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Are All Measures of International Reserves Created Equal? An Empirical Comparison of International Reserve Ratios
Biodiversity conservation: history, protected areas and hotspots
Angola is a large country of great physiographic, climatic and habitat
diversity, with a corresponding richness in animal and plant species. Legally protected
areas (National Parks and Game Reserves) were established from the 1930s
and occupied 6% of the country’s terrestrial area at the time of independence in
1975. As a consequence of an extended war, the Protected Areas were exposed to
serious neglect, poaching and land invasions. Many habitats of biogeographic
importance, and many rare and endemic species came under threat. The recently
strengthened administration gives cause for optimism that a new era for biodiversity
conservation is at hand. The Protected Areas system was greatly expanded in 2011,
and increasing resources are being made available towards achieving management
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The Political Economy of Development Assistance: Peril to Government Quality Dynamics in Africa
Fighting Corruption When Existing Corruption-Control Levels Count: What Do Wealth-Effects Tell Us in Africa?
The Comparative Economics of Knowledge Economy in Africa: Policy Benchmarks, Syndromes and Implications
How students perceive medical competences: a cross-cultural study between the Medical Course in Portugal and African Portuguese Speaking Countries
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A global effort has been made in the last years to establish a set of core competences that define the essential professional competence of a physician. Regardless of the environment, culture or medical education conditions, a set of core competences is required for medical practice worldwide. Evaluation of educational program is always needed to assure the best training for medical students and ultimately best care for patients. The aim of this study was to determine in what extent medical students in Portugal and Portuguese speaking African countries, felt they have acquired the core competences to start their clinical practice. For this reason, it was created a measurement tool to evaluate self-perceived competences, in different domains, across Portuguese and Portuguese-speaking African medical schools.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The information was collected through a questionnaire that defines the knowledge, attitudes and skills that future doctors should acquire. The Cronbach's Alpha and Principal Components Analysis (PCA) were used to evaluate the reliability of the questionnaire. In order to remove possible confounding effect, individual scores were standardized by country.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The order of the domain's scores was similar between countries. After standardization, Personal Attitudes and Professional Behavior showed median scores above the country global median and Knowledge alone showed median score below the country global median. In Portugal, Clinical Skills showed score below the global median. In Angola, Clinical Skills and General Skills showed a similar result. There were only significant differences between countries in Personal Attitudes (p < 0.001) and Professional Behavior (p = 0.043).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The reliability of the instrument in Portuguese and Portuguese-speaking African medical schools was confirmed. Students have perceived their level of competence in personal attitudes in a high level and in opposite, knowledge and clinical skills with some weaknesses.</p
Challenges for nursing education in Angola: the perception of nurse leaders affiliated with professional education institutions
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