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Hydraulic simulations to evaluate and predict design and operation of the Chashma Right Bank Canal
No full textIrrigation systems / Irrigation canals / Flow control / Velocity / Canal regulation techniques / Hydraulics / Simulation models / Design / Operations / Crop-based irrigation / Distributary canals / Water delivery / Policy / Protective irrigation / Water allocation / Water requirements / Sedimentation / Water distribution / Equity / Water conveyance / Pakistan / Chashma Right Bank Canal
The work of managing multiple myeloma and its implications for treatment-related decision making: a qualitative study of patient and caregiver experiences
No full textAbstract Background The evolving nature of multiple myeloma (MM) therapies, including the introduction of novel oral agents, has produced a shift in the delivery of care from hospital to home. Within this context, patients and their caregivers are becoming increasingly engaged in the work of illness management, however the exact nature of this work as well as the ways in which this work informs treatment preferences and decisions within this population has not been explored. This qualitative study sought to develop an in-depth understanding of patient and caregiver experiences with different MM treatments, the work necessitated by MM and treatment management, and the processes of patient/caregiver treatment-related decision making. Methods Qualitative interviews were conducted with 16 MM patients and 8 caregivers. Interviews were coded for emergent themes and patterns and a constant comparative approach was used to identify important similarities and differences within and between interviews. Results Patient and caregiver participants described four types of work, including the work of accruing and personalizing medical knowledge, illness-related work in the hospital, illness-related work in the home, and psychosocial and relational management. They illuminated the physical, psychological, social and relational toll of this work and traced a pathway through which work informed their treatment-related decisions, sometimes in ways that conflicted with their preferences for treatment. Conclusions The work involved in managing MM, its treatment, and side-effects can inform the treatment decisions that patients and caregivers make. We must continue to find meaningful ways for patients and caregivers to discuss goals of care and treatment throughout the cancer trajectory, as well as support health care providers in the delivery of person-centred cancer care. With an increasing emphasis on the importance of shared decision making in MM, an improved understanding of the factors that frame patient’s and caregiver’s treatment decisions will be paramount to ensuring meaningful and high-quality patient-centered care
Japanese educational assistance to developing countries
No full textToday, Japan is the largest foreign aid donor in the world with an annual government expenditure of over ten billion dollars. In its recent development of foreign aid activities, Japan has expanded its educational assistance to developing countries and has steadily increased the number of training programs and centers for technical assistance to developing nations both in Japan and overseas. In addition, the Japanese government also has begun to support the rapidly increasing number of foreign students at Japanese colleges and universities.Although Japan has indicated its willingness to cooperate with educational development of the Third World, the contents of Japanese educational assistance are still relatively unknown to the rest of the world. The purpose of this research is to investigate the nature of Japanese educational assistance to developing nations. In this research, the questions addressed are: What are the most important features of Japanese foreign assistance that are different from those of other donors? What kinds of educational assistance does Japan provide and why? What are the problems of Japan's educational assistance?In conclusion, the author points out the lack of a mature Japanese aid philosophy due to Japan's lack of experience as a foreign aid donor, and recommends development of a clear policy for future activities of Japanese educational assistance and expansion of Japanese educational assistance.Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T12:31:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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The Role of *Education in Economic Transition and Political Transformation in Post -Communist Countries
No full textThis study analyzes the role of investment in education in the economic transition and political transformation in the 22 post-communist countries of the former Soviet Union and East-Central Europe. In the first section an empirical analysis of the determinant of economic growth and investment in physical capital is performed. This analysis detects positive impact of investment in secondary education on economic growth after applying appropriate lags to the variables and controlling for the initial level of per capita income. Foreign direct investment is also found to be one of the determinants of economic recovery in the post-communist countries. The analysis of determinants of investment in physical capital and foreign direct investment reveals that political stability measured by the Freedom House index for democratization and investment in education positively impact foreign direct investment. In the second section the analysis of the determinants of democratization, human rights and political stability in these countries is conducted. This analysis finds strong direct impact of the level of income and hence economic growth, and indirect impact of investment in education through economic growth on democratization, human rights and political stability. The third section focuses on the relations between education and poverty. It finds that investment in education has also direct and positive effect on poverty reduction. In particular, this study finds that secondary education has a positive impact on poverty reduction. There is also indirect effect of investment in education which stems from its impact on economic growth and economic growth on poverty alleviation. In addition the strong impact of economic growth and democratization on poverty reduction is also detected. Thus the author concludes that despite high rates of investment in education in these countries in the past and its positive effects on recent economic recovery and political liberalization, these countries need to maintain the high rates of this investment, and to upgrade and reform their educational system in order to successfully complete transition to a market economy and to democracy while striving to eliminate poverty.Made available in DSpace on 2015-09-25T19:52:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Centralized planning of science, technology, and society in the Soviet Union and its impact on educational policy, 1966-1984
No full textETDs are only available to UIUC Users without author permissionU of I OnlyThis dissertation seeks to explain the following historical problem: In the early fifties, the Harvard Project revealed a positive relationship between education and political socialization: that is, the higher the level of education of Soviet citizens, the more likely they were to support the state. But in the eighties, the Soviet Interview Project found a negative relationship between education and political socialization.In this dissertation, it is argued that the positive relationship between education and political socialization was caused by an expanding industrial economy which provided significant occupational (and social) rewards for each step up the educational ladder. On the other hand, this is contrasted with the situation in the mid- to late-seventies, when education significantly outpaced the government's ability to provide occupational and social rewards for each step up the educational ladder. Whereas the government's attempt to create a technological revolution was to have provided social and occupational rewards for education, this technological revolution failed to materialize, leaving many citizens underemployed."This dissertation also pays attention to the main reasons for the government's failure to create a technological revolution. It is argued that there are profound differences between science and technology, which Soviet planners failed to appreciate--as demonstrated by their faith in the ""linear model"" of technological progress. It is also argued that without spontaneous, self-regulating feedback mechanisms between science, technology and society, Party control of science worked better under Party supervision than when scientists and technologists were left alone to follow their own inspiration. However, it is also argued that the efficiency of Party ""bureaucratic push""--which worked well under Stalin's ""extensive"" economic strategy--dramatically declined as the economy expanded, making it increasingly impossible for the Party to monitor, check or control the simplest innovations."Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T14:13:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Returns to education: The University of Illinois-People's Republic of China visiting scholars program
No full textThe effects of the visiting scholars program the University of Illinois has had with various institutions in the PRC since 1978 are evaluated. Data were gathered in the PRC during the summer 1988. The sample was composed of 64 scholars who had studied at the University of Illinois for at least one academic year and a comparison group of their peers who had not had a foreign educational experience.Research questions were: (1) What is the social rate of return to the visiting scholar's program?, and (2) What are the differences in academic productivity between the sample and their peers who had no foreign educational experience? Twelve productivity indicators were compared and analyzed using standard statistical methods. Survey research methods and rate-of-return analysis were the research methodologies used.Major research findings included: (1) The social rate of return was a negative 6 percent; (2) in comparing the entire career of the comparison group and the work of the sample group only since their return to the PRC, the sample group was significantly more productive than the comparison group in two areas--number of joint research projects and number of research awards received.Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T14:05:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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The Role of *Education in Economic Transition and Political Transformation in Post -Communist Countries
No full text145 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001.This study analyzes the role of investment in education in the economic transition and political transformation in the 22 post-communist countries of the former Soviet Union and East-Central Europe. In the first section an empirical analysis of the determinant of economic growth and investment in physical capital is performed. This analysis detects positive impact of investment in secondary education on economic growth after applying appropriate lags to the variables and controlling for the initial level of per capita income. Foreign direct investment is also found to be one of the determinants of economic recovery in the post-communist countries. The analysis of determinants of investment in physical capital and foreign direct investment reveals that political stability measured by the Freedom House index for democratization and investment in education positively impact foreign direct investment. In the second section the analysis of the determinants of democratization, human rights and political stability in these countries is conducted. This analysis finds strong direct impact of the level of income and hence economic growth, and indirect impact of investment in education through economic growth on democratization, human rights and political stability. The third section focuses on the relations between education and poverty. It finds that investment in education has also direct and positive effect on poverty reduction. In particular, this study finds that secondary education has a positive impact on poverty reduction. There is also indirect effect of investment in education which stems from its impact on economic growth and economic growth on poverty alleviation. In addition the strong impact of economic growth and democratization on poverty reduction is also detected. Thus the author concludes that despite high rates of investment in education in these countries in the past and its positive effects on recent economic recovery and political liberalization, these countries need to maintain the high rates of this investment, and to upgrade and reform their educational system in order to successfully complete transition to a market economy and to democracy while striving to eliminate poverty.U of I OnlyRestricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETD
Strong interfacial polarization in graphene/ZnO nanocomposite for high-performance miniscule permittivity materials
No full textGuys Dont Have Breasts : The Lived Experience of Men Who Have BRCA Gene Mutations and Are at Risk for Male Breast Cancer
No full textMen with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations are at increased risk of developing breast cancer and may have an indication for breast cancer screening using mammography. Since breast cancer is often viewed as a womans disease, visibilizing and understanding mens experience of having a BRCA mutation and specifically, of screening for breast cancer through mammography, were the objectives of this research study. The theoretical framework of interpretive phenomenology guided the process of data collection, coding, and analysis. Phenomenology is both a philosophy and research method which focuses on understanding the nature of experience from the perspectives of people experiencing a phenomenon, the essence of and commonalities among peoples experiences, and the ways in which people experience the world through their bodies. Data were collected via in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of 15 male participants recruited from the Male Oncology Research and Education (MORE) Program. This article reports findings about participants use of gender-specific language to describe their breasts, awareness of the ways in which their bodies changed overtime, and experiences of undergoing mammograms. This study is the first to describe men with BRCAs perceptions of their breasts and experiences of mammography in a high-risk cancer screening clinic. This study sheds light on an under-researched areabreasts and masculinitiesand could potentially lead to improved clinical understanding of mens embodied experiences of BRCA, as well as suggestions for improving the delivery of male breast cancer screening services
Azadirachta indica (neem) leaves mediated synthesis of SnO2/NiO nanocomposite and assessment of its photocatalytic activity
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