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Schemes of arrangement are a hybrid figure, long established in English law, that include an agreement between the debtor and its creditors and a judicial mechanism for restructuring. They have been gradually used by English and foreign companies, especially after the 2007-08 financial crisis. Before Brexit, there was a debate as to whether schemes of arrangement should be recognised under European Union insolvency regulations, in judgments in civil or commercial matters, or as an agreement establishing contractual obligations. After Brexit, the debate on the recognition of schemes of arrangement outside the United Kingdom has surfaced again, and the issue is being re-examined under other legal instruments of public and private international law and, particularly, of national law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The current study proposed to research on Business Plan (BP). Then, the general goal traced was investigate the scientific production on BP in EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) Platform among years by 2008 and 2019. As specific objectives were established: identify publications for journal, author, year, idiom, country and economy branch quantitative; observer the journal quantitative connected with the company implementation and development; check more cited authors; determine the concepts main raised on each article. On seen this, the chosen methodology was integrative bibliographic review, reaching 25 publications total. Then, the diagnostic generated the results following: the detached academic magazines were Plos One and Sustainability; computed the quantitative of 25 authors acting the majority on partner on same article; the year of 2017 standed out among too much; the English idiom had largest percent (88%); the United Kingdom overcoated among the countries; economy branch with higher rate of action was informatics/technology; 80% of the publications directed to company implementation/development; there was a stagnation on productivity of more cited authors; it had produced schedule research, with the topics: relation Volunteers Organizations and BP, Coaching on Business Plan, Business Plan in Brazil, BP in economy's primary sector and BP in economy's third sector. Thus, it concludes that the Business Plan reveals itself like a thematic of productivity's rate higher for world level, exercising a contribution huge in organizations' implementation/development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gambling in British history and the way in which the country has approached this multi-faceted phenomenon may be divided into different moments, each marked by their own social and political attitude in terms of the way in which the activity was perceived socially and how it should be tackled by the government. The following article makes a historical and legal-dogmatic analysis of the various types of legislation, doctrines, and policies on gambling to present, analyze, and catalogue these different moments, exposing the general attitude to the activity at the time, as well as the social, political, and economic shifts that conditioned them and the impact these had on the norms and policies of each era. In the end, we observe that, despite the discrepancies between the legal situation and the social reality of gambling throughout the United Kingdom's history, it is possible to point to three different systems applied to gambling. These are: the prohibitionist system, the restrictive system of social regulation, and the liberal system of economic regulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a qualitative review of research on science capital considering 51 studies with topics related to this concept, between 2015 and 2021. In addition to the increase in research evidenced by the number of publications on the topic during this period, and the dominance of the United Kingdom in leading research in the area, we observed that topics associated to science capital vary from choosing careers in science, identifying with science and promoting a science culture, to the role of school in developing science capital and the ways to evaluate it. It is common for science engagement, associated to science capital, to be seen through the alignment of three important Bourdieusian concepts: capital, habitus and field. In this sense, due to the relevance that the topic has had in science research, we assert the importance of a systematic review that can provide an overview of current investigations involving science capital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article follows up on the book The French Anarchists in London, 1880-1914 (2013), by exploring some primary material uncovered since this publication, and considering the ways in which research into the history of anarchism as a transnational movement has evolved. In the years since the publication of this book, a great deal of research has furthered or challenged its findings, especially in relation to print culture and the study of global anarchist networks. The mass digitisation of periodicals (both anarchist and mainstream) and archives in the last ten years offers new tools to find detailed information about the personal and political lives of these elusive anarchists in London - and further afield, thus rectifying the original study's London-centric focus. These sources are also crucial in documenting the ways in which anarchists were perceived and portrayed in Britain, France and internationally, and constructed into a major public threat through media discourse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Adopting the Complex Dynamic Systems Theory, this work investigates the relationship between patterns of integration into the host language and country and L1 phonological adaptability. An analysis of the BP VOT production, originally short (short lag), by first-generation Brazilian immigrants in the UK (N = 24), an English-dominant context, a long VOT language (long lag), was conducted. Acoustic analysis, VOT measurement in milliseconds, is reported. For inferential statistical analysis, three Bayesian linear regression models with mixed effects were fitted. The models predict, with high credibility, increases in the BP VOT duration over time, with a larger increase predicted for the group of speakers affiliated with the L2-dominant context. The data indicates that there is logical consistency to the hypothesis that phonology is driven/affected by use and, consequently, is sensitive to the context/environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This work discusses the construction of the concept field in the electromagnetic theory, in the second half of the 19th century, in Great Britain. The representation of fields by tubes was so fundamental to the british thoght that it motivated research led by William Thomson, later refined by Joseph John Thomson, to represent matter by atoms composed of tubes, which culminated in J. J. Thomson's model of the atom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The ICT convergence process generated in a group of corporations a high degree of concentration on a global scale, where big data is their main resource. USA, United Kingdom and EU regulations have had a limited impact on their results and show significant asymmetries between the control agencies and these companies. This study presents the business models of the platforms, and the rationale for USA, United Kingdom and EU policies. We conclude that the main shortcoming of the new regulatory proposals is the failure to consider big data as a public good. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To map, from the literature, health systems and services worldwide, characterizing them as to the type of social protection, service provision, organizational structure of the PHC and origin of financing. Methods: This is a Scoping Review of databases: Virtual Health Library, Embase, ProQuest, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health and Scientific Electronic Library Online. The descriptors and their combinations were used Health Systems, Health Services, Structure of Services and Primary Health Care, between 2009 and 2019, available in Spanish, French, English, Portuguese. They were analyzed considering study objectives, type of social protection, service provision, structure and organization of Primary Health Care and financing. Results: Twelve studies that followed the research proposal were included. The systems shown are related to the countries Iraq, Ecuador, Denmark, Argentina, Netherlands, Canada, Ireland, Belgium, France, Sweden, United Kingdom and Italy. Conclusion: Among the health systems and services of the analyzed countries, some are guided by the market model, others by the public offer of health care and there are those that integrate the two models. Health systems must offer services that reach the entire population, organized based on Primary Health Care. Those who adopt the social security model are the closest to this scenario. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tharticle is investigates the social function of journalism through the Tambury Gazette, fictional representation of a free, local printed newspaper in a small town in the United Kingdom, in the Netflix series After Life series. With subtext about issues such as journalism as a media company and the work routine of a newspaper, we observe the relationship of the protagonist journalist with the modest newspaper where he works, as well as the relevance of the vehicle to his community and his target audience, the elderly. In addition to the administrative, professional and deontological aspects addressed, it's possible to highlight a more general aspect problematized by the series: the individual effort of professionals to renew the journalistic field, especially from the relationship between reporters Tony, a veteran in the job, and Sandy, a beginner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To describe current clinical practices related to the use of high-flow nasal cannula therapy by Brazilian pediatric intensivists and compare them with those in other countries. Methods: A questionnaire was administered to pediatric intensivists in North and South America, Asia, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand for the main study. We compared the Brazilian cohort with cohorts in the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, and India Results: Overall, 501 physicians responded, 127 of which were in Brazil. Only 63.8% of respondents in Brazil had a high-flow nasal cannula available, in contrast to 100% of respondents in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. The attending physician was responsible for the decision to start a high-flow nasal cannula according to 61.2% respondents in Brazil, 95.5% in the United Kingdom, 96.6% in the United States, 96.8% in Canada, and 84.7% in India. A total of 62% of respondents in Brazil, 96.3% in the United Kingdom, 96.6% in the United States, 96.8% in Canada, and 84.7% in India reported that the attending physician was responsible for the decision to wean or modify the high-flow nasal cannula settings. When high-flow nasal cannula therapy failed due to respiratory distress/failure, 82% of respondents in Brazil would consider a trial of noninvasive ventilation before endotracheal intubation, compared to 93% in the United Kingdom, 88% in the United States, 91.5% in Canada, and 76.8% in India. More Brazilian intensivists (6.5%) than intensivists in the United Kingdom, United States, and India (1.6% for all) affirmed using sedatives frequently with high-flow nasal cannulas. Conclusion: The availability of high-flow nasal cannulas in Brazil is still not widespread. There are some divergences in clinical practices between Brazilian intensivists and their colleagues abroad, mainly in processes and decision-making about starting and weaning high-flow nasal cannula therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]