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Interview with Nobel Laureate: Professor Peter C. Doherty.

An Update: Uveitis in Children.

SERI and the Asia-ARVO meeting-The only translational ophthalmology meeting in Asia.

Interview with the Expert: Prof Wong Tien Yin.

An Interview with Prof. Martin Humphries on University of Manchester & A*STAR ongoing partnership, and their recent established joint PhD programme – Yuhui Lin

The 10-mins Interview with Dr. Patel on Philippines Healthcare & his new digital platform, MyDoc. – Rachel Lim

APACMed in MedTech Industry – Insights from Brent Scott

L’Oréal Supports Women Contributing in Science Industry

Blackmores Symposium – Integrating Complementary Medicine into Pharmacy Practice.

Interview with Sir David Lane, Chief Scientist in A*STAR Singapore.

What are the Major Cancer Types in China? Why is it so? Interview with Dr Zhao Ping, Chairman, Cancer Foundation of China.

A Talk with Farahida Mohd Farid, General Manager of National Cancer Council Malaysia.

Cancer Control Efforts in Vietnam: Interview with Dr Tran Thanh Huong.

Prof. Jackie Y. Ying, a Leader in Nanotechnology.

Exclusive Interviews with TR Innovators under 35.

This study explores the understanding of and the current status of adoption and use of the personally controlled electronic health record (PCEHR) system among Australian doctors and aims to identify concerns/issues associated with the PCEHR system and factors influencing their decision regarding adoption and use of the PCEHR system. A qualitative field study was undertaken, in which 10 doctors were interviewed. The outcomes of this study lay good foundation for subsequent studies.

Requirements gathering and analysis is the most important phase of software development. If done properly, it reduces future maintenance costs. It can also stop projects that are unlikely to succeed before costs have become excessive. Different software systems require different approaches to requirements engineering. A mature requirements process can be based on a generic requirements process from which specialized processes can be adapted. We discuss such a generic process. The aim is to achieve for requirements engineering a capability level that is comparable to Level 3 of the Capability Maturity Model of SEI for the software process in general. We survey in some detail the parts of the process that deal with project purpose and feasibility, the techniques of requirements gathering, and the representation of requirements.

This paper presents the aims, the methodology and the preliminary results of an in-progress investigation into the users of four libraries belonging to the City Library Network (one main library and three satellite public libraries) in Perugia, a city in the centre of Italy with 160,000 inhabitants. The main aim of the investigation is to explore the degree of satisfaction, the needs, the motivation and the perceptions of both real and potential users, by means of quantitative and qualitative research methods. It also aims to be a reflection on the methodology used, accepting that the dichotomy "qualitative versus quantitative" has long been set aside and considers the two approaches in fact deeply complementary. On an operational level, the investigation foresaw the use of questionnaires to evaluate user satisfaction, and face-to-face interviews and focus group sessions aimed at examining specific issues raised by the questionnaires, enquiring not only into the "how much" of the incidence of certain variables but more interestingly into the "why". Finally, the paper examines the relationship between empirical research and theoretical speculation. The investigation has attempted to ascertain the validity of the application of Grounded Theory Methodology and to establish whether the ATLAS.ti program is able to guarantee greater objectivity when applying qualitative research techniques.

After about five months of operations some of the Global Libraries Public Access Computers Centres started to show positive impact on people life. Building an Impact Assessment Framework and implementing it in an effective and efficient way is looking like a tough and rewarding challenge.

The paper reflects on the methods used to carry out user segmentation and the positioning of library services in comparison to other forms of cultural offers through the use of the qualitative approach. The reflection is based on the results of an in-progress investigation into the users of four libraries belonging to the City Library Network (one main library and three satellite public libraries) in Perugia, a city in the centre of Italy with 160,000 inhabitants. On an operational level, the investigation foresaw the use of questionnaires, face-to-face interviews and focus group interviews. Regarding user segmentation, specifically the possibility to simplify the market (in our case both real and potential) by dividing it into the most homogeneous segments of users possible and also the most different, we are encouraged to enquire if when examining libraries, like other forms of cultural consumption, the socio-demographic variables are still efficiently discriminating.

Demographic and socio-economic variables, such as age, gender, income and social class, widely used in analyses of library service users due to the fact they are easily accessed and inexpensive, nowadays risk being considered out-dated, as their treatment of user needs and desires is superficial and leaves a discrete margin of imprecision in dealing with the advantages and disadvantages of library services. Using qualitative survey techniques, our aim was to carry out a psychographic segmentation of the library user which would allow us to identify within the potential user basin homogeneous groups characterized by a shared image of what the library represents to them, sharing similar tastes, perceptions and habits, to whom the library can offer made-to-measure services through appropriate strategies in line with their preferences and expectations.