An Analysis of the Context of World Mission Today

1966 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Entire Range ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Church Life ◽  
The Future ◽  
American Mission ◽  
World Mission ◽  
Service Agencies

What are the most significant cultural, social and economic factors shaping the future of society? What are the forces and factors in church life today which influence both negatively and positively our effectiveness in mission? From the perspective of their varied responsibilities, the staff of the Division of Overseas Ministries have formulated the following outline, attempting to set forth a comprehensive statement for the division and for the entire range of diverse and interrelated ministries overseas carried on by North American mission and service agencies.

scholarly journals “The Future of Archaeology Is Antiracist”: Archaeology in the Time of Black Lives Matter

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Ayana Omilade Flewellen ◽  
Justin P. Dunnavant ◽  
Alicia Odewale ◽  
Alexandra Jones ◽  
Tsione Wolde-Michael ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North American ◽  
The United States ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
Social Unrest ◽  
Black Lives Matter ◽  
The North ◽  
Road Map ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future

This forum builds on the discussion stimulated during an online salon in which the authors participated on June 25, 2020, entitled “Archaeology in the Time of Black Lives Matter,” and which was cosponsored by the Society of Black Archaeologists (SBA), the North American Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG), and the Columbia Center for Archaeology. The online salon reflected on the social unrest that gripped the United States in the spring of 2020, gauged the history and conditions leading up to it, and considered its rippling throughout the disciplines of archaeology and heritage preservation. Within the forum, the authors go beyond reporting the generative conversation that took place in June by presenting a road map for an antiracist archaeology in which antiblackness is dismantled.

Negotiating North American Free Trade

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
North American ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Divided Government ◽  
Weak States ◽  
Trade Negotiation ◽  
The North ◽  
The Future ◽  
Asymmetrical Power

AbstractNegotiators for powerful, self-reliant states tend to be less responsive to weak states relative to domestic constituents, while negotiators for states entangled in ties of asymmetric interdependence with more powerful states tend to be more responsive to the demands of powerful states than to the demands of domestic constituents. Asymmetrical power does not necessarily lead to asymmetrical results, however, because negotiators in weaker states may, nevertheless, have more attractive non-agreement alternatives and a longer shadow of the future. Negotiators with attractive non-agreement alternatives will be more willing to put agreement at risk by withholding concessions in the negotiation process. Centralized and vertical institutions are often a bargaining liability precisely because weak states tend to be less responsive to domestic constituents, whereas divided government can be a major asset. These propositions are demonstrated through an analysis and reconstruction of the North American Free Trade negotiation process.

Possible Influence of Geographic Location and Colony Counts on Guidelines for Diagnosis of Streptococcal Infections in Rheumatic Fever

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 636-636
Author(s):  
Norman Lewak
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
Streptococcal Infection ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Streptococcal Infections ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Future

In their "Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Streptococcal Infection" (Pediatrics, 48:573, 1971), Honikman and Massell did not specify whether the guidelines should vary by geographic location. Taking into consideration the economic factors mentioned by the authors, should the same guidelines apply to different areas of the country which have markedly different incidences of rheumatic fever? We are all aware that the public is (rightfully) taking a close look at the quality of medical practice. Practice audits appear to be a certainty in the future.

The Future Structure of the North American Utility Industry

1997 ◽  
pp. 371-389
Author(s):  
Michael Weiner ◽  
Nitin Nohria ◽  
Amanda Hickman ◽  
Huard Smith
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Utility Industry ◽  
The North ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals A Study on SWOT Analysis of Pharmaceutical Industry: The Bangladesh Context

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-208
Author(s):  
Meem Rafiul Hoq ◽  
Md. Ali Ahsan ◽  
Tanim–A Tabassum
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Pharmaceutical Sector ◽  
Threat Analysis ◽  
Industry Sector ◽  
Classification Code ◽  
Large Size ◽  
The Future

Pharmaceutical industry is one of the most important sector in Bangladesh. It is the only industry, which has its own strong manufacturing capabilities to produce the pharmaceuticals product. In this study it is tried to find out what types of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats the pharmaceuticals companies face in Bangladesh. There are about 250 pharmaceuticals firms in Bangladesh. Among them some companies are the large size and more sophisticated. Some companies are small sizes and traditional qualities. A few companies dominate the whole medicine market. So they have to face severe competition in pharmaceuticals market. SOWT (Strength, Opportunity, Weakness, and Threat) analysis of any industry sector investigates the important factors that are possibility of the industry and influencing the companies operating in that sector. The purpose of this study is to analyze the pharmaceutical sector of Bangladesh using the framework of SWOT. This paper brings to light on the SWOT analysis of pharmaceuticals industry in Bangladesh and provided some valuables suggestions to overcome the weaknesses and threats, there are some suggestions to utilize the strengths and opportunities properly. Through this study the researchers try to discuss the affect of various macro-economic factors of strength, opportunity, weakness, and threat aspect on the industry and its related problems and prospects for the future. JEL Classification Code: O25; O25

scholarly journals Hydroclimate Variability and Change in the Prairie Pothole Region, the “Duck Factory” of North America*

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 1-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tristan Ballard ◽  
Richard Seager ◽  
Jason E. Smerdon ◽  
Benjamin I. Cook ◽  
Andrea J. Ray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Prairie Pothole Region ◽  
Coupled Model ◽  
Natural Variability ◽  
Drought Severity ◽  
Northern Great Plains ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Prairie Pothole ◽  
Evaporative Demand ◽  
The Future

Abstract The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of the northern Great Plains is a vital ecosystem responsible each year for producing 50%–80% of new recruits to the North American duck population. Climate variability and change can impact the hydrology and ecology of the region with implications for waterfowl populations. The historical relationship between PPR wetlands, duck populations, and seasonal hydroclimate are explored. Model experiments from phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project are used to determine whether a recent wetting trend is due to natural variability or changing climate and how PPR hydroclimate will change into the future. Year-to-year variations in May duck populations, pond numbers, and the Palmer drought severity index are well correlated over past decades. Pond and duck numbers tend to increase in spring following La Niña events, but the correlation is not strong. Model simulations suggest that the strengthening of the precipitation gradient across the PPR over the past century is predominantly due to natural variability and therefore could reverse. Model projections of future climate indicate precipitation will increase across the PPR in all seasons except summer, but this gain for surface moisture is largely offset by increased evapotranspiration because of higher temperatures and increased atmospheric evaporative demand. In summer, the combined effects of warming and precipitation changes indicate seasonal surface drying in the future. The presented hydroclimate analyses produce potential inputs to ecological and hydrological simulations of PPR wetlands to inform risk analysis of how this North American waterfowl habitat will evolve in the future, providing guidance to land managers facing conservation decisions.

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