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Combining social network analysis and the NATO Approach Space to define agility. Topic 2: networks and networking
No full textThis paper takes the NATO SAS-050 Approach Space, a widely accepted model of command and control, and gives each of its primary axes a quantitative measure using social network analysis. This means that the actual point in the approach space adopted by real-life command and control organizations can be plotted along with the way in which that point varies over time and function. Part 1 of the paper presents the rationale behind this innovation and how it was subject to verification using theoretical data. Part 2 shows how the enhanced approach space was put to use in the context of a large scale military command post exercise. Agility is represented by the number of distinct areas in the approach space that the organization was able to occupy and there was a marked disparity between where the organization thought it should be and where it actually was, furthermore, agility varied across function. The humans in this particular scenario bestowed upon the organization the levels of agility that were observed, thus the findings are properly considered from a socio-technical perspective
The pharmacological dissection of the immediate asthmatic reaction
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WES865692_supp_mat – Supplemental material for Skill Underutilization and Under-Skilling in Europe: The Role of Workplace Discrimination
No full textSupplemental material, WES865692_supp_mat for Skill Underutilization and Under-Skilling in Europe: The Role of Workplace Discrimination by Anthony Rafferty in Work, Employment and Society</p
Bomba atomowa – piękna, straszna, Dobra i Zła. O filmie dokumentalnym The Atomic Cafe (1982, reż. J. Loader, P. Rafferty, K. Rafferty)
No full textThe Atomic Cafe (1982), a work directed by Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty and Pierce Rafferty, is undoubtedly one of the most interesting works of documentary cinema of the 1980s. What the archives (collected over the years and coming from very different sources: military training films, materials commissioned by the US government, television reports, newsreels, street surveys, etc.) have in common is the fact that they constitute a unique testimony of a historical moment. In a broader sense: they document the beginnings of the Cold War. In a narrower sense: the archives are about American propaganda in the context of the atomic bomb – the „our” American bomb (which is – the materials suggest – useful and almost of divine provenance), and the „foreign” Soviet bomb (which is – again, as the archives indicate – destructive and atrocious). In this paper, I examine how the directors of The Atomic Cafe reconstructed this – necessarily internally fractured – narrative about the nuclear weapons.The Atomic Cafe (1982), a work directed by Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty and Pierce Rafferty, is undoubtedly one of the most interesting works of documentary cinema of the 1980s. What the archives (collected over the years and coming from very different sources: military training films, materials commissioned by the US government, television reports, newsreels, street surveys, etc.) have in common is the fact that they constitute a unique testimony of a historical moment. In a broader sense: they document the beginnings of the Cold War. In a narrower sense: the archives are about American propaganda in the context of the atomic bomb – the „our” American bomb (which is – the materials suggest – useful and almost of divine provenance), and the „foreign” Soviet bomb (which is – again, as the archives indicate – destructive and atrocious). In this paper, I examine how the directors of The Atomic Cafe reconstructed this – necessarily internally fractured – narrative about the nuclear weapons
Foster, A.; Rafferty, P. (Eds.): Innovations in Information Retrieval: Perspectives for Theory and Practice. London: Facet 2011. ISBN 978-1-85604-697-8. £ 44.95 / EUR 54.99
No full textReview of the book "Innovations in Information Retrieval: Perspectives for Theory and Practice" (London: Facet, 2011), edited by A. Foster and P. Rafferty
sj-xlsx-1-pec-10.1177_03010066241234037 - Supplemental material for Fibromyalgia is linked to increased subjective sensory sensitivity across multiple senses
No full textSupplemental material, sj-xlsx-1-pec-10.1177_03010066241234037 for Fibromyalgia is linked to increased subjective sensory sensitivity across multiple senses by Chloe Rafferty and Jamie Ward in Perception</p
Impact of organisation and management factors on infection control in hospitals: a scoping review
No full textThis scoping review sought evidence about organisational and management factors affecting infection control in general hospital settings. A literature search yielded a wide range of studies, systematic reviews and reports, but high quality direct evidence was scant. The majority of studies were observational and the standard of reporting was generally inadequate. Positive leadership at ward level and above appears to be a prerequisite for effective action to control infection, although the benefits of good clinical leadership are diffused by supervision of large numbers of staff. Senior clinical leaders need a highly visible presence and clear role boundaries and responsibilities. Team stability and morale are linked to improved patient outcomes. Organisational mechanisms for supporting training, appraisal and clinical governance are important determinants of effective practice and successful change. Rates of infection have been linked to workload, in terms of nurse staffing, bed occupancy and patient turnover. The organisational characteristics identified in the review should be considered risk factors for infection. They cannot always be eliminated or avoided completely, but appropriate assessment will enable targeted action to protect patients.<br/
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