Results: A total of 50% of nurses worked shifts of r8 hours, but 15% worked Z12 hours. Typical shift length varied between countries and within some countries. Nurses working for Z12 hours were more likely to report poor or failing patient safety [odds ratio (OR) = 1.41; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.13–1.76], poor/ fair quality of care (OR = 1.30; 95% CI, 1.10–1.53), and more care activities...

We discuss dilaton and Moduli dominant SUSY breaking scenarios in Mtheory. In addition, for the nonperturbative superpotential from gaugino condensation, we discuss the soft terms in the simplest model (only S and T moduli fields) and in the T 6/Z12 model from M-theory. From the phenomenology consideration, we suggest massless scalar SUSY breaking scenario.

Understanding the Development of Fundamentalism We use economic theory to examine the intensity of fundamentalist sects. Leaders work to enhance their followers’ observance level. We model three stylized situations under which fundamentalist groups function, examining the intensity of observance in each. We find that, under reasonable conditions, rivalry among fundamentalists makes them more ex...

We give a model for composite quarks and leptons based on the semisimple gauge group SU(4), with the preons in the 10 representation. Hypercolor singlets are forbidden in the fermionic sector of this theory; we propose that SU(4) symmetry spontaneously breaks to SU(3)× U(1), with the binding of triality nonzero preons and gluons into composites, and with the formation of a color singlet condens...

The standard model (SM) with 45(+3) chiral fields is really remarkable. The big question in particle physics is, “How does this SM arise?” In late 1980s, there were attempts for standard-like models (which has three families with the gauge group SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1)) 1 from the orbifold compactification of heterotic string. Recent attempts have been more ambitious but it is fair to say that a model...

The election of Pope Francis reanimated the intellectual debate about capitalism and socialism in Catholic Church. This paper starts from this discus­ sion order to analyze economic thinking Austrian School relation Christian anthropology. It defends considering fundamental principles a free society institutional poliarchy. Following Hayek refutes critics toward traditional morality. Finally, i...

In this paper we provide textual evidence on the sophistication of medieval deterrence strategies. Drawing on one of the great opera librettos based on medieval sources, Wagner’s Tannhäuser, we shall illustrate the use of optimal randomization strategies that can be derived by applying notions of dominance or trembling-hand perfection. Particular attention is paid to the employed randomization ...

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