scholarly journals Structural transformation of Portuguese exports and the role of foreign-owned firms: a descriptive analysis for the period 1995-2005

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Lebre De Freitas ◽  
Ricardo Paes Mamede
Keyword(s):  
Structural Transformation ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
High Income ◽  
Average Effect ◽  
The World ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Average Share ◽  
Very High

In this paper we use a recent measure of the “income level of a country’s exports” proposed by Hausmann et al. (2007) to characterize the structure of the Portuguese export basket, its recent evolution and the role of foreign-owned firms in this process. We find that between 1995 and 2005 the improvement in the “income content” of the Portuguese export basket relative to the world average was achieved through an above-average “structural transformation effect” that more than offset a bellow-average effect of having a significant share of products exposed to an increasing competition from emerging economies. We find that the weight of exports with “high” and “very high” income content increased considerably in this period, with these two classes explaining more than one half of the total export growth. Analysing the presence of foreign-owned firms in different industries, we find a higher than average share of foreign affiliated firms in products with “High” and “Very High” income content. These and other pieces of evidence suggest that foreign-owned firms have played a relevant role both in the growth of Portuguese exports and in the increase of their income content.

After The Global Crisis, Is It Globalization or Globalonelization?

2015 ◽  
pp. 287-307
Author(s):  
Ayfer Gedikli ◽  
Seyfettin Erdoğan ◽  
Durmuş Çağrı Yıldırım
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Financial Crises ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
The World ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

Since the rise of globalization which has abolished the role of nation-state gradually, the world has been increasingly dealing with world-wide pandemics and multi-regional financial crises. The nature of the Global Financial Crisis has made it clear that financially integrated and globalized markets which are poorly regulated with lax supervision, can pose significant risks, with disastrous economic consequences. Did global unfairness and loose monetary policy or lack of common fiscal policy deepen the crisis? Is globalization responsible from the loss of power of local governments on their economies? Finally, can “deglobalization” be an alternative solution for the emerging economies? The answers of these questions are even more crucial after the “FED tapering”. In this context, this chapter discusses the future of financial globalization with respect to its effects on the emerging economies during the global crisis.

scholarly journals Pharmaceutical care in a school pharmacy: from consultation to resolution of drug-related problems

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 42470
Author(s):  
Amanda Thiemy Chiozzi Watanabe ◽  
Fernando Henrique Zonzini ◽  
Maurício Fumio Sybui ◽  
Angela Maria Campanha
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
State University ◽  
Drug Related Problems ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Professional Information ◽  
General Community

This study aimed to provide pharmaceutical care for the general community served by Pharmacy students from the Pharmacy School of the State University of Maringá [Universidade Estadual do Maringá] (UEM). Pharmacotherapeutic follow-up was performed with the identification, classification and resolution of drug-related problems (DRPs) through pharmaceutical consultations. A descriptive analysis was conducted. A total of 59 patients were interviewed; they were mostly women (75%) with average age of 63 years, and each of them was taking 8 medicines on average. The most frequently mentioned drugs were classified according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Code and related to cardiovascular system (28%), alimentary tract and metabolism (23%), and nervous system (20%). An average of 1.49 DRP per patient was detected (88), and treatment non-compliance was the most frequent DRPs found (45%). In view of this, 63 pharmaceutical interventions were carried out, with most of them (52%) being related to patient education on the treatment; approximately 20% of the patients were referred to another health professional. Information supplied by this study shows the relevant role of pharmacists face the lack of pharmacotherapeutic follow-up of polymedicated patients.

scholarly journals The role of competitive potential in strengthening the economic potential of the enterprise

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 5855-5861
Author(s):  
Rakhimberdiev Ismail Ubaydullaevich
Keyword(s):  
Structural Transformation ◽  
Economic Reform ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
World Markets ◽  
The World

Today, the experience of many developed and leading countries in the world economy proves that achieving competitiveness and access to world markets, first of all, consistent economic reform, deepening structural transformation and diversification, rapid development of new high-tech enterprises and industries supply, modernization of existing facilities and acceleration of the process of modernization of equipment.  

scholarly journals The World Association against Infection in Orthopaedics and Trauma (WAIOT) procedures for Microbiological Sampling and Processing for Periprosthetic Joint Infections (PJIs) and other Implant-Related Infections

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Drago ◽  
Clerici ◽  
Morelli ◽  
Ashok ◽  
Benzakour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Bacterial Biofilm ◽  
Molecular Approaches ◽  
Joint Infections ◽  
Microbiological Methods ◽  
World Association ◽  
The World ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Slow Growing

While implant-related infections continue to play a relevant role in failure of implantable biomaterials in orthopaedic and trauma there is a lack of standardised microbiological procedures to identify the pathogen(s). The microbiological diagnosis of implant-related infections is challenging due to the following factors: the presence of bacterial biofilm(s), often associated with slow-growing microorganisms, low bacterial loads, previous antibiotic treatments and, possible intra-operative contamination. Therefore, diagnosis requires a specific set of procedures. Based on the Guidelines of the Italian Association of the Clinical Microbiologists (AMCLI), the World Association against Infection in Orthopaedics and Trauma has drafted the present document. This document includes guidance on the basic principles for sampling and processing for implant-related infections based on the most relevant literature. These procedures outline the main microbiological approaches, including sampling and processing methodologies for diagnostic assessment and confirmation of implant-related infections. Biofilm dislodgement techniques, incubation time and the role of molecular approaches are addressed in specific sections. The aim of this paper is to ensure a standardised approach to the main microbiological methods for implant-related infections, as well as to promote multidisciplinary collaboration between clinicians and microbiologists.

Issues of clinical and cultural competence in Caribbean migrants

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick W. Hickling ◽  
Vanessa Paisley
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Language Differences ◽  
Therapeutic Experience ◽  
The World ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Very High

The level of out-migration from the Caribbean is very high, with migration of tertiary-level educated populations from Caribbean countries being the highest in the world. Many clinicians in receiving countries have had limited diagnostic and therapeutic experience with Caribbean migrants, resulting in diagnostic and therapeutic controversies. There is an urgent need for better understanding of these cultural differences. The paper explores issues of clinical and cultural competence relevant to assessing, diagnosing, and treating Caribbean migrants with a focus on three areas: cultural influences on illness phenomenology; the role of language differences in clinical misunderstandings; and the complexities of culture and migration. Clinical issues are illustrated with case studies culled from four decades of clinical experience of the first author, an African Jamaican psychiatrist who has worked in the Caribbean, North America, Europe, and New Zealand.

scholarly journals DRIVERS OF BURNED AREA PATTERNS IN CERRADO: THE CASE OF MATOPIBA REGION

2020 ◽  
Vol XLII-3/W12-2020 ◽  
pp. 135-140
Author(s):  
P. S. Silva ◽  
J. A. Rodrigues ◽  
F. L. M. Santos ◽  
A. A. Pereira ◽  
J. Nogueira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Fire Regime ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Burned Area ◽  
Land Cover Changes ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
The World ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Relevant Role

Abstract. The Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) is one of the most important biodiversity hotspots in the world. Being a fire-dependent biome, its structure and vegetation dynamics are shaped by and rely on the natural occurring fire regime. Over the last decades, Cerrado has been increasingly threatened by accelerated land cover changes, namely the uncontrolled and intense use of fire for land expansion. This is particularly seen in Brazil’s new agricultural frontier in northeastern Cerrado: the MATOPIBA region. Changes in MATOPIBA’s fire regime resulting from this rapid expansion are still poorly understood. Here we use satellite-derived datasets to analyze burned area patterns in MATOPIBA over the last 18 years, at the microregions level. We further evaluate the role of climate and land use in spatial and temporal burned area variability and assess their trends in the last two decades. Results show an increased contribution of MATOPIBA to Cerrado’s total burned area over the last few years: Maranhão and Tocantins present the highest values of total burned area with some microregions burning more than twice its area over the study period. Climate is shown to play a relevant role in MATOPIBA’s fire activity, explaining 52% of the interannual variance, whereas land use and burned area were found to have more complex interactions that are highly dependent on the regional context. Lastly, climate and land use drivers are found to have an overall increasing trend over the last two decades, whereas burned area trends show much heterogeneity within MATOPIBA.

scholarly journals Peran Bimbingan Konseling Islam dalam Mengatasi Kenakalan Remaja

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Anisya Afifa ◽  
A. Abdurrahman
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The World ◽  
Form Quality ◽  
Data Collection Technique

This article discusses the role of Islamic counseling guidance in overcoming juvenile delinquency. The method used is descriptive analysis, namely by exploring all sources related to Islamic counseling guidance as an effort to overcome juvenile delinquency. The data collection technique used in this research is library research where library research is the activity of collecting data or materials related to research through books, scientific journals, literatures and other publications that can be used as sources for research that will be carried out. researched by the author. The purpose of the study was to eradicate the problem of juvenile delinquency with Islamic counseling guidance. In adolescence, they want to show their existence and not infrequently they want to get recognition or want to be considered their existence in the midst of society by doing various things, both positive and negative things which is commonly called juvenile delinquency. Juvenile delinquency is a serious problem that must be addressed immediately in order to save the next generations of the nation. Islamic counseling guidance is one of the efforts that can be used in overcoming delinquency in adolescents, where Islamic counseling guidance aims to help individuals realize themselves into complete human beings in order to achieve happiness in life in the world and in the hereafter in accordance with Islamic laws. So it is hoped that later with the Islamic counseling guidance method, juvenile delinquency can be eradicated and not only that but also can form a better person according to religious norms and form quality teenagers who are religiously obedient.

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