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Publication date: 20 January 2012

Manfred Pferzinger, Magdalena Thöni, Magdalena Huber and Iris Verena Pferzinger

Until today a central register for medical guidelines has not been established in Austria. Hence, the study at hand aims to identify important success factors for medical…

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Purpose

Until today a central register for medical guidelines has not been established in Austria. Hence, the study at hand aims to identify important success factors for medical guidelines in Austria in order to fully support the future activities of organisations developing these guidelines.

Design/methodology/approach

Using a specially‐developed questionnaire, 137 potential Austrian guideline developers were asked about the anticipated benefits of a common guideline register and a standardised method for guideline development by means of a complete inventory count for Austria.

Findings

Approximately 73 per cent of Austrian guideline developers know of existing online guideline registers. Nearly 77 per cent know neither of an instrument to evaluate the guidelines in a methodical way, nor of the Council of Europe's recommendation. Around 63 per cent expect an improvement in the quality of the guidelines by implementing a standardised method.

Research limitations/implications

The present study provides the results of the first complete inventory count of guideline developers in Austria and can be used as an orientation for future activities.

Practical implications

The realisation of the success factors would increase the quality of national guidelines and would boost the implementation of best practices such as evidence‐based‐medicine into the Austrian health care system.

Originality/value

The study shows for the first time the necessity of support in order to improve the quality of Austrian guidelines from the point of view of potential developers.

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Clinical Governance: An International Journal, vol. 17 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1477-7274

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Publication date: 1 January 2014

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Clinical Governance: An International Journal, vol. 19 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1477-7274

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Publication date: 18 November 2024

Maria Magdalena Doroiman and Nicoleta Sîrghi

Purpose: The economies of the European Union (EU) countries are significantly affected by new developments in technology and digital transformations, requiring tailored policies

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Purpose: The economies of the European Union (EU) countries are significantly affected by new developments in technology and digital transformations, requiring tailored policies to bridge gaps and boost economic development. This chapter analyses the impact of the digital economy in EU countries according to the level of economic growth.

Need for study: Assessing the interaction between economic growth and digitalisation, focussing on digital transformations, digital skills, and economic growth, this chapter designs advanced theoretical and empirical research by building on certain important research issues.

Methodology: The research framework relies on assessing the correlation between the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) and economic growth. Based on Eurostat data, this research employs panel econometric models to uncover causal relationships between digital policies and economic growth, incorporating macroeconomic variables and country-specific digital policies. The models are designed through the panel-corrected standard errors (PCSEs) method and robust regression with Huber iteration (RRHI) to ensure unbiased and robust estimates.

Findings: Main findings include that digitalisation coordinates and digital skills are essential for improving economic development in the EU, with benefits for economic growth. These advances affect balance and overall performance and can support policymakers in strengthening their understanding of this scientific field.

Practical implications: The degree of development and the underlying technology underlying determine how the digital economy affects economic growth. Decision-makers can utilise these results to improve digital policies within the EU, favourably impacting the economic development of EU member states.

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Economic Development and Resilience by EU Member States
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ISBN: 978-1-83797-998-1

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Publication date: 27 June 2019

Magdalena Wójcik

The subject of the paper is haptic technology considered as a tool for improving the performance of libraries. The purpose of this paper is to determine the potential of this…

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Purpose

The subject of the paper is haptic technology considered as a tool for improving the performance of libraries. The purpose of this paper is to determine the potential of this technology in the design of innovative library services. Specific goals include description of the ideas and features of haptic technology, identification of the main areas of application of haptic technology and outlining the possible uses of haptic technology in library services.

Design/methodology/approach

The method of analysis and criticism of literature was used. The state of research from the period 2008–2018 on the use of haptic technology in libraries was established based on a systematic search of selected sources, such as resources indexed by Google Scholar, the Worldcat catalogue and the LISTA database.

Findings

Haptic technology is a topic that should be covered more often in library and information science because it has a great potential to improve library services and make them more attractive. The two most important areas in which haptic technology could be applied in libraries are education and services, especially for disabled users that have special educational and service needs. Although it could be very helpful for disabled users, haptic technology can also be used in various contexts to provide more responsive and intuitive user interfaces for electronic library services.

Research limitations/implications

The purpose of this paper is not to exhaust the topic but to continue and complement the problems pointed out by P. Fernandez and to initiate further discussion on this topic.

Practical implications

The results can be widely used in practice as a framework for the implementation of haptic technology in libraries.

Social implications

The paper can help to facilitate the debate on the role of implementing new technologies in libraries.

Originality/value

The problem of haptic technology is very rarely addressed in the subject literature in the field of library and information science.

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Publication date: 15 June 2015

Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil, Beth Maina Ahlberg and Magdalena Bjerneld

The immigration detention environment largely influences the health and well-being of detainees by either aggravating medical conditions or contributing to new illness. There is…

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The immigration detention environment largely influences the health and well-being of detainees by either aggravating medical conditions or contributing to new illness. There is limited research on how detainees experience and try to cope with this environment. The purpose of this paper is to describe experiences of detainees in Swedish immigration detention centres.

Design/methodology/approach

Semi-structured interviews were conducted in three detention centres with a total of 21 detainees who had been detained for at least two weeks. Interview transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis.

Findings

The detainees likened immigration detention to imprisonment. They experienced lack of control over their life situation mainly through arbitrary restrictions and lack of proper response from authorities making it appear futile to seek help. This perceived lack of control forced them into passivity. Differences in amenities provided in the centres were observed and some of these were reported to assist in making detention more bearable.

Research limitations/implications

This study provides only one stakeholder perspective. The perspectives of other stakeholders, such as detention staff, health care professionals and volunteers must be explored to improve understanding and mitigate the effects of detention.

Originality/value

Irrespective of the better standards of detention in Sweden, the detainees considered detention as imprisonment affecting their health and well-being. If states deem detention to be necessary, improved staff-detainee interaction should be ensured through proper staff training, arbitrary restrictions within detention should be avoided and health care services should be improved.

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International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 11 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1747-9894

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Publication date: 7 January 2019

Magdalena Szaflarski and Shawn Bauldry

Discrimination has been identified as a major stressor and influence on immigrant health. This study examined the role of perceived discrimination in relation to other factors, in…

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Discrimination has been identified as a major stressor and influence on immigrant health. This study examined the role of perceived discrimination in relation to other factors, in particular, acculturation, in physical and mental health of immigrants and refugees. Data for US adults (18 +  years) were derived from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Mental and physical health was assessed with SF-12. Acculturation and perceived discrimination were assessed with multidimensional measures. Structural equation models were used to estimate the effects of acculturation, stressful life effects, perceived discrimination, and social support on health among immigrants and refugees. Among first-generation immigrants, discrimination in health care had a negative association with physical health while discrimination in general had a negative association with mental health. Social support had positive associations with physical and mental health and mediated the association of discrimination to health. There were no significant associations between discrimination and health among refugees, but the direction and magnitude of associations were similar to those for first-generation immigrants. Efforts aiming at reducing discrimination and enhancing integration/social support for immigrants are likely to help with maintaining and protecting immigrants’ health and well-being. Further research using larger samples of refugees and testing moderating effects of key social/psychosocial variables on immigrant health outcomes is warranted. This study used multidimensional measures of health, perceived discrimination, and acculturation to examine the pathways between key social/psychosocial factors in health of immigrants and refugees at the national level. This study included possibly the largest national sample of refugees.

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Immigration and Health
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78743-062-4

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Publication date: 30 December 2013

Paris Tsartas, Harry Coccossis and Magdalena Vasileiou

The aim of this chapter is to provide a holistic overview of issues and topics regarding tourism geography in Greece: from its origins to its current situation. By following a…

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The aim of this chapter is to provide a holistic overview of issues and topics regarding tourism geography in Greece: from its origins to its current situation. By following a historical tracking of tourism activities in this country and the growth of tourism geography as an academic domain at the university level, the main goal is to analyze the shift of academic research on tourism from geographical perspective, as presented in both the Greek and English language literature. The chapter concludes that there is a need for practical orientation and redefinition of typologies of tourism geographies in order to apply a more sustainable and cross-disciplinary approach in the academic discourse on Greek tourism.

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Geographies of Tourism
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78190-212-7

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Publication date: 12 June 2020

Hannele Kauppinen-Räisänen, Daleen van der Merwe and Magdalena Bosman

The aim of this study is to explore the contextual influences of packaging design and its cues on respondents' preferences.

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Purpose

The aim of this study is to explore the contextual influences of packaging design and its cues on respondents' preferences.

Design/methodology/approach

To explore the contextuality of packaging cues, a multi-attribute valuation technique, conjoint analysis was used for two types of pharmaceutical products (painkiller and sore throat medicine) across seven countries. Data were collected among respondents (N = 461) from Finland, Ghana, Mongolia, Nigeria, Portuguese, South Africa and the USA.

Findings

Similarities and dissimilarities were observed between the product types and countries analysed in terms of the impact of packaging cues. The findings demonstrate the global and local nature of brand cues expressed in retail packaging.

Practical implications

The study implies that some cues may serve global markets, while some cues may need to be localised in order to meet the needs of local markets. Understanding these cues and their influences on consumers' brand preferences and choices at the point-of-purchases may enable companies to enter new markets, help them create sustainable and credible global brands.

Originality/value

The study contributes to the existing retail packaging literature and pharmaceutical branding literature by providing empirical evidence of the multidimensional aspects of sensory packaging cues. Second, it contributes by showing the contextual nature of retail packaging and its associated cues for OTC pharmaceuticals.

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International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, vol. 48 no. 7
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0959-0552

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Publication date: 10 November 2011

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Everyday Life in the Segmented City
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ISBN: 978-1-78052-259-3

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Publication date: 1 October 2005

Georgios I. Zekos

Globalisation is generally defined as the “denationalisation of clusters of political, economic, and social activities” that destabilize the ability of the sovereign State to…

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Globalisation is generally defined as the “denationalisation of clusters of political, economic, and social activities” that destabilize the ability of the sovereign State to control activities on its territory, due to the rising need to find solutions for universal problems, like the pollution of the environment, on an international level. Globalisation is a complex, forceful legal and social process that take place within an integrated whole with out regard to geographical boundaries. Globalisation thus differs from international activities, which arise between and among States, and it differs from multinational activities that occur in more than one nation‐State. This does not mean that countries are not involved in the sociolegal dynamics that those transboundary process trigger. In a sense, the movements triggered by global processes promote greater economic interdependence among countries. Globalisation can be traced back to the depression preceding World War II and globalisation at that time included spreading of the capitalist economic system as a means of getting access to extended markets. The first step was to create sufficient export surplus to maintain full employment in the capitalist world and secondly establishing a globalized economy where the planet would be united in peace and wealth. The idea of interdependence among quite separate and distinct countries is a very important part of talks on globalisation and a significant side of today’s global political economy.

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Managerial Law, vol. 47 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0309-0558

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