scholarly journals A comparison study of COVID-19 outbreaks in the United States between states with Republican and Democratic Governors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Tang ◽  
Shuqi Wang ◽  
Liyan Xiong ◽  
Mengyu Fang ◽  
Chi-yang Chiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Comparison Study ◽  
The Status ◽  
Lower Test ◽  
And Performance

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused devastating public health, economic, political, and societal crises. We performed a comparison study of COVID-19 outbreaks in states with Republican governors versus states with Democratic governors in the United States between April 2020 and February 2021. This research study shows that 1) states with Democratic governors had tested more people for COVID-19 and have higher testing rates than those with Republican governors; 2) states with Democratic governors had more confirmed cases for COVID-19 from April 12 until the end of July 2020, as well as from early December 2020 to February 22 2021, and had higher test positivity rates from April 12 until late June 2020, and the states with Republican governors had more confirmed cases from August to early December 2020 and had higher test positivity rates since late June 2020; 3) states with Democratic governors had more deaths for COVID-19 and higher mortality rates than those with Republican governors; 4) more people recovered in states with Democratic governors until early July 2020, while the recovery rate of states with Republican governors is similar to that of states with Democratic governors in May 2020 and higher than that of states with Democratic governors in April 2020 and between June 2020 to February 22 2021. We conclude that our data suggest that states with Republican governors controlled COVID-19 better as they had lower mortality rates and similar or higher recovery rates. States with Democratic governors first had higher test positivity rates until late June 2020 but had lower test positivity rates after July 2020. As of February 2021, the pandemic was still spreading as the daily numbers of confirmed cases and deaths were still high, although the test positivity and mortality rates started to stabilize in spring 2021. This study provides a direct description for the status and performance of handling COVID-19 in the states with Republican governors versus states with Democratic governors, and provides insights for future research, policy making, resource distribution, and administration.

scholarly journals Performance satisfaction, shareholder and stakeholder orientations: Managers´ perceptions in three countries across continents

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgios Angelopoulos ◽  
John A Parnell ◽  
Gregory J Scott
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South Africa ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
Stakeholder Orientation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Performance Satisfaction ◽  
The Relationship

Managers working in South Africa, Peru and the United States were classified as stakeholder- and/or shareholder-oriented along the Perceived Role of Ethics and Social Responsibility (PRESOR) scale. The relationship between stakeholder/shareholder orientation and perceptions of organisational performance was further explored. In South Africa and overall, respondents with both high stakeholder and low shareholder orientations reported the greatest performance satisfaction. In Peru, managers with a high stakeholder orientation reported the greatest satisfaction with organisational performance. A significant link between stakeholder or shareholder orientation and performance satisfaction was not found in the United States, however. Directions for future research are outlined.

The Status of High School Online Physical Education in the United States

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Newman Daum ◽  
Craig Buschner
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cognitive Domain ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
The Status

Online learning is changing the educational landscape despite the limited empirical research and conflicting results about its effectiveness to produce student learning. The purpose of this study was to describe the status of online physical education (OLPE) in the United States. Surveys were sent to forty-five high school online physical education teachers and thirty-two were completed, producing a 71% response rate. Three-fourths of the online physical education teachers focused on a fitness curriculum with emphasis on the cognitive domain. Likewise, it was found that almost three-fourths of the OLPE courses did not meet the national guidelines for secondary schools, of 225 min of PE per week. Most of the courses required physical activity three days per week while six courses required no physical activity. Teachers expressed support, hesitation, and even opposition toward online physical education. This study initiates a descriptive database for future research studies regarding online physical education.

scholarly journals Developing CAM Research Capacity for Complementary Medicine

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Lewith ◽  
Marja Verhoef ◽  
Mary Koithan ◽  
Suzanna M. Zick
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The United Kingdom

This article describes initiatives that have been central to the development of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research capacity in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States over the last decade. While education and service delivery are essential parts of the development of CAM, this article will focus solely on the development of research strategy. The development of CAM research has been championed by both patients and politicians, primarily so that we may better understand the popularity and apparent effectiveness of these therapies and support integration of safe and effective CAM in health care. We hope that the perspective provided by this article will inform future research policy.

scholarly journals Development and performance of timber REITs in the United States: A review and some prospects

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srijana Baral ◽  
Bin Mei
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Real Estate Investment Trusts ◽  
Research Interest ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Real Estate Investment ◽  
Timber Industry ◽  
And Performance

Timber real estate investment trusts (REITs) are companies that own and manage timberland and generate revenue by harvesting and selling timber or other forest-related products. Due to their popularity with investors, timber REITs in the United States attracted growing research interest in the recent decades. This necessitates a review of existing knowledge on timber REITs’ evolution and their financial performance over the years. In this review, we summarized the history and development of timber REITs, discussed tax policies applicable to timber REIT growth and their implications. We also reviewed past studies focusing on the financial performance of timber REITs and synthesized methodologies used in those studies. At the end, we posited the possibility of consolidation waves in the timber industry and identified some opportunities for future research. This review can shed some new light on the evolution of public timber REITs and their financial performance.

scholarly journals The influence of entrepreneurial personality on franchisee performance: A cross-cultural analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 605-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Watson ◽  
Olufunmilola (Lola) Dada ◽  
Begoña López-Fernández ◽  
Rozenn Perrigot
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
The United States ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Performance

Through a survey-based study of 761 franchisees from four countries, the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Spain – this research examines how a franchisee’s entrepreneurial personality traits affects the financial and relational performance of franchise units. While there is consensus that franchisee characteristics are important for successful franchise networks, there is a long-standing debate within the franchise literature as to the status, and indeed desirability, of franchisees as entrepreneurs. First, we consider how the personality traits of proactivity, innovativeness and locus of control influence the manifestation of entrepreneurial behaviours within the franchise unit, and both the direct and indirect relationships with unit performance. Second, we explore these relationships in two contexts, one associated with high entrepreneurial values (the United States and the United Kingdom) and another with low entrepreneurial values (France and Spain) to determine if the results are consistent across cultures which value entrepreneurship differently. The results suggest that franchisee performance, in terms of both financial performance and relationship quality, are indirectly enhanced by a proactive disposition, mediated by entrepreneurial behaviours. A direct positive relationship was found between locus of control and performance outcomes, but interestingly, franchisees with more innovative personalities performed less well financially. The relationships between franchisee personality, entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and performance were found to be largely consistent across the two cultural groups.

What are we teaching our students? A descriptive examination of the current status of undergraduate sport mnagement curricula in the United States

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea N. Eagleman ◽  
Erin L. McNary
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
The Status ◽  
The University ◽  
Program Components ◽  
The U.S

As undergraduate sport management programs continue to grow and expand in the United States, and with the recently developed Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) accreditation guidelines for such programs, it is important to examine the current status of undergraduate sport management curricula in the U.S. The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of each program’s curriculum and other program components such as the school/college in which each program is housed, program name, and degree(s) offered. A total of 227 undergraduate sport management programs were identified and examined using a content analysis methodology. Results revealed the percentage of programs offering specific sport management courses, as well as significant differences between programs based on the school in which the program is housed, the status of the university (public or private), and the university size. These findings, along with recommendations for future research, are presented in the discussion and conclusion sections.

scholarly journals The Status and Future of the Strawberry Industry in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayesh B. Samtani ◽  
Curt R. Rom ◽  
Heather Friedrich ◽  
Steven A. Fennimore ◽  
Chad E. Finn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Consumer Demand ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Strawberry Industry ◽  
Season Extension ◽  
The Status ◽  
Current Production

Strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa) production practices followed by growers in the United States vary by region. Understanding the challenges, needs, and opportunities in each region is essential to guide research, policy, and marketing strategies for the strawberry industry across the country, and to enable the development of general and region-specific educational and production tools. This review divided the United States into eight distinct geographic regions and an indoor controlled or protected environment production system. Current production systems, markets, cultivars, trends, and future directions for each region are discussed. A common trend across all regions is the increasing use of protected culture strawberry production with both day-neutral and short-day cultivars for season extension to meet consumer demand for year-round availability. All regions experience challenges with pests and obtaining adequate harvest labor. Increasing consumer demand for berries, climate change-induced weather variability, high pesticide use, labor and immigration policies, and land availability impact regional production, thus facilitating the adoption of new technologies such as robotics and network communications to assist with strawberry harvesting in open-field production and production under controlled-environment agriculture and protected culture.

Multicultural Assessment of Personality and Psychopathology in the United States: Still Art, Not Yet Science, and Controversial

1998 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard H. Dana
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Therapeutic Assessment ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
The Status ◽  
Training Research ◽  
Multicultural Assessment ◽  
Personality Description

This paper describes the status of multicultural assessment training, research, and practice in the United States. Racism, politicization of issues, and demands for equity in assessment of psychopathology and personality description have created a climate of controversy. Some sources of bias provide an introduction to major assessment issues including service delivery, moderator variables, modifications of standard tests, development of culture-specific tests, personality theory and cultural/racial identity description, cultural formulations for psychiatric diagnosis, and use of findings, particularly in therapeutic assessment. An assessment-intervention model summarizes this paper and suggests dimensions that compel practitioners to ask questions meriting research attention and providing avenues for developments of culturally competent practice.

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