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Incorporating economic multipliers in a bid adjustment algorithm for public food procurement decision making

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract We present an adjusted bid price mechanism that incorporates economic multiplier effects in public food procurement decision making. Under Input–Output model assumptions, the algorithm estimates enhanced tax revenues to state governments through multiplier effects associated with in‐state supplier purchasing.
Todd M. Schmit, Xiaoyan Liu
wiley   +1 more source

Implications of accreditation criteria when transforming a traditional nursing curriculum to a competency-based curriculum

open access: yesInternational Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2014
Nurse educators in a resource-poor country have identified the need to change from content-driven curriculum to a competency-based curriculum. A rapid assessment was done to determine the standing of nursing education in the country.
Yvonne Botma
doaj   +1 more source

Factors that Contribute to Nursing Job Satisfaction at Valley Hospital

open access: yes, 2004
The United States is in the midst of a nursing shortage and it is expected to get even worse in the coming years due to several trends. These trends include the aging of the workforce where many nurses will be retiring in the next few years, the low ...
Jones, Christopher
core   +1 more source

The Effect of Immersion Technology on the Quality of Life in Older Adults: A Systematic Review

open access: yesAGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
Immersive technologies, especially virtual reality (VR), significantly improve the quality of life for older adults by enhancing physical health, cognitive function, and psychological well‐being. These technologies can be adapted to meet individual needs, making them an effective tool for addressing the challenges of aging.
Solmaz Sohrabei   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing the Nursing Shortage: Partnerships Among Governments, Schools, and Employers Are Getting Results [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Provides an overview of the expected shortage in registered nurses. Highlights emerging partnership efforts to address the issue by expanding nursing school capacity, improving recruitment and retention of students, and transforming the work ...

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International Comparison of Geriatric‐Associated Variables in Major Gastroenterological Surgery Between National Clinical Database and American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Geriatric surgical risk factors and outcomes were compared between the US and Japanese databases. Geriatric‐associated preoperative variables and outcomes similarly increased with age. Mobility and functional domains differed between the two databases. ABSTRACT Backgrounds Incidence of malignant disease in older patients has been increasing.
Yasuhide Kofunato   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The contribution of nursing doctoral schools to the development of evidence 10 years after their establishment in Italy: An exploratory descriptive survey of former and current doctoral students’ publications

open access: yesNursing Open, 2019
Aim To analyse through an exploratory descriptive survey how former and current doctoral students’ publications have contributed to the development of evidence between the establishment of the doctoral schools of nursing in 2006–2015.
Loredana Sasso   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk for Fomite-Mediated Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Child Daycares, Schools, Nursing Homes, and Offices. [PDF]

open access: yesEmerg Infect Dis, 2021
Kraay ANM   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Use of Podcasts in Education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Background: The use of podcasts has emerged as an important tool for use in education. This is especially relevant in nursing schools with the shortage of nursing faculty.
Phelps, Cynthia L. , PhD   +3 more
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Risk Evaluation of the NCD Risk Calculator for Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Elderly Patients: A Validation Study

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study investigated the utility of the Japanese NCD risk calculator for preoperative assessment in elderly patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), using a validation study design. In the training cohort, two preoperative factors—the predicted incidence of postoperative ADL decline ≥ 44.8% and Clavien–Dindo grade IV or higher complications
Nana Kimura   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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