"In attempting to clarify just how the flag should be used on the air, we inadvertently touched off a painful controversy," he said.
But in defending himself from both his detractors and his fans and in attempting to clarify his methods and attitudes, the director is aiming at more than self-justification.
Yet, in attempts to clarify, expand and modify, many others have also defined medical error.
For example, in attempting to clarify the nature and effects of complex interventions such as acupuncture, Paterson and Dieppe [ 3] usefully differentiate characteristic from incidental (placebo) effects; characteristic effects of an intervention are defined as being 'theoretically derived, unique to a specific treatment, and believed to be causally responsible for the outcome' (p1202).
In attempts to clarify the functional significance of these changes, much attention has been devoted to the role of the adenosine A2A receptor in PD since antagonists for this receptor improve clinical symptoms and protect against toxin-induced neuronal degeneration [ 51, 52].
Given the fact that many organ systems are deranged by the time a patient dies, histopathologic findings from autopsy studies are of limited value in attempting to clarify primary disease mechanisms, and unfortunately suitable biopsy material is rarely available from less severe cases.
Numerous studies have been performed on the complement regulatory proteins in primary tumors and in tumor cell lines, in an attempt to clarify their significance to cancer immunoresistance.
Thus, it is important to investigate which effects occur in individuals of normal weight, in an attempt to clarify the mechanisms involved in stimulation through acupuncture.
In much the same way that Russell used logic in an attempt to clarify issues in the foundations of mathematics, he also used logic in an attempt to clarify issues in philosophy.
In their attempt to clarify the way in which we should think of such principles, both the Southwestern and the Marburg Neo-Kantians reject any kind of psychological reading, which dominated among early 19th Century interpretations of Kant.
