U.S. policing as racialized violence and control: a qualitative assessment of black narratives from Ferguson, Missouri

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Jason M. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Racialized Violence ◽  
And Control

Will Routine Annual Influenza Prevention and Control Systems Serve the United States Well in a Pandemic?

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (S2) ◽  
pp. S160-S165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanne S. Ringel ◽  
Melinda Moore ◽  
John Zambrano ◽  
Nicole Lurie
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
The United States ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Pandemic Preparedness ◽  
The Public ◽  
Influenza Prevention ◽  
And Control

ABSTRACTObjective: To assess the extent to which the systems in place for prevention and control of routine annual influenza could provide the information and experience needed to manage a pandemic.Methods: The authors conducted a qualitative assessment based on key informant interviews and the review of relevant documents.Results: Although there are a number of systems in place that would likely serve the United States well in a pandemic, much of the information and experience needed to manage a pandemic optimally is not available.Conclusions: Systems in place for routine annual influenza prevention and control are necessary but not sufficient for managing a pandemic, nor are they used to their full potential for pandemic preparedness. Pandemic preparedness can be strengthened by building more explicitly upon routine influenza activities and the public health system’s response to the unique challenges that arise each influenza season (eg, vaccine supply issues, higher than normal rates of influenza-related deaths). (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2009;3(Suppl 2):S160–S165)

scholarly journals Occupational Accidents Assessment by Field of Activity and Investigation Model for Prevention and Control

Safety ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larisa Ivascu ◽  
Lucian-Ionel Cioca
Keyword(s):  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Data Series ◽  
Fatal Accidents ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
And Control ◽  
Industry Sectors ◽  
And Storage

The rate of occupational accidents is increasing, leading to a number of organizational deficiencies. For European Union (EU), the non-fatal accident number in 2017 was 3,315,101. An increase in the number of accidents is recorded in many of the member states. In addition, the increase in accidents tends to focus on certain sectors and is due more to the increase in the incidence rate than the increase in the workforce. Companies in these industry sectors have also implemented less intensive prevention practices than firms in other sectors. Performing a statistical evaluation of non-fatal and fatal accidents is an important one. This assessment helps managers understand the importance of implementing prevention and control methods across organizations. For this research, we used series of data obtained from the Romanian National Institute of Statistics (NIS), Labor Inspection in Romania, and Eurostatof the European Commission. Data series evaluations were conducted for the EU and Romania. A qualitative assessment of the industry data series had been carried out. Furthermore, T-tests and analysis of variance analysis (ANOVA) were performed to identify the relationships between the frequency index of fatal and non-fatal accidents, and the categories chosen. The values obtained for men were significantly higher than those of female workers. Based on the results of the qualitative assessment and European and national strategies, an experimental model for the prevention and control of occupational accidents is proposed. At the end of the paper, the situation of labor accidents in Romania and Bulgaria, two EU member states, is assessed in the agriculture, forestry and fishing, manufacturing, construction and transport, and storage sectors. A series of trends are presented for the period 2018–2020. The results obtained from the evaluation of the data series represent an important core of the Romanian Labor Inspectorate for the development of strategic actions.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Assessment of Gender Roles and Implications for Child Nutrition in Central Malawi

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Mkandawire ◽  
Clement Bisai ◽  
Elizabeth Dyke ◽  
Anne Dressel ◽  
Hazel Kantayeni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Child Nutrition ◽  
Child Malnutrition ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Household Decision ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Food Needs ◽  
And Control

Abstract Child malnutrition persists globally. While progress in reducing stunting has been witnessed over the last six years, this progress is not sufficient to meet Sustainable Development Goal targets on stunting. In Africa, child malnutrition is estimated to result in between 1.6 to 16% losses in gross domestic product. Undernutrition is also attributed as a cause of death for 11% of African children aged five years and below. Men and women play distinct roles in supporting a child's nutrition. Women frequently carry the bulk of the workload related to food, care, and health, all of which are critical factors in child nutrition. Using focus group discussions and individual interviews with communities in rural Central Malawi, we sought to understand the roles played by men and women in achieving child nutrition in this qualitative study. We found that both men and women were involved in productive, reproductive, and community work. However, consistent with the literature, women carried a disproportionate workload in supporting child nutrition compared to men. Women's heavier workloads often prevented them from being able to meet children's food needs. Nevertheless, shifts in gender roles were observed in some of the sampled communities, with men taking up responsibilities that have been typically associated with women. This undoing of gender roles did not necessarily increase women's power within the household. Improving gender equality and child nutrition will require efforts to redistribute gendered work and encourage men to move towards shared power over household decision-making and control over income with women.

scholarly journals Assessing and Advancing Gender Equity in Lake Malawi’s Small-Scale Fisheries Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13001
Author(s):  
Elin Torell ◽  
Chikondi Manyungwa-Pasani ◽  
Danielle Bilecki ◽  
Innocent Gumulira ◽  
Gordon Yiwombe
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Small Scale Fisheries ◽  
Fisheries Resources ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Control

Women play important, but often invisible, roles in Lake Malawi’s small-scale fisheries sector. This paper augments previous research by exploring the productive and reproductive roles that men and women have in fishing communities and how this shapes women’s access and control over fisheries resources. Contributing to advancing the understanding of how to strengthen women’s roles in the fisheries sector, this paper reports on a qualitative assessment conducted in seven Malawian lakeshore districts. Data collected via focus group discussions, which included gendered resource mapping exercises, revealed belief systems and gender norms that shape men’s and women’s access to and control over lacustrine resources. While both men and women have access to lake and land resources, their roles differ. Men dominate fishing resources whereas women dominate resources that are tied to household management. While all value chain nodes are open to men, women tend to be concentrated in lower-value processing and trading activities. Social norms and values shape people’s access and control over communal resources. It is noteworthy that women who earn an income from the fisheries value chain have more access to savings and credit and have more equal household bargaining power.

scholarly journals Theoretical aspect of marketing research of the market and its elements

VUZF Review ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Olha Matviiets ◽  
Diana Korpan
Keyword(s):  
Market Research ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Efficient Operation ◽  
Marketing Environment ◽  
Control Procedures ◽  
Main Components ◽  
And Control

The article is devoted to the qualitative assessment of marketing research. The essence and role of theoretical features of market research are revealed. The main components of market research are identified. The objective necessity and significance of marketing research and its structural elements in providing competitive advantages to enterprises are analyzed. The work deepens the understanding of the content of the concept of market research, improved the principles of their conduct and the subjective component. The concept and basic provisions of introduction of the effective mechanism of marketing researches of the market, its structural elements which are analyzed in the course of research of demand for the goods are proved. It is proved that market research can be defined as the systematic collection, accounting and analysis of data on marketing and marketing issues in order to improve the quality of decision-making and control procedures in the marketing environment. It is established that currently market research of the market and its structural elements is the basis of successful business. It is recommended to conduct market research to ensure stable and efficient operation of domestic enterprises of various forms of ownership and management.

scholarly journals Application of loop analysis for the qualitative assessment of surveillance and control in veterinary epidemiology

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Collineau ◽  
Raphaël Duboz ◽  
Mathilde Paul ◽  
Marisa Peyre ◽  
Flavie Goutard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Loop Analysis ◽  
Veterinary Epidemiology ◽  
And Control

scholarly journals Scientific and Methodological Approaches to the Evaluation of Marketing Management of Enterprises in the Context of International Diversification

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alona Tanasiichuk ◽  
Olha Hromova ◽  
Svetlana Kovalchuk ◽  
Iryna Perevozova ◽  
Oleg Khmelevskyi
Keyword(s):  
International Diversification ◽  
Marketing Management ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Management Evaluation ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Marketing Costs ◽  
And Control

Marketing management of business activities in the context of international diversification involves the construction of an appropriate system of information gathering, study of foreign markets, planning, implementation and control of the marketing program, risk and profit assessment, effectiveness of marketing decisions, development of marketing strategy of the enterprise, which allows obtaining the maximum positive result with minimal marketing costs. In this study, further development of scientific and methodological approaches to determining the state of marketing management of the activities of agricultural enterprises of Ukraine under the conditions of international diversification, consisting in the identification of problematic issues arising in the course of international business diversification; quantitative and qualitative assessment and determination of the degree of diversification of the enterprise in different markets, as well as conducting market research of the most important business segments of consumers in foreign markets  and selecting the optimal exit strategy of a diversified international markets. Keywords: marketing management, concept of marketing management, international diversification, effectiveness of marketing management, planning, organization and control of enterprise marketing management, evaluation of the degree of diversification of activities, diversified company

Control of Metal Alloy Oxidation with Electric Fields

1973 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 164-165
Author(s):  
R. R. Dils ◽  
P. S. Follansbee
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Oxidation Process ◽  
Base Alloy ◽  
Oxide Surface ◽  
Platinum Electrodes ◽  
Insulating Layer ◽  
Iron Base Alloy ◽  
Alloy Oxidation ◽  
Aluminum Oxide Layer ◽  
And Control

Electric fields have been applied across oxides growing on a high temperature alloy and control of the oxidation of the material has been demonstrated. At present, three-fold increases in the oxidation rate have been measured in accelerating fields and the oxidation process has been completely stopped in a retarding field.The experiments have been conducted with an iron-base alloy, Pe 25Cr 5A1 0.1Y, although, in principle, any alloy capable of forming an adherent aluminum oxide layer during oxidation can be used. A specimen is polished and oxidized to produce a thin, uniform insulating layer on one surface. Three platinum electrodes are sputtered on the oxide surface and the specimen is reoxidized.

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