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Trends and inequalities in realised access to NHS primary care dental services in England before, during and throughout recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic triggered unprecedented disruption to NHS dental services in England. This work describes changes in realised access to NHS primary care dental services between 2019 and 2022, with a particular focus on geographic and deprivation-based inequalities.Methods Data from the NHS Business Services Authority and Office for National Statistics were combined to calculate the proportion of resident populations utilising NHS primary care dental services. These data were compared over multiple six-monthly time periods between 2019 and 2022, across several levels of geography and by quintiles of area-level deprivation.Results The proportion of the England population utilising services fell substantially after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, recovering to 75-80% of pre-pandemic levels in the first half of 2022. Substantial geographic variation was observed in the pre-pandemic time points and re-emerged as the recovery period progressed. Deprivation-based inequalities in service use were persistently present, although these were consistently greater in child than adult populations. While inequalities for children increased in the initial post-pandemic period, this pattern returned almost to pre-pandemic levels by 2022.Conclusions Socioeconomic inequalities and geographic variations in the use of NHS primary care dental services, seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, have re-emerged afterwards.

Determinant of Bank Buku 4 Performance with Capital Adequacy Ratio as Mediator Variable: Evidence from Indonesia

Purpose: This study aims to determine the determinants of bank BUKU 4 performance. Theoretical framework: Research was conducted on the performance of the BUKU 4 banks without taking into account emerging markets in order to reevaluate the effects of NPL, LDR, and bank SIZE on bank performance. Design/methodology/approach: This study used secondary data, quarterly data of banking companies obtained from the website of the Financial Services Authority (OJK). Using E-views from 10 entities; three government banks (Bank Persero) and seven national private banks from 2020 to 2021. BUKU was born from Bank Indonesia Regulation on Business Activities and Office Network Based on Bank Core Capital. Findings: Using the Sobel Test, it was found that CAR does not act as a mediator of the influence of NPL and SIZE on ROA, but CAR can mediate the effect of LDR on ROA. Research, Practical & Social implications: The next researcher who wants to research the banking industry can develop further research by adding new variables such as Net Interest Margin (NIM) and BOPO. Factors outside the company can also be added, such as interest rates and inflation. Future research can also be done on other banks, such as BUKU 1 Bank, BUKU 2, or BUKU 3. Similar research can also be conducted on Islamic banking. Originality/value: This literally one of the first research works in Indonesia to determine the determinant of bank BUKU 4 performance with CAR as mediator variable.

Sustainable Development Goals Analysis at Setu Village in Tegal Using COBIT 4.1

The role of Modern Technology (IT) is growing and is needed by many agencies including the government, one of which is Information Technology Governance (ITG). ITG has a role in relevant agencies related to IT and the best services to help staff and community activities become important related to the village head office business. The purpose of this study is to analyze IS risk management at the Setu Village Head Office using the Framework Control Objective for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) 4.1. This study uses quantitative research methods by distributing questionnaires to respondents. The questionnaire got the data validity and reliability test well. The data will be analyzed and get the results showing the maturity level at level 3 meaning that the values are in the specified position. To achieve the goal through a much more structured way, namely using assets from the organization that are owned and well defined. Recommendations for this research are the need for additional infrastructure such as computers, wifi or others and the addition of human resources in the IT department at the Setu Village Head Office

Some Design Considerations in Passive Indoor Positioning Systems.

User location is becoming an increasingly common and important feature for a wide range of services. Smartphone owners increasingly use location-based services, as service providers add context-enhanced functionality such as car-driving routes, COVID-19 tracking, crowdedness indicators, and suggestions for nearby points of interest. However, positioning a user indoors is still problematic due to the fading of the radio signal caused by multipath and shadowing, where both have complex dependencies on the indoor environment. Location fingerprinting is a common positioning method where Radio Signal Strength (RSS) measurements are compared to a reference database of previously stored RSS values. Due to the size of the reference databases, these are often stored in the cloud. However, server-side positioning computations make preserving the user's privacy problematic. Given the assumption that a user does not want to communicate his/her location, we pose the question of whether a passive system with client-side computations can substitute fingerprinting-based systems, which commonly use active communication with a server. We compared two passive indoor location systems based on multilateration and sensor fusion using an Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) with fingerprinting and show how these may provide accurate indoor positioning without compromising the user's privacy in a busy office environment.

A theory of hypocrisy

This paper explains the occurrence of hypocrisy – when the by-society most despised types pretend to be the most revered types. Real-world phenomena include pedophile priests, sex-offender feminists and seemingly very busy dispensable office workers. Building on the signaling framework of Bernheim (1994) – where payoffs consist of an intrinsic cost of falsifying yourself, and a concern for social esteem – we show conditions for emergence of hypocrisy in equilibrium. In such equilibria the most despised types along with the most revered types behave normatively, others do not. Thus, in equilibrium there are ‘rumors’ about those acting the most normatively – society infers that they are either truly normative or despised, but one cannot know who is who. This is to be distinguished from ‘conformity’ – where the most normative and almost-normative types fully follow a social norm. Whether conformity or hypocrisy will arise in equilibrium depends on the cost of falsification, and the number of hypocrites depends on the weight of social esteem. Our theory thus shows how cultural parameters map into equilibrium culture.

The Importance of Leadership, Organizational Culture, and Work Environment against the Employee Performance of BPJS Kesehatan in Karawang Branch Office Business

This research aims to explore and reveals the effect cause by leadership, organizational culture, and work environment towards the performance of BPJS Kesehatan’s employees at Karawang Branch Office. Descriptive and verification method has been used in this study through quantitative approach. The research population of this study amounted to 126 people, while the sample used was 100 respondents who were exactly the employees of BPJS kesehatan at Karawang Branch Office which selected by simple random sampling technique. Data research was gathered through questionnaire which then analyzed using scale range analysis and path analysis. The results of this research indicates that 1) There is influence occurred between leadership and organizational culture that categorize as low level of correlation with positive value 2) There is correlation between organizational culture and work environment which categorize as low level of correlation and positive value 3) There is correlation between leadership and work environment which categorize as low level of correlation with positive direction 4) leadership, work culture, and work environment are capable to improve the performance of BPJS Kesehatan employees at Karawang Branch Office both partially or simultaneously.

Spatiotemporal clustering analysis of shared electric vehicles based on trajectory data for sustainable urban governance

Shared electric vehicles (SEVs) have emerged as a promising mode of transportation with the growth of EVs and the sharing economy. However, current challenges, such as suboptimal station planning and inflexible operation schedules, are limiting the user experience and the growth of the industry. Therefore, our study adopts the affinity propagation (AP) clustering algorithm to divide the stations into two categories: the residential station and the business office station. We then apply the Spatial-Temporal Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise (ST-DBSCAN) algorithm to analyze the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of SEVs from three aspects: hotspot area, travel volume and travel speed, based on trajectory data from the two types of stations. Results suggest that the distribution hotspot and travel volume of SEV at residential and business office stations is similar during the morning peak, concentrated in office, residential and transportation hub areas, whereas it is obviously different during the evening peak. Unlike the commuting demand of users in residential stations, users in business office stations prefer to use SEVs to travel to leisure and entertainment areas. Furthermore, we found that the driving speed of SEVs is primarily determined by actual road conditions and not significantly affected by station type. These findings provide valuable insights for SEV operators to optimize station layouts and spatial planning of vehicles during peak periods.

Sosialisasi Perizinan Berusaha Berbasis Risiko dan Merek Terhadap Pelaku Usaha Mikro Desa Bunder Pademawu Pamekasan

Based on the previous research, it is known that the micro-enterprises in Bunder, Pademawu, Pamekasan, do not yet have a business license. Moreover, since 2021 there has been a new licensing regulation known as a risk-based permit, so it is necessary to provide literacy on norms, standards, procedures, and criteria in obtaining such permits. In addition, the products of this micro-enterprises do not yet have a trademark. To help overcome these problems, socialization was carried out to micro business actors. The socialization is related to risk-based business licensing and intellectual property rights-based product registration. This activity consists of identifying potentials and problems as well as licensing and trademark socialization activities. This socialization was carried out at the Bunder Village Hall, attended by about 25 micro-enterprises and attended by employees of the Cooperatives and Micro Business Office, Village Heads and Apparatus, as well as BUMDes Management. At the end of the socialization activity, assistance is provided to micro-enterprises so that they can register for a license to obtain a Business Identification Number and micro business actors obtain proof of trademark registration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.

Message from the Business Office

Limnology and Oceanography BulletinEarly View ASLO News Message from the Business Office Helen Schneider Lemay, Helen Schneider Lemay [email protected] ASLO Business Office, Waco, TX, USASearch for more papers by this author Helen Schneider Lemay, Helen Schneider Lemay [email protected] ASLO Business Office, Waco, TX, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 April 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.10561Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue RelatedInformation

Salad Days: Pairwise Gene Edits Food to Topple Nutrition Barriers

Salad Days: Pairwise Gene Edits Food to Topple Nutrition Barriers

Review: Line of Sight: Work with Lord Pentland, by Barbara Probst

Review: <i>Line of Sight: Work with Lord Pentland</i>, by Barbara Probst

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Limnology and Oceanography BulletinVolume 32, Issue 1 p. 22-22 ASLO News Message from the Business Office Helen Schneider Lemay, Helen Schneider Lemay [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-9612-4363 ASLO Business Office, Waco, TX, USASearch for more papers by this author Helen Schneider Lemay, Helen Schneider Lemay [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-9612-4363 ASLO Business Office, Waco, TX, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 18 January 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.10538Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. Volume32, Issue1February 2023Pages 22-22 RelatedInformation

Patterns of Self-Employment in Israel and the European Union: Findings from the Field

Self-employment is a form of employment in which the person's income comes from his independent business activity, and not from work performed as an employee employed by an employer. Unlike an employee receiving a fixed salary from his employer, the self-employed manages his own business or acts in a legal association (such as a partnership). The self-employed business activities may be conducted in a business (office, shop, workshop, etc.), in the home of the self-employed or on the road. In this study, we explore the determinants for entry into self-employment and the emerging trends in the transition into self-employment in the European Union and in Israel over the last few decades. Although the job of the self-employed depends on his skills to develop the occupation in which he chooses to earn a living, and on the market conditions, and despite the greater economic risk associated with an independent status, many workers choose to become self-employed to make a living. In Israel, the emerging trend in self-employment has driven an increase in the participation rate of workers in the workforce. The proportion of self-employed who do not employ workers especially showed a large increase amongst the female population. In the European Union, the number of self-employed who do not employ workers was shown to increase as the age of the self-employed rises. The COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020 affected large sectors of the economy with businesses required to close and the education system forced to shut down. A survey conducted in Israel during the COVID-19 pandemic examined the impact of the ensuing economic crisis on the self-employed. Yet, despite the disadvantages associated with self-employment, an increasing number of workers are acknowledging the advantages, driving the transition of workers to self-employment.

Knowledge, perceptions, practices, and health risk awareness of African Basotho women towards skin lightening products: a cross-sectional survey

the use of skin lightening products (SLPs) by women is poorly documented in Africa, with statistics from some countries entirely missing. This study assessed knowledge, perceptions, practices and factors associated with health risk awareness of African Basotho women towards SLPs. this was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study based on convenience sampling of females in secondary/high schools, universities, factories and business offices in Maseru City, Lesotho. Analysis of the differences in knowledge (adequate ≥50% score), perceptions, and practices between four participant groups was based on ANOVA, p<0.05. Associations between sociodemographic variables and the use of SLPs were performed using logistic regression model in SPSS version 27. a total of 468 participants out of 496 responders qualified for data analysis based on predefined data cleaning criteria. Knowledge about SLPs was adequate (78.2%, n=468). By proportion, the main sources of the SLPs were supermarkets (67.6%, n=183) and pharmacy stores (41.9%). About 43.7% (n=468) of the participants used SLPs, with the factory workers mostly associated with SLPs use (aOR: 2.91, 95% CI 1.15-7.40; p=0.02). The majority (53.4%, n=131) of users had inadequate knowledge about the link between skin lightening and skin problems. The most common reasons for use of SLPs were rash (pimples, blemishes) (43.9%, n=107), dry skin (41.1%) and skin reddening (33.6%). there was adequate knowledge and moderate practice of skin lightening among African Basotho women. Public awareness campaigns and strict regulations are required to address the problem of SLPs use.

ВДОСКОНАЛЕННЯ УПРАВЛІННЯ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЙНОЮ ДІЯЛЬНІСТЮ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ З МЕТОЮ СТАБІЛІЗАЦІЇ ЇХ ЕКОНОМІЧНОЇ БЕЗПЕКИ В УМОВАХ РИЗИКІВ ВІЙНИ

Military actions on the territory of Ukraine, the occupation of entire regions of our country, the displacement of the population and the loss of logistical connections and segments of the internal markets for goods and services have become a source of catastrophic threats for a large number of domestic economic entities. The possibilities of influencing the state of economic security of the enterprise during the formation and functioning of the organizational and economic management mechanism of the business entity, in the process of developing and optimizing organizational culture, etc., have been established. It is substantiated that the management of economic security is one of the areas of general management, it involves planning, organization, implementation and control of security-oriented solutions, i.e. it is closely combined by common goals with organizational activities and tools for their achievement. The coincidence of the goals of the enterprise's organizational and economic mechanism and its economic security system, which consist in achieving a high level of efficiency, profitability, and competitiveness of the enterprise in an environment full of risks, has been revealed. War risks for the state of economic security of enterprises, such as the destruction of non-current assets of the enterprise, occupation of markets, loss of customers in the occupied territories, destruction of infrastructure and logistics routes, displacement of persons who held important positions in the organizational structure of the enterprise, staff turnover due to increased migration processes, temporary work stoppages during air alarms or power outages, violation of partnership relations with enterprises from uncontrolled territories are generalized. Such areas of improvement of operational activities of enterprises such as optimization of personnel placement, restructuring of the organizational structure in the direction of highlighting the segment of online customer service, studying the possibility of moving business, opening branches and representative offices in new regions, revising the personnel policy and organizational culture of the enterprise, creating customer support departments, formation of temporary teams to work on and finding new partners, are proposed.

The smart analysis for workforce and organization management in corporate environment

The overall objective of all management practices is to get work done efficiently, at the lowest cost, in the best manner possible, using selected and trained personnel and machinery. Absolute best results cannot be achieved without the full effort of skilled employees with the best office equipment and a good harmonious office environment. Effectiveness in the successful execution of office tasks lies in the selection and use of office space. The facilities provided to do the work help to do the work in the best way. Office space is a prime factor for successful business execution. It is also clear that it does not come easily. When deciding on the suitability of a building, the manager should prepare a thorough checklist of requirements. Naturally, each business organization, department, and office has its own unique needs. Priority levels are assigned once the checklist is prepared. Discussing what is important, wanted, and useful with subordinates helps everyone get a sense of ownership while also demonstrating and confirming priority levels

Industrial park electric power load pattern recognition: An ensemble clustering-based framework

Electric power load pattern recognition from various accumulated load data is performed for energy efficiency improvement, power system operation support, and demand side management. Industrial park is a typical energy consumption scenario, in which there are many different types of energy users. In this study, a framework based on ensemble clustering is proposed for electric power load pattern recognition in industrial parks. The proposed framework can not only accelerate the ensemble clustering process but also improve the clustering performance. Specifically, we focus on the electric power load pattern recognition of business office industrial parks with air conditioners as the main energy-consuming device. The hourly air conditioning load data and total electric power load data of eight buildings in an industrial park in Suzhou, China, from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019, were used in the experiment. The results showed the effectiveness of the proposed framework in recognizing the electric power load patterns in industrial parks. The identified electric power load patterns could be potentially used to support more efficient and targeted industrial park energy management decision-making.

Equal Pay for Equal Work in the Dean Suite: Addressing Occupational Gender Segregation and Compensation Inequities Among Medical School Leadership.

In 2022, the Association of American Medical Colleges published data from its annual Dean's Office Staff Compensation and Dean's Compensation Surveys in a new report addressing salary equity among medical school leadership. These data, disaggregated by gender and race/ethnicity, represent earnings of the senior most leaders in the dean suite and have historically been shared only with medical school Deans and principal business officers. The report shows that the highest-ranking decanal positions in U.S. medical schools are filled along the lines of traditional gender stereotypes (with men in clinical affairs and research affairs deanships and women in admissions, diversity affairs, faculty affairs, and student affairs deanships) and that the roles held mostly by men carry grander titles (e.g., senior associate dean vs assistant dean) and significantly higher salaries than those typically held by women. Additionally, within the same decanal positions, women earn lower median compensation than men. In this commentary, the authors describe limited advancement and lower compensation as foregone conclusions for women in medicine and science due to a professional model that places a premium on activities traditionally pursued by men. They define and characterize the impact of this occupational gender segregation in the dean suite and offer a roadmap for an alternative value system that recognizes complementary leadership activities across the mission areas of academic medicine and ensures that the contributions of women in the profession are appropriately recognized, valued, and rewarded.

Invalidation, Desire and Destruction in Willa Cather’s Paul Case

Willa Cather’s short story “Paul’s Case” depicts how constant reproaches and invalidation of parents and teachers make an adverse effect on a child’s personality growth that might lead to tragic end of life. Paul, a motherless child, is suspended from the class and is brought in front of the inquisition jury at the office of Pittsburg High School for his clarification of his ill manners. He could not satisfy the jury the reasons for his manners and they suggest his father not to let Paul to work in the concert where he works as an usher. Then his father finds him a job in a business office from which he steals money and goes to New York. There he spends money lavishly but as the amount lowers and he comes to know that his father is coming to receive, he fears to meet him and commits suicide. This article explores how constant reproaches and invalidation mar the personality of a child from humanistic psychological perspective. Carl Roger’s Humanistic perspective of personality growth assumes that a child possesses full potentials for his or her growth and if he or she is given appropriate environment for his growth, he experiences full growth. But the social or familial imposition of their obligations mar the growth and sometimes such obligations lead to death of a child. Paul, who is suppressed and invalidated at home and at school uses concert as a place to comfort. As his father does not let him work there, he finds no palace to ease him. In the desperate mood, he steals money and spends lavishly for sometimes. But the thought of meeting his father distresses him so much that he finds no other ways than committing suicide.

국제재판관할에 관한 국제사법 개정 - 전체 개관

The work introducing the detailed rules of international adjudicatory jurisdiction (“jurisdictional rules”) by amending the 2001 Private International Law Act of Korea (“Former PILA”) finally came to fruition; the Private International Law Amendment Act was promulgated on January 4, 2022, and the amended Private International Law Act of Korea (“New PILA”) entered into force on July 5, 2022. The Former PILA had only three articles on jurisdictional rules, i.e., Article 2 (declaring the general principles of international jurisdiction) and Articles 27 and 28 (establishing the protective jurisdictional rules to protect consumers and employees, the socio-economically weaker parties). There are now thirty-six articles on jurisdictional rules. The general part is set forth in Chapter 1, Section 2 of the New PILA, and special parts are set forth for various legal relations in the first section of each chapter of the New PILA, most of which are rules on special jurisdiction. As its general part, the New PILA includes general principles of international jurisdiction and jurisdictional rules on general jurisdiction, place of office (business office) and business activities, location of property, related cases and counterclaims, jurisdiction agreements, jurisdiction based upon appearance, exclusive jurisdiction, lis pendens, non-exercise of international jurisdiction, exclusion of application, jurisdiction on preservation orders and non-contentious matters. As its special parts, each chapter of the New PILA includes jurisdictional rules on persons (Chapter 2), intellectual property rights (Chapter 5), claims (Chapter 6), family matters (Chapter 7), inheritance (Chapter 8), bills of exchange, promissory notes and checks (Chapter 9) and maritime commerce (Chapter 10).&#x0D; By stipulating, for the first time in Korea’s history, the jurisdictional rules in the New PILA, the international jurisdiction law of Korea entered a new era. On the one hand, the New PILA secures legal certainty and enhances predictability of the courts and the parties by specifying the detailed jurisdictional rules. On the other hand, jurisdictional justice is guaranteed in individual cases through the principle of lis pendens and non-exercise of international jurisdiction under exceptional circumstances (the latter is an improvement of the special circumstances theory of the Supreme Court precedents and was influenced by the doctrine of forum non conveniens of the common law jurisdicitons) by giving certain limited discretion to the courts. If the New PILA is to be successful, the Korean courts must correctly understand the gist of the jurisdictional rules of the New PILA and use their discretion appropriately in order to achieve the purpose of the New PILA. The author looks forward to a collection of excellent Korean courts precedents faithful to the New PILA in the future. The structure of the New PILA is noteworthy in that the jurisdictional rules and the choice of law rules, in each chapter, stand side by side like two wings, while putting the detailed detailed jurisdictional rules in the New PILA. Korea’s transition to a two-wing system, from the Former PILA which, like Germany, only contained choice of law rules, is noteworthy not only from the Korean point of view, but also from a comparative private international law perspective. An important reason for the transition is that the jurisdictional rules and the choice of law rules are closely related, and the decision to transit was influenced by the attitudes of the common law jurisdicitons, the Swiss Private International Law Act, and the Hague Conference on Private International Law, all of which have a broad understanding of private international law not limited to choice of law rules.