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Global Dimensions (global + dimension)

Distribution by Scientific Domains

Medical Sciences	33%
Humanities and Social Sciences	33%
Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting	33%

Selected Abstracts

Teaching the Global Dimension: Key Principles and Effective Practice

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSUMER STUDIES, Issue 1 2008
Sue L.T. McGregor
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Local to Global Dimension of the Sacred

MUSEUM INTERNATIONAL, Issue 2 2003
Jesus T. Peralta
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Antimicrobial resistance in Europe and its potential impact on empirical therapy

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION, Issue 2008
G. M. Rossolini
Abstract The problem of microbial drug resistance is a major public health concern, due to its global dimension and alarming magnitude, although the epidemiology of resistance can exhibit remarkable geographical variability and rapid temporal evolution. The major resistance issues overall are those related to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), Enterobacteriaceae producing extended-spectrum ,-lactamases, and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii. Europe is not free from any of these issues, although their impact may be significantly different in different countries. MRSA rates are high in several European countries, but seem to have levelled off in some settings. Diffusion of VRE is still irregular. The most alarming resistance trends are those observed for Enterobacteriaceae and the Gram-negative non-fermenters, with a generalized increase in rates of resistance to the most important anti-Gram-negative agents (,-lactams and fluoroquinolones) and the circulation of strains showing multidrug resistance phenotypes. [source]

Drug Policy and the Public Good: a summary of the book

ADDICTION, Issue 7 2010
Drugs, Public Policy Group
ABSTRACT Drug Policy and the Public Good was written by an international group of scientists from the fields of addiction, public health, criminology and policy studies to improve the linkages between drug research and drug policy. The book provides a conceptual basis for evidence-informed drug policy and describes epidemiological data on the global dimensions of drug misuse. The core of the book is a critical review of the cumulative scientific evidence in five general areas of drug policy: primary prevention programmes in schools and other settings; health and social services for drug users; attempts to control the supply of drugs, including the international treaty system; law enforcement and ventures into decriminalization; and control of the psychotropic substance market through prescription drug regimes. The final chapters discuss the current state of drug policies in different parts of the world and describe the need for future approaches to drug policy that are coordinated and informed by evidence. [source]

Knowledge Networks in an Uncompetitive Region: SME Innovation and Growth

GROWTH AND CHANGE, Issue 2 2009
ROBERT HUGGINS
ABSTRACT Knowledge networks are now recognised as a crucial element underlying the economic success and competitiveness of geographic locations, in particular regions. The aim of this paper is to assess the types of knowledge networks utilised and formed by knowledge-based small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the relatively uncompetitive regional setting of Yorkshire and Humberside in the UK. It explores the relationship between knowledge networking activity and the levels of innovation and growth achieved by these SMEs. It is found that SMEs tend to utilise and value more knowledge networks with actors outside the region. However, more innovative SMEs possess a balance of inside and outside the region knowledge networks. Knowledge networking activity is sometimes negatively associated with growth, suggesting that networks with certain actors, such as public sector support agencies, may be formed by SMEs when they are facing competitive pressures. In terms of policy implications, the paper recommends a shift from the cluster policies implemented by many regional authorities to a regional innovation systems approach, focusing equally on the regional and more global dimensions of knowledge networks. It is concluded that regional public policy makers need to renew their efforts to support SMEs in creating and sustaining their knowledge networks. [source]

Effects of Outsourcing on Performance Measurement and Reporting: The Experience of Italian Local Governments

PUBLIC BUDGETING AND FINANCE, Issue 1 2008
GIUSEPPE GROSSI
Much has changed over the past few years regarding the financial and nonfinancial information Italian Local Governments (LGs) publish even as a consequence of the process of externalization of local public services. This paper is aimed at describing the causes and the effects of the administrative reform process that interested Italian LGs and at identifying the possible different dimensions of LG performance. In particular, this paper distinguishes among performance achieved by LGs strictu sensu (general performance), performance attained by the municipal group (group performance), and performance achieved by all other producers of local public services (global performance). The group and global dimensions of performance are briefly discussed, as well as the tools used to measure them. [source]