Determinants of AFTA Members’ Trade Flows and Potential for Trade Diversion

The objective of this paper, therefore, is to investigate the determinants of trade flows of AFTA members, including the impact of creation of AFTA on its intra-regional and extra-regional trade flow by comparing trade patterns of AFTA countries with AFTA members and non-members.AFTA,RTA,CEPT

Preferences for Exposure Control of Power-Frequency Fields among Lay Opinion Leaders

The authors report on surveys, differing according to focus on remedial costs, of Pittsburgh-area adults indicating beliefs about possible health effects of electromagnetic fields and the acceptability of options for reducing or eliminating the potential impact

Fighting Corruption through Regional and International Conventions: A Satisfactory Solution?

While considering the current legal frameworks adopted by the regional and international anti-corruption conventions this article aims to show (1) that the lack of a unified approach is unlikely to further the fight against corruption in any meaningful way, (2) that regulation is unlikely to be efficient results unless there are robust enforcement mechanisms in place, and (3) that anti-corruption legislation provides only a partial answer and that we need to engage in what I call a process of re-socialization. Part 2 (How Widespread is Corruption?) critically assesses the methodology adopted by Transparency International (TI) for compiling its perception index. Part 3 (Regulatory Measures: The Conventions) examines the current frameworks adopted by the existing conventions to tackle corruption. Part 4 (Enforcement and Informers) highlights the difficulties associated in enforcing the conventions and explores whether the antiquated qui tam action might serve a useful purpose in addressing enforcement deficit. Part 5 (Fighting Corruption Through Re-Socialization) asks whether greater social awareness through education provides a possible solution. Guided by a humanistic philosophy of society the view is put forward that part of the answer for effectively tackling corruption lies in making people aware of its long-term effects

Rumah Singgah Pasien Kanker Payudara Dengan Pendekatan Konsep Healing Environment Di Kota Surakarta

RUMAH SINGGAH PASIEN KANKER PAYUDARA DENGAN PENDEKATAN KONSEP HEALING ENVIRONMENT DI KOTA SURAKARTA Emma Indira Mandayaningrum, Edi Pramono Singgih, Sri Yuliani Email: [email protected] NIM: I.0211022 Periode TA: 139 (Juli-September 2015) Tgl Ujian: 17 September 2015 Abstrak Perancangan Rumah Singgah Pasien Kanker Payudara di Kota Surakarta dilatarbelakangi oleh semakin meningkatnya pasien penyakit kanker payudara di Kota Surakarta, sarana dan pra sarana pengobatan kanker payudara yang kurang merata dan kurang memadai di Indonesia, belum terdapatnya rumah singgah khusus pasien kanker payudara di Kota Surakarta, sehingga tujuan dari perancangan ini adalah mendapatkan desain bangunan yang dapat memberi fasilitas kegiatan rumah singgah pasien kanker payudara, mewadahi kegiatan pasien kanker payudara yang melakukan pengobatan di Kota Surakarta serta memberi fasilitas berupa sistem binaan atau edukasi tertentu bagi pasien kanker payudara ke dalam bentuk bangunan yang mempertimbangkan konsep healing environment di Kota Surakarta. Persoalan desain adalah bagaimana perencanaan dan perancangan rumah singgah pasien kanker payudara dengan pendekatan konsep healing environment di Kota Surakarta yang mampu mewadahi kegiatan hunian untuk jangka waktu tertentu dengan dilengkapi sistem binaan atau edukasi tertentu. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode perancangan arsitektur. Hasil yang diperoleh merupakan desain dari sebuah rumah singgah pasien kanker payudara, pusat persinggahan pasien kanker payudara di Kota Surakarta dan pusat sistem binaan atau edukasi tertentu bagi pasien kanker payudara ke dalam bangunan yang mempertimbangkan konsep healing environment di Kota Surakarta. Kata Kunci: Konsep Healing Environment, Pasien Kanker Payudara, Pusat Sistem Binaan Atau Edukasi, Rumah Singgah

Karakteristik Produk Busana Muslim yang Diminati Konsumen di Sakinah Bordir

  Abstrak   Karakteristik produk adalah ciri khusus dari suatu produk yang dapat dibandingkan dengan produk lainnya. Busana muslim adalah busana yang longgar menutup seluruh tubuh kecuali tangan dan wajah sebagai sarana mengamalkan ajaran agama. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik produk busana muslim yang  diminati konsumen di Sakinah Bordir berdasarkan  personal order dan sistem produksi. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif dan akan menghasilkan data yang bersifat kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dengan metode observasi dan wawancara dengan menggunakan instrumen penelitian yang digunakan berupa instrumen observasi dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik produk busana muslim yang diminati konsumen berdasarkan personal order dan sistem produksi ditinjau dari desain produk dengan ide/ gagasan selalu mengikuti tren dan bukan untuk diproduksi secara masal serta fitur produk terletak pada penerapan desain hiasan pada produk busana muslim.   Kata Kunci: Karakteristik produk, busana muslim, minat konsumen.     Abstract   The Characteristic of the product is a trade from a product that can be compared with other products. And muslims are clothes that loosely cover the body except the hands  and face as a means of practicing Islam. The study aims to know the characteristic of the product the muslim fashion of interest of consumers based on personal order and the production system. This type of research that is used is the research descriptive and will produce data that are qualitative. The gathering data with the method of observation and interviews with the use of the instrument of research that are used in the form of instrument observations and the instrument interview. The results showed that the characteristics of the product in muslim fashion of interest of consumers based on personal order and production system is viewed from the product design with the idea that always follow the trend and not to be produced in mass grave and the features of a product which is on the implementation of the design ornaments in the muslim fashion.   The key word: The characteristics of the product, the muslim fashion, consumer interest. &nbsp

The impacts of corporatisation of healthcare on medical practice and professionals in Maharashtra, India

A heterogeneous private sector dominates healthcare provision in many middle-income countries. In India the contemporary period has seen this sector undergo corporatisation processes characterised by emergence of large private hospitals and the takeover of medium-sized and charitable hospitals by corporate entities. Little is known about the operations of these private providers and the effects on healthcare professions as employment shifts from practitioner-owned small and medium hospitals to larger corporate settings. This article uses data from a mixed-methods study in two large cities in Maharashtra, India, to consider the implications of these contemporary changes for the medical profession. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews with 43 respondents who have detailed knowledge of healthcare in Maharashtra, and from a witness seminar on the topic of transformation in Maharashtra’s healthcare system. Transcripts from the interviews and witness seminar were analysed thematically through a combination of deductive and inductive approaches. Our findings point to a restructuring of medical practice in Maharashtra as training shifts towards private education and employment to those corporate hospitals. The latter is fuelled by substantial personal indebtedness, dwindling appeal of government employment, reduced opportunities to work in smaller private facilities, and the perceived benefits of work in larger providers. We describe a ‘re-professionalisation’ of medicine encompassing changes in employment relations, performance targets and constraints placed on professional autonomy within the private healthcare sector, that is accompanied by trends in cost inflation, medical malpractice, and distrust in doctor-patient relationships. The accompanying ‘re-stratification’ within this part of the profession affords prestige and influence to ‘star doctors’ while eroding the status and opportunity for young and early career doctors. The research raises important questions about the role that government and medical professionals’ bodies can, and should, play in contemporary transformation of private healthcare, and the implications of these trends for health systems more broadly

Capital Formation, Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in Brazil: An ARDL Bound Testing Approach and Granger Causality

This study analyses the short and long run impact of trade, energy consumption and capital formation on economic growth in Brazil. The time series considered is from the period of 1970-2014. By employing ARDL bound testing approach, the long and short run effects are estimated. With Error Correction model, the findings provide that gross capital formation and energy consumption has established a long run relationship with economic growth. In short run, though slightly but exports, along with energy consumption and capital formation are positively related with economic growth in Brazil. The results of granger causality exhibit a weak but bidirectional causality between gross capital formation and economic growth whereas, gross capital formation and economic growth are unidirectional granger causing energy consumption respectively. The study implies that policy makers need to increase the efficacy of energy sector promoting economic growth. Since the exports of the country are found non-significant in long run, it is important for the country to channelize the capital formation and energy sector within the country enhancing exports to evade from trade deficits. DOI: 10.7176/JESD/10-14-03 Publication date:July 31st 201

Incidental gynaecological malignancy in women who underwent hysterectomy for utero-vaginal prolapse: a 3-year institutional case study

Background: Pelvic organ prolapse is common is almost 50% of women over the age of 50years. The objective of the present study was to estimate the number of incidental gynaecological malignancies in women who underwent hysterectomy for utero-vaginal prolapse.Methods: 354 women who presented with asymptomatic utero-vaginal prolapse were included in this study. Women who were symptomatic with bleeding per vaginum, lower abdominal pain or excessive white discharge and preoperative screening tests such as VIA/VILI, colposcopy, Pap smear and radio-imaging showing any gynaecological lesions were excluded from this study.Results: Histopathological examination of the hysterectomy specimen showed premalignant lesion in 13 cases accounting to 3.7% (11 cases of CIN I, 1 case of CIN II, 1 case of CIN III) and malignant lesions in 5cases accounting for 1.4% (4 cases of endometrial adenocarcinoma and 1 case of cervical squamous cell carcinoma).Conclusions: Asymptomatic women with utero-vaginal prolapse may have pre-existing premalignant and malignant lesions. Therefore, all women undergoing hysterectomy should be preoperatively screened with transvaginal ultrasound, endometrial biopsy and pap smear to rule out malignancy, as the management differs for patients with co-existing gynecological malignancies

Standardization of NPK Requirement in Banana Cv. "Njalipoovan" (Musa AB Group) in Onattukara Soil of South Kerala

Banana cv. "Njalipoovan" (Musa AB group, Syn. Ney Poovan) is one of the popular varieties cultivated in the homesteads of Kerala. This variety has high export potential due to its edible and keeping quality. Eventhough fertilizer requirement was worked out for different varieties; no attempt has been made to standardize the nutrient requirement of banana cv. "Njalippovan", especially in the loamy sand soils of Onattukara. Field experiments were conducted for two years (1998-2000) at Onattukara Regional Agricultural Research Station, Kayamkulam to study the influence of three levels each of N (100, 200 and 300 g plant-1), P2O5 (100, 200 and 300 g plant-1) and K2O (200,400 and 600 g plant-1) with one absolute control (nopoko) on growth, yield, quality and economics of cultivation. Increasing the rate of application of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium improved the growth and yield. Total soluble solids (TSS), total sugars and reducing sugars increased with increasing levels of nitrogen and potassium. Fruit acidity decreased at higher rate of N and K2O. Applied phosphorus had no effect on quality of fruits. Application of N, P2O5 and K2O at 200:200:400 g plant-1 proved to be ideal for maintaining higher yield and benefit: cost ratio