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2. combat paper project.
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Cameron, Drew and Matott, Drew Luan
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PAPERMAKING ,ADULT education workshops ,VETERANS - Abstract
The article offers information on the Combat Paper Project. This project assists veterans in reconciling and sharing their personal experiences through paper making workshops. The papermaking workshops allow the veterans to create cathartic works by using their uniforms worn in combat. Their old uniforms are being cut up and beaten into a pulp and then they will form it into sheets of paper. This project is being conducted in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain.
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- 2010
3. Family Law Council discussion paper on relocation.
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Mackay, Anita
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HOUSEHOLD moving ,DOMESTIC relations ,JOINT custody of children ,LEGISLATIVE bills ,CUSTODY of children - Abstract
The article presents a discussion on the issue of relocation in the Family Law Act in Australia. It also offers a discussion on how and whether relocation should be defined. It also reviews the existing law on relocation and invites proposals for the amendment of the Family Law Act concerning the issue on relocation. It also outlines the proposed reforms to the family law contained in the Family Law Amendment Bill 2005 or the Shared Parental Responsibility bill. It also presents the law in other jurisdictions such as United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, and some states of the United States.
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- 2006
4. Trends in Scientific Production on Pharmaceutical Follow-up and the Dader Method.
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Rius, Cristina, Lucas-Domínguez, Rut, Martínez Peña, Noé, Cardoso Podestá, Marcia Helena Miranda, Compañ-Bertomeu, Álvaro, and Montesinos, M. Carmen
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PREVENTION of drug side effects ,MEDICAL care research ,DRUG side effects ,DRUG therapy ,MEDICAL care ,POLYPHARMACY ,DRUG monitoring ,CHRONIC diseases ,BIBLIOMETRICS ,PUBLISHING ,PHYSICIAN practice patterns ,DRUGSTORES ,HOSPITAL pharmacies ,MEDICAL practice ,PATIENT aftercare - Abstract
Objective: Pharmacotherapeutic Follow-up is the Professional Pharmaceutical Care Service aimed at detecting Drug-Related Problems for the prevention and resolution of negative medicine outcomes. The Dader Method is considered a clear and simple tool to develop Pharmacotherapeutic Follow-up. This research aims to analyze the evolution of the international scientific production related to Pharmacotherapeutic Follow-up and the Dader Method to show the current situation of this Professional Pharmacy Assistance Service. In addition, from the data obtained, we give a critical perspective on the implementation of the Dader Method in Community Pharmacy, considering its advantages and disadvantages based on the published scientific literature. Methods: Using bibliometrics tools, indicators were obtained to analyze the international production of scientific articles on Pharmacotherapeutic Follow-up and the Dader Method during the period (1999-2022) through the Scopus database. Results: The results showed a growth in the international scientific production of publications on Pharmacotherapeutic Follow-up, obtaining 30,287 papers, placing the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and Spain as the five most productive countries. The publication of 83 papers on the Dader Method places Spain with the highest number of publications, followed by other Spanish or Portuguese speaking countries, among which Brazil and Colombia have the most prominent number of published papers in Latin America. The most frequent international journal covering the topic of Pharmacotherapeutic Follow-up was the American Journal of Health-Pharmacy (12.4%), while on the Dader Method, the journal Pharmaceutical Care Spain (21.7%) is in the first position, followed by Farmacia Hospitalaria (8.4%). Conclusion: The publications on the Dader method highlighs the greater productivity of the University of Granada and the author María José Faus Dáder. The inclusion of patients in the PTF service using the Dader Method, is more frequent in the hospital context, and is based on the presence of defined chronic pathologies (mainly diabetes), polymedication or specialized care follow-up, with elderly population being the most represented in all cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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5. Multiple Institutional Paths of Multicultural Education: Comparing the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
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MULTICULTURAL education ,INDIGENOUS peoples ,ETHNIC groups ,HISTORY ,GOVERNMENT policy ,CULTURAL pluralism - Abstract
Why has multicultural education developed differently in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, politically and culturally similar countries? I address this question with a historical and comparative study of how these three nations responded differently to the same global institutional trends. I show how not only did the existing institutional and ideological architecture of each country filter how it adopted the logic of pluralism that spread multiculturalism throughout the Anglo-American world in the 1960s and 1970s but that the resulting institutional settlement in each country was in turn unsettled by the neoliberal market logic that reshaped national education systems in the 1980s and 1990s, in turn altering domestic multicultural policies. Overall, this paper shows that not only do nation-level differences shape institutional change but do so through the accumulation of solutions to particular framings of domestic problems in the context of the global institutional change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
6. LESSONS LEARNED FROM PROGRAM EVALUATIONS OF COACH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
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Lyle, John
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ADULT education ,LOYALTY ,MENTORING in education ,VOCATIONAL guidance - Abstract
Copyright of Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education is the property of Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2021
7. Maths anxiety and medication dosage calculation errors: A scoping review.
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Williams, Brett and Davis, Samantha
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ANXIETY ,CINAHL database ,EXPERIMENTAL design ,MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems ,PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICATION errors ,MEDLINE ,PSYCHOLOGY of nursing students ,PHARMACEUTICAL arithmetic - Abstract
A student's accuracy on drug calculation tests may be influenced by maths anxiety, which can impede one's ability to understand and complete mathematic problems. It is important for healthcare students to overcome this barrier when calculating drug dosages in order to avoid administering the incorrect dose to a patient when in the clinical setting. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of maths anxiety on healthcare students' ability to accurately calculate drug dosages by performing a scoping review of the existing literature. This review utilised a six-stage methodology using the following databases; CINAHL, Embase, Medline, Scopus, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, Trip database ( http://www.tripdatabase.com/ ) and Grey Literature report ( http://www.greylit.org/ ). After an initial title/abstract review of relevant papers, and then full text review of the remaining papers, six articles were selected for inclusion in this study. Of the six articles included, there were three experimental studies, two quantitative studies and one mixed method study. All studies addressed nursing students and the presence of maths anxiety. No relevant studies from other disciplines were identified in the existing literature. Three studies took place in the U.S, the remainder in Canada, Australia and United Kingdom. Upon analysis of these studies, four factors including maths anxiety were identified as having an influence on a student's drug dosage calculation abilities. Ultimately, the results from this review suggest more research is required in nursing and other relevant healthcare disciplines regarding the effects of maths anxiety on drug dosage calculations. This additional knowledge will be important to further inform development of strategies to decrease the potentially serious effects of errors in drug dosage calculation to patient safety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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8. Future Trade Relations between Canada and the United Kingdom.
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Mestral, C M Armand de
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COMMERCIAL treaties ,BREXIT Referendum, 2016 ,FREE trade - Abstract
Canada's trade relations with the UK have been governed by the CETA since the signature of that agreement with the EU in October 2016. Subsequent to the decision of the UK electorate to leave the EU, it became necessary to envisage the creation of a new trade agreement directly between the UK and Canada. Initially, the Government of Canada indicated a willingness to negotiate a new trade agreement with the UK as quickly as possible. But, as the future relationship of the UK to the EU became increasingly uncertain, the Government of Canada decided to hold back until greater clarity could be obtained. As of July 2020, Canada was still waiting. The future trade agreement will reflect the desire of both countries to maintain their long-standing and close relationship. Both have strong interests in trade and investment with the other and both will seek to reinforce these interests. The particular concerns of both countries are outlined in this paper and the outlines of a future trade agreement are set out. In conclusion, the author suggests that it would be in the interests of the UK, rather than seeking simply a bilateral agreement, to seek to negotiate an Atlantic Free Trade Agreement, thereby clarifying its relations not simply with Canada but with all of Europe and North America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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9. Movilización del conocimiento: aportes para los estudios sociales de la salud.
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Rojas Rajs, Soledad and Natera, José Miguel
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CONCEPTUAL structures ,HEALTH ,INTELLECT ,MATHEMATICAL models ,MEDICAL care ,MEDICAL care research ,HEALTH policy ,MEDICAL research ,PUBLIC health ,SOCIAL sciences ,THEORY ,GOVERNMENT programs ,HEALTH literacy - Abstract
Copyright of Revista Ciencias de la Salud is the property of Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2019
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10. Practice standards for emergency nursing: An international review.
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Jones, Tamsin, Shaban, Ramon Z., and Creedy, Debra K.
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CINAHL database ,CLINICAL competence ,COMMUNICATION ,CURRICULUM ,EMERGENCY nursing ,HOSPITAL emergency services ,MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems ,MEDICAL care ,MEDLINE ,NURSES ,NURSING ,NURSING practice ,PATIENTS ,TEAMS in the workplace ,SYSTEMATIC reviews - Abstract
Summary Background Presentations to emergency departments (EDs) and patient acuity continue to increase. Whilst strategies to deliver safe patient care in the ED are evolving, emergency nurses need to be well educated through specialist qualifications to enable delivery of advanced patient care. This paper presents a comparative analysis of available international practice and competency standards for nurses graduating from emergency nursing courses in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Methods CINAHL, Scopus, Ovid MEDLINE, and Embase were searched for papers, published in English, using the terms: ‘emergency’, ‘accident and emergency’, ‘nursing’, ‘competency’, ‘practice standards’, ‘scope of practice’, ‘regulation’, and ‘specialist standards’. Secondary sources from relevant reference lists and professional websites were also searched. Results The standards from the five countries were common across five domains: clinical expertise, communication, teamwork, resources and environment, and legal. None of the standards were specific to the emergency nursing graduate, and there was variability in the level of expertise required for which the standards apply. Conclusions The available practice standards demonstrated some commonality. Consideration of the utility of a universal framework for informing the development of emergency nursing practice standards and emergency nursing curriculum for nurses wishing to specialise is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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11. LAW AND ORDER CONSERVATISM AND YOUTH JUSTICE: OUTCOMES AND EFFECTS IN CANADA AND ENGLAND AND WALES.
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Fox, Darrell
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JUVENILE justice administration ,CONSERVATISM ,JUVENILE offenders ,SOCIOCULTURAL factors - Abstract
This paper explores how underlying law and order conservatism has shaped and defined youth justice policy in England and Wales and Canada. We argue that cultural and political influences affected implementation in ways which were initially unforeseen and therefore unconsidered. Our focus is twofold, on the intentions that drove the policy and practice changes and subsequently, on the negative consequences th a t emerged during implementation. We explore these with regard to the application of discretion and the paper considers the complexity o f discretion and how neither, reducing or increasing it has led to simple or obviously predictable patterns. In addition, we apply Thompson's (2006) model of Anti- Oppressive Practice to consider how policies that were not intended to be oppressive and which were evidence based and informed by research and the policy community moved towards a law and order agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
12. Barriers to research in palliative care: A systematic literature review.
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Blum, David, Inauen, Roman, Binswanger, Jacqueline, and Strasser, Florian
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CINAHL database ,CLINICAL medicine research ,ENDOWMENT of research ,HEALTH services accessibility ,INFORMATION retrieval ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDLINE ,PALLIATIVE treatment ,PRACTICAL politics ,RESEARCH funding ,RESEARCH ethics ,SURVEYS ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,RESEARCH personnel - Abstract
Introduction Research in palliative care (PC) is often regarded as challenging due to the vulnerability of the population and other peculiarities. We aim to systematically identify barriers to research in PC in the literature. Methods The electronic databases CINAHL, MEDLINE were searched for papers published in the last 25 years. Citations and then abstracts were screened for inclusion. Original papers were included on first-level analysis. On a second level reviews, reports, and position papers were analyzed. Papers containing a direct patient report were specifically analyzed. Barriers were categorized (ethical considerations, financial and time expenses, study design and methodology, human resources and politics) and results quantified. Results Twenty-one original papers and 65 other papers were included. Five studies involved patients directly, five were systematic reviews, three were study experiences, and seven were surveys or workshop reports. Most papers originated from UK, USA, or Norwegian Universities. Ethics and methods were the most often mentioned categories on both levels. Accrual, attrition, and gatekeeping were frequently named barriers. Complex invasive studies or possible side effects hinder patients' participation, as patients are often willing to participate for altruistic motivations. Discussion Barriers to PC research are ethical concerns and methodological challenges. Possible strategies to overcome methodological barriers include international collaborative efforts to include more patients and improve study designs. Ethical barriers indicate the need for patient involvement in the research development process and tailoring research specifically to the PC population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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13. Constructing Others.
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Llewellyn, Cheryl
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ASYLUMS (Institutions) ,VIOLENCE ,HARASSMENT ,SEXUAL orientation ,PERSECUTION - Abstract
In the last decade, the number of asylum claims based on sexual orientation persecution has grown across the globe. Increasingly, individuals who fear violence or harassment based on their sexual orientation have sought refuge in countries with established asylum systems. Most of these established national asylum systems evolved from an international commitment to the protection of refugees as defined by the 1951 Convention Relating the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees. While the refugee standards set forth by these international documents do not specifically reference sexual orientation, many countries have interpreted these standards to include persecution based on sexual orientation. Yet even though the asylum systems are derived from common international documents and have converged on a number of issues including sexual orientation persecution, the process of asylum remains at the level of the nation-state. In this paper, I examine asylum cases based on sexual orientation persecution in order to look at the ways in which the international definition of asylum has been incorporated into the asylum systems of three countries when dealing with sexual orientation asylum cases. The ultimate goal is comparative: I examine and compare the asylum systems of the three countries - Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom- through an analysis of asylum cases based on sexual orientation in each country ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
14. The Big Picture – trends, drivers, wild cards, discontinuities and weak signals.
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Saritas, Ozcan and Smith, Jack E.
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SURVEYS ,FUTURES market ,ECONOMIC forecasting ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,METHODOLOGY - Abstract
Abstract: Following work done in the UK, Canada and now starting across Europe,
1 [1] UK Ministry of Defence, UK Foresight Office Horizon Scan; Global Futures Forum Vancouver April 2008, Europe @ 2025 European Commission. there appears to be renewed interest in charting the boundaries of what to expect between 2010 and 2025 as the character of the 21st century begins to become firmly established. What are the shaping forces, or sources of change and what might be their impacts, particularly where these may create entirely new challenges and opportunities? Futures experts (attendees of the FTA 2008 Conference) were invited to state their opinions on these questions by considering the trends, drivers, wilds cards, discontinuities and weak signals likely to shape the future through the Big Picture Survey. The survey was launched 6 months prior to the Conference. More than 250 responses were submitted by the Conference date. The results collected were synthesised and presented back to the attendees in a plenary presentation by the authors. The current paper aims to clarify the concepts first by suggesting definitions and discussing the distinctions between them. The paper then presents the rationales of conducting the Big Picture Survey (BPS), presents its methodology and discusses the results of the survey in a greater extent. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]- Published
- 2011
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15. « L'exception irlandaise » : la représentation de l'Irlande et des Irlandais dans la presse anglophone du Bas-Canada, 1823-1836.
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Harvey, Louis-Georges
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IRISH politics & government ,PRESS & politics ,PRESS ,NINETEENTH century - Abstract
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- 2011
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16. Using a poetry wiki: How can the medium support pre-service teachers of English in their professional learning about writing poetry and teaching poetry writing in a digital age?
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DYMOKE, SUE and HUGHES, JANETTE
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WIKIS ,POETRY (Literary form) ,ENGLISH teachers - Abstract
In this paper we report on one aspect of a qualitative study about an online wiki community, which was developed to build collaborative knowledge about poetry among a group of pre-service English teachers. Our paper explores pre-service teachers' experiences of writing in a digital medium and their perceptions of themselves as writers. We focus specifically on the processes of poetry writing (both collaborative and independent) undertaken in this digital medium by two groups of teachers, who were working in contrasting settings in the UK and Canada during their pre-service year. We investigate the affordances (Laurillard, Stratford, Lucklin, Plowman, & Taylor, 2000) that a multimodal, wiki environment offered these teachers for learning about poetry writing and question the impact that these affordances have had both on the teachers' collaborations and the poetry they wrote. In analysing the pre-service teachers' wiki writings we were interested to observe how they shaped themselves as writers and intervened in each other's work in progress within a digital third space. We also wanted to explore how the wiki had supported their professional learning about the teaching of poetry writing during their training year and the implications that this support could have for their own future classroom practice as teachers of writing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
17. Reconciling the tensions of new teachers' socialisation into school culture: A review of the research.
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Cherubini, Lorenzo
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STUDENT teachers ,PROFESSIONAL education ,TEACHER selection ,PROFESSIONALISM ,SOCIALIZATION ,SCHOOL environment ,EDUCATIONAL change - Abstract
The study reviews the research from 1969 to 2005 describing pre-service candidates' transition from student teacher to professional educator during their socialisation into school culture. Despite the educational reforms in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia over the last three decades, this review argues that new teachers experience many of the same initial concerns that have been documented about beginning teachers for over 35 years. The paper also examines the core themes that emerged in each of the respective periods identified in the review, including: teachers' perceptions of self (1969 to mid 1980s); professional sustainability (mid 1980s to late 1990s); and emerging identity during the process of their socialisation into school culture (2000 to 2005). Based on this examination, the paper suggests that the tension between new teacher identity formation and socialisation into school culture can be reconciled by a post-industrial perspective of how individuals formulate concepts of self. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
18. Longitudinal Surveys of Children and Youth: Perspectives from outside the USA.
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Jones, Charles and Haan, Michael
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SOCIAL conditions of children ,SOCIAL conditions of youth ,TEENAGERS ,DEMOGRAPHIC surveys ,LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
Focusing on the issue of "external validity" we provide brief outlines of selected large scale longitudinal studies of child populations in Great Britain, Canada and the United States, each situated in its national and historical context. Examination of several such studies shows a considerable amount of variety beneath the label "longitudinal surveys". Canada's National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth appears to be midway between British and US models of longitudinal surveys of young children and, while as yet little known to US sociologists, appears to have greater external validity and ought to be superior for making policy-relevant estimates about child and adolescent populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
19. Cypriot Writers of the Diaspora.
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Herodotou, Maria
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AUTHORS ,DIASPORA ,GREEK literature - Abstract
Copyright of Hellenic Studies / Etudes Helleniques is the property of Centre for Hellenic Studies & Research Canada-KEEK and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2014
20. Qualities of knowledge brokers: reflections from practice.
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Phipps, David and Morton, Sarah
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INFORMATION sharing ,ACCESS to information ,PROFESSIONAL practice - Abstract
Employing knowledge brokers is one way that universities and research centres have responded to the increasing emphasis on the wider usefulness and uptake of research beyond the academy. While there is an increase in the numbers of such professionals, there has been little focus on their roles, skills and development. In this paper, two knowledge exchange directors from Canada and the United Kingdom reflect on their combined experiences of being, developing and employing knowledge brokers in a range of roles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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21. Need of Legislation and Digital Preservation Policy Framework in Indian Context.
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Katre, Dinesh
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DIGITAL preservation ,ELECTRONIC records ,RELIABILITY (Personality trait) - Abstract
This paper provides a comparison between the American and Indian digital preservation programmes based on the essential building blocks such as national legislation for digital preservation, basic legal framework, national digital preservation initiative, digital preservation tools, standards and practice guidelines, digital repository infrastructure, and audit and certification. Selected digital preservation policies of the organisations from UK, USA, Canada, and Australia are also analysed. The gap analysis shows that in the Indian context, legislation on digital preservation of electronic records and institutional digital preservation policies are the missing elements, which need to be addressed on high priority. The preservation policy is a mandatory requirement for the audit and certification of trustworthy digital repositories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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22. The Westminster Approach to Prorogation, Dissolution and Fixed Date Elections.
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Hicks, Bruce M.
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REPRESENTATIVE government ,CONSTITUTIONAL conventions ,EXECUTIVE power ,ELECTIONS - Abstract
The Queen has various reserve powers, or personal prerogatives, including prorogation, dissolution and summoning of parliament, and dismissing and appointing a prime minister. The use of these powers is pursuant to unwritten constitutional conventions and are, in theory, the same for all Commonwealth countries that have retained the Queen as head of state. Yet in practice they operate differently - far more democratically - in England, where the Queen is present, than in Canada, where a governor general has been appointed to represent the Queen and manage these powers on Her behalf. This paper examines the British approach, contrasts it with the Canadian, and shows how Canada could improve its democracy by adopting the British practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
23. Advancing strategic environmental assessment in the offshore oil and gas sector: Lessons from Norway, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
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Fidler, Courtney and Noble, Bram
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ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis ,OFFSHORE oil & gas industry ,STRATEGIC planning ,DECISION making ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,EMPIRICAL research - Abstract
Abstract: Abstract: Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) for offshore oil and gas planning and development is utilized in select international jurisdictions, but the sector has received limited attention in the SEA literature. While the potential benefits of and rationale for SEA are well argued, there have been few empirical studies of SEA processes for the offshore sector. Hence, little is known about the efficacy of SEA offshore, in particular its influence on planning and development decisions. This paper examines SEA practice and influence in three international offshore systems: Norway, Atlantic Canada and the United Kingdom, with the intent to identify the challenges, lessons and opportunities for advancing SEA in offshore planning and impact assessment. Results demonstrate that SEA can help inform and improve the efficacy and efficiency of project-based assessment in the offshore sector, however weak coordination between higher and lower tiers limit SEA''s ability to influence planning and development decisions in a broad regional environmental and socioeconomic context. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2012
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24. Historical background: early deliberations on and assessments of need for dynamic crush test.
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Pope, R B and Wille, F
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RADIOACTIVE substance transport - Abstract
Beginning in the late 1970s, discussions were fostered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the need for additional tests for some type B packages. Consideration at the international level of these early deliberations and tests ultimately led to the inclusion in the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material of the third mechanical (drop) test for demonstrating the ability of the package design to withstand accident conditions of transport, commonly known as the 'dynamic crush test'. This test included the requirement that the package be positioned so as to sustain maximum damage. Recently discussions have been occurring as to what constitutes positioning on an unyielding target, where considerations are being put forward for clarifying this phrasing and possibly changing the test requirement. Some of these proposed changes could make the test more demanding than originally envisioned. This paper, developed in support of a panel discussion at PATRAM 2010, provides an overview of some of the very early thinking behind the crush test. It includes a graphic demonstration that was used at the time to demonstrate the concerns that then existed. It also provides a brief review of the results of various tests performed in the US, UK and Canada from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] - Published
- 2011
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25. THE ROLE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN CHARITY PROCEEDINGS IN CANADA AND IN ENGLAND AND WALES.
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Chan, Kathryn
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CHARITY laws & legislation ,COMPARATIVE law - Abstract
Copyright of Canadian Bar Review is the property of Canadian Bar Association and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2010
26. The current account and stock returns.
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Kitamura, Yoshihiro
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RATE of return on stocks ,BALANCE of payments ,MATHEMATICAL models of economics ,STOCK prices ,STOCHASTIC analysis - Abstract
Abstract: In this paper, I use stock return data to test an intertemporal model of the current account. I find that the model performs well in three countries: the U.K., Canada, and Japan. Hall [Hall, R.E., 1978. Stochastic implication of the life cycle-permanent income hypothesis: theory and evidence. J. Polit. Econ. 86 (6), 971–987] points out that because stock price predicts the future state of the economy, it predicts consumption. Assuming that consumption depends on permanent income, my empirical finding indicates that a representative agent smoothes consumption based on stock market information. In other words, stock market returns yield information about permanent income. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2009
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27. Oral Submucous Fibrosis, a Clinically Benign but Potentially Malignant Disease: Report of 3 Cases and Review of the Literature.
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Auluck, Ajit, Rosin, Miriam P., Lewei Zhang, and Sumanth, K. N.
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FIBROSIS ,COLLAGEN diseases ,DENTAL care ,GROUP dental practice ,DENTISTS - Abstract
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a premalignant condition mainly associated with the practice of chewing betel quid containing areca nut, a habit common among South Asian people. It is characterized by inflammation, increased deposition of submucosal collagen and formation of fibrotic bands in the oral and paraoral tissues, which increasingly limit mouth opening. Recently, OSF has been reported among South Asian immigrants in Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany. Dentists in western countries should enhance their knowledge of this disease as it seems to be increasing with population migration. In this paper, we review the literature on OSF and present 3 cases representing different stages of the disease to help dentists make an early diagnosis and reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with this condition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
28. Online Tutorials for Archives Users: An Appraisal.
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Paar, Karen
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DIGITIZATION of library materials ,INSTITUTIONAL repositories ,TUTORS & tutoring - Abstract
With the "golden age of usability" brought about by digitization and other means of providing online access to archives and special collections materials, repositories face the challenge of responding to increased demand for user instruction. This paper examines online tutorials offered by eight institutions iii the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom and discusses what topics the tutorials cover and how they present this information. The study evaluates the effectiveness of different features in the tutorials with the goal of understanding how archives can create tutorials that best serve their researchers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
29. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF AUSTRALIAN FILM ASSISTANCE, 1997-2001.
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Crowley, Ben, Dollery, Brian, and Crase, Lin
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FILMMAKING ,MOTION picture distribution ,MOTION picture exhibitions - Abstract
Considerable time has elapsed since the last comprehensive review of Australian film assistance policy. Despite the fact the no universal agreement exists on the aims of national film assistance policies, it is nonetheless timely to consider the overall effectiveness of present film assistance programs in Australia. Accordingly, the limited objective of this paper is to examine some aggregative outcomes of the Australian film assistance program in comparison to similar programs in Canada and the United Kingdom in the areas of film development, film production, film distribution, film exhibition and film performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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30. Contours of Inequality: Cross-National Minority Penalties.
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Smith, Shawna
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MINORITIES ,EQUALITY ,HOUSEHOLD surveys - Abstract
Given historical differences in legal and political treatment of minority groups across countries, systematic differences exist in how minority groups fare in different countries. These differences, however, are not easily detectable. While some comprehensive efforts have been made to diagnose 'ethnic penalties,' such approaches to-date have focused on specifying the smallest racial/ethnic-generation group possible. While this approach is ideal for understanding intra-country disadvantage, it introduces an endogeneity problem that makes cross-national comparison and understanding of racial/ethnic penalties difficult. This paper suggests an alternative approach to understanding the contours of inequality cross-nationally, focusing on a series of binary minority/non-minority classifications that relate minority status more directly to legal and political mechanisms. Then, this paper begins to examine the contours of inequality across three countries: the Canada, Great Britain and the US. Using the most recently available Census data for each country, this paper begins to sketch out what racial/ethnic inequality looks like in each country, as well as how such inequality differs across these three countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
31. New systems: youth justice in transition in England and Wales and Canada.
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Minkes, John
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CRIMINAL justice system ,LEGISLATION ,TEENAGERS ,CRIME prevention - Abstract
New youth justice legislation was implemented in England and Wales in 2000 and in Canada in 2003. In both countries, this has led to substantial changes in the delivery of youth justice services. This paper draws on analysis of the new laws and interviews with youth justice personnel in the United Kingdom and Canada to compare the new systems and their underlying philosophies. It will illustrate a number of areas of contrast, for example in the degree of central control of policy and practice, in the place of rehabilitation and treatment in work with young offenders, and in attitudes towards the use of custodial sentencing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
32. The issue of asymmetrical growth in Specialised Biotechnology Firms in the USA and the UK.
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Bas, Tomas Gabriel and Niosi, Jorge
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BIOTECHNOLOGY industries ,CORPORATE growth ,HEALTH products ,VENTURE capital - Abstract
There are over 5000 Specialised Biotechnology Firms (SBFs) in the world, out of which at least 1500 are in the USA, 400 in Canada, and a similar number in the UK. Within this group of SBFs rapid growth is concentrated in some 10% of the firms. This paper compares the growth patterns of SBFs in the USA and the UK, and with the previous results for Canada. These three countries represent nearly 50% of SBFs in the world. By combining several different databases, the paper reveals the determining factors of SBF growth in the two leading countries. Using correlation and logistic regressions for each country, we found that five factors (patents, the targeting of human health products and processes, the support of venture capital, R&D and marketing corporate alliances, and the search for world markets) explain most of the growth of these firms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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33. Comparing Media Ownership Regimes: The Fine Contours that Differentiate among the American, British and Canadian Media Systems.
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MASS media ,PSYCHOLOGICAL typologies - Abstract
Normative comparisons of media regulation across international settings can provide insight and highlight differences and similarities in the way political systems address media that other classifications may overlook. This study addresses the typology developed by Daniel Hallin and Paolo Mancini (2004), which compares along four dimensions - market development, media - politics links, journalistic professionalism, and state intervention in media. While the Hallin and Mancini typology groups the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada under the same model - the "North Atlantic"/"Liberal" model - this study describes and compares the underlying philosophical underpinnings of media ownership rules in these three countries; and although similarities exist, especially in light of ongoing concerns associated with the concentration of media ownership in all three, the normative ideals that have persisted and the variegated regulatory paths that have been taken highlight three very different "models" with nuanced histories that should be recognized as such. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
34. Journals and their editorial boards.
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Platt, Jennifer
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PERIODICALS ,SOCIAL systems - Abstract
Data on the size and composition of the editorial boards of the major general sociological journals of the USA, Canada and Britain from 1960-2005 are examined to throw light on the journal social system. It is shown that there are differences between the journals run by departments and by learned societies. However, both types have on the whole increased markedly in size over time, to an extent not apparently explained by their workloads, and recently have become more international in their composition. Board members are recruited from relatively prestigious positions, though the most prominent institutions there are not those generally appearing at the top of measured hierarchies; the number of slots available means that it is inevitable that only a minority can ever hold those positions, and in practice a minority within the minorityoccupied multiple slots. Some doubt is thrown on the existence of an integrated and homogeneous scientific system; more and more detailed historical data are required for satisfactory explanation of the outcomes observed. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
35. A Comparative Study of the Incarceration Rates of Racial Minorities in Four Common Law Countries of Canada, US, England and Wales, and Australia.
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Uzoaba, Julius
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IMPRISONMENT ,MINORITIES ,COMPARATIVE studies - Abstract
There is a common disturbing thread that runs throughout the criminal justice system of these countries where 'race' is regarded as a relevant difference between individuals. The incarceration rates per 100,000 adult population of the Natives in Canada mirror very closely the incarceration rates per 100,000 adult population of Australian Aborigines. On the other hand, the incarceration rates per 100,000 adult African Americans are markedly similar to the incarceration rates per 100,000 adult Blacks in England and Wales. There is considerable disagreement among social scientists as to the causes of the disparities in the rates of imprisonment of racial minorities in these countries that often result in their over-representation in the criminal justice system. While some view the racial disproportion as a result of differential involvement in crime by racial minorities, others are of the strong opinion that the causes are embedded in the operations of economic, social and criminal justice systems of these countries. The percentages of minorities under correctional control and supervision in these countries in no way reflect their makeup in the civilian population. Currently in Canada, the Natives constitute about 3% of the general population but 17% of prisoners in the federal system. In Australia, the Natives currently make up 2% of the population but 20% of all prisoners. African Americans currently make up 13% of the US population and a staggering 46% of the sentenced prisoners. In England and Wales (1999/2000), Blacks comprised only 2% of the general population but 10.2% of the prison population [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
36. English-Speaking Allies at War THE CASUALTY TOLL.
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Keith, Richard K.
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WAR casualties - Abstract
The article reports the war casualty toll of the English-speaking allies of the U.S. in the past 107 years. The paper provides tables that show how Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have shared in the battlefield sacrifices of the major wars and lesser campaigns engaged in by all the five countries.
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- 2008
37. Director education programs in Canada, Australia and the UK: a comparative study.
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McIntyre, Michael L. and Murphy, Steven A.
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RESEARCH & development ,CORPORATE directors ,BOARDS of directors ,TRAINING - Abstract
In this paper, the authors examine the details of the board of director (BOD) education programs currently offered in Canada, the UK and Australia. The authors analyse the program patterns relative to an integrated model of BOD education and present recommendations for change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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38. Planning Your Trip to Italy: Visitor Information.
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TRAVEL ,TOURISTS ,ITALY. National Tourist Board ,WEBSITES - Abstract
The article presents travel information for tourists who are planning to visit Italy. In this paper, the contact information of the Italian National Tourist Board in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain are presented. Moreover, the board also provides information via its web site www.italiantourism.com.
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- 2006
39. Whole Foods to Eliminate Plastic Grocery Bags.
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PLASTIC bags ,SHOPPING bags ,WASTE recycling - Abstract
The article reports on the announcement made by grocery store chain Whole Foods Market that it will stop using plastic grocery bags at all of its 270 stores in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain. It notes that the company aims to eliminate all plastic bags from its stores by April 22, 2008. According to the company, it will distribute over 50,000 reusable shopping bags to customers to celebrate the announcement. It cites that each store will begin to decrease its stocks of disposable plastic grocery bags at its checkouts.
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- 2008
40. A FACTOR-AUGMENTED VECTOR AUTOREGRESSIVE APPROACH TO ANALYSE THE TRANSMISSION OF MONETARY POLICY.
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Wagan, Zulfiqar Ali, Zhang Chen, and Wagan, Hakimzadi
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MONETARY policy ,BIG data ,TREASURY bills ,INTEREST rates ,UNEMPLOYMENT statistics - Abstract
Using the factor-augmented vector autoregressive (FAVAR) model proposed by Bernanke et al. (2005), this study explores the effect of monetary policy on a wide range of macroeconomic and financial variables for the US, Canada and the UK. The study makes use of financial data from 1990 to 2016, comprising 55-70 variables of the three major nations to show (1) that factors come with additional informational capability, which summarizes the performance of key macroeconomic variables and (2) the manner in which these variables are affected by contractionary monetary policies. Our findings confirm that monetary policy tightening results in decrease in industrial production, employment, share prices, housing starts and inflation; however, it leads to increase in the three-month treasury bill rate, long-term interest rates and unemployment. Overall, the impact of standardized monetary tightening is similar across the countries studied. These results from the major economies and the inclusion of larger data sets containing more variables would be relevant for policy theorists and practitioners from other countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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