various and complex human activities in geographical contexts need proper ground if at most efficiency is to be achieved. land preparation regulates the relationship between human, space, and human activities. land preparation has various dimensions related to value system, political, scientific, artistic, and defense-security aspects. one of the most important dimensions of land preparation is...

With the explosive growth in R&D investments and patent applications recent decades, has China truly achieved improved innovation quality? To answer this question, it is necessary to correctly estimate China’s efficiency. However, when measuring efficiency, dynamic network features of process are seldom considered simultaneously. Therefore, paper employs method data envelopment analysis ove...

I/f.-COI,., I.M.S., Director of Public Health, United Provinces. On taking over the appointment of Director of Public Health, United Provinces, I was struck with the inadequacy of the provisions made for improving rural sanitation and for dealing with the various epidemics which annually visit these Provinces. After a careful enquiry into the matter, I came to the conclusion that the only epide...

The objective of this jurisdictional review is to provide summary information pertaining to the regulation of chiropractors in Canadian provinces and territories on the topic of informed consent. Our review shows that two provinces have legislated for all healthcare professions: Ontario and Prince Edward Island. Two chiropractic regulatory bodies (New Brunswick and, Newfoundland and Labrador) h...

In 1998, the Canadian government introduced a new child tax credit. The innovation in the program was its integrationwith social assistance (welfare). Some provinces agreed to subtract the new federally-paid benefits from provincially-paid social assistance, partially lowering the welfare wall. Other provinces did not integrate benefits, providing a quasi-experimental framework for estimation. ...