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This article addresses the increasing interest in end of life care and the need for improving access to palliative care services in patients/families served by the home care industry. The author discusses factors leading to this growing demand as well as some of the recent research conducted in the field of palliative care. The benefits of and underutilization of hospice services are discussed. The author addresses a variety of options for home care providers to consider expanding access to palliative care services including recent changes in regulation that allow for collaboration with Medicare certified hospice programs. A discussion of key topics to include in staff development initiatives related to palliative care is included as are education and clinical practice resources.

The author describes the regulation of the commodification of knowledge and genetic resources over time. He distinguishes between fordist- and postfordist modes of regulation referring in particular to the concept of the "societal relationship with nature". In the century of bio- and information technology immaterial resources have become increasingly important. They are part of a new accumulation-regime in which the life science- and information-industry fills an important economic role. Patents and new technologies, like genetic engineering and nanotechnology, are inextricably linked to this process. Functioning as "commodification-technologies" they enable the life science industry to enlarge capital accumulation by privatizing formerly societal resources. The author elaborates the inherent contradictions within this process and points out problems and conflicts within each period.

SummarySince quite some time, economists have been aware of the fact that also the behavior of economists generates questions that need to be answered. Why, for example, do economists use an alphabetic ordering of names when they co‐author an article? And what determines the success of an academic economist? Or, how does studying economics affect behavior? At the same time, economists have also noticed that the economics profession generates data that can be used to test theoretical ideas proposed by economists. In this paper, the author gives an overview of such research that takes economists and their behavior as a subject of study. He will focus on three topics: the education of economists, the publication habits of economists and the labor market of economists.

This article discusses Edward Said's intellectual legacy in the Arab world. After examining Said's own cultural influences, the trajectory of his early academic career in America, and his ""re-orientation"" towards his Arab identity and culture following the 1967 war, the author focuses on the reception of his works in Arab intellectual circles. Though Orientalism was initially misperceived through the frame of identity politics, his theoretical writings exerted a steadily growing impact on Arab criticism, particularly by offering a way out of its methodological dependency on the West. The author suggests that Said's final role as an oppositional intellectual ""speaking truth to power,"" which reached beyond the Arab intelligentsia to a broader audience, may in the final analysis be his most lasting contribution.

In this reprint from Middle East Review of International Affairs(March 2003), the author argues that the Bush Administration's focus on regime change ignores a much more important issue -- constructing a regional security architecture in the Middle East. The author begins with a brief overview of US security policy from 1979 onward, then presents recommendations for building a new security architecture based on four key issues: (1) What are U.S. interests in the Gulf?; (2) To what extent can Iraq "balance" Iran?;(3) What will be the role & configuration of the U.S. military presence in the region?; & (4) What role will individual countries play in providing for region-wide security & for their own defense from external aggression? Each of these questions is addressed in turn. J. Harwell

The author addresses how, as a scholar, W. E. B. Du Bois transcended disciplinary boundaries & genre by providing answers to questions of racial colonialism & enslavement, the role of theory in social change, & the role of race in the dehumanization of the African, to name only a few. Here, the author offers a critical review of Du Bois's application of sociology to the study of the African diaspora in America in The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study. The article gives an overview of Du Bois's sociological research as historical, statistical, demographic, & cultural in nature -- the type of research that Du Bois demanded, must lead to social action. 9 References. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright 2004 The American Academy of Political and Social Science.]

The author discusses the three major objectives of U.S. Security policy in South Asia: (1) contain nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, East, & Central Asia; (2) prevent an India-Pakistan nuclear war; & (3) contain the roots of global transnational terrorism by eliminating terrorist havens in South Asia. In the discussion on nuclear proliferation, the author focuses on the Eisenhower administration's "Atoms for Peace" policy, the Carter administration's 'stick' approach of economic sanctions, & the Reagan's administration's use of a 'carrot' approach in the form of military & economic aid to Pakistan. The discussion of the India-Pakistan crises begins with the 1998 nuclear tests conducted by each country. Finally, the discussion on terrorism focuses on post 9/11 strategies to contain terrorism. J. Harwell

The author studies the mature political thought of John Locke, contained especially in the Second Treatise of Government, in order to track two key concepts in his views on the origin of the State & political regimes. These two concepts are freedom & consent. Locke argues that the natural freedom of the person constitutes the foundation of politically organized society. The author's thesis is that that freedom is expressed as a pact or contract to institute a political society or State, & as a majoritarian decision to adopt a political regime or government. In light of these two modes of consent, the author analyzes their effects on political society & the political regime. 17 References. Adapted from the source document.

The author describes the regulation of the commodification of knowledge & genetic resources over time. He distinguishes between fordist- & postfordist modes of regulation referring in particular to the concept of the "societal relationship with nature." In the century of bio- & information technology immaterial resources have become increasingly important. They are part of a new accumulation-regime in which the life science- & information-industry fills an important economic role. Patents & new technologies, like genetic engineering & nanotechnology, are inextricably linked to this process. Functioning as "commodification-technologies" they enable the life science industry to enlarge capital accumulation by privatizing formerly societal resources. The author elaborates the inherent contradictions within this process & points out problems & conflicts within each period. 24 References. Adapted from the source document.

Journalist Olga Maltseva tells the public about a State Visit of Chairman of NCD of Korean People Democratic Republic Kim Chen Ir in August, 2002. The author of this publication gives some distinctive features to a portrait of the Leader of Northern Korea, one of the most enigmatic figures in the political elite of the Asian Pacific Region. ; Journalist Olga Maltseva tells the public about a State Visit of Chairman of NCD of Korean People Democratic Republic Kim Chen Ir in August, 2002. The author of this publication gives some distinctive features to a portrait of the Leader of Northern Korea, one of the most enigmatic figures in the political elite of the Asian Pacific Region.

This paper explores efforts by Denison University to shift its service-learning efforts from service based on a charity model toward service based on collaboration and community-based social change. The author describes the institution's process of adaptation and a series of service-learning courses that draw upon participatory action research, asset-based community development, and what Denison service-learning faculty call "place-based" service learning. Based on ethnographic data and reports from students' reflective journals from courses that have attempted to develop a partnership with a nearby community, the author outlines some of the challenges for faculty and institutions that are considering crossing-over from service learning based on charity to service learning for social justice.

Despite theoretical differences and methodological questions, the conversation about synthesizing qualitative research raises interest. Meta-ethnography, as initially described by Noblit and Hare (1988), is a foundation for a methodology to synthesize existing case study; however, there are weaknesses that need to be addressed. Using three stages of meta-ethnography, case selection, analysis, and synthesis, the author discusses these weaknesses and provides enhancements so that meta-ethnography becomes a viable option for qualitative researchers. Examples from application in the study of educational leadership illuminate and validate each enhancement. The author concludes by discussing how, when enhancements are made, meta-ethnography also becomes a methodology with compelling implications for making the research process a more democratic one.

This article provides a critical engagement with Shadd Maruna's book Making Good. The author illuminates why Making Good is a truly radical contribution to the study of crime; a book that underlines the important contribution psychology can make to the study of (ex)offenders' lives. However, the author argues that in focusing our attention on the psychosocial, Maruna raises – but does not adequately answer – the question of how to conceptualise the subjectivities of criminological research subjects. The article concludes by arguing that a complex, dynamic understanding of the relationship between the social and psychological is needed to account for the capacity of some offenders to desist from crime despite the overwhelming social forces that mitigate against this kind of change.