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Mokhtari, Sepideh, Justin M. Asquith, Christina A. Bachmeier, Michael D. Jain, Peter Forsyth, Frederick L. Locke, Youngchul Kim, and Aleksandr Lazaryan. "The Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) during Severe Neurotoxicity Among the Recipients of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell (CAR-T) Therapy." Blood 134, Supplement_1 (November 13, 2019): 5627. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-122343.
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INTRODUCTION: Severe neurotoxicity occurs in ~30% of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) patients treated with CAR-T cell therapy. The current treatment for severe neurotoxicity is glucocorticoids +/- tocilizumab (an IL-6 antagonist) depending on concurrent cytokine release syndrome. Even with these treatments, neurotoxicity can have a complicated course. It is therefore essential to find the optimal treatment to reverse neurotoxicity timely. METHOD:This is a retrospective cohort study of neurologic and oncologic outcomes among patients with grade ≥ 3 neurotoxicity treated with glucocorticoids and IVIG compared to glucocorticoids only. Severe neurotoxicity was defined as grade 3 and graded by CRES/CARTOX score. Time to resolution of severe neurotoxicity (TTR) was defined as improvement of severe neurotoxicity to grade ≤ 2. RESULTS: We identified a total of 20 patients who received CAR-T therapy and developed severe neurotoxicity. Ten patients received glucocorticoids and IVIG (group A) and ten patients received glucocorticoids alone (group B). The median age was 62 (range: 52-74) for group A vs 64 years (range: 48-75) for group B. Both groups had similar ECOG performance status (p=0.17), IPI scores (p=0.34), and onset of severe neurotoxicity (median=6 days in both groups). Median TTR was 3 days (range, 1-7) for group A and 4.5 days (range, 2-22) for group B. There was no significant difference in TTR of severe neurotoxicity among both groups (Log-rank p=0.18, Figure). The median time to administration of IVIG after initiation of glucocorticoids was 2 days (range, 0.5-8). The median TTR following initiation of IVIG was 0.5 day (0.5-4). The objective response rate at 30 days was 80% in both groups. None of the patients who received IVIG developed thromboembolism, renal failure, autoimmune hemolytic anemia or acute lung injury. CONCLUSIONS: Although the use of IVIG during severe neurotoxicity after CAR-T therapy appeared to be safe, this pilot retrospective analysis demonstrated no significant difference in resolution of severe neurotoxicity with addition of IVIG to glucocorticoids. Further controlled studies limiting selection bias inherent in this retrospective analysis will help to determine the efficacy of IVIG in severe neurotoxicity in the context of CAR-T cell therapy. Disclosures Mokhtari: KITE PHARMA: Other: Clinical Advisor; NOVARTIS: Other: Clinical Advisor. Bachmeier:Kite/Gilead: Speakers Bureau. Jain:Kite/Gilead: Consultancy. Forsyth:Department of Defense: Research Funding; Pfizer: Research Funding; State of Florida Bankhead Coley: Research Funding; Moffitt Center of Excellence Celgene Project: Research Funding; Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance: Research Funding; NIH/NCI 1R21 Grant: Research Funding; NIT DT Study Section Grant Review: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; AbbVie Inc: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Ziopharm: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Tocagen: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; BTG: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Inovio: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Novocure: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Locke:Novartis: Other: Scientific Advisor; Cellular BioMedicine Group Inc.: Consultancy; Kite: Other: Scientific Advisor. Lazaryan:Kadmon: Consultancy.
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Cruz, Nuno Ferreira da, Sanford V. Berg, and Rui Cunha Marques. "Managing Public Utilities: Lessons from Florida." Lex localis - Journal of Local Self-Government 11, no. 2 (April 11, 2013): 101–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.4335/238.
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This paper considers the institutional and regulatory framework of local infrastructure services in Florida. Furthermore, it examines how decision-makers perceive the governance structures of publicly-owned utilities in this state. After reviewing the theory, the study describes the current system in terms of rate setting, investments, consumer protection and quality of service. A state-wide survey was developed to identify potential sources of tension between managers and politicians. The responses were supplemented by interviews with managers, enabling the authors to identify good practices of local governance, including the de-politicization of the decision-making and the managerial attention to sustainable approaches to funding infrastructure.
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Bowman, James S., Marc G. Gertz, Sally C. Gertz, and Russell L. Williams. "Civil Service Reform in Florida State Government." Review of Public Personnel Administration 23, no. 4 (December 2003): 286–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734371x03256861.
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Ben-David, Kfir, Darwin Ang, Stephen R. Grobmyer, Huazhi Liu, Tad Kim, and Steven N. Hochwald. "Esophagectomy in the State of Florida: Is Regionalization of Care Warranted?" American Surgeon 78, no. 3 (March 2012): 291–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000313481207800335.
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Centralization of cancer care needs to be based on evidence that regionalization will improve outcomes in a given region. We analyzed outcomes for esophagectomy performed in Florida using the Agency for Health Care Administration database. We determined the risk-adjusted mortality rate for the procedure in low-volume and high-volume centers. From 1997 to 2006, 991 esophagectomies were performed in Florida. The incidence of esophagectomy significantly increased from 1997 to 2001 compared with 2002 to 2006, and the postoperative mortality decreased in the latter time period (odds ratio [OR], 1.87; confidence interval [CI], 1.16–3.03). The risk-adjusted postoperative mortality was significantly lower (OR, 0.54; CI, 0.32–0.92) in high-volume centers (5.1 vs 10.4%). The anastomotic leak rates were 8.2 per cent in both high- and low-volume centers. In the largest population-based study for esophagectomy in Florida, outcomes are better in high-volume centers. These data support the regionalization of esophagectomy to high-volume locations in Florida to reduce procedure-related mortality.
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Hellein, Russell, and James S. Bowman. "The Process of Quality Management Implementation: State Government Agencies in Florida." Public Performance & Management Review 26, no. 1 (September 2002): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3381299.
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Kelly, Janet, and Bruce Ransom. "STATE URBAN POLICY: "New" Federalism In Virginia, New Jersey and Florida." Review of Policy Research 17, no. 2-3 (June 2000): 62–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.2000.tb00917.x.
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THOMAS, CHARLES W. "RECIDIVISM OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STATE PRISON INMATES IN FLORIDA: ISSUES AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS." Criminology & Public Policy 4, no. 1 (March 1, 2005): 89–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9133.2005.00008.x.
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Miller, Anastasia, Lynn Unruh, Ning Zhang, Xinliang Liu, and Tracy Wharton. "Professional quality of life of Florida emergency dispatchers." International Journal of Emergency Services 6, no. 1 (May 2, 2017): 29–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijes-01-2017-0001.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine a baseline level of the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL 5) in emergency dispatchers in the state of Florida, as well as to examine the how it is associated with psychological resilience, perceived coworker support, different types of debriefing, and perceived organizational support. Design/methodology/approach This was done through a cross-sectional administration of surveys to emergency telecommunicators and dispatchers in the state of Florida. Findings In total, 186 surveys were completed by active emergency dispatch personnel across the state of Florida. The study found that psychological resilience, education, and perceived organizational support were statistically related to professional quality of life in Florida Dispatchers. Research limitations/implications There are limitations due to the nature of cross-sectional survey design and due to the sample size. There are also possible issues with the accuracy of self-reported survey answers. The lack of participation from all agencies also hinders generalizability. Practical implications This study serves as a reference point for a very under studied emergency service population. There are also implications that psychological resilience development in dispatch personnel would assist in multiple aspects of their professional quality of life. Originality/value This is the first study to use the ProQOL 5 on dispatch personnel in Florida. It also displays statistical relationships between factors which dispatch agencies could use to increase employee job satisfaction and potentially reduce turnover.
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Pasha, Junayed, Maxim A. Dulebenets, Olumide F. Abioye, Masoud Kavoosi, Ren Moses, John Sobanjo, and Eren E. Ozguven. "A Comprehensive Assessment of the Existing Accident and Hazard Prediction Models for the Highway-Rail Grade Crossings in the State of Florida." Sustainability 12, no. 10 (May 24, 2020): 4291. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12104291.
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Accidents at highway-rail grade crossings can cause fatalities and injuries, as well as significant property damages. In order to prevent accidents, certain upgrades need to be made at highway-rail grade crossings. However, due to limited monetary resources, only the most hazardous highway-rail grade crossings should receive a priority for upgrading. Hence, accident/hazard prediction models are required to identify the most hazardous highway-rail grade crossings for safety improvement projects. This study selects and evaluates the accident and hazard prediction models found in the highway-rail grade crossing safety literature to rank the highway-rail grade crossings in the State of Florida. Three approaches are undertaken to evaluate the candidate accident and hazard prediction models, including the chi-square statistic, grouping of crossings based on the actual accident data, and Spearman rank correlation coefficient. The analysis was conducted for the 589 highway-rail grade crossings located in the State of Florida using the data available through the highway-rail grade crossing inventory database maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration. As a result of the performed analysis, a new hazard prediction model, named as the Florida Priority Index Formula, is recommended to rank/prioritize the highway-rail grade crossings in the State of Florida. The Florida Priority Index Formula provides a more accurate ranking of highway-rail grade crossings as compared to the alternative methods. The Florida Priority Index Formula assesses the potential hazard of a given highway-rail grade crossing based on the average daily traffic volume, average daily train volume, train speed, existing traffic control devices, accident history, and crossing upgrade records.
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Belokonev, Sergey Yu, Sergey A. Vodopetov, and Vladimir G. Ivanov. "THE IMPACT OF MIGRATION FROM VENEZUELA ON THE DOMESTIC POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE UNITED STATES." RUDN Journal of Political Science 21, no. 2 (December 15, 2019): 240–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2313-1438-2019-21-2-240-253.
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The authors analyze the impact of migration from Venezuela on the domestic policy of the United States. According to the data for 2017, more than 11 percent of immigrants to the United States from South America are Venezuelans, and the same figure for 2016 was close to 9 percent, which indicates a fairly sharp increase in the number of refugees. An active influx of Venezuelans may be one of the key factors in the future US 2020 presidential elections. The largest diaspora of Venezuelans in the United States lives in Florida, which will be one of the key states in the future presidential election campaign. In connection with the potential loss of Republican’s positions in such an important region as Florida, it is necessary for the administration of Donald Trump to reconsider its policy in the state. In addition, representatives of the Democratic party are greatly interested in increasing influence in the state. Thus, the authors conclude that the administration of Donald Trump generally benefits from the crisis in Venezuela, as it will help to carry out a number of domestic political reforms aimed at economic protectionism and tackling of immigration.
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Snyder, William R. "Creating Partnerships in Developing School Leaders: Florida State University's Specialist Degree Program in Educational Leadership." Journal of School Leadership 2, no. 1 (January 1992): 104–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/105268469200200109.
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During the decade of the 1980s, the Department of Educational Leadership at Florida State University became proactive in its orientation to legislative efforts to improve the quality of school-based leadership throughout the state of Florida. The department's early initiatives set the foundation for creating a variety of partnerships with school districts, other universities and national organizations that would refocus the department's vision for leadership development of school personnel. What might have been the onset of reduced credibility and influence for the department and the university, became instead a window of opportunity for productive collaboration and program restructuring. This paper presents an abridged documentation of the restructuring that has occurred in the department's program of Educational Administration during the late 1980s and early ‘90s. It describes from a faculty member's perspective the historical context for the department's initiatives, the creation of a variety of partnerships with other organizations and the installation of a new field-based specialist degree program in educational leadership. Finally, the paper addresses a few of the key lessons learned about collaboration during the evolution of partnerships and program.
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Shapiro, Jonathan Z., and R. Bruce McPherson. "State Board Desegregation Policy: An Application of the Problem-Finding Model of Policy Analysis." Educational Administration Quarterly 23, no. 2 (May 1987): 60–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013161x87023002006.
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Kwon, Sung-Wook, Sang Ok Choi, and Sang-Seok Bae. "Effects of Political Institutions on Punctuated-Equilibrium in Local Emergency Management Policy Processes: Examination of County Governments in Florida, U.S." Lex localis - Journal of Local Self-Government 11, no. 2 (April 11, 2013): 193–211. http://dx.doi.org/10.4335/245.
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This paper extends punctuated-equilibrium theory to the local level by investigating how local political institutions influence local emergency management policy process in county governments in Florida, U.S. The results show that county governments with a reformed form of government and home rule charter prioritize emergency situations more quickly in the policy process resulting in larger-scale budget changes than counties that have the traditional commission form and no home rule authority. Higher level of punctuation in counties with reformed political institutions is explained by political and administrative incentives of county mayors and managers, as well as political and fiscal discretion from state government.
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Trejo-Pech, Carlos Omar, Thomas H. Spreen, and Lisa A. House. "Florida’s Natural® and the supply of Florida oranges." International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 21, no. 3 (March 20, 2018): 437–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.22434/ifamr2017.0041.
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This case study provides a thorough description of the U.S. orange juice industry, and focuses on Florida’s Natural, a cooperative of citrus growers and owner of the Florida’s Natural® brand. Florida’s Natural® competes mainly with Tropicana, owned by PepsiCo, and with Minute Maid and Simply Orange, brands of The Coca-Cola Company. The objective of the case is to evaluate the orange juice industry, assess the position of Florida’s Natural within the industry, and propose business actions for the cooperative. By the end of 2016, the orange juice industry was in the midst of a severe crisis, threatened by decreasing supply and changing consumption preferences. Total orange production in the State of Florida during the 2015-16 season was the smallest crop since the 1960s due mainly to a disease known as citrus greening. Marketers were also facing consumers’ concerns regarding high levels of calories and sugar in some juice categories. Furthermore, on May 2016, the Food and Drug Administration mandated a change in the nutrition facts label on packaged food, becoming effective in the summer of 2018, which may impact marketers in the sector.
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Epstein, Richard H. "Pain Medicine Board Certification Status Among Physicians Performing Interventional Pain Procedures in the State of Florida Between 2010 and 2016." Pain Physician 1;23, no. 1;1 (January 14, 2020): E7—E18. http://dx.doi.org/10.36076/ppj.2020/23/e7.
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Background: The US Department of Health and Human Services has recommended that physicians performing interventional pain procedures be credentialed based on criteria‑based guidelines and minimum training requirements. Objectives: To quantitatively assess gaps in certification related to pain medicine fellowship requirements, we studied the distribution of such procedures in Florida between 2010 and 2016. Study Design: This research involved a retrospective analysis with a sample size of n = 1,885,442 interventional pain procedures. Setting: Data describing interventional pain procedures performed in Florida between January 2010 and December 2016 were obtained from the Florida Department of Health. The National Provider Identifier file and board certification lists from the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Board of Pain Medicine (ABPM), and the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP) corresponding to this time frame were also obtained. Methods: The datasets were linked to determine the specialty of physicians performing interventional pain procedures, and whether or not they were pain medicine diplomates of the ABMS, the ABPM, or the ABIPP. The similarity index Θ was calculated for the distribution of interventional pain procedure codes among medical specialty groups, and with respect to the practitioners’ pain medicine board certification status. Results: Of the interventional pain procedures, anesthesiologists performed 63.5%, physiatrists 19.1%, neurologists or psychiatrists 5.2%, and other practitioners 12.3%. Among procedures performed by anesthesiologists, physiatrists, and psychiatrists or neurologists, 66.2%, 50.3%, and 50.4% were by ABMS pain board-certified practitioners, respectively. Practitioners without ABMS pain medicine boards performed 45.8% of interventional pain procedures. Practitioners without such boards from either the ABMS, ABPM, or ABIPP performed 37.7%. There was very large similarity (Θ > 0.9) in the distribution of procedures comparing ABMS pain medicine boardcertified practitioners to non-ABMS pain medicine board-certified anesthesiologists, physiatrists, or all other specialties. Limitations: In countries other than the United States, where pain medicine board certification is relatively recent, there may be a higher percentage of interventional pain procedures performed by individuals without certification than we report. In “opt-out” states, where nurse anesthetists can independently perform interventional pain procedures, the percentage of interventional pain procedures performed by individuals without physician pain medicine board certification may also be higher. The datasets we used do not contain information to allow assessment of outcomes or effectiveness resulting from pain medicine board certification. Conclusions: Approximately one-third of interventional pain procedures were performed by physicians without at least 1 of the 3 pain medicine board certifications. In addition, the practitioners performed very similar distributions of procedures (i.e., those without pain medicine board certification, overall, have not restricted their practice). These results suggest the need for additional accredited pain medicine fellowship training positions for newly graduated residents. The results also show that, for the recommendations of the Department of Health and Human Services to be satisfied, physicians without board certification performing intervention procedures would need to obtain ABPM or ABIPP certification, or ABMS certification after completion of a full-time Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education pain medicine fellowship. Key words: Chronic pain, education, medical, graduate, specialty boards
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Sparrow, Bartholomew H. "The National War Labor Board and American State Building: A Response." Journal of Policy History 14, no. 2 (April 2002): 191–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/jph.2002.0012.
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In his article “Creating the National War Labor Board: Franklin Roosevelt and the Politics of State Building in the Early 1940s,” Andrew Workman argues for a revised “institutionalist” understanding of the creation of the National War Labor Board (NWLB). Specifically, Workman includes interest groups, networks of policy intellectuals, and intragovernmental relations in an institutionalist account of the origin of the NWLB. Existing accounts that focus on the government's dependence on labor unions (Sparrow) or partisan politics (Katznelson and Pietrokowski; Katznelson, Geiger, and Kryder) do not explain the complex origins of this key wartime board.
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Singh, Prashant, Junayed Pasha, Amir Khorram-Manesh, Krzysztof Goniewicz, Abdolreza Roshani, and Maxim A. Dulebenets. "A Holistic Analysis of Train-Vehicle Accidents at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings in Florida." Sustainability 13, no. 16 (August 7, 2021): 8842. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13168842.
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Highway-rail grade crossing (HRGC) accidents pose a serious risk of safety to highway users, including pedestrians trying to cross HRGCs. A significant increase in the number of HRGC accidents globally calls for greater research efforts, which are not limited to the analysis of accidents at HRGCs but also understanding user perception, driver behavior, potential conflicting areas at crossings, effectiveness of countermeasures and user perception towards them. HRGC safety is one of the priority areas in the State of Florida, since the state HRGCs experienced a total of 429 injuries and 146 fatalities between 2010 and 2019 with a significant increase in HRGC accidents over the last years. The present study aims to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the HRGCs that experienced accidents in Florida over the last years. The databases maintained by the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) are used to gather the relevant information for a total of 578 crossings that experienced at least one accident from 2010 to 2019. In contrast with many of the previous efforts, this study investigates a wide range of various factors, including physical and operational characteristics of crossings, vehicle and train characteristics, spatial characteristics, temporal and environmental characteristics, driver actions and related characteristics, and other relevant information. The outcomes of this research will help better understanding the major causes behind accidents at the HRGCs in the State of Florida in a holistic way by considering a variety of relevant factors, which will assist the appropriate stakeholders with implementation of safety improvement projects across the state.
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Fowler, Luke, and Chris Birdsall. "Does the Primacy System Work? State versus Federal Implementation of the Clean Water Act." Publius: The Journal of Federalism 51, no. 1 (May 5, 2020): 131–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjaa011.
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Abstract In the United States, environmental federalism largely relies on a system for policy implementation that allows the federal government to delegate primary program authority (or primacy) to state agencies. Although it is an ingrained feature of several major federal environmental policies, such as the Clean Water Act (CWA), there is little evidence to indicate what impact delegating authorities has on programs. In order to examine this, the authors use a synthetic control technique to determine how actual CWA program outcomes in five states compare to expected outcomes if EPA retained primary authority. Findings indicate that while there were no significant differences in Texas and Oklahoma, state primacy led to improved program outcomes in Florida, but worse outcomes in Maine and South Dakota. Conclusions suggest that primacy has asymmetrical impacts that largely depend on state implementation systems, which carries important implications for environmental federalism.
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Lamothe, Meeyoung. "Redesigning the Hollow State: A Study of Florida Child Welfare Service Reform through the Lens of Principal-Agent Theory." International Journal of Public Administration 34, no. 8 (July 2011): 497–515. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2011.582622.
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Vargas, Hector, Asif Raihan, Priyanka Alluri, and Albert Gan. "Jurisdiction-Specific versus SafetyAnalyst-Default Safety Performance Functions: Case Study on Two-Lane and Multi-Lane Arterials." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2673, no. 10 (May 24, 2019): 501–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198119848710.
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Network screening is the most important step in the highway safety management process. Screening criteria based on the empirical Bayes (EB) approach are considered to be most reliable as it accounts for the regression-to-the-mean bias. However, the EB approach requires safety performance functions (SPFs), preferably calibrated to local conditions, which are often unavailable. The SafetyAnalyst software, developed by the Federal Highway Administration, automates the EB approach using the default SPFs which were developed using multiple states’ data. Local agencies are encouraged to develop jurisdiction-specific SPFs to better reflect local conditions. However, the benefits of developing local SPFs for rural and urban two-lane and multi-lane highway facilities are unclear and may vary from state to state. This research compares the performance of Florida-specific SPFs with SafetyAnalyst-default SPFs calibrated to Florida data using mean absolute deviation, mean squared predicted error, and Freeman-Tukey R-square goodness-of-fit measures. The results showed that Florida-specific SPFs generally produced better-fitted models than the calibrated SafetyAnalyst-default SPFs. In contrast, when the crash prediction capabilities of the already-available local SPFs, calibrated to the latest time period for which they will be applied, are compared with the calibrated SafetyAnalyst-default SPFs, the calibrated SafetyAnalyst-default SPFs in general were found to better predict crash frequencies compared with the existing Florida-specific SPFs calibrated to the latest data. Therefore, the local SPFs are recommended when developed using present data; however, the calibrated SafetyAnalyst-default SPFs could be used if local SPFs developed from present data are not available.
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Ouzts, Norman E., Igor Himelfarb, Bruce L. Shotts, and Andrew R. Gow. "Current state and future directions of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners." Journal of Chiropractic Education 34, no. 1 (March 1, 2020): 31–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.7899/jce-19-24.
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The objective of this paper is to describe changes made to chiropractic national board examinations in the United States, including methodologies in test scoring, and to discuss future directions in test development and administration being considered by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE). Additionally, this paper serves as an introduction to the articles written by the NBCE staff and published in this issue of the journal. Statistical perspective on the properties of a test are presented, and reasons for the NBCE moving to item response theory for test scoring are described. NBCE consideration of on-demand testing and changes implemented in the Part IV practical examination are also discussed.
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Goltz, Jeffrey W. "Determinants of performance of police organisations in the state of Florida: an evidence-based confirmatory approach." International Journal of Public Policy 3, no. 5/6 (2008): 419. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijpp.2008.020992.
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Lynch, Michael J., Joshua Ozymy, and Melissa Jarrell. "Executive Actors and Environmental Enforcement: Examining the “Rick Scott Effect” in the U.S. State of Florida." Review of Policy Research 36, no. 3 (February 11, 2019): 395–413. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ropr.12327.
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Gutwein, Luke G., Juan F. Alvarez, Jenny L. Gutwein, David W. Kays, and Saleem Islam. "Allocation of Healthcare Dollars: Analysis of Nonneonatal Circumcisions in Florida." American Surgeon 79, no. 9 (September 2013): 865–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000313481307900916.
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Circumcision remains a controversial operation. Most procedures are performed in the neonatal period and avoid general anesthesia. Legislation driven by policy statements from the American Academy of Pediatrics led to significant changes in circumcisions in Florida with a shift to non-neonatal procedures as a result of costs. We sought to study the prevalence and financial implications of nonneonatal circumcisions in Florida. A retrospective population study was performed using the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration outpatient procedure database. We queried for patients 0 to 17 years of age undergoing circumcision between 2003 and 2008. Demographics, charges, and insurance status were analyzed. From 2003 to 2008, 31,741 outpatient circumcisions were performed. Publicly funded circumcisions accounted for 17,537 charging the state $6,263 on average for each circumcision at an expense of $111.8 million for the 5-year time period analyzed. Publicly funded circumcision procedures increased more than sixfold ( P < 0.0001) than those covered by private insurance. Black circumcision procedures increased 77.3 per cent, whereas white circumcisions increased 28.7 per cent. There has been a significant increase in the number of nonneonatal circumcisions performed. This has resulted in an increase in economic health care. Public funding of neonatal circumcision could result in significant cost savings and avoid potential complications of general anesthesia.
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Tignor, Milton E., and Elizabeth M. Lamb. "436 De Novo Synthesis of a Horticulture Teaching Program." HortScience 34, no. 3 (June 1999): 519D—519. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.34.3.519d.
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The Univ. of Florida has had off-campus degree programs for over a decade. In 1998, a new program in a major agricultural region of the state developed under unique circumstances. Community driven support, leadership from local politicians, and guidance from academic administrators resulted in the legislative funding of a new undergraduate teaching program in south Florida. The program offers upper-division courses leading to Bachelor of Science degrees in horticultural science and food and resource economics. Another unique aspect was the partnership formed with local universities necessary to offer the degrees. Locally, Indian River Community College provides lower-division courses and Florida Atlantic Univ. offers four upper-division courses to complete the course offerings for the degrees. Funding was allocated for eight new faculty members with 70% teaching appointments, four support staff, and a new $3.7 million teaching complex. In today's academic climate, having eight new faculty members at one time is a rare occurrence that allowed for creative growth on the part of the new teaching program. What was successful and unsuccessful concerning recruitment, advertising, purchasing, advising, collaborative efforts with local colleges, and administration will be discussed. In addition, demographics on the student body will be presented.
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Ford, Michael, and Douglas Ihrke. "Uncontested: electoral competition in American school board elections." Journal of Educational Administration 58, no. 6 (May 1, 2020): 661–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jea-02-2019-0020.
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PurposeThe purpose of this research was to determine the extent to which American school board members faced electoral competition, as well as the factors influencing the likelihood of competition.Design/methodology/approachThe authors utilized original national survey data of American school board members linked with school district demographic data obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. Several hypotheses were tested using three state-level fixed-effects logistic regression models predicting electoral competition.FindingsThe authors found that 39.6% of American school board members reported not having an opponent in their most recent election. School board members serving larger urban school districts with higher percentages of special needs students and racial minorities were more likely to have faced electoral competition.Originality/valueThe authors highlighted potential flaws in the traditional model of local democratic governance and helped expand understanding of the dissatisfaction theory of American democracy and continuous participation theory. The authors concluded with several suggestions on how the results can be used to inform future local governance reforms that increase electoral competition and/or create more effective governance models.
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Okhremtchouk, Irina S., and Oscar Jimenez-Castellanos. "The Obama Administration American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Local School Board Politics." Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership 21, no. 4 (April 15, 2018): 67–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1555458918762259.
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 2009 funds were established by the Obama administration to stabilize the U.S. economy and support public education. This case examines how the district leadership in one rural unified school district in California decided to allocate the State Fiscal Stabilization Funds and Title I Part A/ARRA funds provided within ARRA. The case explores how local school board politics and local bureaucracies contribute to the district leadership’s allocation of these funds.
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Schiller, Reuel E. "The Administrative State, Front and Center: Studying Law and Administration in Postwar America." Law and History Review 26, no. 2 (2008): 415–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s073824800000136x.
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More than any other case from the postwar period,Brown v. Board of Educationhas captured the attention of historians and the public alike. The case itself, and the NAACP's campaign that led to it, have been the subject of books and articles beyond counting. In many history textbooks it is the only court case mentioned between the end of World War II and the early 1960s. It is one of a handful of cases that is recognized by the public at large and is surely the only Supreme Court case that has its own National Historic Site.
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Lima-Silva, Fernanda, Kate Abreu, and Esther Leblanc. "Participação consultiva no Brasil: o caso do Conselho da Cidade de São Paulo." Revista de Administração Pública 54, no. 2 (April 2020): 321–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-761220180427.
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Abstract This article analyzed the São Paulo Municipal Advisory Board, an innovative channel of communication between civil society and the local government’s executive branch. This exploratory research is based on an intrinsic case study, aiming to understand the operation of this advisory board and how it relates to other participatory instances in Brazil. The study adopted semi-structured interviews with members of the advisory board and representatives of the local government, participant observation of meetings of the management’s board, and analysis of official documents. Data were analyzed based on the theory of deliberative democracy and studies on participatory bodies. The results indicate that the São Paulo Municipal Advisory Board is partially aligned with the deliberative democracy, and strongly connected to the federal and state-level Economic and Social Development Advisory Boards. Due to the specificities of these instances, we suggest the creation of a new category in the literature on institutional participation - “Governmental Advisory Board.”
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Lima-Silva, Fernanda, Kate Abreu, and Esther Leblanc. "Consultative participation in Brazil: the case of the São Paulo Municipal Advisory Board." Revista de Administração Pública 54, no. 2 (April 2020): 321–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-761220180427x.
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Abstract This article analyzed the São Paulo Municipal Advisory Board, an innovative channel of communication between civil society and the local government’s executive branch. This exploratory research is based on an intrinsic case study, aiming to understand the operation of this advisory board and how it relates to other participatory instances in Brazil. The study adopted semi-structured interviews with members of the advisory board and representatives of the local government, participant observation of meetings of the management’s board, and analysis of official documents. Data were analyzed based on the theory of deliberative democracy and studies on participatory bodies. The results indicate that the São Paulo Municipal Advisory Board is partially aligned with the deliberative democracy, and strongly connected to the federal and state-level Economic and Social Development Advisory Boards. Due to the specificities of these instances, we suggest the creation of a new category in the literature on institutional participation - “Governmental Advisory Board.”
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Kent, Jennifer K., and F. Chris Curran. "Pulling the Trigger: The Decision of Arming School Staff in a Large, Diverse School District." Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership 24, no. 3 (February 15, 2021): 87–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1555458921993193.
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Based on events in Florida, this case explores issues that accompany the choice to arm school personnel as a means to address school violence and shootings. Readers consider the issue from the perspective of the school board of a large, diverse district and are presented with dilemmas while they consider the effectiveness, the political feasibility, the legality, the cost, and the potential unintended consequences of arming school personnel. The school board grapples with the complexity of making school safety decisions within the constraints of state policy while simultaneously being responsive to local budget constraints and a diverse set of stakeholders.
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Chen, Hanmei, and Steven Howard Smith. "School board directors’ information needs and financial reporting’s role." Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management 31, no. 4 (November 14, 2019): 578–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpbafm-09-2018-0097.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether Washington State school district financial reporting and budget reporting meet the information needs of school board directors charged with governance. Design/methodology/approach Washington State school board directors were surveyed and asked to rank information items’ usefulness in carrying out their governance role. School district annual reports, budgets and websites were examined to determine whether the identified information was reported and easily transparent to those charged with governance and the public. Findings Directors rank information on strategic oversight, budget planning and student outcomes as more useful, consistent with the strategic role of new public management. Follow-on analysis of district annual financial reports, budgets and websites reveal that the availability of the information ranked useful by directors is limited. The findings suggest an information gap exists between directors’ information needs and school district reporting. Annual reports and budgets, when provided, often provide typical financial statements and variance data, respectively, rather than reporting on mission-aligned performance measures. The main consequence of the information gap may be compromised decision-making effectiveness. Originality/value By directly asking those charged with governance what information they identify as useful and then examining whether the information is reported in the annual report, budget or website, the study links user information needs to information transparency.
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ARANDA, Elizabeth, and Elizabeth VAQUERA. "IMMIGRANT FAMILY SEPARATION, FEAR, AND THE U.S. DEPORTATION REGIME." Monitoring of public opinion economic&social changes, no. 5 (November 10, 2018): 0. http://dx.doi.org/10.14515/monitoring.2018.5.16.
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In 2018, President Trump changed a long-standing policy of keeping families who cross the United States border together; instead, he ordered that parents be detained separately from children, drawing a national outcry that led to his administration walking back the practice. Drawing on 50 in-depth interviews with undocumented young adults in the state of Florida, USA, we argue that the practice of family separation through immigration policy is not new. We illustrate how our sample’s undocumented status puts them at risk for family separation under the current ‘deportation regime’ that creates a heightened and all-encompassing fear about the possibility of family separation.
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Pupo, Daniel, Hillary Rouse, Lindsay Peterson, and Kathryn Hyer. "Availability of Audiology Services in Assisted Living Communities in Florida." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2020): 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.272.
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Abstract Florida has one of the largest populations of older adults in the U.S., and as a result the state also has a high prevalence of hearing loss. Given the growth of assisted living as a housing option for older adults, the purpose of this study was to determine the availability of audiology services in assisted living communities (ALCs) across Florida. Data on ALC location, characteristics and audiology service availability were collected from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). County socioeconomic data were collected from the U.S. Department of Labor. Logistic regression and chi2 tests were used to examine the relationship between county socioeconomics and whether an ALC provided audiology services. We found that of the 3090 ALCs in Florida, audiology services were present in only 57 (3.2%). ALCs with audiology services were significantly more likely to be located in counties with a higher education level and a higher average income. This suggests a shortage of ALCs with audiology services in counties where residents have fewer resources. The results are concerning, given that individuals with fewer resources are less able to pay for audiology services on their own and evidence showing that poor hearing health late in life impacts individuals’ health and quality of life. Policy implications will be discussed, including the need for more ALCs to provide audiology services in counties with fewer resources. One possible solution is tele-audiology, which would enable a single audiologist to diagnose and prescribe hearing aids to patients in underserved areas.
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Shi, Yu, and Jingran Sun. "The Influence of Neighboring Jurisdictions Matters: Examining the Impact of Natural Disasters on Local Government Fiscal Accounts." Public Finance Review 49, no. 3 (May 2021): 435–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10911421211025740.
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The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of natural disasters on emergency and disaster relief service (EDRS) expenditure in the governmental funds for sixty-six counties in the state of Florida between 2009 and 2013. Specifically, it will explore whether the fiscal responses of local governments in these fiscal accounts are spatially dependent by using the spatial Durbin model. It finds that EDRS expenditures in the general fund and in the special revenue fund of one county are influenced by the levels of damage in neighboring counties. This study also finds a spillover effect of intergovernmental revenues from state and federal governments on these EDRS expenditures in fiscal accounts. These results suggest that the provision of public goods (such as disaster relief activities) may generate spatial spillover at the local level in the context of US federalism. Moreover, this study highlights the importance of accounting for spatial factors in the study with respect to local jurisdictions’ fiscal reactions to natural disasters.
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Eden, Aimee R., Erica H. Anstey, and Deidre Orriola. "Growing the IBCLC Workforce: A Florida Needs Assessment." Journal of Human Lactation 34, no. 1 (December 12, 2017): 148–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890334417739580.
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Background: Florida has fewer International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) per 1,000 live births than the national average. An important strategy to support breastfeeding entails creating opportunities to prepare and train IBCLCs from underrepresented groups. However, it can be difficult for individuals to access lactation education and gain clinical experience necessary to become an IBCLC. Research aim: The Building a Better Breastfeeding Network project was a needs assessment designed to assess the interest in an IBCLC training program in Florida and perceived barriers and facilitators to completing such a program. Methods: An online survey was distributed via email to non-IBCLC students and maternal and child healthcare workers in Florida. Microsoft Excel was used to complete descriptive analyses. Results: Surveys were initiated by 1,939 eligible individuals from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds across the state, 86% of whom responded that they would be possibly to very interested in an IBCLC training program. For those interested, cost was perceived as a potential barrier to enrolling in a program, but flexible course schedules and scholarship or financial aid availability would further attract participants. More than half were interested in working with underserved populations or in low-resource settings, but Black and Hispanic participants were significantly more likely to express interest in working in those settings. Conclusion: Due to the high level of interest in an IBCLC training program in Florida, a formal lactation training program may be successful in attracting diverse students, particularly if funding and program flexibility needs are met.
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Miller, PhD, Anastasia, Lynn Unruh, PhD, RN, LHRM, Tracy Wharton, PhD, MEd, MSc, MSW, LCSW, Xinliang Liu, PhD, and Ning Zhang, PhD, MD, MPH. "Individual and organizational factors associated with professional quality of life in Florida fire personnel." Journal of Emergency Management 16, no. 3 (May 1, 2018): 173. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/jem.2018.0366.
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine a baseline level of compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress (STS) in firefighters, as well as to examine how these constructs related to perceived organizational support, perceived coworker support, psychological resilience, and debriefing in the fire personnel.Design: This was done through a voluntary nonrandom, cross-sectional administration of surveys. Setting: The study was carried out in the state of Florida.Subjects, Participants: Surveys were e-mailed out to state firefighters. Two hundred seventy surveys were completed by active firefighting personnel across the state.Main Outcome Measure(s): The Professional Quality of Life: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue Version 5 was also sent to establish self-reported levels of compassion satisfaction, burnout, and STS. The Survey of Perceived Organizational Support, Perceived Organizational Support Survey, and the Brief Resilience Survey were also used in addition to questions regarding debriefing activities. Results: Gender, race, and education levels were significantly related to compassion satisfaction in the regression analysis. Organizational support was associated with higher compassion satisfaction as well as lower burnout and STS. Coworker support was associated with higher compassion satisfaction. Psychological resilience was positively associated with higher levels of compassion satisfaction and lower burnout and STS. Those who participated in informal debriefing methods had higher compassion satisfaction as well as lower burnout. Firefighters working at agencies that did not provide mental health professional’s services had lower compassion satisfaction.Conclusions: Fire agencies have multiple avenues and policy options to improve the professional quality of life for firefighters.
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Sukhorukikh, Marietta, Marina Kozlova, Ekaterina Gorbatova, Larisa Dzikovitskaya, and Alexey Bashtovoy. "CLINICAL COURSE OF PERIODONTAL DISEASES IN PATIENTS WITH POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS TREATED WITH BISPHOSPHONATES." Archiv Euromedica 11, no. 2 (June 27, 2021): 118–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.35630/2199-885x/2021/11/2/29.
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The aim of the study was to assess the state of the clinical course of periodontal diseases in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis (OP), depending on the long-term oral administration of various groups of bisphosphonates (BP). The study included 120 women aged 55–65 years with postmenopausal OP for at least three years who took complex antiosteoporetic therapy, including BP in tablet form. The dental examination included an examination of the oral cavity, the study of the pH of the oral fluid, the hygienic state of the mouth (the "Florida Probe" system). According to the results of the study, it was revealed that prolonged treatment of BP in tablets can provoke the development of inflammatory reactions in periodontal tissues. This phenomenon is associated with a shift in the pH of saliva to the acidic side, at which its buffer properties change.
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Șincan, Anca. "Stuck in the Middle: The Inspector for Religious Denominations as Mediator between the Religious Community and the Early Communist Romanian State." East Central Europe 44, no. 1 (June 23, 2017): 128–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18763308-04401012.
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The relationship between state and religious denominations in communist Romania was mediated, supervised and enforced among others by a member of the state administration—the local inspector for religious denominations. Inherited from the Soviet practice this position is new in the state apparatus. The present article offers an overview of the particularities of the inspector’s work. Constantly moving between the requirements of his position, his communist orthodoxy and his own belief system and world view he had a difficult task of going between the state administration and the religious communities and make the policies and regulations of the totalitarian state palatable and enforceable. A sounding board for state policies whose applicability they tested in the field they were the last link of the newly designed relationship between the communist state and religious denominations.
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Ward, Beverly, and Rosemary Mathias. "Getting to Work and Other Places the Poor Have to Go." Practicing Anthropology 22, no. 1 (January 1, 2000): 10–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.17730/praa.22.1.aqh2j03034j80063.
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Lack of reliable transportation is a major barrier to linking current welfare recipients with job opportunities. Both private vehicles and public transportation play key roles in accessing jobs. Local investments in public transportation vary significantly from area to area, resulting in disparities of what level of investment is required to ensure that adequate transportation is available for those who need it. Even in communities well-served by public transportation, current services may be inadequate for providing transportation for former welfare recipients joining the work force, especially when work transportation is linked to the need to access child care, training, education, and other services. Based on extensive work carried out by anthropologists at the USF Center for Urban Transportation Research, this presentation covers two main issues: (1) an overview of the Florida WAGES program and of efforts pertaining to welfare to work and access to jobs in other states; (2) the extent to which WAGES and public transportation programs are integrated and coordinated at the local and state level in Florida. The research was funded from the Center's base operating funds provided by the Florida Board of Regents.
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Killian, Lewis M. "Working for the Segregationist Establishment." Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 25, no. 4 (November 1989): 487–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002188638902500412.
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While teaching race relations at Florida State University, the author was asked by Florida Attorney General Richard Ervin to direct a sociological study for a brief to be submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in response to its ruling on Brown versus the Board of Education. The author confronted political realities influencing the research design and use of the findings. He also heard criticism of the brief and his role in it from liberals and segregationists alike. The author was further disillusioned by the response to the court's decision that desegregation should occur “with all deliberate speed,” especially when Ervin compromised his position to win re-election, and when a follow-up study was conducted in the same way as the initial one. In reflecting on his experience, the author expresses concern that, despite his principles and intentions, his efforts may have actually delayed desegregation.
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Eriksson, Gillian, Christine Weber, and Lauri Kirsch. "A comprehensive plan for differentiating the training of teachers of the gifted online at the state, district and university levels in Florida, USA." Gifted Education International 28, no. 1 (January 2012): 41–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0261429411424385.
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The training of teachers for a meaningful use of all that contemporary technology offers to developing curriculum requires constant vigilance, experimentation, innovation, revision and updating. The lifestyle of today’s gifted students includes a range of ever-unfolding technologies, such as text messaging, blogging, social networking, personal webpages, video pods, streamed television, online textbooks, online knowledge base, web searching, presentation tools, desktop publishing, graphics infused in word processing, simulations and complex gaming. At the same time, the technology literacy of most teachers is in ‘catch-up mode’ with constant retraining about how to provide curricula that includes webquests, virtual field trips, virtual passports, interactive maps (Google Earth) and webliography (TrackStar), presented in diverse formats. The following questions will be examined in this paper: How do you cross regional boundaries and local educational administration to provide a comprehensive state-wide teacher training system in gifted education? How do you differentiate teacher training in gifted education that uses appropriate methods, strategies and best practices in teaching gifted students? How do you incorporate the daily technology needs and uses of gifted students into training their teachers? How can you provide teacher training that is independent of time and space to reach teachers beyond their classroom yet make it directly applicable? How do you structure a system of accountability that meets state and national standards for gifted education? In the state of Florida, USA, a three-tiered comprehensive approach provides online training and certification to teachers at the state level, through the WOGI (Working on Gifted Issues) project, at the district level that builds on Florida State Training Modules for local relevance, and at the university level that can be incorporated into a graduate Master’s degree with a specialization in gifted education.
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Eden, Aimee R. "Jan Riordan: An Oral History." Journal of Human Lactation 35, no. 2 (March 22, 2019): 215–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890334419830993.
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While conducting my dissertation research on the professionalization of breastfeeding support, I identified key “founders” of lactation consulting. I focused on the people involved in the formation of the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, as certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners and represented by the International Lactation Consultant Association. Jan Riordan was at the top of my list. As the editor and co-author of the first text on breastfeeding and human lactation for non-physicians, Dr. Riordan shaped the professional body of knowledge for International Board Certified Lactation Consultants and others providing clinical breastfeeding support. She was a La Leche League leader and founding member of the Kansas La Leche League International Chapter, served on the first International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners Board of Directors, and served on the first editorial review board of the Journal of Human Lactation. She was a professor of nursing at Wichita State University for 23 years. I met her at an International Lactation Consultant Association conference in San Antonio, Texas in 2010, just after she had retired from Wichita State, and I interviewed her by phone on August 10, 2010. This is from a taped interview. (AE = Aimee Eden’s initials; JR = Jan Riordan’s initials). The University of South Florida IRB approved the full study.
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Padilla, Mikela M., Dikea Roussos-Ross, and Amie J. Goodin. "Assessing the utility of the Healthy Start Screen to predict an elevated Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score." Journal of Perinatal Medicine 48, no. 5 (June 25, 2020): 483–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jpm-2019-0472.
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AbstractObjectiveTo examine the utility of the Healthy Start Screen (HSS), which is an assessment of health, environment, and behavioral risk factors offered to all pregnant women in the state of Florida, in identifying women at risk for developing postpartum depression (PPD).MethodsThe sample for this Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved, retrospective study consisted of patients who presented to a women’s clinic for a new prenatal visit. Those patients who completed both the HSS at their prenatal visit and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) at their postpartum visit were included. We focused on items 1–10 of the HSS, where patients could respond with either “yes” or “no”, and identified a positive EPDS as any score greater than or equal to 12.ResultsWomen who identified as feeling down, depressed or hopeless, feeling alone when facing problems, to having ever received mental health services, or to having any trouble paying bills were more likely to have an EPDS score greater than or equal to 12.ConclusionThe HSS, currently mandated by the state of Florida to be offered to all pregnant women, is a useful tool for identifying women at increased risk of developing PPD.
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Gawlik, Marytza, and Ann Allen. "Charter school board members’ readiness to serve and implications for training." Journal of Educational Administration 57, no. 2 (April 8, 2019): 102–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jea-05-2018-0099.
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Purpose Analyzing data collected from the charter school board members and the superintendent in a charter school district in a southeastern state about the quality and usefulness of training, the purpose of this paper is to provide an important foundation for understanding training and development for charter school boards in the USA. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a qualitative case study approach to examine a charter school district and the preparedness of charter school board members to serve in that district. The authors sampled one charter school district in the southeast region of the USA and interviewed five charter school board members and the superintendent. Findings The first theme is composition and responsibility of charter school board members, which outlines the roles and responsibilities that charter school board members assume when they serve on this charter district board. The second theme is preparedness to serve, which traces the readiness of charter school board members to serve on a board. The final theme is training and documents related to the kind of training charter school board members receive once they are appointed to the board. Originality/value This study provides a conceptual framework about the dimensions and standards associated with preparedness to serve as a charter school board member and broadens the authors’ understanding of the roles and responsibilities of charter school boards, their preparedness to serve and the training and development they receive.
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Swasono, Andri, and Gunarto Gun. "TINJAUAN YURIDIS PERMASALAHAN DAN AKIBAT HUKUMNYA ATAS KEPUTUSAN MAJELIS PENGAWAS NOTARIS SEBAGAI OBJEK GUGATAN DI PENGADILAN TATA USAHA NEGARA." Jurnal Akta 4, no. 1 (March 10, 2017): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.30659/akta.v4i1.1751.
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Research with a title “Juridical Review The Problems And The Legal Consequences Of The Decision Of Notary Supervisory Board As The Object Of Lawsuit In Administrative Court” examine the issues arising from the decision issued by the notary supervisory board whether it is a state administrative decision.The decision of the notary supervisory board is an administrative decision which can be used as the object of lawsuit in state administrative court as referred to in the terms of the state administrative decision, namely a written stipulation issued by the agency / officials of state administration which contains administrative legal action based on laws and regulations, which is a concrete, individual, and final, and have a legal effect on a person or civil legal entity.To be able to become the object of a lawsuit after first ensured it is not a state administrative decision which is exempted as meant in Article 2 and Article 49, and shall be ensured that all administrative efforts have been taken.Keywords: notary supervisory board, state administrative decision, object of lawsuit.
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BAIMENOV, ALIKHAN М. "About some of the factors for public administration effectiveness." Public Administration 22, no. 1 (2020): 26–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.22394/2070-8378-2020-22-1-26-32.
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The article emphasizes that modern governments, working in unique socio-economic, historical and cultural conditions, must take into account global trends, as well as the growth of citizens’ expectations associated with the rapid development of information technologies and other factors. In such circumstances, special attention is paid to the effectiveness of public administration. The article discusses some of the significant factors impacting the effectiveness of public administration, such as the professionalization of the state apparatus, the legibility of the institutional framework, the optimization of information flows and corporate culture. In accordance with this, on the basis of work experience in the public administration system and analysis of civil service reforms in the countries of the region, the main challenges and possible solutions are shown. In the professionalization of the state apparatus, the importance of the merit principles in the selection and promotion stages of personnel through the empowerment of human resource (HR) management services, the integrity of tools and approaches at all stages of selection process, and the responsibility of the selection board are noted. The author focuses on the need to ensure a balance of powers, responsibility and resources, delimitation of powers between political and administrative civil servants, optimization of information flows. Particular importance is paid to corporate culture, which is one of the main factors affecting the efficiency of the state apparatus. It is noted that central values of corporate culture and leadership in state bodies of the countries of our region, along with generally accepted in the modern leadership theory, should be respect for the dignity, work and time of employees.
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Thomas, M. Blair, Daniel L. Fay, and Frances S. Berry. "Strategically Marketing Florida’s Cities: An Exploratory Study Into How Cities Engage in Public Marketing." American Review of Public Administration 50, no. 3 (January 10, 2020): 275–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0275074019897599.
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Over the course of this decade, Florida has emerged as one of America’s fastest growing and most visited states. As many of the state’s municipalities compete for opportunities to expand their tax base and achieve other municipally centered goals, they are faced with the challenge of needing to strategically differentiate themselves from their peers to attract opportunities. One way to accomplish this is through using marketing as a tool of strategic management. While literature shows that marketing engagement is happening in cities throughout the world, we lack a clear understanding of what American municipalities are doing about marketing and why they are increasingly choosing to participate in the activity. This work provides a glimpse into how a sample of Florida cities are strategically using marketing and what city managers and communication officials are specifically hoping to accomplish with marketing activity. The purpose of this research is to answer the following three questions: Why do city governments engage in marketing? Do city government officials engage in marketing from a strategic management perspective? How do city governments engage in marketing? Utilizing surveys and interviews from city managers and communication officials at the municipal level from across the state, this exploratory study sheds a light onto how several cities using marketing as a strategic management tool to achieve articulated goals. We provide recommendations for practitioners exploring strategic use of marketing and practitioners seeking to expand marketing engagement within their municipalities.
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Malan, Randy D. "Pharmaceutical Care in a State Operated Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Department." Journal of Pharmacy Practice 9, no. 4 (August 1996): 229–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/089719009600900404.
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Pharmaceutical care in psychiatry is a specialized area of practice within the field of pharmacy and has been selected for Board Certification in the near future. In order to be maximally effective in this clinical setting, mental health pharmacists must combine their knowledge of psychopharmacology, pathophysiology, laboratory data, standardized assessment tools, and federal Health Care Financing Administration requirements, with non-pharmacological treatments to function within a treatment team concept. This treatment team concept aims at maximizing individual clinical outcomes while at the same time minimizing adverse side effects of the treatment regimen.
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Shircliffe, Barbara J. "Rethinking Turner v. Keefe: The Parallel Mobilization of African-American and White Teachers in Tampa, Florida, 1936–1946." History of Education Quarterly 52, no. 1 (February 2012): 99–136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5959.2011.00374.x.
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In 1941, members of the local unit of the Florida State Teachers Association (FSTA) met in Tampa to plan a lawsuit against Hillsborough County's school board for paying African-American teachers less than white teachers. Hilda Turner, who taught history and economics at Tampa's historically black high school, agreed to serve as plaintiff; she was the only one to volunteer. Thurgood Marshall chief counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)'s Legal Defense Fund (LDF), assisted Samuel McGill, a Jacksonville attorney, in representing Turner, who filed a complaint in federal court that November. In the fall of 1942, responding to Turner's suit, Hillsborough County school board dropped the race-tiered salary schedule and adopted a “rating” scale that based teachers' pay on a number of factors other than training and experience, including “physical, health, personality, and character,” “scholarship and attitude,” and “instructional skill and performance.” The rating committee charged with classifying teachers placed 84 percent of white teachers in the highest pay bracket, and 80 percent of African-American teachers in the lowest pay bracket. As in other Florida cases, Hillsborough County school board offered the new rating scale as evidence that the district no longer discriminated on the basis of race, an assertion Marshall attempted to challenge at trial. However, in 1943, two years after Turner's complaint was originally filed, the federal district judge ruled that the new salary scale was “fair on its face.”