The article regards “The Belt and Road” initiative as a quasi-natural experiment. Based on the county panel data from 1999 to 2017, difference-in-differences model (DID) is used examine impact of regional economic growth innovation. study found that can significantly increase innovation region. Through placebo test robustness test, it shows good policy uniqueness characteristics. further analyz...

The personal leadership of the perioperative director is a critical factor in the success of any change management initiative. This article presents an approach to perioperative nursing leadership that addresses obstacles that prevent surgical departments from achieving high performance in clinical and financial outcomes. This leadership approach consists of specific insights, priorities, and t...

Personal health records may enhance pediatric care and outcomes. Few systems have been developed or customized for pediatrics, and evaluations are scarce. Special considerations in pediatrics include pediatric content such as growth charts, complex privacy and confidentiality considerations, and the changing developmental needs of children and adolescents.

Note: This is a non-technical policy brief based on "Competition and Productivity Growth in South Africa" Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative (ASGI-SA), which seeks to consolidate the gains of post-transition economic stability and accelerate growth in order to create employment and improve the livelihoods of all South Africans. For more information and the entire series of papers, visit t...

In the smart internet interactions must be situation-aware and smart. That is, they must be realized with awareness of, and adaptation to users’ individual and collective context situations. Therefore, context management is crucial to deliver contents and services that are relevant to the user’s matters of concern. This chapter presents the SmarterContext ontology, our semantic web approach to ...

the survival of rural communities depends on appropriate investments and creation of viable and sustainable job opportunities. rural entrepreneurship is a driving engine of job creation and economic growth in rural communities. when we speak of rural business success or longevity, it seems important to determine how rural entrepreneurs define success. for the past decades, profit, growth and in...

BACKGROUND A nine month old baby (A) presented to primary care with an episode of diarrhoea. Initially treated at home, he subsequently required admission to hospital for management of dehydration. During and following a 24 hour period of hospitalisation, his mother became severely depressed. CASE PRESENTATION A was examined in primary care at aged 11 months, after a referral was received fro...

This study examined trajectories of posttraumatic growth or depreciation (i.e., positive or negative life change) in personal strength and relationships after 2 major earthquakes in Canterbury, New Zealand using group-based trajectory modeling. Participants completed questionnaires regarding posttraumatic growth or depreciation in personal strength and relationship domains 1 month after the fir...

This study attempts to further verify the validity of the tourism-led growth hypothesis in Malaysia using a multivariate model derived from the Solow growth theory. It employs annual data from 1975 to 2011. We find that economic growth, tourism and other determinants are cointegrated. Specifically, tourism has a positive impact on Malaysia's economic growth both in the short-run and in the long...

There are two main types of doppelgangers in Mo Yan’s novels. The first is the use his own personal experiences early works, where he takes on persona character and portrays him. second when Yan initiative to explore techniques structure novels chooses metafictional narrative technique, entering directly under real name “Mo Yan”, exposing fiction confusing with fake. have a sequential relations...