The Establishment of Human Research Tissue Banking in the UK and Several Western European Countries

The pattern of suicide in a southern district of Sri Lanka was studied retrospectively over a period of one year. The mortality by suicide of 25/100,000 population is higher than that in the UK and other Western European countries. The largest number of suicides occurred in the age group 15–24 years. Poisoning was the preferred method of suicide in over 80% of subjects. The commonest agent used was a weedkiller, paraquat. Free availability of such potent toxic substances can culminate in a suicidal act when in fact a large number of the victims had no intention of committing suicide. There is a place for restriction of the sale of agrochemicals without jeopardizing their availability to farmers.

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CASE STUDY: Regional Cultural Differences Within and Across Four Western European Countries

TRANSNATIONAL MARKETING JOURNAL ◽

10.33182/tmj.v6i1.377 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 23-47

Author(s):

Nadine Waehning ◽

Ibrahim Sirkeci ◽

Stephan Dahl ◽

Sinan Zeyneloglu

Keyword(s):

Cultural Values ◽

Cultural Differences ◽

European Countries ◽

Cultural Value ◽

Business Strategies ◽

Business Plans ◽

Regional Markets ◽

Gender Education ◽

Western European

This case study examines and illustrates within country regional cultural differences and cross border cultural similarities across four western European countries. Drawing on the data from the World Values Survey (WVS), we refer to the Schwartz Cultural Values Inventory in the survey. The demographic variables of age, gender, education level, marital status and income vary across the regions and hence, have significant effects on the cultural value dimensions across regions. The findings help a better understanding of the homogeneity and heterogeneity of regions withinand across countries. Both researchers and managers will have to justify their sampling methods and generalisations more carefully when drawing conclusions for a whole country. This case study underlines the limited knowledge about regional within country cultural differences, while also illustrating the simplification of treating each country as culturally homogeneous. Cross-country business strategies connecting transnational regional markets based on cultural value characteristics need to take these similarities and differences into account when designating business plans.

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Knowledge about basic life support in European students

Orvosi Hetilap ◽

10.1556/oh.2014.29898 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 155 (21) ◽

pp. 833-837 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

József Marton ◽

Attila Pandúr ◽

Emese Pék ◽

Krisztina Deutsch ◽

Bálint Bánfai ◽

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Keyword(s):

Basic Life Support ◽

Life Support ◽

European Countries ◽

Eastern European ◽

Knowledge And Skills ◽

European Students ◽

Western European ◽

Eastern European Countries ◽

European Youth

Introduction: Better knowledge and skills of basic life support can save millions of lives each year in Europe. Aim: The aim of this study was to measure the knowledge about basic life support in European students. Method: From 13 European countries 1527 volunteer participated in the survey. The questionnaire consisted of socio-demographic questions and knowledge regarding basic life support. The maximum possible score was 18. Results: Those participants who had basic life support training earned 11.91 points, while those who had not participated in lifesaving education had 9.6 points (p<0.001). Participants from former socialist Eastern European countries reached 10.13 points, while Western Europeans had average 10.85 points (p<0.001). The best results were detected among the Swedish students, and the worst among the Belgians. Conclusions: Based on the results, there are significant differences in the knowledge about basic life support between students from different European countries. Western European youth, and those who were trained had better performance. Orv. Hetil., 2014, 155(21), 833–837.

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Central and Eastern European states in global production linkages: country-level and sector-level analysis

10.31338/1641-2478pe.2.17.3 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 38-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ewa Cieślik

Keyword(s):

Global Value Chains ◽

Jel Classification ◽

European Countries ◽

Value Chains ◽

Eastern European ◽

Large Share ◽

Country Level ◽

Western European ◽

Eastern European Countries ◽

Level Analysis

The paper evaluates Central and Eastern European countries’ (CEEs) location in global vertical specialization (global value chains, GVCs). To locate each country in global value chains (upstream or downstream segment/market) and to compare them with the selected countries, a very selective methodology was adopted. We concluded that (a) CEE countries differ in the levels of their participation in production linkages. Countries that have stronger links with Western European countries, especially with Germany, are more integrated; (b) a large share of the CEE countries’ gross exports passes through Western European GVCs; (c) most exporters in Central and Eastern Europe are positioned in the downstream segments of production rather than in the upstream markets. JEL classification: F14, F15.

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PMH54 ADHD Among Adults in Five Western European Countries: An Analysis of National Health and Wellness Survey Data

Value in Health ◽

10.1016/j.jval.2012.08.844 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 15 (7) ◽

pp. A343-A344 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S.L. Able ◽

V. Haynes ◽

K. Annunziata ◽

H. Upadhyaya ◽

W. Deberdt

Keyword(s):

Survey Data ◽

National Health ◽

European Countries ◽

Health And Wellness ◽

Western European

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Avoidance, ambiguity, alternation: Position blurring strategies in multidimensional party competition

European Union Politics ◽

10.1177/14651165211027472 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 146511652110274

Author(s):

Jelle Koedam

Keyword(s):

European Integration ◽

Strategic Behavior ◽

Party Competition ◽

European Countries ◽

Political Accountability ◽

Democratic Representation ◽

Party Leaders ◽

Party Strategy ◽

Political Outcome ◽

Western European

In a multidimensional environment, parties may have compelling incentives to obscure their preferences on select issues. This study contributes to a growing literature on position blurring by demonstrating how party leaders purposively create uncertainty about where their party stands on the issue of European integration. By doing so, it theoretically and empirically disentangles the cause of position blurring—parties’ strategic behavior—from its intended political outcome. The analysis of survey and manifesto data across 14 Western European countries (1999–2019) confirms that three distinct strategies—avoidance, ambiguity, and alternation—all increase expert uncertainty about a party's position. This finding is then unpacked by examining for whom avoidance is particularly effective. This study has important implications for our understanding of party strategy, democratic representation, and political accountability.

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The Developmental Consequences for Asylum-seeking Children Living With the Prospect for Five Years or More of Enforced Return to Their Home Country

European Journal of Migration and Law ◽

10.1163/157181609x410584 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 41-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

M.E. Kalverboer ◽

A.E. Zijlstra ◽

E.J. Knorth

Keyword(s):

Home Country ◽

Children's Rights ◽

Legal Framework ◽

European Countries ◽

Children’S Rights ◽

Positive Development ◽

Member States ◽

Developmental Risks ◽

Western European ◽

Legal Procedures

This study examines the European legal framework and policy on children’s rights and on the development and developmental risks of children from asylum-seeking families who have lived in asylum centres for over five years with the prospect of being forced to return to their home country. The legal procedures and practices of Member States in the Western European countries seem to be far too lengthy, and the standards for reception far too low to protect the children’s positive development.

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