The early impact of Brighton and Hove ’ s school admission reforms

Department of Quantitative Social Science The early impact of Brighton and Hove’s school admission reforms

We analyse the initial impact of a major school admission reform in Brighton and Hove. The new system incorporated a lottery for oversubscribed places and new catchment areas. We examine the post-reform changes in school composition. We locate the major winners and losers in terms of the quality of school attended. We match similar cities and conduct a difference-in-difference analysis of the p...

Medium Term Plans, Regulation Reforms and Economic Growth Performance in Iran

Determining the driving forces of economic growth has a paramount importance in economic studies. Early studies suggested physical capital accumulation as the main driving force of growth. However, the recent studies try to resolve the flaws of neo classical school on growth by expanding the concept of capital equipment and machinery to a wider range of human knowledge, on one hand, and in...

Nutritional status and oxidative stress on admission and discharge in myocardial infarction patients

Background: This study evaluated the nutritional status, prooxidant-antioxidant balance (PAB) and the effect of hospitalization on these factors in patients with myocardial infarction (MI).Methods: Totally 57 patients diagnosed with MI were recruited (mean age of 58.44±12.80). Nutritional status was assessed using the Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS-2002) questionnaire in patients admitted to t...

Evaluation of Serum Interleukins-6, 8 and 10 Levels as Diagnostic Markers of Neonatal Infection and Possibility of Mortality

  Objective(s): Bacterial infection contributes substantially to neonatal morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis is difficult because clinical signs are non-specific. We have evaluated serum IL-6, 8 and 10 as potential early diagnostic markers of neonatal infection and their relationship to mortality rate and poor prognosis.   Materials and Methods : A total ...

The Impact Of 1980's Reforms On The U.S. Banking Industry-