Scaling up an emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) programme entails reaching a larger number of people in a potentially broader geographical area. Multiple strategies requiring simultaneous attention should be deployed. This paper provides a framework for understanding the implementation, scale-up and sustainability of such programmes. We reviewed the existing literature and drew on o...

UNLABELLED Child neglect is an ecosystemic problem with a great variety of risk factors to consider and, therefore, it requires a multimodal and individualized intervention. Although such an intervention is better for the families, it represents a great challenge for the evaluation process. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to document, using Dane and Schneider's model (1998), the diffe...

The numerical simulation of 3D free surface flows in environmental fluid-dynamics requires a huge computational effort. In this work we address the numerical aspects and the computer implementation of the parallel finite element code Stratos for the solution of medium and large scale hydrodynamics problems. The code adopts the MPI protocol to manage inter-processor communication. Particular att...

The need for numerical methods in studying electromagnetic scattering from rough surfaces is well established. The most commonly used numerical method is the surface integral equation method and its solution by the method of moments (MoM). Conventional implementation of MoM requires O(N^3) operations, where N is the number of surface unknowns. When N is large, as frequently encountered in study...

The performance of the parallel implementation of the local meshless numerical method in solving system of coupled partial differential equations is explored. Presented numerical approach makes the computation convenient for parallel implementation using OpenMP based parallelization. The numerical experiments are performed on the de Vahl Davis natural convection case, with superlinear computati...

AIM This paper reviews the Productive Ward: Releasing Time to Care™ literature, identifying and discussing the key characteristics that may contribute to successful implementation. BACKGROUND It is 5 years since the official UK launch of the Productive Ward, and the Republic of Ireland commenced a phased, national implementation programme in 2011. Thus it is timely to reflect on the implement...

This paper discusses what is needed to make MIS into a coherent research field. It defines 3 main needs: 1. Clarification of reference disciplines. 2. Definition of the dependent variable. 3. Building a cumulative tradition. It reviews the relationship of MIS to computer technology and to practice and assess the publishing inlets for MIS

BACKGROUND Persistent low membership is observed in many community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes in Africa. Causes for low membership have been identified and solutions suggested, but this did not result in increased membership. In this case study of the mutual health organisation of Dar Naïm in Mauritania we explore the underlying drivers that may explain why membership continued to st...

CULTURE AND SOCIETY St ig H ja rv ar d “Stig Hjarvard has through the last decade been a leading scholar in the emerging research on mediatization of culture and society. In this book he synthesizes his theory and makes his extensive work accessible in one English volume. He refines his institutional approach to changes in the media and in social and cultural areas that more and more take on me...