Mark Jones Journalist Profile

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EXCLUSIVE: Internal emails reveal Merck's negligence in Gardasil safety testing

2 months ago | open.substack.com | Maryanne Demasi |Paula Byrne |Mark Jones |Robert DuBroff

A landmark lawsuit against Merck is underway in a Los Angeles courtroom, marking the company’s first jury trial over claims it misrepresented the safety of its highly profitable Gardasil HPV vaccine. Newly declassified documents in the trial have revealed troubling details about Merck’s failure to conduct key safety tests.
Parallel workplace and criminal investigations

Jan 14, 2025 | peoplemanagement.co.uk | Mark Jones |James Townsend

Recent high-profile cases such as ‘Partygate’ and the BBC's handling of Huw Edwards demonstrate the challenges of conducting parallel police and workplace investigations. When an employee is accused of criminal misconduct, employers must carefully balance fairness and efficiency.
Financial incentives to motivate treatment for hepatitis C with direct acting antivirals among Australian adults (The Methodical evaluation and Optimisation of Targeted IncentiVes for Accessing Treatment of Early-stage hepatitis C: MOTIVATE-C): Statistica

Dec 1, 2024 | medrxiv.org | Mark Jones |James Totterdell |Parveen Fathima |Thomas Snelling

The authors have declared no competing interest. ACTRN12623000024640https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08212-8Motivate-C is funded via a 2020 Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) under the PPHR Initiative (Efficient of existing medicines) - (Ref: 2007164). Tom Snelling is additionally supported by a MRFF Investigator Award (MRF1195153). I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained.
Relationships between upper trunk rotation kinematics and arm fatigue after repetitive pitching among baseball pitchers

Nov 21, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Mark Jones |Steve Saunders |Ben Onofrio |Robert Crowther

Early upper trunk rotation during baseball pitching has been associated with higher upper-limb kinetics. However, its relationship with arm fatigue after repetitive pitching is unclear. This study aimed to investigate associations between upper trunk rotation kinematics and arm fatigue. A total of 14 healthy male pitchers (age 27.1 ± . 9.0 yrs) threw 45 pitches across three innings. Pitching mechanics and ball velocity were assessed using 3-D motion analysis (Vicon, UK) and Rapsodo (Rapsodo, USA).
Connect Live 2024: Powering collaboration and innovation in intelligence and investigations

Nov 15, 2024 | cluesoftware.com | Mark Jones

Clue Connect Live 2024 brought together over 300 attendees from 100 organisations, marking the largest user conference in Clue’s history. Covent Garden’s Grand Connaught Rooms provided the perfect backdrop for a vibrant event focused on empowering the intelligence and investigation communities, showcasing our latest technological advancements, and sharing best practices to tackle complex challenges in today’s landscape.
Clue appoints Martin Wilks as Chief Technology Officer

Nov 5, 2024 | cluesoftware.com | Mark Jones

Martin brings over 30 years of experience and a passion for scalable, AI-driven solutions to support Clue's mission of advancing global investigation and intelligence management. Clue is thrilled to announce the appointment of Martin Wilks as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
BREAKING: Doctors win libel case against British tabloid

Oct 13, 2024 | open.substack.com | Maryanne Demasi |Paula Byrne |Mark Jones |Robert DuBroff

In a David and Goliath battle, two doctors have won a libel case against a British tabloid and journalist Barney Calman, in what the judge described as “the most significant piece of defamation litigation” he had seen in a very long time.
[2409.06034] Reconstructing semi-directed level-1 networks using few quarnets

Sep 9, 2024 | arxiv.org | van Iersel |Leo van Iersel |Mark Jones |Niels Holtgrefe

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Laura Eshelby on the NCA's Strategic Threat Assessment

Sep 5, 2024 | cluesoftware.com | Mark Jones

The NCA recently published their latest Strategic Threat Assessment (STA) and Graeme Biggar, their Director General, confirmed that serious and organised crime (SOC) remains a high harm threat, more so than any other national security threat. Biggar shared his expert view that the key to tackling SOC threats is to really understand them, and the STA helps practitioners to do just this. So, what are the key takeaways from the 2023 STA.
Insights from our HUMINT source management webinar

Sep 5, 2024 | cluesoftware.com | Mark Jones

In the intricate world of human intelligence (HUMINT) management, understanding the subtle dynamics at play is crucial. Our recent webinar, “Unseen Moves: The Chessboard of Human Intelligence Source Management,” delved into the multifaceted strategies and challenges of managing intelligence sources effectively.