Consequential Problems Research Articles

Statistical Consulting is Scholarship

Abstract Statistical consulting is an integral part of the duties of most statisticians employed as faculty at universities or colleges. The recognition given for this activity has traditionally been in the area of “service” and the weight assigned this activity in the present reward system is that of any other service activity. A recently released report by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching offers a new definition of scholarship which includes the scholarship of application—the application of knowledge to solve consequential problems. This means a formal recognition as scholarship for the activities of consulting statisticians. What is needed for this recognition to become an integral part of the reward system is adequate documentation and evaluation procedures.

CFCs, ozone depletion, and their impact on the electronics industry. Part 2: The way ahead

The nature of ozone layer depletion and the background leading to international regulatory controls and eventual elimination of certain chlorinated solvents were summarised in Part 1 of the paper. The second part provides an insight into the consequential severe problems facing the electronics industry (particularly with regard to defluxing printed circuit boards and cleaning precision parts) and the options available to it. In addition, both the short-term and the long-term collaborative actions being undertaken world-wide to assess and implement the non-CFC cleaning regimes are outlined.

Analysis of cancer pain by the neurologist.

Pain intensity and the importance of pain for the cancer patient depend on a variety of individual factors and show considerable divergence (Bonica and Ventafridda 1979). They are greatly influenced by the enigma of the cancer disease as well as the consequential psychiatric problems (Frey 1980). An effective neurological analysis of the cancer pain, although demanding for the physician, is important for further specific diagnostic procedures and for the indication of appropriate therapy. Sometimes thorough neurological examination can lead to the first diagnosis of the carcinoma; when there is already evidence of metastases, the unfavorable prognosis can be made at the same time.