19 research outputs found
REFORMING PILLAR 2 âTOWARDS SIGNIFICANT AND SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT?
With the ongoing âHealth Checkâ and the decisions needed for after 2013, the Common Agricultural Policy is likely to see another major reform and an increase in compulsory modulation. By employing a regional model, this paper compares the long-term impact of spending along the Pillar 2 Axes in NUTS3 areas on selected indicators of sustainability in several peripheral areas across Europe. The four case study areas are: Pinzgau-Pongau (a tourism-dominated alpine area in Austria), the Wetterau (an urbanised industrial area in Germany), Gorenjska (a tourism and manufacturing dominated area in Slovenia) and Caithness-Sutherland (a remote area in Scotland). The results suggest although devolution in European rural development policy has taken over the last 10 years, there is further need to restore place-based stewardship of public goods and services as well as private investments across rural areas in the European Union. Increasing the importance of Axis 2 and Axis 3 measures (part of CAP Pillar 2) therefore seems an obvious choice for the future. Furthermore, it is clear that the effects of wider societal trends such as the decreasing importance of agriculture, commuting and migration, can be weakened or amplified by EU funding but can not be reversed or significantly changed.CAP, Pillar 2, rural development, Agricultural and Food Policy, R15, Q18, Q01,
Decreasing Anxiety in Students through Role-Playing Simulation
Nursing students often feel anxiety when they encounter a new situation or skill that must be performed on a âreal personâ. Through the use of role-playing simulation, students had the opportunity to perform a postpartum assessment in a safe environment, before performing this skill on a âreal personâ in the clinical setting. The purpose of this study was to assess if anxiety of the student nurse was reported to be less after the âreal personâ assessment with the role-playing, simulation group in comparison to the traditional textbook, video viewing group. The findings demonstrated that students who performed the simulation reported the overall experience was of greater help in relieving anxiety and increasing confidence. Currently the study is being repeated for additional data
Perceived Faculty Presence with Use of Mediums for Assessment
Although it has been reported that faculty presence on discussion boards for online/distance learning increases studentsâ satisfaction, there are minimal studies linking faculty presence to student performance. With the increased focus on implementing diverse technologies leading to faculty using more than discussion boards to assess performance, it is unclear if their use increases the studentsâ learning, satisfaction and the perceived faculty presence.
The purpose of this study was to assess student learning, satisfaction and perceived faculty presence in the on-line nursing program using surveys of 200 students following their completion of assignments using a diverse technology in an RN-BSN course
REFORMING PILLAR 2 âTOWARDS SIGNIFICANT AND SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT?
With the ongoing âHealth Checkâ and the decisions needed for after 2013, the
Common Agricultural Policy is likely to see another major reform and an increase in
compulsory modulation. By employing a regional model, this paper compares the long-term
impact of spending along the Pillar 2 Axes in NUTS3 areas on selected indicators of
sustainability in several peripheral areas across Europe.
The four case study areas are: Pinzgau-Pongau (a tourism-dominated alpine area in
Austria), the Wetterau (an urbanised industrial area in Germany), Gorenjska (a tourism and
manufacturing dominated area in Slovenia) and Caithness-Sutherland (a remote area in
Scotland).
The results suggest although devolution in European rural development policy has
taken over the last 10 years, there is further need to restore place-based stewardship of public
goods and services as well as private investments across rural areas in the European Union.
Increasing the importance of Axis 2 and Axis 3 measures (part of CAP Pillar 2) therefore
seems an obvious choice for the future.
Furthermore, it is clear that the effects of wider societal trends such as the decreasing
importance of agriculture, commuting and migration, can be weakened or amplified by EU
funding but can not be reversed or significantly changed
In vivo visualizing the IFN-ÎČ response required for tumor growth control in a therapeutic model of polyadenylic-polyuridylic acid administration
The crucial role that endogenously produced IFN-ÎČ plays in eliciting an immune response against cancer has recently started to be elucidated. Endogenous IFN-ÎČ has an important role in immune surveillance and control of tumor development. Accordingly, the role of TLR agonists as cancer therapeutic agents is being revisited via the strategy of intra/peritumoral injection with the idea of stimulating the production of endogenous type I IFN inside the tumor. Polyadenylic-polyuridylic acid (poly A:U) is a dsRNA mimetic explored empirically in cancer immunotherapy a long time ago with little knowledge regarding its mechanisms of action. In this work, we have in vivo visualized the IFN-ÎČ required for the antitumor immune response elicited in a therapeutic model of poly A:U administration. In this study, we have identified the role of host type I IFNs, cell populations that are sources of IFN-ÎČ in the tumor microenvironment, and other host requirements for tumor control in this model. One single peritumoral dose of poly A:U was sufficient to induce IFN-ÎČ, readily visualized in vivo. IFN-ÎČ production relied mainly on the activation of the transcription factor IFN regulatory factor 3 and the molecule UNC93B1, indicating that TLR3 is required for recognizing poly A:U. CD11c(+) cells were an important, but not the only source of IFN-ÎČ. Host type I IFN signaling was absolutely required for the reduced tumor growth, prolonged mice survival, and the strong antitumor-specific immune response elicited upon poly A:U administration. These findings add new perspectives to the use of IFN-ÎČ-inducing compounds in tumor therapy.Fil: Nocera, David Andres. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Centro CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico CĂłrdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en BioquĂmica ClĂnica e InmunologĂa; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Centro CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto de Investigaciones en TecnologĂa QuĂmica. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de QuĂmica, BioquĂmica y Farmacia. Instituto de Investigaciones en TecnologĂa QuĂmica; ArgentinaFil: Roselli, Emiliano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Centro CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico CĂłrdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en BioquĂmica ClĂnica e InmunologĂa; ArgentinaFil: Araya, Paula. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Centro CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico CĂłrdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en BioquĂmica ClĂnica e InmunologĂa; ArgentinaFil: Nuñez, Nicolas Gonzalo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Centro CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico CĂłrdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en BioquĂmica ClĂnica e InmunologĂa; ArgentinaFil: Lienenklaus, Stefan. Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research; AlemaniaFil: Jablonska, Jadwiga. Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research; AlemaniaFil: Weiss, Siegfried. Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research; AlemaniaFil: Gatti, Gerardo Alberto. FundaciĂłn Para Progreso Medicina-hospital Privado; ArgentinaFil: Brinkmann, Melanie M.. Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research; AlemaniaFil: Kroger, Andrea. Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research; AlemaniaFil: Moron, Victor Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Centro CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico CĂłrdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en BioquĂmica ClĂnica e InmunologĂa; ArgentinaFil: Maccioni, Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Centro CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico CĂłrdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en BioquĂmica ClĂnica e InmunologĂa; Argentin