217 research outputs found
A Collaboration Between Mission of Mercy and the Community Action Research Experiences (CARE) Program T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
No full textabstract: Community Action Research Experiences (CARE) partnered with Mission of Mercy, a faith-based nonprofit organization that provides free medical care services to uninsured and underinsured individuals throughout the Phoenix valley. A needs assessment was conducted on Mission of Mercy's patient population and data collected over a two month long period, in which 91 completed surveys were collected. Participants were between the ages of 18 to over 65 and were largely Hispanic/Latino, followed by White/Anglo and Black/African American. The results indicate that there is need for increased patient education which could be satisfied by implement an incentive program. A need for a program specific to high blood pressure was also found. Participants were interested in dental services being offered, a service that is currently not offered through the Arizona chapter of Mission of Mercy. The study also showed that respondents were satisfied with the level of care received at Mission of Mercy
Review Policy Moderates the Correlation Between CiteScore and JIF For BMC Journals
No full textThis article examines the relationship between four review policies (RP) run by different
BioMed Central (BMC) journals, namely single-blind peer review (SBPR), double-blind
peer review (DBPR), open peer review (OPR), and transparent peer review (TPR), and
CiteScore and Journal impact factor (JIF). As of December 12, 2021, BMC publishes
306 journals, of which 14 were discontinued. The final data set was 213 journals with
data on CiteScore and JIF. Descriptive statistics and the use of violin and mosaic plots
were used. Normality tests were conducted and non-parametric correlation and analysis
of variance and Mann Whitney tests were used. Moderation analysis was used to
assess the extent of the relationship between CiteScore and JIF. 14 (4.8%) are run with
DBPR, and 22 (7.5%), 211 (72.3%) and 45 (15.4%) are run with OPR, SBPR and TPR
respectively. Analysis of the final dataset shows that the mean, median, and standard
deviation of the CiteScore of the 213 journals are 5.64, 4.80, and 3.65, respectively,
while the mean, median, and standard deviation of the JIF of the 213 journals are 4.27,
3.36 and 2.90. In descending order, the CiteScore and JIF across the four RP are
highest in DBPR, SBPR, OPR, and TPR. There is a strong positive correlation (Spearman rho = 0.87318, p-value < 8.7e-68) between the CiteScore and JIF of the 213
BMC journals. Mann Whitney test (U = 14771.5, Wilcoxon W = 37562.5, Z = −6.228, pvalue
< 0.000) shows that there is an evidence of significance median differences
between the CiteScore and JIF of the 213 journals. There are significant median
differences in the CiteScore in JIF across the four review policies. Finally, the RP
moderates the relationship between CiteScore and JIF and between JIF and CiteScore,
respectively. This article reveals that the review policies adopted by BMC journals are
somewhat related to the journal metrics that measure the impact, prestige, relevance,
and acceptability of the respective journals
Wezwanie zawarte w Orędziu o Miłosierdziu Bożym przekazanym św. Faustynie – wymiar teologiczno-symboliczny
No full textThe article is an analysis of the proclamation delivered to the Church through St. Faustina in respect of God's calls contained in it. First, based on the picture of Jesus Merciful, it is inferred that there is a call to trust in God's Goodness and Mercy, to repent, to convert and accept the forgiveness of sins in the sacrament of penance and reconciliation. Afterwards, the Holy Sacraments are explained with reference to the mystery of the Redemption. The Holy Mass, as a sacrifice that makes present the Sacrifice of the Cross in an unbloody manner, gives rise to a call to its participants to unite with Jesus crucified and resurrected. In the last part, the author analyses the call to preach to the world the proclamation of Divine Mercy, to say a propitiatory prayer for sins and to fulfil the works of mercy.The article is an analysis of the proclamation delivered to the Church through St. Faustina in respect of God's calls contained in it. First, based on the picture of Jesus Merciful, it is inferred that there is a call to trust in God's Goodness and Mercy, to repent, to convert and accept the forgiveness of sins in the sacrament of penance and reconciliation. Afterwards, the Holy Sacraments are explained with reference to the mystery of the Redemption. The Holy Mass, as a sacrifice that makes present the Sacrifice of the Cross in an unbloody manner, gives rise to a call to its participants to unite with Jesus crucified and resurrected. In the last part, the author analyses the call to preach to the world the proclamation of Divine Mercy, to say a propitiatory prayer for sins and to fulfil the works of mercy
Wezwanie zawarte w Orędziu o Miłosierdziu Bożym przekazanym św. Faustynie – wymiar teologiczno-symboliczny
No full textArtykuł jest analizą orędzia przekazanego Kościołowi za pośrednictwem św. Faustyny pod kątem zawartych w nim wezwań Bożych. Najpierw, na podstawie obrazu Jezusa Miłosiernego, jest odczytane wezwanie do ufności w dobroć i Miłosierdzie Boże, do skruchy, nawrócenia i do przyjęcia daru przebaczenia grzechów w sakramencie pokuty i pojednania. Następnie zostały objaśnione sakramenty św. w odniesieniu do tajemnicy Odkupienia. Z Mszy Świętej, jako Ofiary uobecniającej w sposób bezkrwawy Ofiarę krzyża, wynika wezwanie do jednoczenia się jej uczestników z Jezusem ukrzyżowanym i zmartwychwstałym. W ostatniej części autor analizuje wezwanie do głoszenia światu orędzia o Miłosierdziu Bożym, do modlitwy przebłagalnej za grzechy i do pełnienia uczynków miłosierdzia.The article is an analysis of the proclamation delivered to the Church through St. Faustina in respect of God's calls contained in it. First, based on the picture of Jesus Merciful, it is inferred that there is a call to trust in God's Goodness and Mercy, to repent, to convert and accept the forgiveness of sins in the sacrament of penance and reconciliation. Afterwards, the Holy Sacraments are explained with reference to the mystery of the Redemption. The Holy Mass, as a sacrifice that makes present the Sacrifice of the Cross in an unbloody manner, gives rise to a call to its participants to unite with Jesus crucified and resurrected. In the last part, the author analyses the call to preach to the world the proclamation of Divine Mercy, to say a propitiatory prayer for sins and to fulfil the works of mercy
Big Data, Big Libraries, Big Problems?: the 2014 LibTech Anti-talk?
No full textThe desire to create automatons is a familiar theme in human history, and during the age of the Enlightenment mechanical automatons became not only an “emblem of the cosmos”, but a symbol of man’s confidence that he would unlock nature’s greatest mysteries and fully harness her power. And yet only a century later, automatons had begun to represent human repression and servitude, a theme later picked up by writers of science fiction. Man’s confidence undeterred, the endgame of the modern scientific and technological mindset, or MSTM, seems to be increasingly coming into view with the rise of “information technology” in general and “Big data” in particular. Along with those who wield them, these can be seen as functioning together as a “mechanical muse” of sorts – surprisingly alluring – and, like a physical automaton can serve as a symbol – a microcosm – of what the MSTM sees (at the very least in practice) as the cosmic machine, our “final frontier”. And yet, individuals who unreflectively participate in these things – giving themselves over to them and seeking the powers afforded by the technology apart from technology’s rightful purposes – in fact yield to the same pragmatism and reductionism those wielding them are captive to. Thus, they ultimately nullify themselves philosophically, politically, and economically – their value increasingly being only the data concerning their persons, and its perceived usefulness. Likewise libraries, the time-honored place of, and symbol for, the intellectual flowering of the individual, will, insofar as they spurn the classical liberal arts (with the idea that things are intrinsically good, and in the case of humans, special as well) in favor of the alluring embrace of MSTM-driven “information technology” and Big data - unwittingly contribute to their irrelevance and demise as they find themselves increasingly less needed, valued, wanted. Likewise for the liberal arts as a whole, and in fact history itself, if the acid of a “science” untethered from what is, in fact, good (intrinsically), continues to gain strengt
Understanding McDonald's Among the "World’s Most Ethical Companies"
No full textThe animal welfare policies and related public communication initiatives
of McDonald’s corporation are examined in the context of the organization being named as one of the world’s most ethical organizations.
The result is a framework for understanding how McDonald’s and similar organizations could warrant
the status of a most ethical company. Specifically, the narrative strength of the company’s articulation
of an animal welfare policy and its ongoing promotion as a legitimizing
strategy illustrate how McDonald’s
might address the social and ethical issues it encounters through its operations and how its stakeholding
publics are likely to respond. By maintaining narrative strength in communication initiatives and attaining legitimacy, an organization can be perceived as operating within ethical and social norms regardless of policies, perceptions, and reputation
that suggest otherwise
To each according to deeds : divine judgement according to deeds in second temple Judaism and in Paul's letters.
No full textPaul's use of the motif of `judgment according to deeds' corresponds terminologically, rhetorically, and theologically with its use in second temple Judaism. In order to demonstrate this thesis, the author examines the tradition- history of the motif in the Jewish Scriptures, the OT Pseudepigrapha, and the Qum- ran literature. By the beginning of the common era `judgment according to deeds' is a widespread, fundamental theological axiom, applicable to a variety of rhetorical purposes. The motif has an important soteriological function within what is now commonly termed Jewish `covenantal nomism' (not legalism). This judgment does not entail a one-for-one recompense of good or evil deeds, but views works wholistically (i. e., as a whole either good or bad), and thus as revealing one's `way' of life or `heart. ' One's deeds do not earn or merit God's grace and salvation; nevertheless, one's recompense-the blessings or the curses of the covenant-will be congruent with ("according to") this pattern of behavior, since one's works reveal what is hidden in the heart, either loyalty or disloyalty to God and his covenant. Salvation by covenant mercy and judgment according to works are complementary. In both its form and function Paul's use of the motif places him firmly within this same tradition-history. In addition, he maintains the wholistic perspective of deeds common to the Jewish tradition. Although the term `covenantal nomism' is not appropriate for Paul's thought (Christ replaces the Torah as the defining locus of electing grace), the fundamental structure of grace and works, election and obedience, salvation and judgment, remains remarkably similar. In Paul also one is justified by grace and judged according to works, issuing in eternal life or wrath. The juxtaposition of justification and judgment causes Paul no theological tension, because he inherited a way of speaking and thinking about judgment according to deeds which similarly related them without paradox
Trend Analysis of Capital and Labour Productivity in Nigeria and South Africa
No full textA country’s growth over time is almost entirely dependent on the size and components of its labour force, which in turn determines its labour productivity levels. Given various similari-ties of Nigeria and South Africa, ranging from same British colonisation to similar labour force structure, South Africa is known to be more advanced than Nigeria. Hence, this studyaims to examine trends and patterns of both Nigerian and South African economies from 1986 to 2018. A lot of stylised facts were revealed for the said time period. Thus, evidencewas found that South Africa generally performed better than Nigeria in all indicators of labour productivity, human capital and physical capital. These findings indicated apparent rea-sons for the latter’s superior performance in recent times, despite the fact that both economies were around the same level in the 1980s. It was also revealed that both nations are stilltrying to fully recover from the last recession in 2015. Hence, this research recommends an increase in human and physical capital investment, entrepreneurial activities and trainingschemes to boost national productivity levels
Health human resources planning and the production of health: Development of an extended analytical framework for needs-based health human resources planning.
No full textTraditional approaches to health human resources planning emphasize the role of demographic change on the needs for health human resources. Conceptual frameworks have been presented that recognize the limited role of demographic change and the broader determinants of health human resource requirements. Nevertheless, practical applications of health human resources planning continue to base plans on the size and demographic mix of the population applied to simple population-provider or population-utilization ratios. In this paper an analytical framework is developed based on the production of health care services and the multiple determinants of health human resource requirements. In this framework attention is focused on estimating the ‘flow’ of services required to meet the needs of the population that is then translated into the required ‘stock’ of providers to deliver this ‘flow’ of services. The requirements for human resources in the future is shown to depend on four elements: the size and demographic mix of the population (demography), the levels of risks to health and morbidity in the population (epidemiology), the services deemed appropriate to address the levels of risks to health and morbidity (standards of care), and the rate of service delivery by providers (productivity). Application of the framework is illustrated using hypothetical scenarios.health human resources planning, demography, epidemiology, standards of care, productivity
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