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Lancaster University
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About: Lancaster University is a education organization based out in Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 13080 authors who have published 44563 publications receiving 1692277 citations. The organization is also known as: The University of Lancaster & Lancaster University.
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TL;DR: In this article, an alternative approach to understand innovation is made using two intersecting ideas: successful innovation requires consideration of the social and organizational contexts in which it is located, and innovation can be divided into two modes: bounded and unbounded.
Abstract: An alternative approach to understanding innovation is made using two intersecting ideas. The first is that successful innovation requires consideration of the social and organizational contexts in which it is located. The complex context of construction work is characterized by inter-organizational collaboration, a project-based approach and power distributed amongst collaborating organizations. The second is that innovations can be divided into two modes: ‘bounded’, where the implications of innovation are restricted within a single, coherent sphere of influence, and ‘unbounded’, where the effects of implementation spill over beyond this. Bounded innovations are adequately explained within the construction literature. However, less discussed are unbounded innovations, where many firms' collaboration is required for successful implementation, even though many innovations can be considered unbounded within construction's inter-organizational context. It is argued that unbounded innovations require an appr...
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Colorado State University1, Duke University2, University of Kansas3, Lancaster University4, Woods Hole Research Center5, University of Hawaii at Manoa6, Villanova University7, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology8, University of Hawaii at Hilo9, Oregon State University10, University of Wyoming11
TL;DR: In this paper, it is argued that understanding of the key hydrological interactions in the humid tropics remains limited, and a vision of future research designed to address these shortcomings is outlined.
Abstract: Hydrological processes in the humid tropics differ from other regions in having greater energy inputs and faster rates of change. In this Review it is argued that understanding of the key hydrological interactions there remains limited, and a vision of future research designed to address these shortcomings is outlined.
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TL;DR: The provision of HIV treatment and care in sub‐Saharan Africa faces multiple challenges, including weak health systems and attrition of trained health workers, and one potential response to overcome these challenges has been to engage community health workers (CHWs).
Abstract: Introduction: The provision of HIV treatment and care in sub-Saharan Africa faces multiple challenges, including weak health systems and attrition of trained health workers. One potential response to overcome these challenges has been to engage community health workers (CHWs). Methodology: A systematic literature search for quantitative and qualitative studies describing the role and outcomes of CHWs in HIV care between inception and December 2012 in sub-Saharan Africa was performed in the following databases: PubMed, PsychINFO, Embase, Web of Science, JSTOR, WHOLIS, Google Scholar and SAGE journals online. Bibliographies of included articles were also searched. A narrative synthesis approach was used to analyze common emerging themes on the role and outcomes of CHWs in HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa. Results: In total, 21 studies met the inclusion criteria, documenting a range of tasks performed by CHWs.These included patient support (counselling, home-based care, education, adherence support and livelihood support) and health service support (screening, referral and health service organization and surveillance). CHWs were reported to enhance the reach, uptake and quality of HIV services, as well as the dignity, quality of life and retention in care of people living with HIV.The presence of CHWs in clinics was reported to reduce waiting times, streamline patient flow and reduce the workload of health workers. Clinical outcomes appeared not to be compromised, with no differences in virologic failure and mortality comparing patients under community-based and those under facility-based care. Despite these benefits, CHWs faced challenges related to lack of recognition, remuneration and involvement in decision making. Conclusions: CHWs can clearly contribute to HIV services delivery and strengthen human resource capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. For their contribution to be sustained, CHWs need to be recognized, remunerated and integrated in wider health systems. Further research focusing on comparative costs of CHW interventions and successful models for mainstreaming CHWs into wider health systems is needed.
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TL;DR: This article conducted a meta-analysis to test the validity of the Simple View of Reading Gough & Tunmer (Remedial and Special Education, 7:6-10, 1986) for beginner readers of English and other, more transparent, orthographies.
Abstract: We present a meta-analysis to test the validity of the Simple View of Reading Gough & Tunmer (Remedial and Special Education, 7:6–10, 1986) for beginner readers of English and other, more transparent, orthographies. Our meta-analytic approach established that the relative influence of decoding and linguistic comprehension on reading comprehension is different for readers of different types of orthography during the course of early reading development. Furthermore, we identified key differences in the relations among different measures of decoding and reading comprehension between readers of English and other more transparent orthographies. We discuss the implications for reading instruction and the diagnosis of reading difficulties, as well as our theoretical understanding of how component skills influence reading comprehension level.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined how family influence on a business organization affects CSR reporting and found that family firms disseminate a greater variety of CSR reports, are less compliant with CSR standards and place emphasis on different CSR topics.
Abstract: Family firms are ubiquitous and play a crucial role across all world economies, but how they differ in the disclosure of social and environmental actions from non-family firms has been largely overlooked in the literature. Advancing the discourse on corporate social responsibility reporting, we examine how family influence on a business organization affects CSR reporting. The arguments developed here draw on institutional theory, using a rich body of empirical evidence gathered through a content analysis of the CSR reports of 98 large- and medium-sized Italian firms. The grounded theory analysis informs and contextualizes several differences in the type and content of corporate social responsibility reports of family and non-family firms. Our findings show that in comparison to non-family firms, family firms disseminate a greater variety of CSR reports, are less compliant with CSR standards and place emphasis on different CSR topics. We, thus, contribute to the family business and corporate social responsibility reporting literatures in several ways, offering implications for practice and outlining promising avenues for future research.
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David Miller | 203 | 2573 | 204840 |
H. S. Chen | 179 | 2401 | 178529 |
John Hardy | 177 | 1178 | 171694 |
Yang Gao | 168 | 2047 | 146301 |
Gavin Davies | 159 | 2036 | 149835 |
David Tilman | 158 | 340 | 149473 |
David Cameron | 154 | 1586 | 126067 |
A. Artamonov | 150 | 1858 | 119791 |
Steven Williams | 144 | 1375 | 86712 |
Carmen García | 139 | 1503 | 96925 |
Milos Lokajicek | 139 | 1511 | 98888 |
S. R. Hou | 139 | 1845 | 106563 |
Roger Jones | 138 | 998 | 114061 |
Alan D. Baddeley | 137 | 467 | 89497 |
Pavel Shatalov | 136 | 1097 | 91536 |