Comparative Case Study on Covid-19 Prevention Methods

Journal of Clinical and Medical Research ◽

10.37191/mapsci-2582-4333-3(5)-088 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Wendy W Lee

Keyword(s):

Unemployment Rate ◽

Psychological Effect ◽

Comparative Case Study ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Psychological Variables ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

Case Study Analysis ◽

Prevention Method ◽

Prevention Methods

Objectives: This study investigated the efficacy of lockdown as a response to COVID-19. This study sought to identify which viral prevention method, loose lockdown or strict lockdown, resulted in the best possible outcome for a certain population. Methods: A comparative case study was designed to compare and analyze the US states, Florida and California. These states were chosen because they are relatively similar in many factors such as economic dependence on tourism, population traits like population density, and in the aspect that they both have similar weather. Along with being similar in these aspects, the states have opposing lockdown prevention policies; Florida has loose lockdown restrictions and California has strict lockdown restrictions. These states were analyzed through the variables of mortality (death rate), morbidity (hospitalization rate), the economy (unemployment rate and real gross domestic product), and psychological effect (reported cases of anxiety and depression). In the comparison of these two states, it was possible to determine how these variables were affected by the different viral prevention methods. Results: Florida’s loose lockdown led to a better outcome for the economy with a lower percent decrease in real GDP and unemployment rate, as well as a better psychological effect with lower percent increase in total reports of anxiety and depression. California’s strict lockdown led to a better outcome for the mortality variable with lower rate of deaths as well as a better outcome for the morbidity variable with lower hospitalization rates. Conclusions: This comparative case study analysis on Florida and California revealed how each lockdown strategy, strict or not, affected each state in terms of mortality, morbidity, the economy and psychological effects. Florida fared better in the economical and psychological variables and California fared better in mortality and morbidity variables.

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Using citizen science data to monitor the Sustainable Development Goals: a bottom-up analysis

Sustainability Science ◽

10.1007/s11625-021-01001-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Laura Ballerini ◽

Sylvia I. Bergh

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Citizen Science ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Comparative Case Study ◽

Science Data ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Case Study Analysis ◽

Wide Range ◽

Development Goals

AbstractOfficial data are not sufficient for monitoring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): they do not reach remote locations or marginalized populations and can be manipulated by governments. Citizen science data (CSD), defined as data that citizens voluntarily gather by employing a wide range of technologies and methodologies, could help to tackle these problems and ultimately improve SDG monitoring. However, the link between CSD and the SDGs is still understudied. This article aims to develop an empirical understanding of the CSD-SDG link by focusing on the perspective of projects which employ CSD. Specifically, the article presents primary and secondary qualitative data collected on 30 of these projects and an explorative comparative case study analysis. It finds that projects which use CSD recognize that the SDGs can provide a valuable framework and legitimacy, as well as attract funding, visibility, and partnerships. But, at the same time, the article reveals that these projects also encounter several barriers with respect to the SDGs: a widespread lack of knowledge of the goals, combined with frustration and political resistance towards the UN, may deter these projects from contributing their data to the SDG monitoring apparatus.

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Asset recovery in corruption cases

Journal of Money Laundering Control ◽

10.1108/jmlc-04-2015-0010 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 4-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Peter Leasure

Keyword(s):

Vice President ◽

Comparative Case Study ◽

Content Type ◽

Case Study Analysis ◽

Asset Recovery ◽

The Us ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Usa ◽

The Republic

Purpose – Asset recovery proceedings increasingly target corrupt foreign officials who acquire lavish assets as a result of capital gained through criminal acts. One extremely difficult issue arising in asset recovery proceedings is whether the capital used to acquire the assets can be traced to a criminal act. The purpose of this paper is to critique US tracing procedure through comparative analysis. Design/methodology/approach – A prominent series of cases brought by the USA and France against assets owned by Teodoro “Teodorín” Nguema Obiang, second Vice President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, produced mixed results on the tracing element. This paper utilizes a qualitative comparative case analysis to examine the US and French cases. Findings – The US results reflect serious weaknesses in the US law as compared to more effective French asset recovery procedure. Originality/value – Though this paper is certainly a comparative case study analysis, nearly identical facts and two different jurisdictions reaching separate conclusions bring us in the legal community as close as we can realistically come to quasi-experimental research. Comparative research in this area is severely lacking and sorely needed. The mechanisms identified in the French system clearly show flaws that are present in the US system.

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Post-Conflict Cooperation in Multi-Ethnic Local communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Qualitative Comparative analysis of Diaspora's Role

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development ◽

10.1080/15423166.2018.1470024 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 31-46 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jasmin Hasić

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽

Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽

Local Communities ◽

Comparative Case Study ◽

Local Institutions ◽

Local Elites ◽

Case Study Analysis ◽

Post Conflict

How are diaspora involvement in peacebuilding and elite cooperation in multi-ethnic municipalities complementary? This article examines how local elites perceive and respond to conflict-generated diaspora's role in peacebuilding in nine post-conflict multi-ethnic municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and whether these perceptions can determine types of inter-ethnic cooperation within local institutions. Using a systematic comparative case study analysis utilising ideal-type fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), I derive four types of relationships. The results indicate that local elites, experiencing various levels of direct and indirect interaction with diaspora communities, perceive diaspora's role in the process as constraining their own cooperation prospects. The analysis also demonstrates that local elites perceive diaspora as insufficiently competent and imperfectly coordinated to tackle major challenges in local peacebuilding frameworks and that diaspora actions do not significantly affect the reform of current dynamics and practices of intra-ethnic cooperation among elites.

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