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Focus On Turkey: The Influence On Policy On Research Output

Research Trends

Scientific research is becoming increasingly global. In the first of a series exploring research trends across borders, we focus on Turkey and the policy changes that have affected article output in recent years.

Country Analysis: Examining The Numbers

Research Trends

Research evaluation at country or national level often focuses on article count and citations received. The data produced can give interesting insights into the results within and between countries. We examine some of the numbers and what they can tell us.

Ensuring That Regional Trade Agreements Complement The Wto System: Us Unilateralism A Supplement To Wto Initiatives?, Matthew Schaefer

Nebraska College of Law: Faculty Publications

In the mid-1990s, the policy debate within the WTO focused on whether regional trade agreements (RTAs) were building blocks or stumbling blocks for the WTO system, essentially questioning whether regionalism was appropriate at all from an economic policy perspective. Given the proliferation of RTAs since that time and the inability to roll back the clock, that policy debate has been replaced by a search for strengthened constraints on RTA activity that might ensure it complements the WTO system. Three major controversies within many existing RTAs are the exclusion of agriculture from coverage, complex and restrictive rules of origin, and varied …

Book Reviews

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.

Fall 2007, Graduate School Of Humanities & Social Sciences

CAHSS Graduate SGA Dialogues

No abstract provided.

Leadership Through Storytelling, Clive Muir

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Healthy You, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Healthy You

No abstract provided.

Strategies For The Future Of Conservation, Bradford Gentry, Rebecca Sanborn, Gordon Clark

Yale School of the Environment Publications Series

2006 Berkley Workshop Summary and Background Materials

Potantico Conference Center, Tarrytown, New York, June 8-10, 2006 Hosted by The Land Trust Alliance and the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

2006-2007 Hccp Year-End Summary, Kristen S. Cloutier

Year-end Summaries

No abstract provided.

Law & Health Care Newsletter, V. 15, No. 1, Fall 2007

Law & Health Care Newsletter

No abstract provided.

In Practice, V. 8, No. 1, Fall 2007

In Practice

No abstract provided.

Wanted: A Bright-Line Test Defining Prohibited Intervention In Elections By 501(C)(3) Organizations, Kay Guinane

First Amendment Law Review

No abstract provided.

Distinguishing Government Suppression Of Speech From Government Support Of Speech, Arnold H. Loewry

First Amendment Law Review

No abstract provided.

Keynoter, September—October 2007, Boise State University Association Of Office Professionals

Boise State University Association of Office Professionals - Keynoter

Welcome from Sue Crichton, President

Professional Development Day, Jerry Ohlund, President Elect

Highlights featuring Darlene Travis, Faculty Advisor

Holiday Auction—Leslie Black, PALS President

NAEOP—Capture the Sound in Seattle

Progress Notes, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Progress Notes

No abstract provided.

Magnet Attractions, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Magnet Attractions

No abstract provided.

Clear Leadership: Promoting Organisational Learning And Squashing ‘Interpersonal Mush’, Knowledge@Smu

Knowledge@SMU

Gervase Bushe, management and organisation studies professor in the Segal Graduate School of Business at Simon Fraser University in Canada, is also a consultant and an award winning author in the field of organisational change and development. In July 2007, Bushe was one of the main speakers at the Seventh International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations, held at the Singapore Management University. Knowledge@SMU spoke to Bushe about teaching Clear Leadership to facilitate organisational learning.

Idcr: Infectious Diseases In Corrections Report (Vol. 9, No. 19, Original Version), Infectious Diseases In Corrections

Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (IDCR)

No abstract provided.

Idcr: Infectious Diseases In Corrections Report (Vol. 9, No. 19, Accredited Version), Infectious Diseases In Corrections

Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (IDCR)

No abstract provided.

New Expression: September/October 2007 (Volume 31, Issue 5), Columbia College Chicago

New Expression

September/October 2007, Volume 31, Issue 5, edition of New Expression, a news publication researched, contributed, written, and edited by Chicago high school journalists

Lwv Bulletin, September, 2007, League Of Women Voters Of The Huntington Area

League of Women Voters of the Huntington Area Bulletin 2000-2009

The Bulletin is published by the League, which is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

Uniaxial Stretch-Induced Regulation Of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase, Akt And P70s6 Kinase In The Ageing Fischer 344 × Brown Norway Rat Aorta, Kevin M. Rice, Devashish H. Desai, Deborah L. Preston, Paulette S. Wehner, Eric R. Blough

MIIR Faculty Research

The effects of ageing on the cardiovascular system contribute to substantial alterations in cellular morphology and function. The variables regulating these changes are unknown; however, one set of signalling molecules that may be of particular importance in mediating numerous cellular responses, including control of cell growth, differentiation and adaptation, are the proteins associated with the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling systems. The MAPKs, in conjunction with the p70 S6k signalling cascade, have emerged as critical components for regulating numerous mechanotransduction-related cellular responses. Here we investigate the ability of uniaxial stretch to activate the MAPK and p70 S6k pathways in adult …

Communicator, Sept. 2007, San Jose State University, Department Of Kinesiology

Communicator (Kinesiology)

Volume 20, Issue 1

A Research-Based Approach To Continuous Improvement In Business Education, Peter W. Hess, Julie Siciliano

Organization Management Journal

The growing emphasis on improving performance in business school programs relies on a continuous improvement model designed for manufacturing and business service organizations. However, the complexity of learning assessment and the lack of expertise in learning processes suggests that change is needed to adapt this model for application in higher education. We propose integrating a research basis into the current continuous improvement model that will result in educational and instructional processes shaped by scientific research. Issues associated with implementation are discussed.

Exercise: Scenario Planning, Paul Miesing, Raymond K. Van Ness

Organization Management Journal

Corporations operate in political, economic, and technological environments that can change rapidly. Competitive advantage can be the reward for those that anticipate, plan, and prepare for change. This exercise demonstrates the essence and value of scenario planning and enables students to experience the process of planning in volatile environments. Teams are formed, an organization is selected, and a list of strategy questions is prepared and narrowed to each team’s overriding “Big Question.” Students brainstorm a range of critical events in the competitive and general environments. Surprise is injected into the exercise by random assignment of trajectories to critical events that …

Book Review Aesthetic Leadership: Managing Fields Of Flow In Art And Business, Ralph Bathurst

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.

Barriers To Serving The Vulnerable: Thoughts Of A Former Public Official, Christine Ferguson

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

In an environment of limited resources, the question of who is deserving and undeserving of assistance becomes critical. Policymakers’ biases about whether a health condition is self-inflicted, as well as their perceptions about whether treatments are truly effective, play a major role—often unstated—in the allocation of resources.

Assumed Equity: Early Observations From The First Hospital Disparities Collaborative, Bruce Siegel, Jennifer K. Bretsch, Vickie Sears, Marsha Regenstein, Marcia J. Wilson

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

Disparities in healthcare represent a failure in the equity domain of quality. Although disparities have been well documented, little has been written about how hospitals might use improved data collection and quality improvement techniques to eliminate disparities. This article describes early findings from the planning phase of the first hospital-based disparities collaborative. The authors also discuss the changes in policy and practice that may speed hospitals in placing disparities and equity on their quality agendas.

An Assessment Of Legal Issues Raised In "High Performing" Health Plan Quality And Efficiency Tiering Arrangements: Can The Patient Be Saved?, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Sarah Kornblet, Phyllis Borzi

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

A legal analysis released by The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation affirms the legality under federal and state law of physician ranking systems used by health plan provider networks. This analysis examines seven types of possible legal allegations against physicians tiering, concluding how the approach is undertaken plays a significant role in determining legal backlash.

Taunton River Watershed Day Announcement - September 15, 2007

Public Meetings

No abstract provided.