During the placement of a mould for a hearing aid by a hearing aid dispenser, moulding MATERIALS entered the middle ear through preexisting perforations in the tympanic membrane. Middle ear foreign bodies are common otorhinolaryngological emergencies and must be removed to avoid complications. Surgical removal of the moulding MATERIALS by tympanotomy was necessary. Here, we report a case of a m...

Different theories about the impact of aid make distinct predictions about citizens’ attitudes toward foreign aid in recipient countries. We investigate their preferences toward aid and government projects in order to examine these different theories. Are citizens indifferent between development projects funded by their own government or by foreign aid donors? To address this, in an experiment ...

We propose that social categorization can encourage particular forms of intergroup cooperation because it differentiates a group in need from a group that can give aid. Moreover, social categorization is most likely to occur when individuals perceive procedural justice (i.e., fair treatment) from authorities in a superordinate group that includes the individuals' subgroup. Two field studies inv...

Title of Document: HUMAN RIGHTS AND US FOREIGN AID: A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF AID ALLOCATIONS BEFORE AND DURING THE WAR ON TERROR Brian L. Miller, Doctor of Philosophy, 2011 Directed By: Professor Paul Huth Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park In this study, I examine the influence of human rights considerations on the US foreign aid decisionmaking proces...

This study uses a combination of foreign aid data and development proxies to assess the value of health related foreign aid and the achievements of the global community during times of increased aid focus. It uses regression models to present a statistically significant relationship between aid and health outcomes, and then utilizes three case studies comparing similar countries in order to rei...

This paper examines the macroeconomic effects of foreign aid transfers in a small open recipient economy. The focus, however, is not on the impact of foreign aid per se but rather on aid’s influence conditional upon the different budgetary financing policies under the discretion of the recipient government. We compare the effects of an aid transfer tied to investment in a public good from a pur...