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A922 Sequential measurement of 1 hour creatinine clearance (1-CRCL) in critically ill patients at risk of acute kidney injury (AKI)
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Why Occupy a Square?: People, Protests and Movements in the Egyptian Revolution
On 25 January 2011, tens of thousands of Egyptians came out on the streets to protest against emergency rule and police brutality. Eighteen days later, Mubarak, one of the longest sitting dictators in the region, had gone. How are we to make sense of these events? Was this a revolution, a revolutionary moment? How did the protests come about? How were they able to outmanoeuvre the police? Was this really a âleaderless revolution,â as so many pundits claimed, or were the protests an out- growth of the protest networks that had developed over the past decade? Why did so many people with no history of activism participate? What role did economic and systemic crises play in creating the conditions for these pro- tests to occur? Was this really a Facebook revolution? Why Occupy a Square? is a dynamic exploration of the shape and timing of these extraordinary events, the players behind them, and the tactics and protest frames they developed. Drawing on social movement theory, it traces the interaction between protest cycles, regime responses and broader structural changes over the past decade. Using theories of urban politics, space and power, it reflects on the exceptional state of non-sovereign politics that developed during the occupation of Tahrir Square
Framing Conflict: Why American Congregations Cannot Not Talk about Israel
Israel has unified American Jewish communal life for much of the 20th century. However, early in the 21st century, Israel may no longer serve as a source for Jewish unity but of division, and American Jews are increasingly having a difficult time talking about Israel inside of their institutions. This phenomenon has become something of a truism, yet there has been no in-depth case study that explores why this is the case. This article seeks to fill this gap. Over the course of 46 interviews with 55 members of a non-Orthodox congregation in the San Francisco Bay Area, we explored why this community found it so difficult to talk about Israel. Contrary to popular perception that would have predicted that Israel would play a central role in this community, it played hardly any role at all. Using Erving Goffmanâs theory of frame analysis, we identified three frames that explain the relative absence of Israel talk. Congregants have absorbed the âproblem frame,â which holds that talking about Israel would be potentially divisive and toxic, despite the fact that none of the congregants experienced conflict. They mobilized two other frames â the âresource frameâ and the âlocal frameâ â which are in conflict with one another. The âresource frameâ holds that Israel is an important and beloved resource for identity, community, and practice. Yet, the âlocal frameâ prioritizes more immediate issues or concerns above the more abstract commitment to Israel. The resultant tension between Israel as an abstract resource for Jewish identity and the more immediate ways in which people operationalized their commitments, suggests that beneath the problem frame lies a tension that is less communal than personal
HRM in Israel: new challenges
This paper considers the development of HRM strategies and practices in Israel. It provides a comprehensive analysis of how Israeli firms deal with people-related issues and situations in a demanding and unique environment. Based on both an historical perspective and empirical findings, it depicts the development of HRM in Israel throughout its existence, up to its present state. The HRM function is examined in the light of the dynamics of economy, technology and the legal system. We employ examples from two different sectors (high technology and healthcare) to reflect the strategy and practice that characterize HRM in Israel. We end by portraying a projected future picture of people management in Israel
The Quality of Domestic Legal Institutions and Export Performance: Theory and Evidence from China
Does the quality of domestic legal institutions matter for export performance? how does differential access to protections and privileges offered by informal institutions moderate the relationship between the quality of formal legal institutions and export performance? to answer these questions, we develop a theoretical framework drawing on insights from trade theory and institutional theory. 0 We propose that higher-quality legal systems in an exporterâs location are associated with higher export performance, particularly when trade partners face higher levels of external and internal uncertainty. We further propose that firms that have less access to local informal institutions to reduce transaction costs and opportunism benefit more from better-developed legal institutions. 0 Using information for more than 198,000 firms and legal quality information for 120 cities in China, we find strong support for our predictions. We discuss our contributions to the literature on institutions and export