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What Role Do Finance Ministers Play in Political Business Cycles? Evidence‐Based on a New African Dataset

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
wiley   +1 more source

People with Parkinson’s Disease Are Able to Couple Eye Movements and Postural Sway to Improve Stability

open access: yesBiomechanics
Considering that people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) experience challenges in the control of both balance and eye movements, this study investigated the effects of saccadic eye movements on body sway in people with PD in two bases of support positions ...
Fabio Augusto Barbieri   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Languages and Postmodern Ethnic Identities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Specific discourses of our mother tongue (which is not always our mother\u27s tongue) are supposed to decisively constitute our subjectivity. These discourses which are constituting us and are available to us offer possible identities.
Wittmann, Livia Käthe
core   +1 more source

Who was Watching Whom? A Reassessment of the Conflict between Germanicus and Piso [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Despite Tacitus’ insinuations to the contrary, Cn. Calpurnius Piso (cos. 7 b.c.e.) was no friend and loyal supporter of Emperor Tiberius. The emperor offered Piso the command of Syria in an effort to win over the political support of this prestigious-but-
Drogula, Fred K.
core   +2 more sources

Association between patient safety culture, adverse events, and essential practices during childbirth in six Brazilian maternity hospitals

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study examines whether hospitals with stronger patient safety culture more consistently follow essential birth practices and have fewer adverse outcomes for mothers and newborns and whether this evidence can guide maternity care priorities in patient safety policy.
Zenewton A. S. da Gama   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coletânea em dois volumes analisa presença da cultura negra no Brasil

open access: yesRevista Espaço Acadêmico, 2018
ABREU, Martha; XAVIER, Giovana; MONTEIRO, Lívia; BRASIL, Eric. (Orgs.). Cultura negra vol 1: festas, carnavais e patrimônios negros. Rio de Janeiro: Eduff; Faperj, 2018 (428 p.) ABREU, Martha; XAVIER, Giovana; MONTEIRO, Lívia; BRASIL, Eric.
REA Editor
doaj  

Working with a youth mental health apprenticeship scheme to coproduce evidence synthesis: The youth mental health evidence synthesis hub

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Meaningful involvement of young people in mental health research ensures that it is relevant and has impact. Traditional approaches to patient and public involvement often fail to provide sustainable and reciprocal engagement.
Ruth Wadman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Declaração prévia de vontade do paciente terminal: reflexão bioética

open access: yesRevista Bioética
O desenvolvimento científico-tecnológico traz benefícios inquestionáveis às diversas esferas da saúde humana. Constantemente somos surpreendidos com as inovações terapêuticas e possibilidades de intervenção nos processos da vida humana, a exemplo do ...
Andréia Ribeiro da Rocha   +4 more
doaj  

Cassius Dio’s Livia and the Conspiracy of Cinna Magnus

open access: yesGreek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, 2011
The dialogue between Livia and Augustus about the conspiracy of Cinna Magnus (Dio 55.14-22) subtly undermines Livia, portraying her clemency as Machiavellian, in a manner consistent with Dio’s view of powerful women.
Eric Adler
doaj  

Gastrointestinal helminths of two populations of wild pigeons (Columba livia) in Brazil

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
The present study analyzed gastrointestinal helminth communities in 265 wild pigeons (Columba livia) living in the municipalities of São Paulo and Tatuí, state of São Paulo, Brazil, over a one-year period.
Frederico Fontanelli Vaz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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