Increases in the technological sophistication of some emerging econo-mies, linked, in part, to shifts in the distribution of innovation activities from developedto emerging economies has attracted a lot of attention. Whether emerging economieswill catch up with developed regions in terms of innovation and technology remains anopen question. Various methods can be used to measure...

If a union successfully organizes one plant, does it make it easier to organize other nearby plants? If the answer is yes, there is a spillover effect from one plant to the next. If spillovers are important, then when a union gets it foot in the door and organizes some initial plants, unionism may spread like a contagion and turn a city into what trade unionists call a “union town.” The purpose...

Operational retrieval of Asian sand and dust storm from FY-2C geostationary meteorological satellite and its application to real time forecast in Asia X. Q. Hu, N. M. Lu, T. Niu, and P. Zhang Key Laboratory of Radiometric Calibration and Validation for Environmental Satellites (KLRCV), National Satellite Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administration (NSMC/CMA), Beijing 100081, Chin...

1Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 2Public Policy Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 3Department of Sociology, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China 4Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau, Macau 5Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Kentucky Children’s Hospital, University of K...

background: peripherally inserted central catheter (picc) is commonly used in nursing for patients with leukemia. the purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors of catheter-related infection (cri) in patients with leukemia and to provide some nursing strategies based on the results. methods: clinical data from 140 patients with leukemia between may 2014 and july 2016 in haiyang p...

background: we aimed to research the value of extended nursing for cerebral stroke patients within a suitable recovery empty period. methods: seventy-two cerebral stroke patients were randomized to a control group or treatment group at the recovery period at xuzhou recovery hospital, china in 2016. a recovery guidance exercise was applied to the control group for a set time, while a recovery gu...

China is facing growing challenges from the increasing elderly population, the number of elderly who require care is growing, “4-2-1” family structure and “empty nesters” exacerbate the burden of care. The existing nursing homes are far from meeting the demand. However, two extremes exit: overcrowding and low occupancy because of cost, facilities and services. There is a severe shortage and ins...