Debt relief as a platform for reform: the case of Nigeria's virtual poverty fund

In June 2005 the Paris Club group of creditors announced a US$30 billion debt relief package for the Nigerian government, which included a US$18 billion debt write off. This paper describes how these debt relief savings have been managed and spent, with a focus on the development and implementation of a comprehensive tracking system that aimed to effectively monitor debt relief expenditures. The paper argues that the Nigerian case implies debt relief can be a valuable tool for supporting public sector reform

Low-income homeowners in Britain: descriptive analysis

This report is based on findings from secondary analysis of a range of datasets, including the Family Resources Survey (2002/03 and 1995/96), the British Household Panel Study 1991-2002), the Families and Children Study (1999 and 2002), the Survey of English Housing (2002/03) and the English House Condition Survey 2001). The study aimed to establish the characteristics and circumstances of low-income homeowners. It also examined the reasons why people become, or cease to be low-income homeowners. This study followed up research by Burrows and Wilcox (2000) that found around half the poor are homeowners. The research was carried out by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research

Was sind und warum betreiben wir Kulturwissenschaften?

Die Kulturwissenschaften bilden den weiteren Horizont des Studiums im MAE publizieren & vermitteln. Dieser Text und der dazu gehörende Unterricht im Modul Grundfragen vermitteln eine erste Orientierung über einschlägige Wissenskonzepte und Handlungskompetenzen. Der Begriff "Kulturwissenschaften" bezeichnet zweierlei. Einerseits besitzt er eine materiale Bestimmung und steht für die Erforschung von sozialem Sinn, wie er durch Interaktionen – besonders auch in medial vermittelter – Form produziert, tradiert und transformiert wird. Anderseits ist der Begriff reflexiv bestimmt und bezeichnet ein transdisziplinäres Vorhaben, das darin besteht, sowohl geistes- wie sozialwissenschaftliche Disziplinen zur Bearbeitung gemeinsamer und sozial relevanter Fragen gleichzeitig zu nutzen

The increased risk of mortality in elderly patients with epilepsy and dementias

Studies have shown that individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias have increased risk of developing seizures. Alzheimer’s disease is the most prevalent form of dementia affecting millions of individuals across the nation and as we this number continues the rise, we suspect that cases of seizures in elderly patients is on the rise as well. Although there are advanced neuroimaging techniques that expand our current understanding of neural processes and interplay between neurological diseases, we are still limited in our insight into the causes and progression of Alzheimer’s disease and related Dementias (ADRD) and epilepsy. We are aware that elderly patients with ADRD and epilepsy deteriorate neurologically but it also gives rise to a significant public health issue; patients with ADRD and seizures suffer from social, financial and health restrictions as well. Overall, there is scarce evidence identifying the impact of having comorbid seizures and ADRD. In this study, we performed a retrospective cohort study comparing the 5-years mortality risk of patients with both seizures and dementia to patients with other neurological conditions. Patient data was retrieved from Research Patient Data Registry query and a subsample was selected for medical records abstraction using an ICD-9 code for “epilepsy” (345.xx), or “convulsions” (780.3x), or “collapse” (780.2x) from 2006-2013 and one claim for ADRD (331.x) within 2006-2013. Our results indicated that the rate of mortality is higher among patients with a history of seizures and ADRD when compared to patients seen in neurology for other conditions. While previous studies have indicated the increased risk of seizure development in elderly patients with ADRD, they did not examine mortality rates. These results amplify the need to careful examination of elderly patients who are at risk and can improve the quality of care they receive

On-surface self-organization of a robust metal-organic cluster based on copper(i) with chloride and organosulphur ligands

Direct sublimation of a Cu4Cl4 metal-organic cluster on Cu(110) under ultra-high vacuum allows the formation of ultra-large well-organized metal-organic supramolecular wires. Our results show that the large monomers assemble with each other by π-π interactions connecting dipyrimidine units and are stabilized by the surfaceWe thank Spanish MINECO (Grants: MAT2013-46753-C2-1-P, MAT2013-47878-C2-1-R and MAT2011-26534) for financial support. JIM acknowledges a CSIC-JaeDoc fellowship, cofunded by ES

How scholars can support government analytics: Combining employee surveys with more administrative data sources towards a better understanding of how government functions

With the digitization of administrative systems, governments have gained access to rich data about their administrative operations. How governments leverage such data to improve their administration—what we call government analytics—will shape government effectiveness. This article summarizes a conceptual framework which showcases that data can help diagnose and improve all components of a public administration production function—from inputs such as personnel and goods, to processes and management practices, to outputs and outcomes. We then assess to what extent public administration scholarship analyses these data sources and can thus inform government analytics. A review of 689 quantitative articles in two public administration journals in 2013–2023 finds that 50% draw on surveys of public employees and 25% on surveys of citizens or firms. By contrast, administrative micro data (14% of articles) are underexploited. Practitioners and scholars would thus do well to expand the data sources used to inform better government

Faktor yang mempengaruhi likuiditas perusahaan tekstil dan garmen di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) periode 2019 – 2021

The textile and garment industry is an industrial sector that plays an important role in driving the economy in Indonesia. According to the Minister of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, there were liquidity problems in the textile and garment industry in Indonesia. This study aims to determine the factors that influence the liquidity of textile and garment companies on the IDX for the period 2019-2021. There are several independent variables tested, among others, company size, opportunity to grow, and working capital turnover. The population used in this study were all 21 textile and garment companies on the IDX. While the sample was taken using purposive sampling technique, in order to obtain 15 companies with a total sample of 164. Data analysis was carried out using multiple linear regression method. The results of the study show that the size of the company has a positive and significant effect on liquidity

Marketing de contenidos para fidelizar a los estudiantes de ciencias de la comunicación de la Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, 2021

La presente investigación tuvo como finalidad determinar los aspectos predominantes del marketing de contenidos que promoverán la fidelización de los estudiantes de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación de la Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego. El estudio, de enfoque mixto, consideró un diseño descriptivo de corte transversal, por lo que, no se estableció el planteamiento explícito de una hipótesis. La población estuvo compuesta por un total de 1084 estudiantes, correspondientes al semestre 2022-10 y que se trabajó con una muestra de 284 de éstos. Como instrumentos, para la recolección de datos se utilizó un cuestionario de encuesta y grupo focal. El trabajo concluyó que entre los aspectos predominantes del marketing de contenidos que promoverán la fidelización de los estudiantes de Ciencias de la Comunicación de la UPAO destacan las temáticas relacionadas a marketing, tendencias en comunicación digital y emprendimientos; los formatos que resaltan son los PDF, flyers, videos tutoriales y podcasts. Y, el canal existente que predomina es Instagram y la alternativa a crear es Tik Tok.The purpose of this research was to determine the predominant aspects of content marketing that will promote the loyalty of students of the Faculty of Communication Sciences of the Antenor Orrego Private University. The study, with a mixed approach, failed a descriptive cross-sectional design, therefore, the explicit statement of a hypothesis was not established. The population consisted of a total of 1084 students, corresponding to the 2022-10 semester and that worked with a sample of 284 of these. As instruments, for data collection, a survey questionnaire and focus group were produced. The work concluded that among the predominant aspects of content marketing that will promote the loyalty of UPAO Communication Sciences students, the themes related to marketing, trends in digital communication and entrepreneurship stand out; the formats that stand out are PDFs, flyers, video tutorials and podcasts. And, the existing channel that predominates is Instagram and the alternative to create is Tik TokTesi

Taller ECOIDID para desarrollar competencias en la solución de problemas de salud prototipo, en el curso de Medicina I en estudiantes de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego

La presente investigación está referida a la aplicación del Taller “ECOIDID” para desarrollar competencias en la solución de problemas de salud prototipo, en el curso de Medicina I en estudiantes de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego (UPAO), 2013-2014. Ésta ha tenido como objetivo: Determinar que la aplicación del taller ECOIDID influye significativamente en el desarrollo de competencias para la solución de problemas de salud prototipo en el curso de Medicina I. Esta investigación es de tipo Aplicada, Cuasi-experimental por trabajar con dos grupos de estudio; Grupo Control y Grupo Experimental además de ser longitudinal por medir la variable de estudio en tiempos diferentes. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 33 estudiantes del curso de Medicina I como Grupo Experimental y 34 estudiantes del curso de Medicina I como Grupo Control; utilizando un muestreo aleatorio simple. Para el contraste de la hipótesis de estudio se utilizó la prueba estadística de T-student, con un nivel de significancia del 5%. Al analizar los resultados se encontró que la aplicación del Taller de “ECOIDID” logró desarrollar significativamente mejores competencias clínicas procedimentales en el curso de Medicina I en los estudiantes del grupo experimental respecto al grupo control (t=2.37, p<0.05), también logró desarrollar competencias actitudinales en el curso de Medicina I en los estudiantes del grupo experimental pero sin diferencia significativa respecto al grupo control (t=0.93, p>0.05); pero no logró desarrollar competencias cognitivas en el curso de Medicina I en los estudiantes del grupo experimental (t=0.38, p>0.05). Finalmente se propuso que el Taller “ECOIDID” como estrategia de enseñanza, hace que el docente-facilitador se convierta en el director del proceso de enseñanza- aprendizaje, y que no se limite a ser únicamente informador, sino un instructor que promueva el desarrollo de competencias en la solución de problemas de salud prototipo.The current study uses the “ECOIDID” workshop to enhance the competency in solving health care prototype issues during the Medicine I course for students of the Antenor Orrego Private University (UPAO) Medical School, 2013-2014 period. The aim of this research was to determine that the use of the ECOIDID workshop has a significant influence over the competency development in solving health care prototype issues during the Medicine I course. The design is a quasi-experimental applied study that uses two groups: a control and an experimental group. It is also a longitudinal study because it measures the variable over different periods. Within the context of assessment of eligibility for a simple randomized study, the sample comprised 33 Medicine I students as an experimental group and 34 students of the same course as a control group. To contrast the study hypothesis, T-student statistic test was use with a 5% significance level. After analyzing the results, they show that the use of the “ECOIDID” workshop did significantly enhance the competency in clinical procedures during the Medicine I course in students of the experimental group compared to the control group (t=2.37, p<0.05). It also managed to improve the attitudinal competencies during the same course in the experimental group but no significant difference was shown over the control group (t=0.93, p>0.05). On the other hand, it did not improve the cognitive competencies during the Medicine I course in the experimental group (t=0.38, p>0.05) In conclusion, the “ECOIDID” workshop is proposed as a learning strategy that makes the facilitator/teacher become the teaching-learning process director and not only be an informant but also become a motivational instructor that promotes the enhancement of competencies in solving health care prototype issues.Tesi