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Khanjan Mehta

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Research Ethics

Frame Changers #212: Armchair Ethicists

June 30, 2015 krm716

FC #212: Armchair Ethicists

Academia, Research Ethics

Frame Changers #151: Neglected Tropical Diseases

April 6, 2015 krm716

FC #151: Neglected Tropical Diseases[Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of diseases that impact over 1.4 Billion of the poorest people in developing countries. They don’t get as much attention because the market is not as lucrative or accessible.]

Research Ethics

Frame Changers #106: Proof Is In The Pie

February 2, 2015 krm716

Proof is in the pie[Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard for establishing an intervention’s effectiveness. In the entrepreneurial world, nothing establishes a product’s success like a steady flow of happy customers.]

Academia, Eship Education, Research Ethics

Frame Changers #72: Picky Data Collectors

December 9, 2014 krm716

FC #72: Cellphone Data Entry[Smart Phones with full alphanumeric keyboards are better than simple numeric keypad phones for data entry. At the same time, they are not the most convenient for collecting descriptive data and have error rates only slightly better than pen and paper.]

Africa Leapfrogging, Research Ethics

Frame Changers #52: Big Data; Small Problem

November 11, 2014 krm716

FC #52: Data Collection [Data collection, aggregation, and digitization is extremely difficult in low-resource settings. As Big Data innovators find practical ways to analyze and utilize the data, an emphasis on reliable ways of collecting data is just as important.]

Academia, Research Ethics

Frame Changers #42: Truth Serum for Research?

October 28, 2014 krm716

FC#42: Research Incentives[Local customs often dictate that a beverage (or even a meal) be shared with research participants as part of the data collection process. Alcohol is almost never permitted by universities.]

Academia, Research Ethics, This is Africa

Frame Changers #37: Research Fatigue

October 21, 2014 krm716

FC #37: Kibera Research[Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya, is grossly over-researched. Every single day, 20-50 groups of researchers with clipboards and cameras go around asking residents all kinds of intrusive questions. How much of this research actually benefits the communities?]

DIY Development, Research Ethics, Self Determination

Frame Changers #36: Placebo or Nocebo

October 20, 2014 krm716

FC #36: Placebo Group[Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) in which one group gets an experimental drug and others a placebo are common. Although amends to the the Helsinki Declaration have minimized ethical breaches, illnesses like Ebola that don’t have a cure, bring up a host of medical ethics issues. (In Latin, Placebo = I Shall Please and Nocebo = I Shall Harm)]

Research Ethics, This is Africa

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