The attainment of excellence in institutions is maintained through the institutions’ adherence to its core values and efficient service delivery. These factors are very important facilitating global development a country determining world ranking an institution. To this effect, study presents effective approach for evaluating quality services higher institution, taking four Nigeria as case stud...

Economists have long believed that investments in education, or “human capital,” are an important source of economic growth. Over the last 40 years output has grown about 3.5 percent a year and the productivity of labor has grown about 2.4 percent per year. The contribution of education to labor productivity growth is estimated to be between 13 and 30 percent of the total. Further, many people ...

3.2.13 For any entity organized separately from the institution and formed primarily for the purpose of supporting the institution or its programs: (1) the legal authority and operating control of the institution is clearly defined with respect to that entity; (2) the relationship of that entity to the institution and the extent of any liability arising out of that relationship is clearly descr...

We generalise the ultraproducts method from conventional model theory to an institutionindependent (i.e. independent of the details of the actual logic formalised as an institution) framework based on a novel very general treatment of the semantics of some important concepts in logic, such as quantification, logical connectives, and ground atomic sentences. Unlike previous abstract model theore...

The theory of internal tidal waves is briefly reviewed in order to demonstrate the importance of simultaneous observations at different positions. After a description of the expectancy test it is shown that a reasonably high probability exists that the internal tidal oscillations found at Meteor Station 385 in the temperature observations are real and not purely formal results of the harmonic a...

Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is a rare and aggressive disease that is associated with high rates of recurrence and death. Radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) with excision of the bladder cuff is considered the standard of care for high-risk UTUC, whereas kidney-sparing techniques can be indicated for select patients with low-risk disease. There is a significant lack of clinical and path...

Hospital leaders face challenges from many different arenas--business, finance, and patient care. One resource often overlooked as a strategic asset is the hospital board of directors. Too often hospital boards erroneously assume or are forced into the roles of either micro-management or crisis management. Board education, which focuses on pertinent healthcare market information and strategic d...

The aim of this study is to show how Google’s business model is concealed within Google Apps for Education (GAFE) as well as how such a bundle is perceived within one educational organisation, consisting of approximately 30 schools. The study consists of two parts: 1) a rhetorical analysis of Google policy documents and 2) an interview study in a Swedish educational organisation. By making an i...