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Industrial action in Sweden - a new pattern?
The paper studies the modern conflict patterns and conflict dimensions in Sweden 1993-2005. The aim is to trace and interpret the new patterns and dimensions of labour market conflict by collecting and compiling strike data from the National Conciliation Office, (1993-99) and the National Mediation Office (2000-2005). On the whole, strike activity has decreased steadily from the 1980s and onwards and in large parts of the Swedish labour market conflicts are very rare. A few small un-ions organising primarily non-manufacturing working class in the domestic sector, account for the majority of the sanctioned conflicts. The new pattern is that the re-maining conflicts in broad terms can be divided in two parts: conflicts over wages and other working conditions and conflicts about the collective bargaining itself. Each with its own logic.Labour market; conflict; strike; secondary strike; blockade; Sweden; collective bargaining; strike patterns
Simulation of a 10 Ghz rectangular microstrip patch antenna using microwave office 2000
This research describes the design and simulation of the rectangular microstrip patch antenna using MicroWave Office 2000 version 3.22 and subsequently derives several
relationships for the purpose to determine the performance of the antenna designed.
This research involves software simulation, where several parameters comprising the frequency of operation, dielectric constant, type of dielectric material to be used, tangent loss, etc. were preset prior to the design of the antenna. MicroWave Office 2000 simulation software was used to generate the Smith Chart, VSWR, S11
Magnitude or Return Loss and Impedance Chart. From the charts generated, various results were then tabulated in tabular form. Previous works done by other researchers
were also referred to
Supporting information for National, regional, and worldwide estimates of low birthweight rates in 2015, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis
Data produced by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, LSHTM and Johns Hopkins University to estimate national low birthweight (LBW) and numbers for 195 countries. LBW data was collated through a systematic review of national routine/registration systems, nationally representative surveys, and other data sources, and subsequently modelled using restricted maximum likelihood estimation with country-level random effects. Data includes a list of 1447 rate data points used as an input to the modelled estimates, yearly national-level covariates for each of the 195 countries studied from 2000 to 2015, and information on estimated low birthweight rates from 2000 to 2015 for 148 countries with data. Stata code used to generate these estimates is provided
Professional development in mathematics for primary teachers : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Educational Studies in Mathematics at Massey University
The purpose of this study was to describe teachers and principal perceptions about professional development in primary schools, and in particular mathematics professional development. A survey of primary teachers examined teachers' recent professional development experiences and related issues of access, needs assessment, effective and sustainable professional development, and accountability. These issues were further explored in relation to four case study schools in which both teachers and principals were interviewed. The study identified that there are a number of issues to confront when developing professional development programmes if individual and school needs are to be addressed. In particular, the need to obtain a balance between individual needs and school needs, the ideal and the reality, short-term and long-term needs, and curriculum demands and subject needs of individual teachers was an ever present challenge. The questionnaire results showed that mathematics professional development was not accessed regularly by all teachers, and in a few cases teachers reported purposely avoiding mathematics professional development because of a lack of confidence or entrenched beliefs. Issues of time for professional development and competing curriculum demands for primary teachers was a common concern of both principals and teachers. Professional development should be valued as an integral part of teaching and learning. In the case of mathematics this integration could well include the need to address teacher attitudes and beliefs about mathematics. Case studies suggest that school culture impacts on the value and integration of professional development and that the success or otherwise of any professional development initiatives is strongly related to the leadership and support structures within a school
Simulation of a2.45 ghz square microstrip patch antenna using microwave office 2000
This research describes the design and simulation of the square Microstrip Patch antenna using Microwave Office 2002 and additional enhancement experimental to come out with the optimum result. The research started with the theoretical study about the microwave signal, type of antenna and characteristic of the antenna. Than following by patch dimension calculation and cell size calculation in the simulation box before the research involves the software simulation, where several parameter comprising the operation frequency, dielectric constant, substrate material, loss tangent and etc. were preset prior to the design of the antenna. Finally, analysis is make consist of the results from the Smith Chart, VSWR Chal1, Return Loss Graph and Impedance Graph with is generate by the Microwave Office 2001 simulation software and come out with the optimum result
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Accountability for public sector it projects and the senior responsible owner: a theoretical background and research agenda
The history of public sector IT capital projects is littered with examples of projects that
have been delivered late, or have exceeded their budgets, or have proved unsuitable for
their intended use. Such projects include the computerised passport processing system,
the National Insurance Recording System and the Libra project (Comptroller and
Auditor General, 1999,2001, 2003). Other projects such as the Benefits Card Payment
project (Comptroller and Auditor General, 2000) have been cancelled prior to
completion after the expenditure of significant sums of public money, having made little
progress over an extended period of time. These project failures and their consequent
negative impacts on the delivery of public services have been widely reported in an
almost continuous stream of newspaper headlines. This succession of revelations about
the problems of public sector IT capital projects has been accompanied by high levels of
political and public concerns that the benefits of the projects are lost and that large
sums of public money are being wasted.
In the first part of the paper we argue that there has been a historical focus on
institutional accountability at the expense of research into individual accountability. We
explore how and why the traditional doctrine of civil servant accountability has declined,
with a resultant increased emphasis on both the accountability of civil servants and on
managerial performance. We examine the effects of managerialism on the changing
subject of civil servant accountability and on the emergence of the SRO role. We
formalize our arguments by developing two propositions that illustrate the basic flaws in
the SRO concept that arise from subjective and cognitive aspects of understanding.
In the second part of the paper we explore the potential and limitations of five
different approaches to the study of SRO accountability that might take into account its
cognitive and subjective components. We conclude that one of the five -
experientialism, or phenomenography - offers to overcome the limitations of the others.
We present three further theoretical propositions using phenomenographic principles to
illustrate the argument for the existence of a range of understandings of SRO
accountability. We conclude that the subjective and cognitive limitations outlined open
the way for further research into the field of accountability and the management of IT
projects across the public sector.School of Managemen
Digital exclusion: coming out from behind closed doors
Government visions of a digital future show little indication of how disabled people, reliant on access technology, will participate. Access technology has the potential to offer independent use of the Internet but many disabled people already face barriers that prevent them having equitable digital experiences. Multiple obstacles include high set-up costs, inadequate technical support and exclusive design practices. Due to the high levels of personalisation required, many disabled people are restricted to using computers at home. As a result their problems with access often remain unacknowledged and hidden behind closed doors. As online governance of welfare gathers pace, so greater awareness of the diversity of ways in which disabled people interact with digital environments is called for. Without this, government expansion into digital-only welfare risks isolating even further those who have the most to gain
Quantitative and qualitative characteristics of greenery in suburban residential districts of Metro Manila
This case study was conducted to better understand the present situation of urban greenery in Marikina City, in the suburbs of metropolitan Manila, a typical large Asian city. A vegetation survey was conducted in residential districts of Marikina City, and the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of trees were analyzed. Lot size had some influence on the quantity of greenery in residential lots. In smaller lots, however, quantity did not increase in proportion to lot size. It appears, then, that the land-use controls for individual lots did not function effectively. Quantitative differences of greenery were related to qualitative differences, depending on the year or period of development of the residential area. In the newly developed residential lots, the greenery is comprised mostly of ornamental trees. Under the present circumstances, there is no assurance of sustaining the desired quantity of greenery in smaller residential lots. From these results, we proposed that regulations on lot size/coverage and promotion of tree planting involving local residents are needed to sustain urban greenery in residential districts
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