Ethics, genetics and science policy

Ethical issues raised by recent rapid advances in genetics are being discussed in many settings. A version of this paper was read by its author, a Norwegian moral philosopher, at a recent symposium celebrating 90 years of the Nobel prize.     

Asbestos and ship-building: fatal consequences

The severe bombing of Belfast in 1941 had far-reaching consequences. Harland and Wolff was crippled. The British Merchant Ship Building Mission to the USA was being constrained by the UK treasury. On being told of the Belfast destruction, the British Mission and the United States Maritime Commission were emboldened. The result was 2,710 Liberty Ships launched to a British design. The necessary asbestos use associated with this and other shipbuilding, after a quarter century or more latency, is a genesis of malignancy killing thousands. Reversal of studies on asbestos limitation of fire propagation was crucial to Allied strategic planning of mass-fires which resulted in the slaughter of one to two million civilians. Boston and Belfast institutions made seminal discoveries about asbestos use and its sequelae.     

卫生政策学案例教学实践与思考

基于卫生政策学课程特点，分析实施案例教学的重要性。并从总体思路、教学内容、实施流程、考核评价等方面介绍卫生政策学案例教学的设计与具体实施过程。通过总结教学实践情况。提出案例教学中应注意的问题及相关建议。     

种植体骨界面形成研究进展

随着种植牙越来越广泛的应用,种植义齿的生物力学研究已成为种植义齿研究中很重要的一方面。种植义齿的生物力学影响因素有种植体材料、形态结构、表面处理、颌骨结构和受力情况等。目前研究仍不深入,有待进一步研究。