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Marquis KM, Hoegger MJ, Shetty AS, Bishop GL, Balthazar P, Gould JE, Ballard DH. Results of the 2020 Survey of the American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology. Clin Imaging 2023; 98:67-73. [PMID: 37023549 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2023.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES An annual survey of chief residents in accredited North American radiology programs is conducted by the American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2). The purpose of this study is to summarize the 2020 A3CR2 chief resident survey. MATERIALS AND METHODS An online survey was distributed to chief residents from 194 Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education-accredited radiology residencies. Questions were designed to gather information about residency program practices, benefits, fellowship or advanced interventional radiology (IR) training choices, and the integration of IR training. Subsets of questions focused on the perception of corporatization, non-physician providers (NPPs), and artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology and their relationship to the radiology job market. RESULTS 174 individual responses from 94 programs were provided, yielding a 48 % program response rate. Extended emergency department coverage has steadily decreased over the last 5 years (2016-2020), however only 52 % of programs have independent overnight call (without attending coverage). Regarding the impact of new integrated IR residencies on training, 42 % indicated there was no appreciable impact on their DR or IR training, while 20 % indicated DR training for IR residents suffered and 19 % indicated IR training for DR residents suffered. Corporatization in radiology was perceived as the biggest potential threat to the future job market. CONCLUSIONS Integration of IR residency did not detrimentally affect DR or IR training in most programs. Radiology resident perception of corporatization, NPPs, and AI may help residency programs shape educational content.
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- Kaitlin M Marquis
- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Lencucha R. Situating Food Industry Influence: Governance Norms and Economic Order Comment on "'Part of the Solution': Food Corporation Strategies for Regulatory Capture and Legitimacy". Int J Health Policy Manag 2022; 11:2736-2739. [PMID: 35658334 PMCID: PMC9818085 DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2022.7197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Lacy-Nichols and Williams provide important new insights into the ongoing contest over policy space and consumer behavior. I attempt to situate these insights in relation to government mandates and governance norms and situate these norms and mandates in the prevailing economic order. This approach is necessary to understand how corporate practices persist and why governments are receptive to the approaches outlined in the analysis conducted by Lacy-Nichols and Williams. This approach can help explain why governments are often receptive to corporations positioning themselves as 'part of the solution'. Governments want strong economies and big food positions itself as contributor to this end. The point I attempt to articulate is that we often conceive of corporate power as power over, while I suggest that corporate power is rather power within and through a system that is oriented towards profits and economic growth.
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- Raphael Lencucha
- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Moslehpour M, Chau KY, Tu YT, Nguyen KL, Barry M, Reddy KD. Impact of corporate sustainable practices, government initiative, technology usage, and organizational culture on automobile industry sustainable performance. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:83907-83920. [PMID: 35776298 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21591-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The increasing worldwide automobile production and usage adversely impact the environmental, economic, and social well-being. Although the automobile companies are trying to solve this problem by adopting corporate sustainability, there is a gap in the extant literature on sustainable corporate practices that are the most important to empower better sustainability performance. This study highlights the impact of core corporate sustainable practices attributes, government initiative, technology usage, and organizational culture on the sustainable performance of the automobile industry in India. The study proposed six aspects and fifty-three criteria from the literature review. The current article has used survey questionnaires to collect the primary data. The present article also applied the smart-PLS to test the association among the variables. The results indicated that the corporate sustainable practices attributes, technology usage, and organizational culture have a positive and significant linkage with the sustainable performance of the automobile industry. The current article guides the regulators in developing the regulations to improve sustainable organizational performance using sustainable corporate practices.
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- Massoud Moslehpour
- Department of Business Administration, Asia University, 500, Lioufeng Rd, Wufeng, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan
- Department of Management, California State University, 5500 University Parkway, San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA, 92407, USA
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- City University of Macau Faculty of Business, Taipa, Macau.
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- Department of Business Administration, Asia University, 500, Lioufeng Rd, Wufeng, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan.
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- School of Business and Management, RMIT International University, 702 Nguyen Van Linh, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Business Administration, Asia University, 500, Lioufeng Rd, Wufeng, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan
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- Department of Business Administration, Asia University, 500, Lioufeng Rd, Wufeng, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan
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Ferguson E. Corporatisation and practice standards. Vet Rec 2022; 191:346-347. [PMID: 36269249 DOI: 10.1002/vetr.2371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Davies M. Are corporate practices frustrating knowledge flow and clinical freedom? Vet Rec 2022; 191:224. [PMID: 36083092 DOI: 10.1002/vetr.2219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Pienaar PR, Roden LC, Boot CRL, van Mechelen W, Twisk JWR, Lambert EV, Rae DE. Association between self-reported sleep duration and cardiometabolic risk in corporate executives. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2021; 94:1809-1821. [PMID: 34189625 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-021-01739-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE This cross-sectional study aimed to compare the association between self-reported sleep duration and cardiometabolic risk among men and women corporate executives and investigate potential lifestyle, work- and stress-related mediators thereof. METHODS Self-reported sleep duration and lifestyle, occupational, psychological and measured anthropometrical, blood pressure (BP) and blood marker variables were obtained from health risk assessment data of 3583 corporate executives. Sex-stratified regression analyses investigated the relationships between occupational and psychological variables with self-reported sleep duration, and sleep duration with individual cardiometabolic risk factors. Mediation analyses investigated the effects of work, psychological and lifestyle factors on the relationships between self-reported sleep duration and cardiometabolic risk factors, as well as a continuous cardiometabolic risk score calculated from the sum of sex-stratified z-standardized scores of negative fasting serum HDL, and positive plasma Glu, serum TG, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, systolic and diastolic BP. RESULTS Longer work hours and work commute time, depression, anxiety and stress were associated with shorter sleep duration in both men and women (all p < 0.05). Shorter sleep duration was associated with higher BMI, larger waist circumference and greater cardiometabolic risk scores in both men and women (all p < 0.05), higher diastolic BP in men (p < 0.05) and lower HDL cholesterol in women (p < 0.05). Physical activity, working hours and stress significantly mediated the relationships between self-reported sleep duration and BMI, waist circumference, diastolic BP and cardiometabolic risk score in men only. CONCLUSION In these corporate executives, shorter self-reported sleep duration is associated with poorer psychological, occupational and cardiometabolic risk outcomes in both men and women. Given that physical activity, working hours and stress mediate this association among the men, the case for sleep health interventions in workplace health programmes is warranted.
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- Paula R Pienaar
- Health Through Physical Activity Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre and Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Public and Occupational Health and Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Health Through Physical Activity Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre and Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, CV1 2DS, UK
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Public and Occupational Health and Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Behavioural Science Institute (BSI), Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Health Through Physical Activity Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre and Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Public and Occupational Health and Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Center of Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Health Through Physical Activity Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre and Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Health Through Physical Activity Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre and Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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This Pearl article recounts the story of a US corporation, Lennar, the nation's leading homebuilder, an essential function in the US (not allowed to lock down), when faced with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic at the end of February 2020. The culture of the company, which allowed it to proceed safely, is one of cohesion, trust, teamwork, and respect for fellow humans. Theirs is a culture in which the safety, wellness, and health of the associates (employees) and the communities they serve is the number one priority. All associates wear a name badge with first name only, and all name badges share the same family name, Lennar. At Lennar, individual success means nothing, and collective success means everything. This is the story of how Lennar took control of the COVID-19 pandemic, metamorphosed itself into an even stronger organization, better suited to deal with COVID-19, and more importantly, optimally suited for the 21st century. The lessons learned not only were instrumental to Lennar but could also apply to any company eager to reopen their business.
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Anaf J, Baum F, Fisher M, London L. The health impacts of extractive industry transnational corporations: a study of Rio Tinto in Australia and Southern Africa. Global Health 2019; 15:13. [PMID: 30782175 PMCID: PMC6379971 DOI: 10.1186/s12992-019-0453-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Operations of transnational corporations (TNCs) affect population health through production methods, shaping social determinants of health, or by influencing regulation of their activities. Research on community exposures to TNC practices and policies has been limited. Our research on extractive industries examined Rio Tinto in Australia and Southern Africa to test methods for assessing the health impacts of corporates in high and middle income jurisdictions with different regulatory frameworks. METHODS We adapted existing Health Impact Assessment methods. Data identifying potential impacts were sourced through media analysis, document analysis, company literature and semi-structured interviews. The data were mapped against a corporate health impact assessment framework (CHIA) which included Rio Tinto's political and business practices; productions; and workforce, social, environmental and economic conditions. RESULTS Both positive and detrimental aspects of Rio Tinto's operations were identified. Requirements imposed by Rio Tinto on its global supply chain are likely to have positive health impacts for workers. However, political lobbying and membership of representative organisations can influence government policy in ways that are unfavourable to health and equity. Positive impacts include provision of direct employment under decent working conditions, but countered by an increase in precariousness of employment. Commitments to upholding sustainable development principles are undermined by limited site remediation and other environmental impacts. Positive contributions are made to national and local economies but then undermined by business strategies that include tax minimisation. CONCLUSION Our study confirmed that it is possible to undertake a CHIA on an extractive industry TNC. The different methods provided sufficient information to understand the need to strengthen regulations that are conducive to health; the opportunity for Rio Tinto to extend corporate responsibility initiatives and support their social licence to operate; and for civil society actors to inform their advocacy towards improving health and equity outcomes from TNC operations.
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- Julia Anaf
- Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity, Flinders University, GPO Box 2001, Adelaide, SA 5001 Australia
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- Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity, Flinders University, GPO Box 2001, Adelaide, SA 5001 Australia
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- Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity, Flinders University, GPO Box 2001, Adelaide, SA 5001 Australia
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- Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Sula-Raxhimi E, Butzbach C, Brousselle A. Planetary health: countering commercial and corporate power. Lancet Planet Health 2019; 3:e12-e13. [PMID: 30654860 DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(18)30241-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- Enkelejda Sula-Raxhimi
- École d'Études de Conflits, Université Saint-Paul, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Centre de Recherche Charles-Le Moyne - Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean sur les Innovations en Santé (CR-CSIS), Université de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche Charles-Le Moyne - Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean sur les Innovations en Santé (CR-CSIS), Université de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, QC, Canada
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- School of Public Administration, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada.
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The endoscopic endonasal approach provides a direct surgical trajectory to anteriorly located lesions at the craniovertebral junction. The inferior limit of surgical exposure is predicted by the nasopalatine line, and the lateral limit is demarcated by the lower cranial nerves. Endoscopic endonasal odontoidectomy allows preservation of the soft palate, and patients can restart an oral diet on the first postoperative day. Treating the condition at the craniovertebral junction using this approach requires careful preoperative planning and endoscopic endonasal surgical experience with a 2-surgeon 4-handed approach combining expertise in otolaryngology and neurosurgery.
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- Varun R Kshettry
- Rosa Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S73, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 170 Manning Drive #7070, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7070, USA
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 170 Manning Drive #7070, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7070, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 170 Manning Drive #7060, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7060, USA
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- Section of Rhinology, Sinus and Skull Base Surgery, Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A71, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; Skull Base Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cranial Base and Pituitary Surgery Program, CCLCM, CWRU, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S-73, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Section of Rhinology, Sinus and Skull Base Surgery, Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A71, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; Skull Base Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cranial Base and Pituitary Surgery Program, CCLCM, CWRU, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S-73, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Section of Rhinology, Sinus and Skull Base Surgery, Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A71, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; Skull Base Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cranial Base and Pituitary Surgery Program, CCLCM, CWRU, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S-73, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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Nalliah R. Dr. Nalliah responds. J Mich Dent Assoc 2016; 98:12-13. [PMID: 27263138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Shetter N. Corporate dentistry's merits debated. J Mich Dent Assoc 2016; 98:12. [PMID: 27263137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Pruzansky DP, Ellis B, Park JH. Influence of Student-Loan Debt on Orthodontic Residents and Recent Graduates. J Clin Orthod 2016; 50:24-32. [PMID: 26919635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- Dawn P Pruzansky
- Postgraduate Orthodontic Program, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, A.T. Still University, 5835 E. Still Circle, Mesa, AZ 85206
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- Postgraduate Orthodontic Program, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, A.T. Still University, 5835 E. Still Circle, Mesa, AZ 85206
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- Postgraduate Orthodontic Program, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, A.T. Still University, 5835 E. Still Circle, Mesa, AZ 85206; Graduate School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
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Becker DB, Schwartz AI. Working Together. J Mass Dent Soc 2016; 65:7. [PMID: 27400547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Kolber GJ. Satellite Specialty Practice: Endodontics. J Calif Dent Assoc 2015; 43:588-589. [PMID: 26798911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Corradi D. Satellite Specialty Practice: Periodontics. J Calif Dent Assoc 2015; 43:587-588. [PMID: 26798910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study applies two variables in the measurement of company patent deployment strategies: patent family depth and earn plan ratio. Patent family depth represents the degree to which certain fields and markets are valued by the patent owner. Earn plan ratio defined as the ratio of the number of patent forward citations to patent family size. Earn plan ratio indicates the degree to which a patent family could be cited by later innovators and competitors. This study applies a logistic regression model in the analysis LED industry data. The results demonstrate that patent value has a positive relationship with the patent family depth, and earn plan ratio.
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- Ming-Fu Wu
- School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Business Administration, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 64002, Taiwan
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- College of Public Administration and Law, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei, 24205 Taiwan
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- School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Österblom H, Jouffray JB, Folke C, Crona B, Troell M, Merrie A, Rockström J. Transnational corporations as 'keystone actors' in marine ecosystems. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0127533. [PMID: 26017777 PMCID: PMC4446349 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Keystone species have a disproportionate influence on the structure and function of ecosystems. Here we analyze whether a keystone-like pattern can be observed in the relationship between transnational corporations and marine ecosystems globally. We show how thirteen corporations control 11-16% of the global marine catch (9-13 million tons) and 19-40% of the largest and most valuable stocks, including species that play important roles in their respective ecosystem. They dominate all segments of seafood production, operate through an extensive global network of subsidiaries and are profoundly involved in fisheries and aquaculture decision-making. Based on our findings, we define these companies as keystone actors of the Anthropocene. The phenomenon of keystone actors represents an increasingly important feature of the human-dominated world. Sustainable leadership by keystone actors could result in cascading effects throughout the entire seafood industry and enable a critical transition towards improved management of marine living resources and ecosystems.
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- Henrik Österblom
- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
- Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere Academy Programme, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, PO Box 50005, 104 05, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
- Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere Academy Programme, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, PO Box 50005, 104 05, Stockholm, Sweden
- Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, PO Box 50005, 104 05, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
- Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere Academy Programme, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, PO Box 50005, 104 05, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere Academy Programme, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, PO Box 50005, 104 05, Stockholm, Sweden
- Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, PO Box 50005, 104 05, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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Cole JR, Dodge WW, Findley JS, Young SK, Horn BD, Kalkwarf KL, Martin MM, Winder RL. Will Large DSO-Managed Group Practices Be the Predominant Setting for Oral Health Care by 2025? Two Viewpoints: Viewpoint 1: Large DSO-Managed Group Practices Will Be the Setting in Which the Majority of Oral Health Care Is Delivered by 2025 and Viewpoint 2: Increases in DSO-Managed Group Practices Will Be Offset by Models Allowing Dentists to Retain the Independence and Freedom of a Traditional Practice. J Dent Educ 2015; 79:465-471. [PMID: 25941139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This Point/Counterpoint article discusses the transformation of dental practice from the traditional solo/small-group (partnership) model of the 1900s to large Dental Support Organizations (DSO) that support affiliated dental practices by providing nonclinical functions such as, but not limited to, accounting, human resources, marketing, and legal and practice management. Many feel that DSO-managed group practices (DMGPs) with employed providers will become the setting in which the majority of oral health care will be delivered in the future. Viewpoint 1 asserts that the traditional dental practice patterns of the past are shifting as many younger dentists gravitate toward employed positions in large group practices or the public sector. Although educational debt is relevant in predicting graduates' practice choices, other variables such as gender, race, and work-life balance play critical roles as well. Societal characteristics demonstrated by aging Gen Xers and those in the Millennial generation blend seamlessly with the opportunities DMGPs offer their employees. Viewpoint 2 contends the traditional model of dental care delivery-allowing entrepreneurial practitioners to make decisions in an autonomous setting-is changing but not to the degree nor as rapidly as Viewpoint 1 professes. Millennials entering the dental profession, with characteristics universally attributed to their generation, see value in the independence and flexibility that a traditional practice allows. Although DMGPs provide dentists one option for practice, several alternative delivery models offer current dentists and future dental school graduates many of the advantages of DMGPs while allowing them to maintain the independence and freedom a traditional practice provides.
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- James R Cole
- Dr. Cole is retired from private oral/maxillofacial surgery practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Dr. Dodge is Dean, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry; Dr. Findley practices general dentistry in Plano, Texas; and Dr. Young is Dean Emeritus, University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry
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- Dr. Cole is retired from private oral/maxillofacial surgery practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Dr. Dodge is Dean, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry; Dr. Findley practices general dentistry in Plano, Texas; and Dr. Young is Dean Emeritus, University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry
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- Dr. Cole is retired from private oral/maxillofacial surgery practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Dr. Dodge is Dean, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry; Dr. Findley practices general dentistry in Plano, Texas; and Dr. Young is Dean Emeritus, University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry
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- Dr. Cole is retired from private oral/maxillofacial surgery practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Dr. Dodge is Dean, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry; Dr. Findley practices general dentistry in Plano, Texas; and Dr. Young is Dean Emeritus, University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry
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- Dr. Horn practices general dentistry in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dr. Kalkwarf is Dean Emeritus, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry; Dr. Martin is retired from private general dentistry practice in Lincoln, Nebraska; and Dr. Winder practices pediatric dentistry in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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- Dr. Horn practices general dentistry in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dr. Kalkwarf is Dean Emeritus, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry; Dr. Martin is retired from private general dentistry practice in Lincoln, Nebraska; and Dr. Winder practices pediatric dentistry in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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- Dr. Horn practices general dentistry in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dr. Kalkwarf is Dean Emeritus, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry; Dr. Martin is retired from private general dentistry practice in Lincoln, Nebraska; and Dr. Winder practices pediatric dentistry in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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- Dr. Horn practices general dentistry in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dr. Kalkwarf is Dean Emeritus, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry; Dr. Martin is retired from private general dentistry practice in Lincoln, Nebraska; and Dr. Winder practices pediatric dentistry in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Johnston M. An Interview with Dr. Mark Johnston 2015-16 MDA President. J Mich Dent Assoc 2015; 97:30-35. [PMID: 26285526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Chan SD. Let Us Be Leaders. J Am Coll Dent 2015; 82:4-8. [PMID: 27159959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Address to the House of Delegates IDA President Elect Dr. Chad Leighty. June 13, 2015. J Indiana Dent Assoc 2015; 94:16-7. [PMID: 26489192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Casamassimo PS, Seale NS. Educating general dentists to care for U.S. children: how well are we doing and what can we do better? J Calif Dent Assoc 2014; 42:779-783. [PMID: 25417536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Teakle B. Maternity Choices Australia: women working with midwives to improve birth care. Qld Nurse 2014; 33:37. [PMID: 25272805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Wells M, McTigue DJ, Casamassimo PS, Adair S. Gender shifts and effects on behavior guidance. Pediatr Dent 2014; 36:138-144. [PMID: 24717752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED Women's presence in pediatric dentistry has dramatically increased over the past several decades. Women now comprise almost 50 percent of AAPD membership and almost 75 percent of new members. PURPOSE The purpose of this investigation was to determine differences between male and female pediatric dentists relative to practice patterns and use of behavior guidance techniques (BGTs). METHODS A web-based survey was sent to 511 pediatric dentists who had been recruited by the AAPD to participate in a series of surveys related to pediatric dentistry. RESULTS Fifty-nine percent of dentists responded. Fifty-two percent of the respondents were male and 48 percent were female. Female respondents were significantly younger than male respondents. Males were more likely to own a practice and hold leadership positions in dentistry while females were more likely to work as faculty, staff dentists, or part-time in private practice. No significant differences were noted between the genders relative to the use of BGTs, though females tended to involve parents more and were more likely to report the use of protective stabilization in selected situations. Both genders reported that parenthood had an effect on their behavior guidance styles.
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- Martha Wells
- Assistant professor, University of Tennessee, College of Dentistry, Memphis, Tenn, USA.
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- Professor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry and Community Oral Health, College of Dentistry, the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Professor and chair, Division of Pediatric Dentistry and Community Oral Health, the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Professor Emeritus, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Ga., USA
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Rhodes P. Electronic clinical records: having the right data to navigate through the perfect storm. J Calif Dent Assoc 2014; 42:119-123. [PMID: 25076595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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U.S. health care is converting from paper to digital information management. This conversion has passed the tipping point and is showing evidence of the benefits. Yet effective clinical information systems for dentistry have barely begun to be adopted. Dentistry is changing and the new practice models will require digital information management, as there is increasing pressure for evidence-based practice, continuity of care and demonstration of the quality of care resulting from these models.
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Janik A. My positive experience. Tex Dent J 2014; 131:142-143. [PMID: 24745298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Bergman SM, Vernillo AT. The ethics of corporate social responsibility. J Am Coll Dent 2014; 81:41-45. [PMID: 25080670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Corporations as well as individual professionals have an ethical obligation to help those in need. There is a sound tradition in American business for companies including social outreach as part of business strategy. This approach works best when corporations and community and professional experts work in partnership. Henry Schein's Corporate Social Responsibility program contributes expertise, logistics, connections, and funds to these partnerships in the United States and worldwide.
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Holm S. Address to the House of Delegates, IDA President elect Dr. Steven Holm May 17, 2014. J Indiana Dent Assoc 2014; 93:12-15. [PMID: 25286481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Boyd MA. Practice transition with intelligence and grace. J Am Coll Dent 2014; 81:24-29. [PMID: 25975121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Viable practices change with the professional and personal needs of dentists and with trends in society. There is no single way for transitioning out of practice--concluding a direct sale, remaining as an associate, and even purchasing a new practice to better match one's more mature lifestyle and practiced preferences. Changing ratios of dentists to patients currently favor a seller's market and emergence of corporate models provide new options. An analysis is given of the Canadian practice market. Planning advice is also offered.
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Drone J. Changes. J Indiana Dent Assoc 2014; 93:5. [PMID: 25286478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Juntgen LM, Sanders BJ, Walker LA, Jones JE, Weddell JA, Tomlin AM, Eckert G, Maupome G. Factors influencing behavior guidance: a survey of practicing pediatric dentists. Pediatr Dent 2013; 35:539-545. [PMID: 24553279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing behavior guidance technique utilization among practicing pediatric dentists and explore potential barriers to the incorporation of previously unused techniques. METHODS The data for this study were obtained from a web-based survey containing 15 multiple choice questions concerning the practitioners' past, current, and anticipated future behavior guidance technique utilization. RESULTS Most respondents received hands-on training in 10 of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry behavior guidance techniques. The type of training was associated with the practitioners' level of comfort using a given technique upon graduation and with the current frequency of technique utilization. Residency type impacted hands-on behavior guidance training, with 39 percent of respondents reporting no intravenous sedation training. The type of practice was associated with the frequency of behavior guidance technique utilization, as was graduation decade. Currently practicing dentists cited legal concerns, parental acceptance to change, and limited resources as perceived obstacles in the incorporation of new techniques. CONCLUSIONS Behavior guidance technique selection and utilization among practicing pediatric dentists was influenced by multiple factors, including advanced education training, residency type, graduation decade, and practice type. Obstacles to the incorporation of previously unused techniques appear to be multifactorial.
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- Laura M Juntgen
- Pediatric dentist in private practice, Indianapolis, Ind., USA
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- Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry, in the School of Dentistry, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind., USA
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- School of Dentistry, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind., USA
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- School of Dentistry, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind., USA
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- School of Dentistry, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind., USA
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- School of Dentistry, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind., USA
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- Riley Child Development Center, at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind., USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, both in the School of Medicine, at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind., USA
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Blake TR. The business side of dentistry. J Indiana Dent Assoc 2012; 91:28-30. [PMID: 23097859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The big changes affecting dentistry. HDA Now 2012;:23. [PMID: 23488384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Neely TRC. Selling to a corporation poses challenges. Med Econ 2011; 88:101-104. [PMID: 21710891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Directorate of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme. Corporate guidelines to combat malaria. J Indian Med Assoc 2010; 108:837-9, 862. [PMID: 21661460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Akatsu H. [Collaboration between Fukushimura Brain Bank,based in a private geriatric hospital and a national/international network]. Brain Nerve 2010; 62:1043-1052. [PMID: 20940503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Fukushimura Brain Bank (FBB) was established in 1994, and to date, has accumulated 477 fresh frozen brain tissue samples. Our brain bank is based in Choju Medical Institute, Fukushimura Hospital, Toyohashi in Japan. At the time of its foundation, the institute could not establish working relationships with clinicopathological investigators and others engaged in basic neuroscience research. At this stage, we received the assistance of Yokohama City University in setting up standards for neuropathological diagnosis as well as the aid of Chiba University in establishing a method for Vancouver style snap-frozen sampling of brain tissue. However, both systems require considerable manpower and time. We now plan to introduce several improvements in these systems. At its inception, the Brain Bank operated without financial support from grants or foundation funding and was managed only as a hospital expense. However, since 1998, we have collaborated with researchers from several institutes, and the results of our labors have been presented at congresses, in journal publications and in foundation reports. In 2004, we obtained the status required to apply for a grant from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. Fukushimura Hospital is a geriatric institution that specializes in dementia. There are no other hospitals or nursing homes in the Toyohashi area that specialize in this field. Half of our patients have Alzheimer's disease,and a number of them have enormous plaques and huge neurofibrillary tangles patient for over 10 years. In general,private geriatric hospitals that care for such patients with severe AD lack the systems required for performing autopsies. Research carried out with animal models are not comparable with neuropathological and biochemical investigations using human tissues,and in terms of the quality,the range and size of our collection at FBB is unique. In the future,we intend to expand our network in order to share samples of interest,and to optimize the network by establishing similar sampling protocols and diagnostic standards. It is with great pleasure that we at the FBB look forward to our collaboration with the Comprehensive Brain Science.
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- Hiroyasu Akatsu
- Choju Medical Institute, Fukushimura Hospital, Yamanaka, Noyori-chou, Toyohashi-shi, Aichi, Japan
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Lim SR, Schoenung JM. Toxicity potentials from waste cellular phones, and a waste management policy integrating consumer, corporate, and government responsibilities. Waste Manag 2010; 30:1653-1660. [PMID: 20418088 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2010.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2009] [Revised: 03/25/2010] [Accepted: 04/06/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Cellular phones have high environmental impact potentials because of their heavy metal content and current consumer attitudes toward purchasing new phones with higher functionality and neglecting to return waste phones into proper take-back systems. This study evaluates human health and ecological toxicity potentials from waste cellular phones; highlights consumer, corporate, and government responsibilities for effective waste management; and identifies key elements needed for an effective waste management strategy. The toxicity potentials are evaluated by using heavy metal content, respective characterization factors, and a pathway and impact model for heavy metals that considers end-of-life disposal in landfills or by incineration. Cancer potentials derive primarily from Pb and As; non-cancer potentials primarily from Cu and Pb; and ecotoxicity potentials primarily from Cu and Hg. These results are not completely in agreement with previous work in which leachability thresholds were the metric used to establish priority, thereby indicating the need for multiple or revised metrics. The triple bottom line of consumer, corporate, and government responsibilities is emphasized in terms of consumer attitudes, design for environment (DfE), and establishment and implementation of waste management systems including recycling streams, respectively. The key strategic elements for effective waste management include environmental taxation and a deposit-refund system to motivate consumer responsibility, which is linked and integrated with corporate and government responsibilities. The results of this study can contribute to DfE and waste management policy for cellular phones.
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- Seong-Rin Lim
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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There is a very large literature on the important role of psychopathy in the criminal justice system. We know much less about corporate psychopathy and its implications, in large part because of the difficulty in obtaining the active cooperation of business organizations. This has left us with only a few small-sample studies, anecdotes, and speculation. In this study, we had a unique opportunity to examine psychopathy and its correlates in a sample of 203 corporate professionals selected by their companies to participate in management development programs. The correlates included demographic and status variables, as well as in-house 360 degrees assessments and performance ratings. The prevalence of psychopathic traits-as measured by the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) and a Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL: SV) "equivalent"-was higher than that found in community samples. The results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) indicated that the underlying latent structure of psychopathy in our corporate sample was consistent with that model found in community and offender studies. Psychopathy was positively associated with in-house ratings of charisma/presentation style (creativity, good strategic thinking and communication skills) but negatively associated with ratings of responsibility/performance (being a team player, management skills, and overall accomplishments).
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- Paul Babiak
- HRBackOffice, Hopewell Junction, New York 12533-6800, USA.
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Rossomando EF. The delivery of oral healthcare through chain store pharmacies. Compend Contin Educ Dent 2010; 31:10-12. [PMID: 20158013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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- Edward F Rossomando
- University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.
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Raposa KA. Strategic planning and research priorities in private industry. J Dent Hyg 2009; 83:206-207. [PMID: 19909650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Santos R, Wennersten R, Oliva EBL, Leal Filho W. Strategies for competitiveness and sustainability: adaptation of a Brazilian subsidiary of a Swedish multinational corporation. J Environ Manage 2009; 90:3708-3716. [PMID: 19477576 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2006] [Revised: 12/03/2008] [Accepted: 12/09/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The competitiveness, in terms of macro and micro levels of an enterprise, is often dictated by its capacity to innovate, ability to respond to the needs of the market, and resilience to challenges from competition. This paper reviews the literature on the adaptation of research and development (R&D) units in subsidiaries of multinational corporations. It focuses mainly on the impact of the technological dynamic on sustainability performance of the Brazilian subsidiary of the Swedish multinational Ericsson. Through a conceptual framework, it explores information and communication technologies (ICT) towards a transversal and comprehensive vision of levels of innovation and sustainability.
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- Rita Santos
- Royal Institute of Technology (KTH ABE), Stockholm, Sweden.
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Hagland M. Looking for adventure. Anticipated regulatory changes may alter the entire landscape for ambulatory surgery center joint ventures. Healthc Inform 2007; 24:54A-60A. [PMID: 18041501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Randall I. Innovative program helps physicians lower risk, improve care. Mich Med 2007; 106:8. [PMID: 17710861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Huang YH, Leamon TB, Courtney TK, Chen PY, DeArmond S. Corporate financial decision-makers' perceptions of workplace safety. Accid Anal Prev 2007; 39:767-75. [PMID: 17214949 DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2006] [Revised: 11/22/2006] [Accepted: 11/24/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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This study, through a random national survey, explored how senior financial executives or managers (those who determined high-level budget, resource allocation, and corporate priorities) of medium-to-large companies perceive important workplace safety issues. The three top-rated safety priorities in resource allocation reported by the participants (overexertion, repetitive motion, and bodily reaction) were consistent with the top three perceived causes of workers' compensation losses. The greatest single safety concerns reported were overexertion, repetitive motion, highway accidents, falling on the same level and bodily reaction. A majority of participants believed that the indirect costs associated with workplace injury were higher than the direct costs. Our participants believed that money spent improving workplace safety would have significant returns. The perceived top benefits of an effective workplace safety program were increased productivity, reduced cost, retention, and increased satisfaction among employees. The perceived most important safety modification was safety training. The top reasons senior financial executives gave for believing their safety programs were better than those at other companies were that their companies paid more attention to and emphasized safety, they had better classes and training focused on safety, and they had teams/individuals focused specifically on safety.
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- Yueng-Hsiang Huang
- Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, 71 Frankland Road, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA.
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Haffner AN. Selecting a mode of practice: corporate affiliated optometry. Optometry 2007; 78:328; reply 328-9. [PMID: 17601565 DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2007.04.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Rates of rehospitalization of individuals with serious and persistent mental illness were compared prior to and after they were moved into 4-bed corporate foster homes. Results showed a significant drop in the number of rehospitalizations and in the total number of days hospitalized after moving into a 4-bed home. The data suggest that living in a 4-bed home-like environment may result in significantly fewer and shorter hospitalizations for these types of mentally ill individuals.
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Rutten S. A different path. Minn Med 2006; 89:38-41. [PMID: 16681282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Vorrasi AG. Acronyms in dentistry: what do they mean? N Y State Dent J 2005; 71:46-8. [PMID: 16447546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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