Professions, governance and citizenship through the global looking glass

The state-professions relationship and the role of professionalism as facilitator of public sector services are key issues of the professions studies. This makes the study of professions an important source of understanding how to create a “better world,” with more efficient public sectors and accessible services for all citizens. Currently, the relationships between professions and the state face a number of fundamental transformations involving different governance reforms, stakeholders, and professional groups. First, state regulation expands towards “governance” with plural actors and market logics; second, globalization and new economies add new forms of “state” and “citizenship”; and third, austerity politics curb prospering markets and public funding for professional services.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Does the unification of health financing affect the distribution pattern of out‐of‐pocket health expenses in Turkey?

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Mixing and trapping of dissolved CO2 in deep geologic formations with shale layers

For dissolution trapping, the spatial variability of the geologic properties of naturally complex storage formations can significantly impact flow patterns and storage mechanisms of dissolved CO2. The significance of diffusive mixing that occurs in low permeability layers embedded between relatively higher permeability materials was highlighted by Agartan et al. (2015) using a highly controlled laboratory experimental study on trapping of dissolved CO2 in multilayered systems. In this paper, we present a numerical modeling study on the impacts of low permeability layers on flow and storage of dissolved CO2 in realistic field-scale settings. The simulator of variable-density flow used in this study was first verified using the experimental data in Agartan et al. (2015) to capture the observed processes. The simulator was then applied to a synthetic, field-scale multilayered system, with 19 sensitivity cases having variable permeability and thickness of the shale layers as well as the source strength and geometry of the source zone of dissolved CO2. Simulation results showed that the presence of continuous shale layers in the storage system disrupts the convective mixing by enhancing lateral spreading of dissolved CO2 in sandstone layers and retarding the vertical mixing of dissolved CO2. The effectiveness of trapping of dissolved CO2 depends on the physical properties of the shale layers and configurations of the source zone. The comparison to homogeneous cases with effective vertical permeability shows that it is important to capture these continuous thin shale layers in a storage formation and include them in the models to enhance dissolution trapping

Mixing and trapping of dissolved CO2 in deep geologic formations with shale layers

For dissolution trapping, the spatial variability of the geologic properties of naturally complex storage formations can significantly impact flow patterns and storage mechanisms of dissolved CO . The significance of diffusive mixing that occurs in low permeability layers embedded between relatively higher permeability materials was highlighted by Agartan et al. (2015) using a highly controlled laboratory experimental study on trapping of dissolved CO in multilayered systems. In this paper, we present a numerical modeling study on the impacts of low permeability layers on flow and storage of dissolved CO in realistic field-scale settings. The simulator of variable-density flow used in this study was first verified using the experimental data in Agartan et al. (2015) to capture the observed processes. The simulator was then applied to a synthetic, field-scale multilayered system, with 19 sensitivity cases having variable permeability and thickness of the shale layers as well as the source strength and geometry of the source zone of dissolved CO . Simulation results showed that the presence of continuous shale layers in the storage system disrupts the convective mixing by enhancing lateral spreading of dissolved CO in sandstone layers and retarding the vertical mixing of dissolved CO . The effectiveness of trapping of dissolved CO depends on the physical properties of the shale layers and configurations of the source zone. The comparison to homogeneous cases with effective vertical permeability shows that it is important to capture these continuous thin shale layers in a storage formation and include them in the models to enhance dissolution trapping. 2 2 2 2 2 2

Experimentally prefabricated bladder

Purpose: Long life expectancy after augmentation cystoplasty increases the importance of late complications of augmentation cystoplasty. Many complications are related to the mucosa of the intestinal flap used for augmentation cystoplasty. We compared a new prefabricated enterocystoplasty flap with the classic techniques of enterocystoplasty using seromuscular flaps. For prefabrication the seromuscular flap was partially grafted with uro-epithelium before augmentation cystoplasty

矿坑疏水及其对地下水资源影响评价:以土耳其西部卡尔丹哥镍矿(Caldag Nickle Mine)为例

Dewatering requirements of three open pits located in western Turkey and the impact of dewatering on groundwater resources were evaluated using a three-dimensional numerical groundwater flow model. The groundwater was modeled using MODFLOW software and the dewatering was simulated using the MODFLOW Drain Package. The drain cell configurations were determined by pit boundaries; invert elevations of drains corresponded to the bench elevations in the mining schedule, which varied dynamically among the three pits. Transient model runs were conducted for the 21 years of mine life to calculate the monthly dewatering rates. Simulation results indicate that the average groundwater inflow to the excavations is 3.64 L/s, excluding the effects of direct rainfall into the pits and surface water flow from the benches. Long term (80 years) simulations were conducted to predict the amount of drawdown at the water supply wells in the area. The results indicate that 21 years of mining will not significantly impact the water levels in these wells. However, natural discharge from the springs near the pits will be exhausted by the dewatering