a bstract background: nurses’ infl uence on health policy protects the quality of care by access to required recourses and opportunities.this is a new and important concept for nursing; however, research studies on policy infl uence of nurses in health care sector are lacking a basic conceptual understanding of what this concept represents. the aim of this paper is to clarify the concept of nur...

There are diverse developmental pathways to and among disruptive behavior disorders. As evidenced by this volume, our understanding of the development of disruptive behavior disorders has been greatly advanced through developmental strategies examining genetic, prenatal, neuroendocrine, neuroanatomical, and social infl uences. The current chapter focuses on advances in our understanding of the ...

Relationships of gender, age, and education to leadership styles and leaders’ infl uence tactics were examined with 56 leaders and 234 followers from a variety of organizations. Leadership behaviors were measured with the Multi-factor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ—rater version). Infl uence tactics were measured with Yukl’s Infl uence Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ). Multivariate Analysis of Varia...

Current work elaborates possibilities for direct conversion of AlMgSi1 aluminium chips into solid billets by solid state recycling. Milling chips from an aluminium alloy were cold compressed in a closed cylindrical die by means of a 2,5 MN hydraulic press. Due to low initial relative density of the chips, several pre-compressions were needed. In order to establish the infl uence of chip geometr...