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Sharing Variable Returns of Cooperation
No full textA finite set of agents jointly undertake a project. Depending on the aggregate of individual agent characteristics the project runs losses or profits, which have to be shared. This paper adopts the mechanistic view and concentrates on devices that a contingent planner may use in order to share the net profits. The Moulin and Shenker (1994) representation theorem is used to show that additive mechanisms with the constant returns property relate 1 to 1 to rationing methods. Refinements are discussed dealing with monotonicity and equity properties that relate to the dispersion of shares. The second part introduces the notion of a consistent solution. Each rationing method induced by a consistent mechanism is consistent. If such mechanism is continuous as well, then the corresponding rationing method is parametric in the terminology of Young (1998) and Moulin (2000). Most prevalent mechanisms (average, serial, Shapley-Shubik) are consistent as member of the class of incremental mechanisms. Each interval consistent incremental mechanism is shown to be a composition of marginal mechanisms and the average mechanism. Immediately the average mechanism is the unique strongly consistent solution. Finally a characterization of mechanisms within the general class is discussed using super-additivity.
Marknadsföring av kurser inom fria bildningen : Utvecklande av en hemsida för sykurser i Pedersöre MI
No full textFöreliggande examensarbete omfattar utarbetande av en hemsida som marknadsföringskanal för sykurser i Pedersöre MI. Syftet var att denna kanal skulle ge flera kursdeltagare samt behålla de tidigare kursdeltagarna. Som uppdragsgivare fungerade Åsa Nyberg-Sundqvist, rektor på Pedersöre MI.
Som teoridelar i arbetet gjordes definition och beskrivning av marknadsföring och traditionella och digitala marknadsföringskanaler, samt av skillnaderna mellan dessa. Fria bildningen och medborgarinstitutens verksamhet generellt, samt skapande av en hemsida, beskrevs som teoridelar i detta arbete. Skapande av en hemsida beskrevs som bakgrund till det praktiska arbetet, utvecklandet av en hemsida.
Som metod användes intervju med intervjuguide för beskrivning av marknadsföring med betoning på marknadsföringskanaler inom Pedersöre MI 2002 – 2021. Som bakgrund och forskningsmetoder till teoridelarna samt utvecklande av hemsidan låg litteraturstudier, nätstudier via webbsökning samt egen fortbildning i digital kompetens för undervisning inom fria bildningen.
Vid utvecklandet av hemsidan testades och jämfördes två olika digitala verktyg för att erhålla den optimala hemsidans utseende och användning för sykurser i Pedersöre MI. Det praktiska skapandet av hemsidan beskrevs och resultatet diskuterades samt förslag gavs för uppdragsgivaren om hemsidan som en digital marknadsföringskanal för sykurser i Pedersöre MI.This thesis includes developing a website as a digital marketing channel for the sewing courses in Pedersöre Adult Education Centre. The aim was to get more participants to the sewing courses and encourage the current participants to continue participating. Åsa Nyberg–Sundqvist, principal of Pedersöre Adult Education Centre, was acting as the supervisor.
A description of marketing and traditional and digital marketing channels and the distinction between those were included in the theoretical part. A description of the liberal adult education and Adult Education Centre in general as well as developing of website were presented as theoretical parts in this thesis. The marketing of Pedersöre Adult Education Centre during 2002-2021 was described by two interviews. The theory on creating websites worked as a background to the practical part and the development of the website for the commissioner.
As research method on the marketing of Pedersöre Adult Education Centre an interview with interview guide were made. As background and research methods for the developing of the website were used different literature studies, web searches and the author´s continuing education in digital competences for teaching in liberal adult education. During the developing of the website two different digital website programs and tools were tested and compared, to get the most optimized look and use for sewing courses in Pedersöre Adult Education Centre.
The thesis resulted in a website for sewing courses in Pedersöre Adult Education Centre. The process of developing the website and the result were discussed and suggestions for future marketing were given to the commissioner
UnBoxing the MI Box: A study on how to transfer from monitoring to coaching with the MI Box to increase self-care activities
No full textProblem Background:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of death in the world (Johnston et al., 2016). One of the main causes for cardiovascular mortality is a myocardial infarction (MI) (Jneid et al., 2013; Mishra & Ramavataram, 2021; Verburg et al., 2019). A myocardial infarction is an event in which the heart muscle is damaged because of a complete or partial absence of oxygen supply (Mishra & Ramavataram, 2021)The healthcare system is pressured by the enormous number of CVD cases (Kaushik et al., 2020). Digital care has gained recognition in the past decade because of its potential to release some pressure from the healthcare system. With the potential of digital care in mind, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) has developed a concept called “The MI Box” which provides patients who have had an MI with self-monitoring devices (The Box, 2021). During the hospitalisation phase of the MI care trajectory, there is little time to involve patients in their care because healthcare professionals (HCPs) need to work as quickly as possible to avoid as much heart damage as possible. This is causing patients to have a bad discharge experience. The MI Box shows potential to involve patients more after the discharge as the concept shows the monitored values to patients. However, it can be difficult for patients to understand these values and how to use them for self-care activities, especially because of the little involvement during hospitalisation. If LUMC wants to satisfy its aim to change from monitoring to coaching, it is crucial to provide patients with enough support to work with their monitored values and perform self-care activities. Increasing patient involvement is an essential first step before shared decision making (SDM) can be realised. SDM is a suitable approach for the change towards coaching as it invites patients to make their own care choices. In the MI care trajectory, the implementation of SDM is currently lacking. Therefore, further analysis of SDM is needed. A tool that is valuable for the analysis and increasement of SDM, and which is used in this thesis, is the Metro Mapping tool (Metro Mapping, n.d.). Besides, because the MI Box causes care to be transferred to a patient’s home environment, it is necessary to consider the home context of a patient as care activities do not happen in a controlled hospital environment. Currently, little is known about the context in which the MI Box is used. Therefore, more knowledge about the context is necessary to consider what support means would be suitable to offer to patients to make them more empowered to perform self-care activities.Research Question:How to shift from monitoring to coaching with the MI Box?Research activities:-Literature research;-Interviews: HCPs (n=5), MI patients (n=4), MI Box users (n=2);-Context mapping;-Metro Mapping.Design Goal:The goal is to increase patients’ confidence to perform self-care activities by increasing patients’ involvement and guidance with the use of the MI Box.Final Concept:“UnBoxing the MI Box”Design for Interaction | Medisig
Delta Np63 Knockdown Mice: A Mouse Model for AEC Syndrome
No full textDominant mutations in TP63 cause ankyloblepharon ectodermal dysplasia. and clefting (AEC), an ectodermal dysplasia characterized by skin fragility. Since Delta Np63 alpha is the predominantly expressed TP63 isoform, in postnatal skin, we hypothesized that mutant Delta Np63 alpha proteins are primarily responsible for skin fragility in AEC patients. We found that mutant Delta Np63 alpha proteins expressed in AEC patients function as dominant-negative molecules, suggesting that the human AEC skin phenotype could be mimicked in mouse skin by downregulating Delta Np63 alpha. Indeed, downregulating Delta Np63 expression in mouse epidermis caused severe skin erosions, which resembled lesions that develop in AEC patients. In both cases, lesions were characterized by suprabasal epidermal proliferation, delayed terminal differentiation, and basement membrane abnormalities. By failing to provide structural stability to the epidermis, these defects likely contribute to the observed skin fragility. The development of a mouse model for AEC will allow us to further unravel the genetic pathways that are normally regulated by Delta Np63 and that may be perturbed in AEC patients. Ultimately, these studies will not only contribute to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that cause skin fragility in AEC patients, but may also result in the identification of targets for novel therapeutic approaches aimed at treating skin erosions. (C) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc
1998 Agenda and Acts of Synod
No full textGrand Rapids, MI: Howard D. Vanderwell, president; Jack B. Vos, vice-president; Stanley J. Koster, first clerk; Peter Nicolai, second cler
SOBRE MI TRADUCCIÓN DE “SER Y TIEMPO”
No full textIn this article the author develops his own idea of a translation and explains the solutions given to problems arisen in the translation of Heidegger’s Being and Time.Este escrito pretende dos cosas: primero, desarrollar brevemente mi propia idea de lo que es traducir, y, segundo, explicar la solución que di a ciertos problemas que surgieron en mi traducción de la obra Ser y Tiempo de Heidegger
Sobre mi traducción de “Ser y Tiempo”
No full textIn this article the author develops his own idea of a translation and explains
the solutions given to problems arisen in the translation of Heidegger’s Being
and TimeEste escrito pretende dos cosas: primero, desarrollar brevemente mi propia
idea de lo que es traducir, y, segundo, explicar la solución que di a ciertos
problemas que surgieron en mi traducción de la obra Ser y Tiempo de
Heidegge
Independence or Development?: An Overview of TurkeyÃs Foreign Language Education Policies
No full textMany countries have long had two sorts of interests; on the one hand, they have had to remain independent via protecting and promoting their official languages as a powerful symbol of their identities, and on the other hand, they have had to enable technological and economic development, which essentially involves international communication, usually by means of a foreign language. These two sorts of interests have often posed a dilemma for those countries and their peoples, because protecting and promoting identities have often implied closed and egocentric policies while international communication has involved more open and other-conscious policies. In todayÃs world, this dilemma is even more highlighted because of the so-called "globalization", which is taking place. In this article, I will present this dilemma by focussing on one country, Turkey, and its foreign language education policies. An historical account of the countryÃs interaction with other languages (than Turkish) will precede a presentation of the recent shape the recurring dilemma took, namely, teaching foreign languages versus teaching in a foreign language, in the daily national papers and publications in the1989 and 1997 discussions. I will then make personal suggestions of conduct for decision-makers in Turkey and other countries facing the same dilemma.Turkey, foreign language education, language planning
Disputed relocation and property development in Shanghai, 1990-2005
No full textThis dissertation research examines social conflicts over large-scale community displacement arising from capitalist property development beginning in the early 1990s in Shanghai, China. Using ethnographic, archival, and legal research methods, this research provides an in-depth analysis of residents' years-long opposition to forced relocation, through which they sought to assert claims of rights and interests in the context of China's still top-down property regime. It argues that two structural forces prevent a broader participatory movement from raising a fundamental challenge to the existing property development regime: the design and application of relocation law, and the state's power to exploit residents' fears of being accused as political subversives if they challenge the relocation process. These material and ideological forces act together to deflect residents' collective attempts to challenge the existing property regime and, instead, to channel opposition into a discussion of personal (i.e., individual) economic loss and its remediation through pecuniary compensation. This dissertation also examines how law and state supremacy serve to deter and deflect conflicts by providing a source of legitimation for the developmental forces driving disputed relocation. The research advances understanding of how urban China's spatial modernization policy has turned into a source of social unrest, which in turn has enhanced the development of a civil and rights-conscious society in China.Ph.D.Includes abstractVitaIncludes bibliographical referencesby Mi Shi
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