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The European Framework of Credit Intermediaries
No full textThis open access book provides an overview of the credit distribution ecosystem in Europe, with a specific focus on the definitions, laws, and authorities related to the figures of credit intermediaries (credit agents and brokers). It explores the regulatory framework, market structures, and technological innovations in credit intermediation. The analysis draws on the authors’ academic research in banking and finance, industry experience with institutional clients and financial product distribution, and the regulatory role of the OAM. The book defines and classifies credit intermediaries in different European jurisdictions, including the UK, and compares regulatory and legislative frameworks governing credit distribution across these markets. It also analyses the role of national supervisory authorities in this sector. Designed for finance professionals, regulators, and scholars, the book offers an in-depth examination of credit agents and brokers in the European market
Medical Device Management
No full textMedical Devices are an extremely important, versatile and complex product category within healthcare. However, compared to medicinal products, hospitals, medical staff, etc., there is much less general awareness and understanding of medical devices. This book illuminates different facets of medical devices in a holistic manner. It describes the complexity of the industry, markets, manufacturers, and numerous other stakeholders as well as related regulations, required competencies, and future trends. More specifically, it describes a range of products and innovations, safety risks and regulations, legal aspects, and certification processes. It also examines the market from the point of view of the manufacturer from start-ups to large companies and conglomerates. Finally, this book looks at the special role sustainability and ESG plays in the future of medical device innovation, production, and usage. Featuring industry case studies this book is ideal for individuals, from scientists to managers, interested in healthcare and who would like to understand the overall relevance of medical devices from different perspectives, specifically interactions, developments and dynamics between the different business areas and stakeholders. This book is open access
Surgery in Uremic Patients
No full textThis open access book on Surgery in Uremic Patients is a comprehensive guide for general surgeons about the management of the most prevalent surgical challenges and procedures in patients with renalfailure. It covers preoperative assessment, anesthetic considerations, postoperative care, and specialized procedures. The book emphasizes understanding uremia's impact on organ systems for informed decision-making. It discusses anesthetic strategies tailored to uremic patients, postoperative complications, and preventive measures like managing infections and fluid imbalances. Specialized procedures such as dialysis access surgery are detailed, along with integrating technology into modern surgical practices. Common surgeries like appendectomy, hernia repair, and cholecystectomy are optimized to minimize complications. Upper and lower gastrointestinal surgeries, hepatobiliary surgery, urological surgery, transplant surgery, endocrinosurgery, bariatric surgery, geriatric surgery, and abdominal emergencies are thoroughly covered. The book concludes with key findings, clinical implications, and future research avenues, serving as a valuable resource for surgeons and students enhancing their approach to uremic patient care
The Violence of Protection
No full textWorking with San Francisco legal and social service advocates, Lee Ann S. Wang shows how legal protections offered to immigrant and undocumented Asian American survivors of gender and sexual violence are wielded opportunistically as tools of law enforcement, harming the communities they claim to protect
Representing Migration: Discursive and Methodological Perspectives from Triangulated Field
No full textThis book delves into how migration is depicted through multilingual discourses, blending corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis. Emerging from a colloquium at Jaume I University in Castellón (Spain), it links translation studies, migration, and discourse analysis, revealing migration as more than physical movement. It is a cultural, ideological process rooted in language. Through four sections, it examines migration's complexities: theoretical frameworks, multilingual political discourse, grassroots narratives, and methodological advances like MD-CADS. Key themes include ideological framing of concepts like "diversity" and "security," the clash between global mobility and restrictive policies, and challenges such as climate-induced migration and digital misinformation. This work challenges dominant narratives, urging nuanced understanding of migration's global impact
Chapter 3 Journalism and the economic crisis
Get PDFFocusing on an oft-neglected geographical region of study, this book critically analyses the state of journalism in the European South and considers challenges that may indicate a profession under duress. Focusing on three Mediterranean media systems, Greece, Cyprus, and Malta, this book summarizes the basic characteristics, threats, and challenges for journalism in the region. The book first examines the “North-South” divide in Europe and the challenges Mediterranean media systems have faced in recent years. It then analyzes points of dispute for journalism, such as press freedom, investigative reporting, corruption, post-crisis economic challenges, and the evolving dilemmas of journalism ethics. The second section of the book looks more closely at the three case studies, using data extracted over a turbulent 20-year timeframe up until 2023. Based on a mixed-methods approach, the study comprises findings of interviews with journalists in the three countries under study and time series analysis of feedback regarding challenges discussed earlier in the book. The book concludes on whether journalism today is indeed under attack and reflects critically on what are the main threats that have emerged in media systems of the Mediterranean region. This book will be of particular interest to scholars and researchers of journalism and media systems in Europe, although also bears implications for anyone studying wider issues of press freedom and journalism practice