Can Crowdfunding Come to the Rescue of Culture and Arts? Evidence from Romania

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-82
Author(s):  
Mina Fanea-Ivanovici
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Public Financing ◽  
Artistic Creation ◽  
Cultural Activities ◽  
Convenient Tool ◽  
Cost Disease ◽  
Artistic Activity ◽  
To Receive

Financing culture and arts is a difficult task to achieve, especially due to the fact that the revenues ob-tained from such activities may not be enough to cover the costs. This has been claimed to be true for certain cultural activities or events, such as concerts, and is named Baumol’s cost disease. Although other forms of cultural and artistic activity can entirely rely upon the revenues earned, many types of artistic creation depend on public financing or sponsorship. With the advent and democratisation of Internet-based technologies, crowdfunding has become a convenient tool to raise funds in order to fi-nance cultural activities. The aim of this paper is to investigate to what extent cultural and artistic pro-jects are likely to receive financing through crowdfunding. The study is based on the main Romanian crowdfunding platforms and analyses the success rate of crowdfunding projects in culture and arts.

scholarly journals A preinstalled nasopharyngeal airway in the right nasal passageway to facilitate nasogastric intubation in anesthetized and intubated patients: a prospective randomized controlled trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting-Yang Huang ◽  
Jr-Rung Lin ◽  
Yung-Tai Chung
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Success Rate ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Nasopharyngeal Airway ◽  
The Right ◽  
To Receive

Abstract Background Nasogastric intubation (NGI) is usually challenging in patients under general anesthesia, with reported success rate at the first attempt to be less than 50%. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a preinstalled nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) in the right nasal passageway can facilitate NGI in anesthetized and intubated patients. Methods A prospective randomized controlled trial including 108 patients scheduled for elective intra-abdominal surgeries requiring a nasogastric tube (NGT) was conducted. Fifty-three patients were randomized to receive NGI through a preinstalled NPA in the right nasal passageway (Group NPA) and 55 patients to receive NGI via the right nostril (Group O). The primary outcomes were success rates of NGI at first attempt, success rates of NGI in accumulative attempts, durations of successful NGI at the first attempt and success rates of NGI for the rescuing methods. The secondary outcomes were bleeding incidence and hemodynamic changes induced by NGI. Results Success rate of NGI at the first attempt was 83.0% in Group NPA compared with 47.3% in Group O [P < 0.001; absolute risk reduction (ARR) = 35.7%, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 19.1–52.4%; relative risk reduction (RRR) = 67.8%] and success rate of NGI in accumulative attempts (two attempts maximum) was 88.7% in Group NPA compared with 63.6% in Group O (P = 0.002; ARR = 25.0%, 95% CI = 9.7–40.4%; RRR = 68.9%). Duration for NGI successful at the first attempt in Group NPA was significantly longer than that in Group O (56.3 vs. 27.1 s; P < 0.001; Mean difference = 29.2 s, 95% CI = 20.0–38.4 s). Neither bleeding incidence nor hemodynamic response is significantly different between the two study groups. Conclusions The study indicates a preinstalled NPA in the right nasal passageway facilitates NGI in anesthetized and intubated patients as an initial NGI method and as a rescuing method for patients undergoing two unsuccessful initial attempts of NGI without a preinstalled NPA. However, the NPA method proved to take more time than the routine method for NGI successful at the first attempt. Trial registration: The study was conducted after receiving approval from Institutional Review Board of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou branch, Taiwan (registration number 201800138A3; April 11, 2018), and the clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03697642; Principal Investigator: Ting-Yang Huang; Date of registration: October 4, 2018; https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/NCT03697642).

scholarly journals Comparison of the efficacy of using paclitaxel-eluting balloon and plain balloon angioplasty for arteriovenous fistula in hemodialysis patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 3151-3155
Author(s):  
Alireza Rai ◽  
Mohammadreza Sobhiyeh
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Balloon Angioplasty ◽  
Doppler Ultrasonography ◽  
Color Doppler ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Group 13 ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Stage Renal Disease ◽  
End Stage ◽  
To Receive

Introduction: Arteriovanous (AV) access failure is one of the main problems in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD), who receive hemodialysis. Balloon angioplasty is a favorable method for managing vascular access failure. The purpose of this study was to compare the six-month efficacy of paclitaxel-eluting balloon and plain balloon angioplasty in failed AV access cases among hemodialysis patients. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study (http://en.irct.ir/trial/35333), 50 hemodialysis patients with failure of AV access (stenosis > 50%), who were candidates for angioplasty, were included. They were divided to receive either paclitaxel-eluting balloon (25 patients) or plain balloon (25 patients) angioplasty. Patients were followed up for six months with color Doppler ultrasonography and clinical examination for the hemodynamic success rate of angioplasty. Results: After six months, 19 patients (76%) in paclitaxel-eluting balloon angioplasty group achieved hemodynamic success, which was significantly higher than plain balloon angioplasty group (13 patients, 52%) (P = 0.012). Age, gender, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and location of AVF (snuff box, forearm, and antecubital fossa) did not associate with hemodynamic success rate in any group. Conclusion: The use of angioplasty with paclitaxel-eluting balloon was superior to plain balloon angioplasty for failed AV access cases in hemodialysis patients. It is recommended to use paclitaxeleluting balloon angioplasty in patients with failure of AV access and requirement for balloon angioplasty.  

scholarly journals The Public Choice of Public Stadium Financing: Evidence from San Diego Referenda

Economies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candon Johnson ◽  
Joshua Hall
Keyword(s):  
Public Choice ◽  
Voter Turnout ◽  
San Diego ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Public Financing ◽  
The Public ◽  
Ballot Measures ◽  
Local Politicians ◽  
Sport Facilities ◽  
To Receive

Local politicians and team owners frequently argue that the public financing of stadiums is important for local economic development. The sports economics literature, however, has largely found that new professional sport facilities do not generate any new net economic activity. We provide context to this literature by exploring the public choice in the public financing of stadiums. In 2016, San Diego had two ballot measures related to the San Diego Chargers. Measure C would allow officials to raise hotel taxes to pay for a new downtown stadium for the Chargers. Measure D would also raise hotel taxes, but explicitly prevented any money being spent on the Chargers. Both measures failed to receive 50% of the votes cast. We find that zip codes with a higher voter turnout were more likely to vote against both measures, highlighting the importance of the timing of referenda in limiting the ability of clearly defined groups, such as Chargers fans, to have a large influence on the voting outcome. Meanwhile, areas with more Trump voters were more likely to support higher taxes for the purpose of building the Chargers a new stadium.

Comparison of the efficacy and safety of moxifloxacin and trovafloxacin for the treatment of acute, bacterial maxillary sinusitis in adults

2003 ◽  
Vol 117 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-M. Klossek ◽  
R. Siegert ◽  
P. Nikolaidis ◽  
P. Arvis ◽  
M.-A. Leberre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Therapy Assessment ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Oral Regimen ◽  
Double Blind Clinical Trial ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Post Therapy

In this multicentre, multinational, comparative, double-blind clinical trial, out-patients with both symptoms and radiographic evidence of acute sinusitis were randomly assigned to receive either a seven-day, once daily (o.d.) oral regimen of moxifloxacin (400 mg) or a 10-day o.d. oral regimen of trovafloxacin (200 mg). Among 452 patients considered valid for clinical efficacy, moxifloxacin treatment was found to be statistically equivalent to trovafloxacin (96.9 per cent vs 92.1 per cent -95 per cent CI = 0.6 per cent; 8.9 per cent) at the seven to 10 days post-therapy assessment. At follow-up, the success rate in the moxifloxacin group was 94.9 per cent and that for the trovafloxacin group was 97.6 per cent (95 per cent CI = -4.9 per cent; 1.3 per cent). The predominant causative organisms were Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Staphylococcus aureus followed by Enterobacteriaceae and Moraxella catarrhalis. The bacteriological success rate at the post-therapy evaluation was similar in both treatment groups: 94.4 per cent and 90.1 per cent in the moxifloxacin and trovafloxacin groups respectively (95 per cent CI = −3.0 per cent; 11.9 per cent). Only three of the 103 baseline isolated pathogens still persisted in the moxifloxacin group, whereas there were 10 of the 121 isolates that failed to respond in the trovafloxacin treatment group. At least one drug-related event was reported by 16.9 per cent of the moxifloxacin-treated patients and by 22.3 per cent of those who received trovafloxacin. CNS events such as dizziness and vertigo were reported more than five times more often in patients receiving trovafloxacin than in the moxifloxacin group. Trovafloxacin recipients were also more than twice as likely to discontinue treatment due to adverse events than moxifloxacin-treated patients. Overall, moxifloxacin was at least as effective clinically and bacteriologically as trovafloxacin and better tolerated.

scholarly journals “Viajar hacia lo diverso con Paul Gauguin y Flora Tristán”: una experiencia de mediación cultural y circulación artística en el norte peruano (2018-2019)

2020 ◽  
pp. 162-175
Author(s):  
Cristina Vargas Pacheco ◽  
Naïl Muniglia
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Visual Arts ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Cultural Mediation ◽  
Artistic Creation ◽  
Paul Gauguin ◽  
Flora Tristan ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Economic Support ◽  
To Receive

En 2018, el Ministerio de Cultura del Perú lanzó una convocatoria nacional bajo el nombre de Estímulos Económicos de la Cultura, buscando motivar la generación de propuestas en diferentes ámbitos de las artes plásticas, musicales y escénicas. Uno de los proyectos que se vio favorecido fue “Viajar hacia lo diverso con Paul Gauguin y Flora Tristán: proyecto para la dinamización, circulación y mediación de la creación artística en la región norte”, impulsado desde la Alianza Francesa de Piura. En el presente artículo se narra esta experiencia, que tuvo como eje de concepción y acción, la mediación cultural y, particularmente, artística, partiendo del recuento teórico de su surgimiento en un contexto de democratización cultural. Palabras clave: mediación cultural, Paul Gauguin, Flora Tristán, Alianza Francesa de Piura, norte peruano, estímulos económicos de la cultura. AbstractIn 2018 the Peruvian Ministry of Culture launched the Estímulos Económicos de la Cultura, an open national call intended to receive and support project ideas in the fields of music, scenic and visual arts. One of the beneficiaries of the grant has been the project “Travelling towards the diversity with Paul Gauguin and Flora Tristán: project to foster the dynamization, circulation, and mediation of artistic creation in the northern region of Peru”, promoted by the Alliance Française of Piura. The present article aims to explain the whole experience process whose core of conception and action is the cultural and artistic mediation, departing from the theoretical paradigm of its emergence in a context of cultural democratization.Keywords: cultural mediation, Paul Gauguin, Flora Tristán, North of Peru, state economic support, Alliance Française of Piura.

Occlusion of iatrogenic pseudoaneurysms with percutaneous ultrasound guided thrombin injection

VASA ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freund ◽  
Dürschmied ◽  
Zhou ◽  
Richter ◽  
Macharzina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Cardiac Catheterization ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Thrombin Injection ◽  
Common Complication ◽  
Ultrasound Guided ◽  
Thrombotic Occlusion ◽  
To Receive

Background: Pseudoaneurysm is a common complication of cardiac catheterization and coronary intervention with an incidence of 2% even in experienced centers. Patients and methods: In a feasibility study conducted between December 2004 and February 2006 we enrolled 76 patients consecutively to receive local thrombin injection (mean 329 IU; range 100–800 IU) into the aneurysma sac. Results: Ultrasound guided thrombotic occlusion of pseudoaneurysms was successful after one injection in 83% of the patients, 17% of the patients required more than one injection. The overall success rate of the procedure was 98,9%. No peripheral embolisation of thrombin was noted during any injection and we registered no other complication that needed any further intervention. Conclusions: We conclude that ultrasound guided occlusion of pseudoaneurysms using thrombin injection with a success rate of the procedure of 98,9% is feasible and safe.

scholarly journals Comparative study of midline versus paramedian approach of spinal block in elderly.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 1664-1667
Author(s):  
Nadia Bano ◽  
Nazim Hayat ◽  
Saira Saleem ◽  
Ayesha Rehman ◽  
Farhan Javed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Spinal Block ◽  
P Value ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B ◽  
Midline Approach ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Method Group ◽  
Trial Setting

Objective: To compare the efficacy of paramedian and midline approach for spinal block in elderly, in terms of success rate and number of attempts required by either approach. Study Design: Randomized Controlled Trial. Setting: Department of Anaesthesia, Madina Teaching Hospital Faisalabad. Period: January 2018 to December 2019. Material & Method: 120 elderly ASA I-III patients scheduled to undergo lower abdominal or limbs; general or orthopaedic surgery were randomly divided into two equal groups A and B of sixty patients. Patients were assigned into groups by lottery method. Group A patients were supposed to receive spinal block by midline approach while group B patients were planned to receive spinal block by paramedian approach. Results: It was observed that success rate was significantly high in group B, 98.3% as compared to group A, 80%, (p value 0.001). The number of attempts were significantly less in group B in comparison to group A (p-value 0.0001). Conclusion: The paramedian approach for spinal block in elderly patient’s offers ease of administration and a higher success rate as compared to midline approach.

scholarly journals 9. The Importance of the Drawing in the Artistic Creation Process

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 200-206
Author(s):  
Mircea Ştefănescu
Keyword(s):  
Artistic Creation ◽  
Creation Process ◽  
Artistic Process ◽  
Artistic Activity ◽  
Academic Paper ◽  
Creative Effort

Abstract In this academic paper I want to highlight the importance of the drawing and its purpose in the visual artist's creative effort which is in full artistic activity. I will illustrate what I have said previously with the drawings by artists such as Dürer Alfred, Alberto Giacometti, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Andeea Paladio and others artists who have created numerous drawings to study, or as the remarkable artworks. So, during the artistic process the sculptors, the painters or the architects draw to study, to remember or to clarify their own ideas. Many drawings are straightforward, with a single-purpose and spontaneous, but often are an intuitive response to an experience or an idea which must be necessarily put on paper. These studies are often the means by which the artists develop passages which is meant to be incorporated in a detailed and complex art composition.

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