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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCARING MORE BY DOING LESS? AN ENQUIRY ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF OUTSOURCING ON PATIENT CAREFederica Brunetta, Luca Giustiniano, Lucia MarchegianiThis study seeks to understand the potential impact of outsourcing on healthcare processes. By referring to a wider scope of industries and sectors, as they have been the experimental fields of most of the studies on outsourcing, we highlight the pros and cons of the externalization of activities related to patient care. Our purpose is to show and contextualize the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 24 Dec 2013 · 7,917 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpacts of Job Demands on Nurses’ Performance Working in Public HospitalsAbdullah Mohammad Al-Homayan, Faridahwati Mohd Shamsudin, Chandrakantan Subramaniam, Rabiul IslamJob demands refers to the degree to which the working environment contains stimuli that require some effort, which suggests that job demands may lead to negative consequences if they require additional effort to achieve work goals. The aim of the study is to analysis the impacts of job demands on nurses’ performance working in public hospitals. In order to achieve … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 9 · 24 Aug 2013 · 8,442 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Overview of Malaria ControlEmmanuel Chanda, Mulakwa Kamuliwo, Richard W. Steketee et al.Malaria remains a serious global public health problem and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in sub Saharan Africa. In Zambia the disease is endemic with stable transmission, accounting for 40% of all out-patient attendances and is responsible for 20% deaths among children under five. Scaling up of scientifically proven high impact preventive, curative and supportive interventions and deploying … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 29 Apr 2013 · 7,964 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImproving Client Internal Capability to Monitor Public-Private Partnerships Projects: A ReviewNoor Amila Wan Abdullah Zawawi, Arazi Idrus, Abdullahi Ahmed Umar, Mohd Faris KhamidiPublic-Private Partnerships (PPP) or Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) are increasingly becoming very popular with governments across the globe for the provision of public infrastructure and services. When contracted, the public sector client believing the private sector will act in accordance with ‘bounded rationality’, ignores the constant monitoring and review process which is an integral part of any project. However, the … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 12 Feb 2013 · 7,893 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAttitudes of Vegetable Farmers Towards Public Agricultural Extension ServicesAli AL-Sharafat, Tala QtaishatAmong vegetable farmers in Jordan, there are conflicting attitudes towards the extension activities provided by the public sector. Some farmers accept and adopt the recommendations of these activities; on the other hand, some people are not satisfied and consider these activities a waste of time for both the farmers and the government. This situation has serious impacts on the quality, … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 19 Sep 2012 · 7,405 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractForecasting of Energy Consumption and Pollutant Emission for Road Transportation Policies EvaluationPunravee Kongboontiam, Rungsun UdomsriProblem statement: The energy demand in Thailand has significantly increased over last ten years, particularly in transportation sector. Road transportation contributes the highest energy consumption, 38% of the total energy in the whole country, but it consumes 60% of the total energy usage in the northern region of Thailand. Various chemical pollutants emitted from the road transportation affecting to human … …Energy Research Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 23 Jan 2012 · 7,722 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMinority Serving College and University Cost EfficienciesG. Thomas SavProblem statement: Higher education minority enrollment growth has far outstripped white non-minority growth in the United States. Minority serving colleges and universities have disproportionately attended to that growth and will continue to play a critical role in providing minority educational opportunities in a knowledge based and globally diverse economy. However, they will face new and challenging budgetary and managerial reforms … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 21 Jan 2012 · 7,846 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDrug Susceptibility Pattern of M.Tuberculosis Isolated from Patients Attending a Private HospitalD. Sureshkumar, Ram GopalakrishnanProblem statement: Drug resistance in Tuberculosis (TB) is an emerging problem that adversely affects patient outcome and public health in the developing world. Although much of tuberculosis care is provided by the private sector in India, the magnitude of drug resistance in TB in the private sector is not well described. The present study was carried out to determine the … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 22 Dec 2011 · 7,287 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Questionnaire Approach for User Trust Adoption in Palestinian E-Government nitiativeMohannad Moufeed Ayyash, Kamsuriah Ahmad, Dalbir SinghProblem statement: The present study attempts to identify the construct that impacts the user's trust in e-Government initiative and its adoption in Palestinian public sector organizations. Approach: It utilized a quantitative approach using survey based questionnaire as its primary research methodology. Results: The related constructs were: Information quality, system quality and service quality, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, security … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 11 · 10 Oct 2011 · 7,445 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impact of Health Technology Assessment on Decision-Making Processes in Public Versus Not-for-Profit Private HospitalsHafizah Besar Saaid, Donald Stewart, Ian England, Nilesh ParmarProblem statement: The goal of this study is to extend research on Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) implementation by examining the decision-making processes for acquiring new health technologies in selected hospitals in Southeast Queensland, Australia. Both a decision-making model and a mini-Health Technology Assessment (HTA) model guide the approach and analysis in this study. We anticipated that both public and private sector … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 4 Oct 2011 · 9,075 accessesView PDFCite