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Management research in India:current state and future directions
Concerned over the lack of high quality, context specific management research in India, and the predilection of Indian researchers to follow Western models of research and publication blindly, the authors take stock of Indian management research in this round table discussion and debate some of the relevant issues. Urging Indian researchers to strive for the levels of rigour of the Western models, they make a case for confident indigenous scholarship to suit the development and educational requirements of the country, following context-relevant constructs and methodologies in research and developing curricula, materials and modes of dissemination independently. These ideas were also explored at the second Indian Academy of Management Conference held at IIM Bangalore in December 2011
A systematic review of biomarkers for disease progression in Parkinson's disease
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Co-ordination failure, moral hazard and sovereign bankruptcy procedures
We study a model of sovereign debt crisis that combines problems of creditor co-ordination and debtor moral hazard. Solving the sovereign debtorâs incentives leads to excessive ârollover failureâ by creditors when sovereign default occurs. We discuss how the incidence of crises might be reduced by international sovereign bankruptcy procedures, involving âcontractibilityâ of sovereign debtorâs payoffs, suspension of convertibility in a âdiscoveryâ phase and penalties in case of malfeasance. In relation to the current debate, this is more akin to the IMFâs Sovereign Debt Restructuring Mechanism than the Collective Action Clauses promoted by others
Using Football Cultures as a Vehicle to Improve Mental Health in Men: The Case of the Redcar and Cleveland Boot Room
This paper sets out to appraise (from the perspective of members) the impact of a localized, football-based mental health intervention. Commissioned in late 2015, the âRedcar and Cleveland Boot Room (BR)â was implemented in response to mass redundancy in the local area, coupled with regional suicide rates in men that exceed the national average. Interactive discussions with BR members revealed that: (a) the language of football and shared identity were important for initiating and sustaining engagement in the BR; (b) peer-support and mentoring combined with member-led activities were active ingredients of the BR and (c) that the BR was an effective vehicle for building mental health resilience. This evaluation adds to the evidence base on the value of football as a context to engage adult males in community-based interventions targeting mental health resilience
The role of professional judgement in social work assessment:a comparison between Norway and England
Gamification as transformative assessment in Higher Education
Gamification in education is still a very new concept in South Africa. Being a 21st-century
invention, it has already established itself in the world within the environs of the corporate
market, marketing, training and the social world. This article will first discuss gamification
(and all its other designations) and its applications in general; thereafter, the focus will be on
the application of gamification within the environment of education, and more specifically
with an emphasis on assessment. The burning question for South Africa is whether
gamification can enhance a module or course on the level of higher education so much that an
educational institution cannot do without it anymore, knowing that we are working with
students belonging to the âDigital Wisdom generationâ. This article would like to open the
way for the implementation of gamification as a transformative online assessment tool in
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Is computer aided detection (CAD) cost effective in screening mammography? A model based on the CADET II study
BACKGROUND: Single reading with computer aided detection (CAD) is an alternative to double reading for detecting cancer in screening mammograms. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the use of a single reader with CAD is more cost-effective than double reading. METHODS: Based on data from the CADET II study, the cost-effectiveness of single reading with CAD versus double reading was measured in terms of cost per cancer detected. Cost (Pound (ÂŁ), year 2007/08) of single reading with CAD versus double reading was estimated assuming a health and social service perspective and a 7 year time horizon. As the equipment cost varies according to the unit size a separate analysis was conducted for high, average and low volume screening units. One-way sensitivity analyses were performed by varying the reading time, equipment and assessment cost, recall rate and reader qualification. RESULTS: CAD is cost increasing for all sizes of screening unit. The introduction of CAD is cost-increasing compared to double reading because the cost of CAD equipment, staff training and the higher assessment cost associated with CAD are greater than the saving in reading costs. The introduction of single reading with CAD, in place of double reading, would produce an additional cost of ÂŁ227 and ÂŁ253 per 1,000 women screened in high and average volume units respectively. In low volume screening units, the high cost of purchasing the equipment will results in an additional cost of ÂŁ590 per 1,000 women screened.One-way sensitivity analysis showed that the factors having the greatest effect on the cost-effectiveness of CAD with single reading compared with double reading were the reading time and the reader's professional qualification (radiologist versus advanced practitioner). CONCLUSIONS: Without improvements in CAD effectiveness (e.g. a decrease in the recall rate) CAD is unlikely to be a cost effective alternative to double reading for mammography screening in UK. This study provides updated estimates of CAD costs in a full-field digital system and assessment cost for women who are re-called after initial screening. However, the model is highly sensitive to various parameters e.g. reading time, reader qualification, and equipment cost
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