The Impact of E-government on Corruption Control

This study examines while each country has proceeded E-government, how E-government influences on corruption control by using national level panel data. After analyzing the result, both E-government development index and E-participation index showed positive effects on corruption control. However, the comparison analysis of OECD and non-OECD countries on corruption control through E-government shows that it has a great impact on not OECD countries but only non-OECD countries. This results show that the various goals pursued by E-government have a positive effect on corruption control. However, this research presents that the influence of E-government corruption control on OECD countries, which have already well-developed in all fields, is little. Therefore, the results of this study suggest that corruption control can be made more efficient through the activation of E-government in non-OECD countries where the development level of the country is relatively low compared to the OECD countries

Bochner-Riesz mean for the twisted Laplacian in R2\mathbb R^2

We study the Bochner-Riesz problem for the twisted Laplacian $\mathcal L$ on $\mathbb R^2$. For $p\in [1, \infty]\setminus\{2\}$, it has been conjectured that the Bochner-Riesz means $S_\lambda^\delta(\mathcal L) f$ of order $\delta$ converges in $L^p$ for every $f\in L^p$ if and only if $\delta> \max(0,|(p-2)/p|-1/2)$. We prove the conjecture by obtaining uniform $L^p$ bounds on $S_\lambda^\delta(\mathcal L)$ up to the sharp summability indices.Comment: 15 page

Bounds on the Hermite spectral projection operator

We study $L^p$-$L^q$ bounds on the spectral projection operator $\Pi_\lambda$ associated to the Hermite operator $H=|x|^2-\Delta$ in $\mathbb R^d$. We are mainly concerned with a localized operator $\chi_E\Pi_\lambda\chi_E$ for a subset $E\subset\mathbb R^d$ and undertake the task of characterizing the sharp $L^p$--$L^q$ bounds. We obtain sharp bounds in extended ranges of $p,q$. First, we provide a complete characterization of the sharp $L^p$--$L^q$ bounds when $E$ is away from $\sqrt{\lambda}\mathbb S^{d-1}$. Secondly, we obtain the sharp bounds as the set $E$ gets close to $\sqrt\lambda\mathbb S^{d-1}$. Thirdly, we extend the range of $p,q$ for which the operator $\Pi_\lambda$ is uniformly bounded from $L^p(\mathbb R^d)$ to $L^q(\mathbb R^d)$.Comment: The paper is a modified version of a part of the paper Hermite spectral projection operator (arXiv:2006.11762v3). The previous paper will remain unpublishe

Identification of Hypertension Management-related Errors in a Personal Digital Assistant-based Clinical Log for Nurses in Advanced Practice Nurse Training

PurposeThe purposes of this study were to develop a taxonomy for detection of errors related to hypertension management and to apply the taxonomy to retrospectively analyze the documentation of nurses in Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) training.MethodWe developed the Hypertension Diagnosis and Management Error Taxonomy and applied it in a sample of adult patient encounters (N = 15,862) that were documented in a personal digital assistant-based clinical log by registered nurses in APN training. We used Standard Query Language queries to retrieve hypertension-related data from the central database. The data were summarized using descriptive statistics.ResultBlood pressure was documented in 77.5% (n = 12,297) of encounters; 21% had high blood pressure values. Missed diagnosis, incomplete diagnosis and misdiagnosis rates were 63.7%, 6.8% and 7.5% respectively. In terms of treatment, the omission rates were 17.9% for essential medications and 69.9% for essential patient teaching. Contraindicated anti-hypertensive medications were documented in 12% of encounters with co-occurring diagnoses of hypertension and asthma.ConclusionThe Hypertension Diagnosis and Management Error Taxonomy was useful for identifying errors based on documentation in a clinical log. The results provide an initial understanding of the nature of errors associated with hypertension diagnosis and management of nurses in APN training. The information gained from this study can contribute to educational interventions that promote APN competencies in identification and management of hypertension as well as overall patient safety and informatics competencies