Television Subject

Direct observation of subjects at all times by viewport or closed-circuit television. 

While every author, like every person, has opinions about most subjects, authors of factual information are often assumed to be without such bias. Bias in this context refers to a preference that makes one prejudiced. Newspaper and television reporters, for example, are expected to deliver the facts without offering an opinion. However, you should never assume a lack of bias. 

In the past, the recruitment of study subjects had been highly dependent on the activities of the investigator and the study subjects who were attending his or her chnic. Recommendation of a study subject by the treating physician is still the preferred method for recruiting study subjects. However, advertisements for suitable study subjects are being used increasingly. These may be placed on notice boards in clinics, in the local press and on television and radio. The most recent development has been the use of the Internet, particularly for studies where recruitment is difficult. 

Legalize drugs by subjecting them to exactly the same rules that alcohol and cigarettes are subjected to now. Television advertising is forbidden today for alcohol [and] for hard liquor. And I say treat this the same way as you would treat alcohol. So presumably such ads would be forbidden for this.- ... 

Sample advertising submitted to the IRB may be in various media format. Whether the advertisement is in the form of newspaper advertisements, posters, brochures, leaflets, radio or television advertisements, and even notices posted on the Internet, they are all subject to the same requirements noted above. All copy, including audio or video scripts or videotape, should be submitted for review and approval before use. All of the requirements for written copy apply to all advertising modes. 

Institutional Review Board letter of approval for protocol, informed consent, advertisements (newspapers, flyers, television) to be used to recruit study subjects and any other written information to be provided to subjects. 

By its very nature, eyewitness testimony is based on subjective impressions. In addition to this, it often centers on unverified rumors. In many cases gaps in personal recollections were patched up later through accounts given by third persons or by the media (newspapers, books, radio and television), accounts that the witnesses accepted credulously without examining them critically for their truth. 

Finally, psychiatric drugs are seen by some as an assault on free will and autonomy. Certainly this idea has been brought to our attention by media reports of instances in which psychotropic drugs have been used solely to achieve behavioral control. "Chemical straitjackets" and other forms of biological restraint, such as lo-botomies, have been the subject of popular film and television productions (for example One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest, Frances, and Will There Really Be a Morning ). And clearly these abuses have and do occur. However, appropriately used medical interventions oftentimes work to free people and promote autonomy. 

Technology, television, transcontinental travel and international scientific and medical conferences continue to narrow the subjective variations. Differences in diagnosis, data measurement and interpretation will diminish with such exchanges. It is possible that methodology, study design and case report forms can be constructed that correct for culture, diet and at least some subjective factors, which will allow comparability of efficacy and... 

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