Chief Of Office Research Articles

The UK and the EEC Budget Issue (1979-80)

The literature dedicated to the relationships between the UK government led by Margaret Thatcher and the EEC has often underlined the harsh and uncompromising attitude adopted by the Prime Minister towards the Community, with particular reference to the budget issue. This work aims at demonstrating how the UK government was able to positively negotiate with the EEC over a vast amount of arguments, including the budget, during the first year of Thatcher’s premiership. The constructive and positive approach adopted by the UK towards the EEC was particularly promoted by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office chief Peter Carrington.

Polygenic Risk Score Associates With Atherosclerotic Plaque Characteristics at Autopsy.

Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) for coronary artery disease (CAD) potentially improve cardiovascular risk prediction. However, their relationship with histopathologic features of CAD has never been examined systematically. From 4327 subjects referred to CVPath by the State of Maryland Office Chief Medical Examiner for sudden death between 1994 and 2015, 2455 cases were randomly selected for genotyping. We generated PRS from 291 known CAD risk loci. Detailed histopathologic examination of the coronary arteries was performed in all subjects. The primary study outcome measurements were histopathologic plaque features determining severity of atherosclerosis, including %stenosis, calcification, thin-cap fibroatheromas, and thrombotic CAD. After exclusion of cases with insufficient DNA sample quality or with missing data, 954 cases (mean age, 48.8±14.7 years; 75.7% men) remained in the final study cohort. Subjects in the highest PRS quintile exhibited more severe atherosclerosis compared with subjects in the lowest quintile, with greater %stenosis (80.3%±27.0% versus 50.4%±38.7%; adjusted P<0.001) and a higher frequency of calcification (69.6% versus 35.8%; adjusted P=0.004) and thin-cap fibroatheroma (26.7% versus 9.5%; adjusted P=0.007). Even after adjustment for traditional CAD risk factors, subjects within the highest PRS quintile had higher odds of severe atherosclerosis (ie, ≥75% stenosis; adjusted odds ratio, 3.77 [95% CI, 2.10-6.78]; P<0.001) and plaque rupture (adjusted odds ratio, 4.05 [95% CI, 2.26-7.24]; P<0.001). Moreover, subjects within the highest quintile had higher odds of CAD-associated cause of death, especially among those aged ≤50 years (adjusted odds ratio, 4.08 [95% CI, 2.01-8.30]; P<0.001). No statistically significant associations were observed with plaque erosion after adjusting for covariates. This is the first autopsy study investigating associations between PRS and atherosclerosis severity at the histopathologic level in subjects with sudden death. Our pathological analysis suggests PRS correlates with plaque burden and features of advanced atherosclerosis and may be useful as a method for CAD risk stratification, especially in younger subjects.

Enterprise Risk Management Implementation of Financial Institutions in Ethiopia

Recently, even though, more emphasis is given to enterprise risk management (ERM) worldwide to manage risks, there is scant knowledge and empirical evidence on ERM implementation of financial institutions in Ethiopia as there are only limited research works or literature related to ERM trends in Ethiopia. Thus, the main objective of this study was to assess the enterprise risk management implementation of financial institutions in Ethiopia. This study adopted a descriptive research design. In order to obtain relevant data for the study, both primary and secondary data sources were employed. The primary data were gathered through questionnaires while secondary data were extracted from different relevant sources such as books, journals, and websites. The population of the study was the entire banks and insurance companies in Ethiopia. At the time of the survey, there were 35 financial institutions (18 banks and 17 insurance companies) registered with the National Bank of Ethiopia and operating in Ethiopia. The unit of analysis were these institutions’ headquarter office chief risk officers, chief financial officers, senior managers, technical staff of risk management units and other employees whose work is related to risk management in each of the selected institutions. The sample responds were selected using a purposive sampling technique and a total number of sample respondent were 180. The data collected was analyzed and presented using descriptive statistics and the results were presented using pie charts, tables, and graphs. The results of the analyses revealed that the majority of the financial institutions in Ethiopia involved in the survey have a formal ERM in place even though the extent of ERM adoption varies from institution to institution. However, the results of the analysis show that ERM implementation level is low and in its infant stage in financial institutions in Ethiopia and these financial institutions have also less developed ERM practices than international organizations.

El poder en Moncloa: el jefe de Gabinete del presidente del Gobierno

This article presents an original research based on a set of interviews that includes both almost all the chiefs of staff of the office of the President of Government and one of the previous presidents of the Spanish Government. It tries to understand, from this double point of view, the two vertexes of the relationship between the prime minister and his main adviser. The study deals with the profile, the emergence and expansion of this political figure and its evolution, with unpublished documents from Moncloa archives. It also shows the double power of exclusion and connection the chief of office has accumulated and it develops a comparative analysis of the power exercised by the various occupants of the post since the transition to democracy.

Identity Politics of Papuan Indigenous Ethnics in the Position Seizure Contestation: A Case Study of the OPD Structural Positions in the Governmental Bureaucracy in Papua

This research was aimed to (1) Know how identity politics of Papua indigenious ethnics of Papua contested to seize structural positions of the OPD (Regional Apparatus Organization) in the governmental organization (2) Know identity politics of Papua indigenous ethnics collaborated with identity politics of non-Papuan ethnics in filling structural position of the OPD in the governmental bureaucracy. The research method used was qualitative i.e. describe, record, analyze, interpret conditions occur today. While data gathering used an observation technique, photos and also interview technique. The research results showed (1) Identity politics practice implemented in the governmental bureaucracy shown along with the existence of dominance of office chief, secretary, structural position and also office with much financial were mostly dominated by MT ethnics. MT ethnics marginalized other Papuan ethnics in positions of office chief, agency, district, secretary, structural position. From the process of marginalized Papuan ethnics were affected by ethnics egoism from village, clans, family, one ethnic and other Papuan ethnics emerge other Papuan ethnics prefer non-Papuan ethnics to collaborate in power in the governmental bureaucrcy. Various powers in the filling of the OPD structural positions in the governmental bureaucracy. The bureaucracy of Papuan governmental bureaucracy was still thick with a cultural primordial, familism, tribalism and margaism. The purpose of ethnics identity politics applied in the governmental bureaucracy include to dominate economic resources that are much such as: Otsus Fund, APBD, PAD, DAK, DAU, governmental projects and programs for self ethnic interest and political groups in the governmental bureaucracy. (2) The filling of the OPD structural position of the governmental bureaucracy. The whole of position percentage data result available in filling the OPD structural position of the governmental bureaucracy, MT ethnics dominate all of positions available. And is followed by non-Papuan ethnics (BS, BN, MR, AN, and TA) that collaborated with MT ethnics in seizing number one and number two chairs in the governmental bureaucracy. Team baperjakat has selected officers who are skilled, good career, professional suitable with country’s civil apparatus. However, all decision to promote officials in the OPD structural position, that guard ethnic contestation in the governmental bureaucracy, in overall policy based on number one and number two persons in the governmental bureaucracy. The purpose of collaboration was to dominate jointly economics resources that are much in the governemntal bureaucracy such as: Otsus Fund, APBD, PAD, DAK, DAU, governmental projects and programs for ther ethnic’s interest and their politics group interest.

50th anniversary of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) in the UK

50th anniversary of Numerical Weather Prediction (<scp>NWP</scp>) in the <scp>UK</scp>

Patent Office Chief To Step Down

The director of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), David J. Kappos, announced last week that he is stepping down, with his resignation effective near the end of January 2013. He did not cite a reason for leaving the agency, although personnel changes throughout the Obama Administration have been widely anticipated for President Barack Obama’s second term. “I believe we have made great progress in reducing the patent backlog, increasing operational efficiency, and exerting leadership in [intellectual property] policy domestically and internationally,” Kappos said in an e-mail to staff. He has served as PTO director since 2009. During his tenure, Kappos bolstered PTO’s patent application examining corps and is widely credited with making the agency more efficient. Notably, the backlog of patent applications has dropped from some 750,000 at the end of 2008 to about 605,000 now. “Director Kappos was able to bring the number of examiners and administrative ...

Forensic Science in Australia: Where does Australia sit in relation to Trends and Issues in the International Context?

In 2009, the National Academy of Science (NAS) in the United States released a controversial report on the forensic sciences that has stimulated a critical debate on the current status of the forensic sciences internationally. More recently, in the United Kingdom, the Home Office has published a review of research and development in forensic science conducted by Bernard Silverman, the Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser, with support from Andrew Rennison, the Forensic Science Regulator, and Iain Williams, the Head of the Home Office Science Secretariat. This comment will address some of the criticisms and concerns expressed in these reviews, and will suggest where and why some of these concerns are, and are not, relevant to the Australian context. It will provide an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of forensic science policies and practices in Australia with a view to strengthening the field in the future.

Environmental Factors, Managerial Processes, and Information Technology Investment Strategies

Although significant research attention has been directed at understanding the value of information technology (IT) investments for firms, very little attention has been paid to understand the IT investment behavior of firms. This article seeks to fill this void. We introduce the concept of IT investment strategy, defined by dimensions of intensity and proactiveness, to characterize the IT investment behavior of firms. Synthesizing the environmental deterministic and strategic choice perspectives of a firm's strategic decision making, we examine the effects of environmental factors, managerial processes, and the interplay between them on IT investment strategy. Specifically, we examine the impact of environmental factors such as industry clockspeed and information intensity on IT investment strategy. We also incorporate the strategic choice perspective to argue that managerial processes such as frequent chief executive officer—chief information officer communications and collective information systems planning play a critical role in shaping the firm's IT investment strategy. The empirical results show that the environmental variables are related to IT investment strategy. Besides, managerial processes serve as a means to understand the environment and thus moderate the relationships between the environmental variables and the various facets of IT investment strategy. The conceptualization of IT investment strategy and the focus on both environmental determinism and strategic choice should enrich our understanding of firms’ IT investing behavior.

Patient Safety Forum: Do State Medicaid Preferred Drug Lists Affect Patient Safety?

Editor's Note: The Patient Safety Forum is an occasional feature of the journal in which expert discussants address questions related to medical errors and other safety issues. Benjamin Grasso, M.D., and Miles F. Shore, M.D., are guest editors of the forum. Contributing to this month's forum are Linda Elam, Ph.D., M.P.H., a senior policy analyst with the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured in Washington, D.C.; Matthew M. Murawski, R.Ph., Ph.D., associate professor of pharmacy administration at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana; Siri Childs, Pharm.D., pharmacy policy office chief for Washington Medicaid in Olympia; and Joseph W. Vanable, Jr., professor of biological sciences emeritus at Purdue University and president of the board of directors of NAMI Indiana. Dr. Grasso, who is affiliated with the Institute for Self-Directed Care in Portland, Maine, and Dr. Shore, who is with the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, invite readers to contribute questions for discussion (email, bgrasso1@maine.rr.com or miles_shore@harvard.edu).

Patient Safety Forum: Do State Medicaid Preferred Drug Lists Affect Patient Safety?

Editor's Note: The Patient Safety Forum is an occasional feature of the journal in which expert discussants address questions related to medical errors and other safety issues. Benjamin Grasso, M.D., and Miles F. Shore, M.D., are guest editors of the forum. Contributing to this month's forum are Linda Elam, Ph.D., M.P.H., a senior policy analyst with the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured in Washington, D.C.; Matthew M. Murawski, R.Ph., Ph.D., associate professor of pharmacy administration at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana; Siri Childs, Pharm.D., pharmacy policy office chief for Washington Medicaid in Olympia; and Joseph W. Vanable, Jr., professor of biological sciences emeritus at Purdue University and president of the board of directors of NAMI Indiana. Dr. Grasso, who is affiliated with the Institute for Self-Directed Care in Portland, Maine, and Dr. Shore, who is with the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, invite readers to contribute questions for discussion (email, bgrasso1@maine.rr.com or miles_shore@harvard.edu).

President's Page: Maximize Value—Presenting the 1997-1998 Board of Directors

President's Page: Maximize Value—Presenting the 1997-1998 Board of Directors

HURRICANE SURGE PROTOTYPE DATA COLLECTION

Storm surges from hurricanes have even more devastating effects on human lives and property than the high wind velocities associated with such storms. Storm surge forecasts are necessary as a guide for emergency action to prevent disasters due to coastal flooding caused by tropical storms. The design and evaluation of coastal structures are also dependent on estimates of storm surge levels. Several numerical models have been developed that appear to reasonably predict the surge from storms of given size and intensity, but they sometimes differ significantly among themselves. A comprehensive data set is needed to quantitatively evaluate these models. These data will also provide a better understanding of coastal processes during periods of severe wave activity and high water levels, and will better define coastal and inland water elevation time histories, high water marks, and water velocity fields caused by tropical storms and hurricanes. The U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES), Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC), under the sponsorship of the Office Chief of Engineers (OCE), has been involved for several years in a project entitled Hurricane Surge Prototype Data Collection Work Unit, the primary objective of which is to collect such a data set. In addition to the work being performed by CERC personnel, a cooperative program has been established with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the University of Florida to collect surge data along the coast of Florida. A cooperative program has also been established with the National Ocean Service (NOS) to "harden" tide stations in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic Coast of Florida to survive hurricane forces and record the full range of anticipated surge levels. This paper describes CERC's long term, ongoing Hurricane Surge Prototype Data Collection project, as well as the data collected.

Policy decisions in scabies control.

Journal of School HealthVolume 51, Issue 10 p. 673-675 Policy Decisions In Scabies Control James A. Foutes, James A. Foutes James A. Foutes, MD, Principal, and Stella Spencer, RN, School Nurse, Parkhill R-5 School District, 7703 Barry Road, Kansas City, MO 64152Search for more papers by this authorStella Spencer, Stella Spencer James A. Foutes, MD, Principal, and Stella Spencer, RN, School Nurse, Parkhill R-5 School District, 7703 Barry Road, Kansas City, MO 64152Search for more papers by this authorJeanne Tucker, Jeanne Tucker Jeanne Tucker, RN, Public Health Nurse II, and Gerald L. Hoff, PhD, Chief of Office of Epidemiological Services, Health Department, Kansas City, MO 64109.Search for more papers by this authorGerald L. Hoff, Gerald L. Hoff Jeanne Tucker, RN, Public Health Nurse II, and Gerald L. Hoff, PhD, Chief of Office of Epidemiological Services, Health Department, Kansas City, MO 64109.Search for more papers by this author James A. Foutes, James A. Foutes James A. Foutes, MD, Principal, and Stella Spencer, RN, School Nurse, Parkhill R-5 School District, 7703 Barry Road, Kansas City, MO 64152Search for more papers by this authorStella Spencer, Stella Spencer James A. Foutes, MD, Principal, and Stella Spencer, RN, School Nurse, Parkhill R-5 School District, 7703 Barry Road, Kansas City, MO 64152Search for more papers by this authorJeanne Tucker, Jeanne Tucker Jeanne Tucker, RN, Public Health Nurse II, and Gerald L. Hoff, PhD, Chief of Office of Epidemiological Services, Health Department, Kansas City, MO 64109.Search for more papers by this authorGerald L. Hoff, Gerald L. Hoff Jeanne Tucker, RN, Public Health Nurse II, and Gerald L. Hoff, PhD, Chief of Office of Epidemiological Services, Health Department, Kansas City, MO 64109.Search for more papers by this author First published: December 1981 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1561.1981.tb02120.xCitations: 1 AboutPDF 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 Citing Literature Volume51, Issue10December 1981Pages 673-675 RelatedInformation

Antarctic Meteorology

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsMorton J. Rubin“The question of world-wide pollution is a pressing one at the moment and promises to become even more serious. The rise of CO2, DDT and lead in Antarctica indicates that it is becoming contaminated by man-made pollutants. It is now time to establish stations to measure all aspects of this contamination in order to provide a base-line against which to compare future conditions.” Morton Rubin is chief of Office of Special Studies, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of NOAA.

RÔLE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HYGIENE

IT IS becoming a little easier, I think, to see what the personnel of the mental hygiene movement will probably be. In the past it has not been easy to see sometimes because we have been in a developmental stage, but it looks now as though the mental hygiene movement, in its personnel aspects, would follow very much the same lines, with some modification, as the field of general public health. The general public health movement is professionally led by specially trained medical men, or even more specially trained non-medical men, such as the doctors of public health, with the nurse as the public health officer's chief assistant in the community. He may receive some assistance from the social worker and if he is to succeed in his work, he must eventually have the co6peration of parents, and teachers, and finally of even the school children themselves. I believe that, in the way of personnel, mental hygiene work will follow much this plan. Mental hygiene work must be professionally directed by specially trained medical men, known as psychiatrists, or by specially trained non-medical persons, known as psychologists, or possibly eventually by a third type of person not now available who will be a still more precisely trained person, combining the elements of both psychiatry and psychology in his training, but who, at the end of the training, will