China after Tiananmen Square: An Assessment of Its Business Environment

TesisEn la investigación, se observó una deficiente formación profesional de los estudiantes del I semestre en el Área de Arte del Instituto de Educación Superior Pedagógico Público “José Jiménez Borja” de Tacna, evidenciado en el inadecuado desarrollo de capacidades artísticas, válidas para el desempeño de este futuro profesional del campo artístico y su inserción en el campo laboral. En el proceso formativo los docentes no priorizan estas necesidades las cuales deben ser atendidas. La investigación tiene como propósito comprender las implicancias que existen entre las estrategias didácticas que utilizan los docentes y, el desarrollo de capacidades artísticas que muestran los estudiantes del I semestre en el Área de Arte del Instituto de Educación Superior Pedagógico Público “José Jiménez Borja” de Tacna. Las técnicas de la investigación utilizadas es la observación de los participantes y se hizo uso de una Guía de observación antes y después de aplicar la propuesta. La guía de observación utilizada para evaluar los procesos de aprendizaje de los estudiantes ha integrado cuatro indicadores. Los datos obtenidos se analizaron con ayuda de la estadística. La experiencia nos ha permitido acercarnos a una realidad poco conocida, lo que ha contribuido a desarrollar nuevos aprendizajes relacionadas al uso de estrategias didácticas como parte del proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje. Ha sido una experiencia significativa y ha resultado beneficiosa como aporte para mejorar la calidad del servicio educativo en el Instituto de Educación Superior Pedagógico Público “José Jiménez Borja”, pues ha motivado las reflexiones sobre la necesidad de tener claridad en los fundamentos teóricos del proceso formativo orientado a la consolidación de profesionales en el contexto del siglo XXI

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Amendments: The Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Acts Focus on Improving Investment Opportunities

President Reagan signed into law the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (OTCA) on August 23, 1988. Included within this law were provisions addressing authority for trade agreements, section 301 remedies, section 201 escape clause, antidumping, and countervailing duties as well as amendments to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Additionally, export control provisions were included in this law as part of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988. This comprehensive law was the culmination of a lengthy process over several years which included hearings; debates; negotiation among House and Senate leaders and the President; and one Presidential veto. The amendments to the FCPA were sandwiched into the lengthy and more controversial provisions of the OTCA, thus escaping significant public scrutiny. This paper will examine the 1977 FCPA and the 1988 amendments thereto and assesses their impact on effectuating the original purpose of the FCPA which was to insure that corporations act ethically by prohibiting bribery on an international level

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Amendments: The Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Acts Focus on Improving Investment Opportunities

President Reagan signed into law the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (OTCA) on August 23, 1988. Included within this law were provisions addressing authority for trade agreements, section 301 remedies, section 201 escape clause, antidumping, and countervailing duties as well as amendments to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Additionally, export control provisions were included in this law as part of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988. This comprehensive law was the culmination of a lengthy process over several years which included hearings; debates; negotiation among House and Senate leaders and the President; and one Presidential veto. The amendments to the FCPA were sandwiched into the lengthy and more controversial provisions of the OTCA, thus escaping significant public scrutiny. This paper will examine the 1977 FCPA and the 1988 amendments thereto and assesses their impact on effectuating the original purpose of the FCPA which was to insure that corporations act ethically by prohibiting bribery on an international level

Benchmarking time to initiation of end-of-life homecare nursing: a population-based cancer cohort study in regions across Canada

Abstract Background Several studies have demonstrated the benefits of early initiation of end-of-life care, particularly homecare nursing services. However, there is little research on variations in the timing of when end-of-life homecare nursing is initiated and no established benchmarks. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with a cancer-confirmed cause of death between 2004 and 2009, from three Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Ontario). We linked multiple administrative health databases within each province to examine homecare use in the last 6 months of life. Our primary outcome was mean time (in days) to first end-of-life homecare nursing visit, starting from 6 months before death, by region. We developed an empiric benchmark for this outcome using a funnel plot, controlling for region size. Results Of the 28 regions, large variations in the outcome were observed, with the longest mean time (97 days) being two-fold longer than the shortest (55 days). On average, British Columbia and Nova Scotia had the first and second shortest mean times, respectively. The province of Ontario consistently had longer mean times. The empiric benchmark mean based on best-performing regions was 57 mean days. Conclusions Significant variation exists for the time to initiation of end-of-life homecare nursing across regions. Understanding regional variation and developing an empiric benchmark for homecare nursing can support health system planners to set achievable targets for earlier initiation of end-of-life care