Book Reviews

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 776-777
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Yale University ◽  
Quality Of Urban Life ◽  
The University ◽  
The Hill ◽  
China’S Cities

Matthew J. Kotchen of Yale University reviews “Climatopolis: How Our Cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future” by Matthew E. Kahn. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Explores how cities will adapt to the challenges of climate change, focusing on how geographical and socioeconomic factors will affect the quality of urban life in a hotter world. Discusses too much gas; what we've done when our cities have blown up; king of the hill; the case of Los Angeles; whether Manhattan will flood; whether China's cities will go green; effects and adaptations in developing countries; seize the day--opportunities from our hotter future; and the future of cities. Kahn is Professor with the Institute of the Environment, the Department of Economics, and the Department of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles. Index.”

scholarly journals Structural Validity of the Rheumatology Attitudes Index in Systemic Sclerosis: Analysis from the UCLA Scleroderma Quality of Life Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 795-798
Author(s):  
Shadi Gholizadeh ◽  
Sarah D. Mills ◽  
Rina S. Fox ◽  
Erin L. Merz ◽  
Scott C. Roesch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Systemic Sclerosis ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Self Report ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Structural Validity ◽  
Life Study ◽  
The University

Objective.To evaluate the structural validity of the Rheumatology Attitudes Index (RAI), a widely used measure of rheumatic disease–related helplessness in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc).Methods.Patients with physician-confirmed SSc from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Scleroderma Quality of Life Study (n = 208) received clinical examinations and completed self-report questionnaires. The structural validity of the RAI was examined through confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis (CFA/EFA).Results.A tenable factor structure was not identified through CFA or EFA.Conclusion.The present structural analysis did not support the use of the RAI with SSc patients.

Book Reviews

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-172
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Crime Control ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gun Control ◽  
Brute Force ◽  
Yale University ◽  
Control Drug ◽  
The University

John J. Donohue of Yale University reviews “When Brute Force Fails: How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment” by Mark A. R. Kleiman,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Considers a consequence-focused approach to crime control in the United States and whether it would work better than the current brute force-based method. Discusses how the United States moved from low-crime, low-punishment to higher crime and punishment rates in the last fifty years; thinking about crime control; hope; tipping, dynamic concentration, and the logic of deterrence; crime despite punishment; designing enforcement strategies; crime control without punishment; guns and gun control; drug policy for crime control; what could go wrong; and an agenda for crime control. Kleiman is Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles. Bibliography; index.”

Book Reviews

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 190-192
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Global Competition ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
The University

James R. Markusen of University of Colorado at Boulder reviews, “The Craft of Economics: Lessons from the Heckscher-Ohlin Framework” by Edward E. Leamer. The EconLit abstract of this book begins: “Examines the Heckscher-Ohlin framework for global competition and considers the craft of economics—what economists do, what they should do, and what they should not do. Discusses the Heckscher-Ohlin framework as economic fiction and the econometric journalism of the Heckscher-Ohlin framework. Leamer is Chauncey J. Medberry Professor of Management, Professor of Economics, and Professor of Statistics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Index”

scholarly journals Trzy dekady Rzeszowa 1989–2018 – analiza społecznych przemian w mieście

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-123
Author(s):  
Hubert Kotarski ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
Quality Of Urban Life ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

The article presents the results of empirical research carried out at the Institute of Sociology of the University of Rzeszów in 2009 and in 2018. The research was conducted on representative samples of adults living in Rzeszów (more than 500 people in 2009 and more than 600 people in 2018). The article focuses on the analysis of factors that determine the rank of the city, its position as well as objective and subjective factors of the quality of urban life. An attempt was made to reflect on the most valuable capital determining the future of Rzeszów – its inhabitants. Therefore, their civic activity, social capital, the current perception of the city's problems, its strengths and disadvantages and the various elements that make up the assessment of the quality of life in the city were analyzed. The main focus was on examining selected subjective aspects of the quality of life based on the opinions of the inhabitants of Rzeszów. Therefore, the overall level of satisfaction with the life in the city and the feeling of being able to meet the specific needs of the inhabitants of Rzeszów, the conditions and opportunities offered by the city, the sense of security, the quality assessment of – among others – cultural and educational offer, medical care, and the public transport were all examined. Altogether, these aspects undoubtedly constitute useful material for local governments managing a city which aims to be a metropolis, not only regionally or nationally, and can also serve as useful material for showing the diversity of research subjects and research approaches regarding local government units.

scholarly journals Work productivity in scleroderma: Analysis from the University of California, Los Angeles scleroderma quality of life study

2012 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manjit K. Singh ◽  
Philip J. Clements ◽  
Daniel E. Furst ◽  
Paul Maranian ◽  
Dinesh Khanna
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Life Study ◽  
The University
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