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FIRMS AND PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION IN RUSSIA [PDF]

This paper reports first results from a survey of 404 middle-sized and large manufacturing firms from 40 Russian regions in April-June 2003. We examine the extent of social service and infrastructure provision by the firms and the firms’ assessment of ...
Laura Solanko, Pertti Haaparanta, Olga Lazareva, Ekaterina Zhuravskaya, Tuuli Juurikkala, Jukka Pirttila   +5 more
core   +4 more sources

The provision of fire services in rural areas [PDF]

, 2005
Fire services have been neglected in discussions of public service provision in rural areas. The way in which they are provided has a broader significance in terms of current debates about risk management.
Grant, Wyn
core   +1 more source

Plural Governance for the Management of Local Public Services: An Empirical Investigation on the French Car Park Industry

M@n@gement, 2020
This paper investigates the use of plural governance for the provision of local public services. Most of the studies conducted on local data compare direct public provision (i.e., in-house provision where governments produce public services themselves ...
Zoé Le Squeren
doaj   +1 more source

The monopoly on water supply public service in Spain: conflicts and legal protection

Derecho PUCP, 2016
In Spain, the monopoly provision of potable water supply struggles with means to obtain that resource from other sources. The viability of the public service requires mechanisms of protection against such supplies. This study analyzes the foundation and
Francisco José Villar Rojas
doaj   +1 more source

Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bourdieu and the Big Society: empowering the powerful in public service provision? [PDF]

, 2015
There is concern that the ‘localism’ promoted by the UK Coalition Government will further empower the already powerful. This paper uses Bourdieu’s theory of practice to theorise middle-class public service use.
Hastings, Annette, Matthews, Peter
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Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook, Veerain Gupta, Nicholas J. Clark, Vijay Rings, Lauren E. Corona, Douglass B. Clayton, Daniel J. Benedetti   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Risk and Public Service Provision in Large Cities: The Moderating Role of Digital Governance

Land
Against the backdrop of intensifying climate change and deepening digital governance, public service systems in large cities face increasingly severe and complex challenges.
Shaojun Ma, Yifan Zheng, Zijian Guo
doaj   +1 more source

Level of compassionate health care service provision and its associated factors among health professionals working in public hospitals of Addis Ababa: health professionals’ perspective

Heliyon, 2022
Background: Compassionate health care service is important for good clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. However, complaints of non-compassionate care became very familiar and popular grievance of the community in the health care system.
Mulugeta Abate, Nigussie Tadesse, Kindie Mitiku   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Increased Risk of Sarcomas in Children With Congenital Anomalies: Findings From the Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids (GOBACK) Registry Linkage Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors that contribute disproportionately to cancer mortality in children. Although congenital anomalies are among the strongest known risk factors for childhood cancer, the risk of specific sarcoma subtypes among affected individuals has not yet been thoroughly evaluated. Procedure We
Russ Wolters, Ji Yun Tark, Tiffany M. Chambers, Tania A. Desrosiers, Michael E. Scheurer, Charles Shumate, Wendy N. Nembhard, Mahsa M. Yazdy, Eirini Nestoridi, Amanda E. Janitz, Jean Paul Tanner, Russell S. Kirby, Jason L. Salemi, Yao Yu, Chad D. Huff, Sharon E. Plon, Philip J. Lupo, Jeremy M. Schraw   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source