PubMed Health⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

J Blunt

Publications and source records attributed to J Blunt.

7 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1996

Are research ethics committees behaving unethically? Some suggestions for improving performance and accountability.

The results of recent empirical investigations in research synthesis imply that research ethics committees are behaving unethically by endorsing new research which is unnecessary and by acquiescing in biased under-reporting of research which they have approved. The performance and accountability of research ethics committees would be improved if they required those proposing research to present systematic reviews of relevant previous research in support of their applications; to summarise the results of these reviews in the information prepared for potential participants; to register new controlled trials at inception; and to ensure that the results of these trials are made publicly available within a reasonable period of time after completion of data collection.

Bias↗
PubMed1992

Critical IT (information technology) issues: the next ten years.

In 1982, Robert Benjamin published a forecast of the state of information technology in the year 1990. He wrote that the information systems environment was in "a considerable state of flux" and information systems managers could benefit from a prediction of the "end-point scenario [in order to] focus major planning strategies." Ten years later, it's time to provide a new set of landmarks for another decade of flux. Benjamin and his coauthor, Jon Blunt, envision the information technology world of 2000. What can we expect? What should we not expect? And what can we not even begin to guess?

Computer Communication Networks↗
PubMed1986

A human monoclonal antibody to rhG.

Hybridomas secreting a human monoclonal IgG1 antibody against a variant of the rhG antigen were produced from B lymphocytes of an Rh-negative donor with serum antibodies to D and G [correction of C] antigens. The antibody reacts by indirect hemagglutination with nearly all C- or D-positive cells, confirming the strong association in the expression of G with D or C antigens. The lack of antibody reactivity to C-negative Du cells suggests a particular epitope on the D complex associated with the G antigen.

Antibodies, Monoclonal↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Wound cleansing: ritualistic or research-based practice?

Wound cleansing is an important component of wound management. When carried out correctly it can improve healing, but when undertaken unnecessarily it can impede wound progress. Literature suggests that nurses continue to rely on ritualistic practice rather than using research or best evidence to inform patient care. The rationale and implications for wound cleansing are examined in relation to cleansing solutions, technique and equipment.

Asepsis↗