hold the key to
survival for cardiac arrest victims, a study concludes. The study, in the
July issue of the Archives of Neurology, said the amount of the enzymes -
creatine kinase isozyme and neuron-specific enolase - could be an accurate
predictor of a patient's chances of survival after cardiac arrest and
resuscitation.
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NEW ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTION EXTENDS PRESERVATION TIMES, HOLDS PROMISE OF
MAJOR IMPACT ON LIVER, PANCREAS TRANSPLANTS
from the American Council on Transplantation
A solution that increases the time organs can be preserved for
transplantation, developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin, has
been cleared by the Federal Drug Administration for use in the United States.
The Belzer/UW Organ Preservation Solution, developed by Folkert Belzer,
M.D. and James Southard, Ph.D., has been shown in clinical trials conducted at
the University of Pittsburgh to triple the time available from the time of
donation of a liver or pancreas to its transplantation in a recipient.
The UW Solution increases the storage time for livers and pancreases from
approximately six to 36 hours, and from 24 to 36 hours for kidneys. In
addition, experience with the solution has shows the organs are not only
preserved better, but function better and sooner after transplantation.
"The longer preservation time increases the availability of organs - they
can be harvested in one part of the country and safely shipped to waiting
patients hundreds of miles away. An international network to match organs and
recipients can be come a reality with this solution," explained Dr. Belzer,
co-inventor of the solution and professor and chairman of the UW Medical
School Department of Surgery.
The solution also will enable surgeons to perform transplant that once
had to be done immediately on a non-emergency basis, Dr. Belzer added.
"Formerly, liver and pancreas transplants had to be performed within six to 10
hours of harvest. With longer preservation, the operation becomes less rushed
and safer for patients."
Dr. Belzer and his colleagues have been pioneers in organ preservation
for the past 20 years and have played a major role in development of means for
preserving kidneys for up to 72 hours. It was this success that led to
efforts to find the similar answers for other organs.
Dr. Belzer and biochemist Southard, UW Medical School associate professor
of surgery, began exploring means to extend the life of donor livers and
pancreases. Donor livers and pancreases formerly had been preserved in a cold
storage solution that also was used to store kidneys. However, they found
that the kidney's metabolism is different than the liver and pancreas, leading
them to search for a different mixture of preservation chemicals.
"We needed an effective impermeant for the liver and pancreas," Dr.
Southard explained. They found it in the form of a solution containing
loctobionate, a substance that suppresses swelling and deterioration in the
cells of the liver and pancreas. The loctobionate replaced glucose in the
solution which, they found, entered the organs cells and produced swelling
that caused structural damage.
An report in the February 1989 issue of the Journal of the American
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Medical Association noted "the remarkable effectiveness of the solution has
revolutionized liver transplantation at almost every level. The enhanced
margin of safety has permitted more effective use of organs that can be stored
safely while waiting for operating room facilities or personnel to become
available."
Du Pont Pharmaceuticals has been licensed to manufacture and market the
Belzer/UW Organ Preservation Solution in the United States and Europe.
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Articles
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Global Education for Disabled Children on Telecom Networks
"Robert D. Carlitz" <carlitz@uwapa2.phys.washington.edu>
This paper was written by Dr Robert Carlitz, concerning global education for
disabled children on Telecom networks. Robert Carlitz is a professor in the
department of physics and astonomy in the University of Pittsburgh. This is a
charming paper.
The following item was stimulated by the comments of Norman Coombs and
Tzipporah BenAvraham. An international children's network can cross political
boundaries. It can also cross the boundaries which sometimes isolate the
physically handicapped.
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POSSIBILITIES FOR COMMUNICATION
Telecommunications technology has developed an exciting potential during the
last decade. Inexpensive microcomputers now facilitate the exchange of
electronic messages around the world, using existing telephone and radio
links. These same computers have transformed the human interface to the
message system, allowing open access regardless of a user's physical
abilities. And they enable the messages themselves to be transformed through
organizing and indexing for general access. The resulting communications
system is one which can satisfy the literal meaning of the Latin root
"communicare" by making common the shared knowledge of the entire human race.
The technology for assembling a universally accessible communications system
now exists. It is being applied piecemeal by governments, businesses,
organizations and individuals throughout the world. In this note we would
like to discuss the new modes of communication that this technology permits.
And we will advance a principle which can help guide further technological
development and maximize its benefits for the people of the world. The
principle is one which would guarantee universal access to global
communications.
To implement this principle we propose that a portion of each nation's
telecommunications system be allocated for educational use and that a global
electronic network be created for the use of school children and their
teachers. In developed countries the establishment of this network would
represent a small subsidy to educational training. In developing countries
the childrens' network would form the basis for other national networks. In
all cases the cost of establishing the network would serve as an investment in
humankind's future ability to utilize its shared knowledge.
We are presently at a stage in the development of communications technology
where it is possible to recognize some trends and make some choices. Wise
choices now will let us exploit future developments more fully. Accurate
observation of technological trends will let us see what choices exist to be
made. This is not always easy, and in a field which is rapidly evolving, it
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is especially difficult.
One obvious trend is toward increasing connectivity. Individual computers are
connected in local networks; local networks are linked in regional networks;
and regional networks are linked in national or international ensembles. At
each junction point there are technical issues of transmission protocols which
must be dealt with. But from the users' viewpoint the result is a seamless
link which disregards regional boundaries. The children's network that we
propose to implement makes the trend toward universal connectivity a
fundamental goal.
An important consequence of universal connectivity is universal access to
data. Computer networks are a unique communications medium in that they allow
the possibility of storing and organizing all messages that are entered into
the system. Children who learn to use a global communications system would
contribute to a database of shared human knowledge and would learn how extract
needed information from this database.
A second trend involves the complexity of the user interface. As more
powerful processors have been developed, computer displays have become more
elaborate. Simple textual displays have been superseded by multi-layered
graphical displays. An alternative use of this local processing power is to
replace display screens with realistic and easily comprehended voice
synthesizers or to substitute for conventional keyboards - joysticks, paddles
or voice recognition devices for the physically impaired. This trend
obviously supports the universal access to which our children's network
aspires.
There is one corollary of this trend which we should probably try to
discourage. This is the tendency to transmit large quantities of graphical
information. Once could contrast the possibilities of transmitting a code for
the letter ``a'' with a picture of this letter. The coded form conventionally
requires 7 binary digits of information. The picture, by contrast, could
involve perhaps 1500 bits for moderately crisp resolution and more for higher
resolution. (Compression schemes can reduce the bandwidth requirement for both
text and graphics, but graphics remain intrinsically more expensive to
transmit.) Coded text can be indexed, sorted and scanned with ease. Graphical
data can be indexed only if it is attached to textual material or if by some
scanning process it is converted to textual material.
This suggests that we choose textual material as the basis for global
exchange. Graphical material can always be represented through direct
encoding schemes or through page description languages, so no flexibility is
lost in this approach. This choice simplifies access by providing a lowest
common denominator - equilavent to a ``dumb'' teletype terminal. It
guarantees that access will remain open independent of details of a given
user's terminal and hence independent of that user's level of physical
abilities.
Having chosen to emphasize textual material, we must face a number of
interesting challenges. These involve dealing with the different languages of
the world and their different written representations. Computers, of course,
are ideal aids for these tasks. The problems here are ones which hinder
international commerce and politics. Development of an international
children's network allows their resolution in a forum which is neither
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commercial nor political - and which is hence noncontentious. And development
along the lines proposed here will maintain open access for all nations and
all individuals.
Robert D. Carlitz
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA USA 15250
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Volunteer Needed for Studies/Research
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Phase I study of a new nucleoside analog, AzdU
Mike Polis, MD (301) 496-9565
National Institutes of Health
Email: OPM@NIHCU.BITNET
Title: A Phase I-II Dose Escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety, Anti-Viral
and Immune Enhancing Effects of 3'-Azido-2',3'-dideoxyuridine (AzdU) in
Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Infection.
This study is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AzdU, an
orally administered nucleoside analog, in adults with HIV infection. AzdU has
been shown in laboratory studies to be effective in inhibiting HIV-1
replication and may be less toxic than AZT.
Study participants are being sought who have HIV infection and:
1. CD4 count between 200 and 400/cu mm.
2. No previous use of AZT.
3. Over 18 years of age.
4. Able to participate in weekly clinic visits and blood-drawing
as defined by the study.
Participants will need a primary physician involved in their care and
available to communicate with the NIH doctors and nurses during the time of
study enrollment. We expect to enroll 15 patients in the initial phase of the
study.
Eligible participants chosen for this outpatient study will be serially
assigned to one of five dose groups. There will be frequent sampling of blood
and urine during the course of the study for monitoring and evaluation to
minimize potential toxicities. After the twelve week study course, patients
showing a beneficial response to the drug may be eligible for continued
treatment with AzdU. Participants will be assessed monthly for 3 months and
then every 3 months after being on drug.
AzdU has not been given to humans so that the side effects are unknown.
Animal studies have shown toxicities only at extra-ordinarily large doses.
Other nucleosides have caused elevations of liver function tests, nausea,
headache, and bone marrow suppression.
For further information, contact Dianne Lee, RN at (301) 496-7196,
Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Building 10 Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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Call for Papers
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Studies in Technological Innovation and Human Resources
MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION
Studies in Technological Innovation and Human Resources is a bi-annual series
of books, published by de Gruyter (Berlin and New York), which brings together
research, critical analysis, and proposals for change in this fairly new and
highly important field of inquiry: Technological innovations and how they
affect people in the workplace. Technology includes computers, information
systems, telecommunications, computer-aided design and manufacturing,
artificial intelligence and other related forms.
The first volume of Technological Innovation and Human Resources dealt with
Managing Technological Development: Strategic and Human Resources Issues and
was published in 1988. The second volume, entitled End User Training, is
scheduled to appear at the beginning of 1990.
The upcoming Volume III, MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION,
will particularly include papers that are:
- international
- interdisciplinary
- theoretical
- empirical
- macro
- micro
Authors are encouraged to think creatively about subject matter possibilities,
including manuscripts that:
* are critical and reflective;
* report on cases of successful technology-mediated communication in
organizational settings;
* report on failures;
* attempt to demonstrate change in communication content, patterns and
quality due to technology;
* investigate how speed and complexity may be affected by technology-
mediated communication;
* compare various communication means such as telephone, computer mail,
video and typewritten and other communication processes and
outcomes;
* assess efficiency, costs, benefits and effectiveness;
* combine some of these issues.
Each manuscript must have a concluding section entitled IMPLICATIONS FOR
RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT.
PUBLICATION PROCEDURE
Papers should conform strictly to the rules of the APA (American Psychological
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Association) style guide (3rd Edition). All submissions must be original work
which has not appeared elsewhere, and which is not being considered for
publication by any other outlet at this time. Since the review process will
be anonymous, please prepare your manuscript accordingly. Five copies should
be submitted to the address below. Deadline for submission is February 1,
1990.
If you would like to discuss your topic, please call Urs E. Gattiker at (403)
320-6966 (mountain standard time) or Laurie Larwood at (518) 442-4910 (Eastern
Standard Time).
Please submit five copies of your manuscript to:
Urs E. Gattiker
Technology Assessment Research Unit
School of Management
The University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, Alberta
CANADA T1K 3M4
FAX: (403) 329-2022
E-Mail: GATTIKE%VP@UNCAEDU.BITNET
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