Pandemic containment and management

In a pandemic, nurses will be the first health care contact for the general public in most cases. This clinical update provides information about the influenza virtus and its modes of transmission. The update will describe the principles of containment and management that will be important to understand in the event of a pandemic occurring.

Technology and management systems for digital rights and content: the editors friend

Since the late 1980s, when authors began to deliver typescripts to their publishers on disk, the process of editing and publishing books has been in an almost constant state of change. Not only has digital technology enabled a conflation of book production processes, but books themselves are increasingly available in a wider choice of delivery modes. From traditional hard cover and paperback books, to digital files formatted for printing on desktop printers, to files specifically prepared for delivery via hand-held electronic book-reading devices, to text designed to be read on screen (incorporating hyperlinks that facilitate the reader's ability to navigate around the text and between texts), the consumer now has potential myriad choices for delivery of their chosen content. And the publisher, it seems, has myriad ways to deliver content and to seek and satisfy new markets. As well as opportunities, these changes have caused disruption to the traditional supply chain.

This paper focuses on changes to the role of the editor caused by the digitisation of the publishing industry.

Ecological fire regimes for the recovery and management of threatened small mammals in southern Australia

The application of fire to fauna management, particularly for endangered species, is a significant issue for wildlife managers. Mammals respond to fire regimes including intensity, frequency and season of occurrence, and changes in fire-regimes are implicated in detrimental effects on mammal communities. For many species temporal habitat change is a key factor affecting the persistence of populations. These species require the option of colonising the shifting habitat mosaic. There is substantial evidence that species such as the native rodents New Holland Mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae) and Heath Rat (Pseudomys shortridgei) are early successional species dependent on such temporal habitat changes. In conrast species such as the dasyurid marsupial, Swamp Antechinus (Antechinus minimus) are late successional species, which may take up to 20 years to recolonise. In many situations ecological fire regimes need to be implemented to increase areas of suitable habitat for population expansion and reintroductions. This paper assesses research findings and the development of management actions incorporating ecological fire regimes for the recovery of Pseudomyine rodents and the Swamp Antechinus. Spatially explicit models are required to determine changes and patterns at the landscape level. The prospect of global climate change also is of significance and needs to be assessed.

A guideline for the nursing assessment and management of urinary retention in elderly hospitalised patients

The objective of this project was to develop a guideline for the nursing assessment and management of urinary retention in hospitalised older adults. The guideline was developed from a review of the literature and from consultation with a multidisciplinary expert panel. These experts provided feedback through a structured process known as the Delphi technique. Based on findings from both sources, a final guideline was developed which provides a framework for the nursing assessment and management of urinary retention in hospitalised older adults. This foundational work provides the basis for further research and evaluation of the management of urinary retention.

Towards a cyclical framework for the investigation and management of elite level sponsorships

Sponsorship is a growing marketing communications tool which can produce unmatched results when used effectively. As such, rigid and applicable management frameworks are of critical importance as the discipline continues to develop. A conceptual review of existing sponsorship management frameworks and their common components are presented before an alternate cyclical management framework is derived. A series of case studies with organizations investing in elite level, million dollar sport sponsorship was used as the research strategy. Data was collected through qualitative interviews with within and cross case analysis used to identify trends. Five pillars of evidence supported the view that sponsorships were viewed and managed by corporate sponsors under a cyclical framework. The cyclical framework allows for interrelations between sponsorship management components to be better identified and investigated, and demonstrate how a cyclical view of management can aid the ongoing creation of value in long term sponsorships.