scholarly journals Studying Canada in Cuba, Studying Cuba in Canada: A Roundtable Discussion

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Kirk ◽  
Sandra Rein ◽  
Cynthia Wright ◽  
Karen Dubinsky ◽  
Zaira Zarza
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Roundtable Discussion ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
Canadian Universities ◽  
Canadian Studies ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Future ◽  
Historical Relationship ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Cuban Studies

Canada and Cuba have a long historical relationship, in governmental and non-governmental realms alike. While hundreds of Canadian students take part in educational exchanges from a variety of Canadian universities, Canadian/Cuban scholarly ties are not as strong as they are in the US or even the UK.  There are a handful of internationally recognized Cuba scholars who have been working in Canada for some decades, among them John M. Kirk, Hal Klepak and Keith Ellis. Cuban scholarship in Canada is still notably scant and it cannot really be classified in generational terms. However it is clear that the work of these senior scholars is bearing fruit, as other scholars located in Canada are increasingly working in Cuban Studies, in both teaching and research.    A few of these scholars came together recently to discuss their experiences. This isn’t an exhaustive or representative group. The participants in this roundtable conversation include those trained as Cubanists, trained in other fields but with more recent research and/or teaching ties to Cuba, and a Cuban educated in Canada.  We came together to discuss what we see as the state of the field in Cuban/Canadian studies today and in the future.    

scholarly journals Endoscopy in Canada: Proceedings of the National Roundtable

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 259-265
Author(s):  
Noah Switzer ◽  
Elijah Dixon ◽  
Jill Tinmouth ◽  
Nori Bradley ◽  
Melina Vassiliou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Resident Training ◽  
The State ◽  
Roundtable Discussion ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Surgical Resident ◽  
Canadian Association ◽  
The Future ◽  
General Surgeons ◽  
And Training

This 2014 roundtable discussion, hosted by the Canadian Association of General Surgeons, brought together general surgeons and gastroenterologists with expertise in endoscopy from across Canada to discuss the state of endoscopy in Canada. The focus of the roundtable was the evaluation of the competence of general surgeons at endoscopy, reviewing quality assurance parameters for high-quality endoscopy, measuring and assessing surgical resident preparedness for endoscopy practice, evaluating credentialing programs for the endosuite and predicting the future of endoscopic services in Canada. The roundtable noted several important observations. There exist inadequacies in both resident training and the assessment of competency in endoscopy. From these observations, several collaborative recommendations were then stated. These included the need for a formal and standardized system of both accreditation and training endoscopists.

The Effect of Quantitative Easing on Investment in the US and UK: An SVAR Approach

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Russell
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Quantitative Easing ◽  
Structural Vector Autoregression ◽  
Bond Yields ◽  
Bond Yield ◽  
Downward Pressure ◽  
The Us ◽  
Historical Relationship ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Following the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England implemented asset purchase programs to provide further liquidity to faltering markets, and to continue to place downward pressure on market interest rates. Later called Quantitative Easing, the higher asset prices and lower market yields induced by the purchases were expected to translate into lower market borrowing costs and increased investment. This project focused on estimating the effect of Quantitative Easing on real investment in the US and UK up to 2010. First, the historical relationship between bond yields and investment was estimated using a time series econometric model called a structural vector autoregression. Next, using the historical relationship between bond yields and investment, the impact of the asset purchases on investment was calculated using the bond yield changes induced by  Quantitative Easing announcements. Deviations in bond yields on Quantitative Easing announcement dates suggested an impact on investment of 5.93% in the US, and an impact of 3.37% in the UK. Moreover, both the US and UK econometric results are statistically significant. Taking into account the econometric assumptions required to estimate the impact of Quantitative Easing on investment, the results in this project should be viewed with caution. However, the results will be useful in framing future thought on Quantitative Easing as a tool to provide macroeconomic stability 

A Man for All Processes

2020 ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Samuel Issacharoff
Keyword(s):  
Judicial Review ◽  
Due Process ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
The State ◽  
The Us ◽  
Limited Power ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Legal Understanding ◽  
Modern Era

The American due process revolution that began in the 1960s was slow to reach Britain. The limited power of judicial review and the removal of procedure from the academic study of law left the field oddly barren just as it sprung to life in defining the relation between citizens and the state in the US. Almost single-handedly, Professor Zuckerman sought to reframe the legal understanding of procedural order in the UK. His use of a cost-benefit matrix to define the governmental interest in a particular course of conduct, and his use of the same metric to weigh the costs to private parties and the risks of legal error were transformative. Beginning with his work on the incentives to error created by the Mareva injunction, and continuing to his crusade over the exorbitant costs of British procedure, the result was a scholarly transformation of a field largely abandoned since the time of Bentham. This chapter chronicles the efforts of one far-sighted scholar to drag British procedure into the modern era.

scholarly journals Glancing at the past and course-setting for the future: lessons from the last decade of research on medication abortion in high-income countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annik M. Sorhaindo
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
High Income ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Medication Abortion ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Quality Evidence

Abstract Objective Although medication abortion has become more common in high-income countries, the procedure has not yet met early expectations for widening access to abortion. High-quality evidence can serve as a catalyst for changes in policy and practice. To direct research priorities, it is important to understand where quality evidence is concentrated and where gaps remain. High-income countries have developed a body of evidence that may have implications for the future of medication abortion. This literature review assesses the characteristics and quality of published studies on medication abortion conducted in the last 10 years in high-income countries and indicates future areas for research to advance policy and practice, and broaden access. Study design A structured search for literature resulted in 207 included studies. A framework based upon the World Health Organization definition of sub-tasks for medication abortion was developed to categorize research by recognized stages of the medication abortion process. Using an iterative and inductive approach, additional sub-themes were created under each of these categories. Established quality assessment frameworks were drawn upon to gauge the internal and external validity of the included research. Results Studies in the US and the UK have dominated research on MA in high-income countries. The political and social contexts of these countries will have shaped of this body of research. The past decade of research has focused largely on clinical aspects of medication abortion. Conclusion Researchers should consider refocusing energies toward testing service delivery approaches demonstrating promise and prioritizing research that has broader generalizability and relevance outside of narrow clinical contexts. Plain English summary Although medication abortion is more commonly available worldwide, it is not being used as often as people thought it would be, particularly in high income countries. In order to encourage changes in policy and practice that would allow greater use, we need good quality evidence. If we can understand where we do not have enough research and where we have good amounts of research, we can determine where to invest energies in further studies. Many high-income countries have produced research on medication abortion that could influence policy and practice in similarly resourced contexts. I conducted a literature review to be able to understand the type and quality of research on medication abortion conducted in high-income countries in the past 10 years. I conducted the review in an organized way to make sure that the papers reviewed discussed studies that I thought would be important for answering this question. The literature review found 207 papers. Each of these papers were reviewed and organized them by theme. I also used existing methods to determinine the quality of each study. Most of the research came from the US and the UK. Furthermore, most of the research conducted in the past 10 years was focused on clinical studies of medication abortion. In future studies, researchers should focus more on new ways of providing medication abortion to women that offers greater access. Also, the studies should be designed so that the results have meaning for a broader group of people or situations beyond where the study was done.

scholarly journals A New Epistemic Silk Road? The Chinese Knowledge Diaspora, and its Implications for the Europe of Knowledge

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (S1) ◽  
pp. S95-S111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Welch
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Silk Road ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
Limited Impact ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Future ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Available Information ◽  
Skilled Group

The paper examines the implications of the extensive and increasingly significant Chinese knowledge diaspora for the Europe of Knowledge. Based on extensive fieldwork, the paper examines the size, significance and key issues surrounding the growth of the Chinese Knowledge Diaspora. A portrait is developed of a highly-skilled group (bi-lingual and bi-cultural) who have the capacity to contribute to teaching and research both in China and their host nations, and who are often willing and eager to act as a bridge between both sides. Reference is also made to China’s numerous Overseas Talent Recruitment Schemes, which often target such individuals, and to the significance of this group to China’s dramatic, and ongoing, scientific rise. Key issues are discussed, as well as some limitations and the prospects for the future. Based on available information, data on PRC students and academics in Europe are presented and an assessment made of both the potential, and of the relatively limited impact, compared with major English-language countries of migration, such as the US, Canada and Australia. The analysis concludes with an assessment of prospects for a new epistemic Silk Road, and some of the barriers to its development.

scholarly journals What the US can learn from the UK about the protection of privacy

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar H. Gandy Jr.
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
The State ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
House Of Lords ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Uk

In February 2009 the House of Lords Constitutional Committee in the United Kingdom published the report Surveillance: Citizens and the State. Some have hailed this as a landmark document. The following is one of four commentaries that the editors of Surveillance & Society solicited in response to the report.

scholarly journals When can physical distancing be relaxed? A health production function approach for COVID-19 control policy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dradjad H. Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Production Function ◽  
Reproduction Number ◽  
The State ◽  
Health Production ◽  
Health Production Function ◽  
The Us ◽  
Short Run ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Policy Target

Abstract BackgroundPhysical distancing measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic come at a heavy short-term economic cost. But easing the measures too early carries a high risk of transmission re-escalations. To assess if physical distancing can be relaxed, a number of epidemic indicators are used, most notably the reproduction number R. Many developing countries, however, have limited capacities to estimate R accurately. This study aims to demonstrate how health production function can be used to assess the state of COVID-19 transmission and to determine a risk-based physical distancing relaxation policy.MethodsThe author establishes a short-run health production function, representing the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases, from the standard SIR model. Three zones defining the state of transmission are shown. The probability of meeting a policy target, given a production elasticity range, is computed. The method is applied to France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the US, and to Indonesia as an example of application in developing countries. ResultsAs of June 30, 2020, France, Germany, Italy and the UK have arrived in the “green zone” where relaxation can be considered. The US is still in the “red zone” where physical distancing still needs to be applied. France, Germany and Italy can set a policy target of maximum daily-cases of 500, while the UK has to make do with a target of 1,100 daily-cases. France, Germany, Italy and the UK still exhibit a relatively high risk of their daily-cases failing to meet the policy target or even rising. Indonesia is still in the “red zone”, so it comes as no surprise that the country’s daily-cases rose sharply after relaxation of physical distancing. ConclusionsShort-run health production function can be used to assess the state of COVID-19 transmission and to determine a risk-based physical distancing relaxation policy. Given its simplicity and minimum data requirement, the approach is very useful for developing countries which are unable to have reliable estimates of the reproduction number R. Follow-up research from this study may include estimating an economically optimal date for relaxing distancing measures and application of this method to other epidemics.

Withdraw, defend or destroy

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rowland Atkinson ◽  
Sarah Blandy
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
The State ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Lethal Force ◽  
Criminal Justice Systems ◽  
The Us ◽  
Legal Position ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Uk

Here we discuss the balance of responsibility between the state and the individual homeowner to protect the home, against the background of a lack of confidence in governments' ability to prevent crime and the rising sense of victimhood in popular culture and criminal justice systems. The focus of this chapter is on the legal position of the homeowner who uses lethal force in defence of their home. Illustrated by high-profile cases, developments in the law on defence and revenge are analysed and comparisons are made between the US, the UK and Australia.

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