We examine the performance of active, global real estate mutual funds (GREMFs), both at sector and individual fund levels. apply a bootstrap procedure to separate genuine skills from luck. find no evidence skills, but lack in bottom 10% funds. that outsourcing has positive effect on GREMFs negative overall. also timing or stock selection. Overall, our results suggest there is benefit U.S. domes...

• inform and encourage collaboration and debate among the global community of healthcare professionals; • expand medical knowledge and inspire purposeful research; • draw on the knowledge, skills, and practices of different cultures; • encourage a systems approach to medicine; • focus on the global convergence of healthcare practices; and • follow the guidelines for authors available at www.gah...

The six competencies of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education include the lifelong learning skills of evidence-based medicine (EBM)/information mastery. We developed and tested an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) station that would measure these skills in family medicine residents. This EBM OSCE station is a 30-minute station within a regular OSCE exam. It use...

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The increasingly global sourcing of information technology (IT) work is prompting fundamental changes in the availability of IT skills needed in both client and vendor organizations. In the summer of 2005 the Society for Information Management (SIM) sponsored of an international data collection effort by 20 researchers, is, who investigated how these factors affect the skills, capabilities and ...

The analysis of Metacognitive skills is a key element to guide the learning process. Current research has shown the initiation of these skills from an early age. The present study had two aims: (1) to validate a Scale Measuring Precursor Metacognitive Skills (SMPMS) in children with diverse disabilities, and (2) to study possible significant different between different disabilities in precursor...

Different sets of competencies in public health, global health and research have recently emerged, including the Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada (CCPHC). Within this context, we believe it is important to articulate competencies for globalhealth practitioners-educators and researchers that are in addition to those outlined in the CCPHC. In global health, we require knowledge and s...

BACKGROUND There is a growing perception that the left handed (LH) medical students are facing difficulties while performing the clinical tasks that involve psychomotor skill, although the evidence is very limited and diverse. The present study aimed to evaluate the clinical psychomotor skills among Right-handed (RH) and left-handed (LH) medical students. METHODS For this study, 54 (27 left h...

Strong leadership, governance, and management are the cornerstones of successful global, national, and local efforts to save lives and achieve the maximum impact from health investments. Yet effective leadership, management, and governance skills and practices too often are the vital missing elements in public, civil society and even private health organizations. Fortunately, these skills can b...