... influencing the use of RBPs among staff nurses in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador with the specific aim of understanding the role of P&Ps in promoting research utilization Theoretical ... that the existence of practice policies was significantly associated with the use of only one ofthe eight practices examined However, we went a step further and examined whether the number of ... be drawn Understanding ofpoliciesand procedures All nurses should have a basic understanding of what P&Ps are, and when and how to use them Fear ofthe legal ramifications of not following...
... validated The SOFA score was therefore calculated daily during the course of sepsis, and was preferred to the SAPS II as a predictive model of organ dysfunction and outcome The survival of patients ... PCT kinetics andtheappropriatenessofthe first-line antibiotic therapy was investigated through the comparison ofthe ΔPCT values A multivariate analysis was conducted following the same rules ... analysis The main baseline characteristics ofthe included patients are presented in Table The main source of infection was found to be the lung (51.7%) In more than one-half ofthe cases of Page of...
... regulatory compliance systems and risk management systems The fact that there is often an overlap between these systems has not escaped the notice ofthe chief information officer, the chief risk officer ... Act) and others to tighten risk management (Basel II and Solvency II) In the wake ofthe global financial crisis, more regulation may well be on the way Fearful of both business failure andthe ... reputations with regulators and ratings agencies And, thirdly, in the US and UK, there has been talk of expanding the role of government in the financial services sector All of those stakeholders are...
... pharmaceutical company The better the quality ofthe controls, the more effective the brakes Andthe more effective the brakes, the faster the business can go.” Desire to reduce exposure of organization ... risk andthe business and ensure that there is mutual understanding between the two sides A talent management program encourages risk professionals to gain direct experience ofthe business, and ... the unexpected and 58 percent are good at anticipating and measuring emerging risks In the wake ofthe financial crisis, the ability of risk professionals in the banking sector to deal with the...
... representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, ofthe U.S Department of Homeland Security, the I3P, ISTS, or Dartmouth College M.E Johnson (ed.), Managing Information Risk andthe Economics ... main safeguards in place, and concludes that there may be a need to reconsider some of them in view ofthe growing role of nonbanks andofthe global reach of risks in the electronic era Introduction ... the case in several European countries), compliance risk may arise if the rules andmanagementofthe payment scheme not comply with the regulatory standards • Risk of illicit use: the risk of...
... scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare Upon the authority ofthe charter granted to it by the Congress ... 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute ... become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences andthe National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, andthe scientific and...
... change the type ofthe disease, although they may modify its form and influence its extent and activity The extent and activity ofthe lesions vary directly with three ofthe fundamental factors of ... ‘fibro-caseous’ and ‘fibrous’ disease respectively The late results of collapse therapy and early results of chemotherapy contributed new facts regarding the process of regression ofthe disease, and regarding ... quantity of bacilli, virulence of bacilli, and hypersensitivity; and they vary inversely with the two fundamental factors, natural and acquired resistance The greater the quantity and virulence of the...
... Nutshell Handbook, the Nutshell Handbook logo, andthe O’Reilly logo are registered trademarks of O’Reilly Media, Inc The Myths of Security, the cover image, and related trade dress are trademarks of ... over the Internet anonymously At the end ofthe day, computer crime is a lot cheaper for the bad guy than other kinds of crime, if the bad guy has the technical skills to pull it off And there ... users get to the end ofthe free period, they often not renew There are many reasons for this, but commonly people ignore the nagging pop-up balloons in the Taskbar, and then either don’t notice...
... meeting, the experience and knowledge ofthe authors in their fields of expertise, andthe collective best professional judgment ofthe panel Chapter Overarching Issues in the Review ofthe Water Security ... from the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, andthe Institute of Medicine The members ofthe panel responsible for the report were chosen for their ... from attack (Office of Homeland Security, 2002), and they are working in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, other federal, state, and local government agencies, water and wastewater...
... through the renaming ofthe Ministry of Relief and Rehabilitation to the Ministry of Disaster Managementand Relief In 1993, the Ministry of Disaster Management then established the Disaster Management ... disaster managementand coordination andof responding in the event of a disaster Under the MoDMR, there are two line agencies, the Disaster Management Bureau (DMB) andthe Directorate of Relief and ... structures), their nature and their proximity to the slide; elements at risk (e.g persons), their proximity to the slide, the nature ofthe building/roads they are in [43] Research in the field of landslide...
... continue the analogy, when dull they get sharpened through layoffs and cutbacks of poor performers and in strong sales periods they are the ones that are looked to for the production of revenue and ... drive to the next level Often the focus becomes about “changing the pitch” or selling “differently” as opposed to addressing the fundamentals ofthe environment, the process, and all ofthe steps ... Management methodology, their intended purpose and problem it solves, the explanation ofthe same problem in the sales function, and finally the application ofthe technique within the sales discipline...
... reflect the standard and goals ofthe organization/institution and should address the problems of global networking and other new technologies This paper therefore presents policiesand guidelines ... effective managementandsecurityof any ICT network The paper is written with the less experienced system administrator and information system manager in mind, to help them understand and deal with the ... their securitypoliciesperiodically to ensure they continue to fulfill the institutions security needs Each department is also responsible for reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of their...
... after the diYculties and failures of international action in Somalia, the former Yugoslavia, and Rwanda.20 Despite the setbacks ofthe 1990s, the view ofthe UN Security Council as the core of a ... behalf ofthe UN The Council also has a role, with the General Assembly, in the admission of new members to the UN, the appointment ofthe Secretary-General, andthe election of judges to the International ... TheSecurity Council shall consist of Wfteen Members ofthe United Nations The Republic of China, France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern...
... Apart from the effect of reorganizing the operation, compliance with the laws, thepoliciesofthe Communist Party of Vietnam andthe State of Vietnam, large-scaled inspection by the Government ... agencies, one of three to-do works ofthe leadership ofthe Communist Party of Vietnam and governments at various levels, an integral part ofthe leadership ofthe Communist Party of Vietnam andthe State ... training and culture - sports tourism The thesis has pointed out the role, position and importance ofthe aforesaid policiesand types of errors, their reasons and recommendations during the inspection...
... cents With the restraint ofthe Bank ofthe United States removed, andthe needs of government finance heavy, the number of new banks andthe quantity of note issue multiplied rapidly The great ... andthe southern and western branches greatly expanded their credits and note issues The officers ofthe Baltimore branch, indeed, engaged in outright embezzlement By the beginning of 1818, the ... 23 THE PANIC AND ITS GENESIS $10 million, andthe loans were particularly heavy to the important Philadelphia and Baltimore officers and directors ofthe Bank 26 Control over the branches of the...
... and prices, and a great burden of debt The responsibility for the debtors’ plight was therefore that ofthe banks, and not ofthe debtors themselves Miller laid blame on the state banks andthe ... raised the prices of property and produce, and induced the people to go into debt Then, swiftly, the banks stopped expanding and contracted their loans and notes; the result was contraction of money ... the expansion of credit andof investment projects during the boom; the appearance of urban unemployment; andthe marked expansion and contraction in prices On the other hand, there were many...
... relief program The opposition branded the relief laws as the work of selfish groups of “spendthrifts” and “big speculators” working their influence on the state legislature The theme ofthe opposition, ... money in circulation, and therefore would not relieve the first cause On the other hand, they would destroy the little confidence that now remained; they would 55 For the text ofthe report, see ibid., ... Kendall, at this time editor ofthe influential Frankfort Argus of Western America, and later one ofthe chief theoreticians ofthe war against the Second Bank ofthe United States Kendall, though...