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Melissa Diane Armstrong, An Ambulance on Safari: The ANC and the Making of a Health Department in Exile, Montreal & Kingston, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2020. 344 pp. ISBN 978-0-2280-0330-

Postsecondary Student Mobility from College to University: Academic Performance of Students

This paper considers the impact of transfer credits on the GPA of college–university transfer students. The data come from the academic records of students enrolled at 2 different campuses at an undergraduate university in Ontario across a 4-year period. The results from multivariate regression analyses show that the number of transfer credits is significantly associated with a higher GPA, controlling for student status (part time/full time), campus of study, cohort, semester of study, and previous college background. Further analysis suggests that the credit–GPA relationship is nonlinear, peaking at 6 transfer credits. These findings can be used to help inform individuals and institutions about the past performance of students as further refinements to transfer policies between institutions are undertaken.  Cet article évalue l’effet du transfert de crédits sur la moyenne pondérée cumulative (MPC) des étudiants qui transfèrent des crédits du collège à l’université. Les données proviennent des dossiers académiques d’étudiants de premier cycle inscrits à deux différents campus d’une université ontarienne sur une période de quatre ans. Les résultats d’analyses multivariées régressives montrent que le nombre de crédits transférés est lié de façon significative à une MPC plus élevée, ce qui devient une mesure de contrôle du statut de l’étudiant (temps partiel/temps plein), du campus d’étude, de la cohorte, du semestre d’étude et du collège de provenance. Une analyse plus poussée du transfert étudiant collège/université suggère que la relation crédit-MPC n’est pas linéaire et qu’un maximum de six crédits est transféré. Tandis qu’on raffine les politiques de transferts entre établissements, il est possible d’utiliser ces résultats pour mieux informer les individus et les établissements quant à la performance passée des étudiants

A different kind of Aids: Folk and lay theories in South African townships

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Export supply chains and small-scale producers in Africa : horticultural exports from Zimbabwe

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Strategic use of private standards to enhance international competitiveness: Vegetable exports from Kenya and elsewhere

The paper examines how European retailers are using private standards for food safety and,quality as risk management and competitive tools and the strategic responses of leading Kenyan and other developing country supplier/exporters to such standards. Despite measures to harmonize a 'single market', the European fresh produce market is very diverse in terms of consumer preferences, structural dynamics and attention to and enforcement of food safety and other standards. Leading Kenyan fresh produce suppliers have re-positioned themselves at the high end, including 'high care', segments of the market - precisely those that are most demanding in terms of quality assurance and food safety systems. An array of factors have influenced this strategic positioning, including relatively high international freight costs, the emergence of more effective competition in mainstream product lines, relatively low labor costs for produce preparation, and strong market relationships with selected retail chains. To succeed in this demanding market segment, the industry has had to invest substantially in improved production and procurement systems, upgraded pack house facilities, and quality assurance/food safety management systems. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved