scholarly journals Rastreia Saúde: A Spatiotemporal Disease Tracking System through Open Unstructured Data and GIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 999-1016
Author(s):  
Luiz Henrique Anjos Cardim ◽  
Nádia Puchalski Kozievitch
Keyword(s):  
Tracking System ◽  
National Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
The State ◽  
Unstructured Data ◽  
Municipal Level ◽  
Different Levels

Automated disease tracking has become an increasingly important tool today. This article describes the prototype of a disease tracking system for the Brazilian territory, preliminarily tested at the state level, in Paraná, and at the municipal level, in Curitiba. This study aims to extract and present relevant information in the health segment from unstructured data, extracted from news portals. The system generates data that allows analysis at different levels of granularity, from small municipalities to the national level. The results of the study shows the viability of the system and allows the authors to identify some patterns in the processed data.

Engagement Through the Diaspora Channel

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Danielson
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Statistical Models ◽  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Municipal Level

The first empirical task is to identify the characteristics of municipalities which US-based migrants have come together to support financially. Using a nationwide, municipal-level data set compiled by the author, the chapter estimates several multivariate statistical models to compare municipalities that did not benefit from the 3x1 Program for Migrants with those that did, and seeks to explain variation in the number and value of 3x1 projects. The analysis shows that migrants are more likely to contribute where migrant civil society has become more deeply institutionalized at the state level and in places with longer histories as migrant-sending places. Furthermore, the results suggest that political factors are at play, as projects have disproportionately benefited states and municipalities where the PAN had a stronger presence, with fewer occurring elsewhere.

scholarly journals The Impact of a Massachusetts State-Sponsored Educational Program on Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care Hospitals

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Weston ◽  
Lauren Epstein ◽  
Lisa E. Davidson ◽  
Alfred DeMaria ◽  
Shira Doron
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Antimicrobial Stewardship ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Business Models ◽  
National Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
Acute Care Hospitals ◽  
The State ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
The Impact

Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are critically important for combating the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. Despite this, there are no regulatory requirements at a national level, which makes initiatives at the state level critical. The objectives of this study were to identify existing antimicrobial stewardship practices, characterize barriers to antimicrobial stewardship implementation in acute care hospitals throughout Massachusetts, and evaluate the impact on these hospitals of a state-sponsored educational conference on antimicrobial stewardship.In September 2011, a state-sponsored educational program entitled “Building Stewardship: A Team Approach Enhancing Antibiotic Stewardship in Acute Care Hospitals” was offered to interested practitioners from throughout the state. The program consisted of 2 audio conferences, reading materials, and a 1-day conference consisting of lectures focusing on the importance of ASPs, strategies for implementation, improvement strategies for existing programs, and panel discussions highlighting successful practices. Smaller breakout sessions focused on operational issues, including understanding of pharmacodynamics, business models, and electronic surveillance.

scholarly journals Understanding Agenda Setting in State Educational Policy: An Application of Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Model to the Formation of State Reading Policy

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Viola Young ◽  
Thomas V. Shepley ◽  
Mengli Song
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
National Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
The State ◽  
Multiple Streams ◽  
Reading Policy ◽  
Achievement Data ◽  
Multiple Streams Model

Drawing on interview data from reading policy actors in California, Michigan, and Texas, this study applied Kingdon's (1984, 1995) multiple streams model to explain how the issue of reading became prominent on the agenda of state governments during the latter half of the 1990s. A combination of factors influenced the status of a state's reading policy agenda, including feedback from parents, teachers, and business groups; student achievement data; political pressure from the state administration; regional and national interest; a pervasive belief that reading is a building block for student success; and a widespread perception that the decline in reading achievement was symbolic of the failure of public schools. In addition, governors promoted reading to high agenda prominence by influencing which issues were placed on the decision agenda (agenda setting) and which alternatives were given serious attention (alternative specification). Finally, the findings suggest that the applicability of Kingdon's national-level model to the state level may depend on both the issue being examined and the participation of the state executive branch.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Programs: Scan of Current U.S. Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 2673 (3) ◽  
pp. 74-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter B. Ohlms ◽  
Lance E. Dougald ◽  
Hannah E. MacKnight
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Agency Staff ◽  
Public Agency ◽  
Local Agencies ◽  
Departments Of Transportation ◽  
Transportation Agencies ◽  
Collection Programs ◽  
State Regional

As bicycling and walking have become more integrated into transportation agencies’ processes of planning, design, and operations, some state, regional, and local agencies have established nonmotorized data collection programs of varying scopes and with varying methods. The purpose of this study was to identify ways to plan and implement a nonmotorized count program in Virginia, and the scope included reviewing existing U.S. national-level guidance and examples from state departments of transportation (DOTs) other than Virginia’s to determine the most effective ways of implementing such a program. Study tasks included synthesizing the literature to obtain relevant information with regard to nonmotorized travel monitoring programs, practices, and technologies, as well as obtaining information from representatives of three states through interviews of public agency staff and researchers involved in each state’s program. The study found a large volume of recent research on the topic of nonmotorized travel monitoring. The study concluded that the practice of nonmotorized travel monitoring has evolved and expanded in recent years; that many commercially available counting technologies exist and have been evaluated; that the practice of nonmotorized travel monitoring, as with motorized travel monitoring, has several aspects beyond purchase and installation of automatic count equipment; and that several states are developing nonmotorized count programs and have begun putting their data to use. The findings provide a foundational resource for state DOTs that are considering developing state-level counting programs.

scholarly journals Income Inequality: Do Different Inequality Measures Show Different Impacts on Economic Growth, at the State Level? An Analysis of the State of New Jersey

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Bertram Chukwudum Ifeanyi Okpokwasili
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
New Jersey ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Income Distribution ◽  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Inequality Measure ◽  
Inequality Measures ◽  
Real Gdp ◽  
Different Levels

<p>This paper investigates whether the use of different inequality measures is instrumental in determining impact on economic growth at the State level. We find that different measures show different levels of significance with respect to economic health. We study New Jersey income distribution and shares from 1964 to 2014, using graphs and statistics. The dual analyses approach and the use of different inequality measures enabled conclusions to be reached, that only one view and one inequality measure would have made difficult, if not misleading. New Jersey Real GDP/Capita (RGC) was going up, whether or not the inequality measure was getting better. Inequality had little or no effect on the direction of the RGC. Economic Growth is not a good measure of the effects of inequality.</p>

scholarly journals Immigrant children education as means of integration: the Lithuanian case

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-247
Author(s):  
Monika Orechova
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Students ◽  
National Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Immigrant Integration ◽  
The State ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Children Education

Aim. This research paper discusses the educational process of immigrant children in Lithuania with the intention to determine the integration trajectory most likely to be chosen by the immigrant students. Methods. The research methods include legal analysis of Lithuanian legislations related to immigration, immigrant integration and education, meta-analysis of previous research on immigrant integration into Lithuanian society as well as semi-structured interviews with experts of the field. Results. Having completed the research, the following conclusion has been drawn: immigrant children education in Lithuania does not tend to create conditions for successful integration and more often than not influences immigrant students to choose those integration paths that may inspire inner or outer conflict. This is due to the lack of integration policy and strategy at the state level as well as the tendency to create a cultural hierarchy wherein the Lithuanian culture is implicitly considered as above others. Practical application. The results of the research can be used to improve the conditions of immigrant children education in Lithuanian schools on the national level as well as by schools willing to foster the integration of immigrant students; the results can also be considered in the process of establishing integration policy on the state level.

scholarly journals Heterogeneous Monetary Policy Transmission in the US Housing Market

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-96
Author(s):  
Maria Christidou ◽  
Panagiotis Theodore Konstantinou ◽  
Costas Roumanias
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
House Prices ◽  
National Level ◽  
Property Tax ◽  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Tax Rates ◽  
Housing Investment ◽  
Policy Transmission ◽  
The Us

We assess the effects of monetary policy on real house prices and housing investment across the US states during the period 1983-2008. We find that an expansionary monetary shock generates higher housing investment and house prices at the national level. At the state level, however the responses of housing investment and house prices differ from the nation-wide responses. We relate this heterogeneity to various observable factors such as property tax rates, howeownership, income inequality, poverty and demographic factors. All these factors are crucial in explaining the heterogeneity of the state-level responses.

Perceptual basemaps reloaded: The role basemaps play in eliciting perceptions

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-166
Author(s):  
Paulina Bounds ◽  
Charles J. Sutherland
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Striking Difference ◽  
Perceptual Dialectology ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Perceptual Maps

This article describes the influence of various basemaps in Perceptual Dialectology, on the national and state levels. The 180 perceptual maps of the United States and Tennessee were divided into six types of basemaps; tabulated results show that basemaps play a different role on the national and state level. On the national level, basemaps that have features reminiscent of boundaries (state lines or interstates) bias the respondents’ answers. On the state level, on the other hand, the map features do not seem to influence the results in any discernible way: at times the informants seemingly go against the details present on the basemap. This striking difference indicates that, though the respondents rely on basemap details at the national level, where they may not have enough experience with the whole country, they don’t pay much attention to the state-level basemap details as they follow their own more detailed ideas about perceptions.

ROLE AND FEATURES OF RESOURCE-SAVING PROCESSES IN MODERN CONDITIONS OF NATIONAL ECONOMY MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 4-15
Author(s):  
I. P. BOGOMOLOVA ◽  
◽  
E. I. KRIVENKO ◽  
V. N. POPOV ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Economy ◽  
National Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
Resource Saving ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Strategic Initiatives ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Basic Approaches

The subject of the research is General trends and changes in the field of resource conservation occurring in the economy at the national level, in the aspect of state regulation. The purpose of the work is to determine the level of resource efficiency of the Russian economy, to formulate the key directions of state policy implementation for activating resource-oriented projects. The basic approaches to the interpretation of the category “resource saving” are worked out, the content essence of the definition is established. The analysis of foreign experience in implementing and supporting resource-saving measures at the state level is carried out. Determined main tasks of implementation of resource-saving policy of the state; developed tools to enhance and regulate the resources; formed and grounded conceptual positions of methodical maintenance of transition of the national economy of Russia to the path of sustainable development.

Evolution of the rendering services system for support of small business at a municipal level

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-0
Author(s):  
Наталья Хаванова ◽  
Natalya Khavanova ◽  
Елена Бокарева ◽  
Elena Bokareva
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Economic Reforms ◽  
The State ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Modern Economic ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Municipal Level ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Small And Medium Business

The modern economic theory, and also the realized state economic policy attach to small business special and multidimensional significance. Thus for fuller and fast disclosure of high potential of small business purposeful application of special measures for support of this sector of economy, which are being carried out by the state at the different levels seniority is almost justified. Such theoretical ideas and also based on them practical approach gained universal acceptance and currency. Russia didn&#180;t become an exception, because here in the 1990th years under the conditions of economic reforms expansion and formation of sector of small business the state development of system for its support was started. The question of further development of small business exists in Russia at all levels today - federal, regional and municipal. The possibility of acceleration of economy modernization in Russia, its transfer to an innovative way of development, is looked through in its decision. The infrastructure for support of small and medium business entities includes commercial and non-profit organizations, which are created, carry out the activity or being involved as providers with the purpose of placing orders for supplies of goods, the performance of work and the rendering of services for state and municipal requirements within implementation of federal, regional or municipal programs of development of small and medium business entities, which ensure the conditions for creation of small and medium business entities.

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