Functionary prisoners in Nazi concentration camps occupied an intermediate position between the superior SS and inferior regular inmates. Their ambivalent role led to certain behaviour and group formation processes. Using sociological theories, this thesis seeks to investigate an unexplored point of view in relation to the position of functionary prisoners in the camp society. By doing so, this...

In 2006, the Quebec provincial government committed itself to developing capacity for evidence-based alcohol and other drug screening and brief intervention (SBI) in frontline health-service delivery settings. Two studies were conducted prior to province-wide deployment to inform decision makers as to possible implementation challenges. Study 1 evaluated the efficacy of implementing a model of ...

The approval of imatinib in 2001 changed the landscape of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) management, becoming the standard of care and improving the survival rates of patients. With the prevalent use of imatinib worldwide, it was observed that up to one-third of patients are resistant to or intolerant of imatinib therapy, fueling the search for safer and more effective agents. The newer and mor...

The paradox of India’s current success, we learn from Kochar et al., is that it is rooted in what were once seen as some of its most egregious policy failures. In particular, in the 1980s and even the 1990s, one always heard complaints about how India invested so much more in tertiary education compared to countries at similar levels of development, and how primary education, by comparison, was...

Integration of leprosy control into general health services (GHS) has gained much wider acceptance. Integration policies and efforts have usually been directed towards taking leprosy services to general health services. “Reverse integration” means bringing other health care services into existing leprosy services. This paper discusses the process of reverse integration in a missionary hospital ...

AIM To describe the frequency of aggressive acts experienced by frontline staff working in two models of dementia care: Residential Alzheimer's Care Centers and Secured Dementia Units and to explore the associations between aggressive acts experienced by frontline staff and factors related to the work context and care providers. BACKGROUND Aggression towards healthcare providers in residentia...

INTRODUCTION Human resources are the most strategic resource and the most significant input for health systems. Their behavior and motivation can strongly affect the overall performance of the health systems. The aim of this study was to determine the factors that affect motivation in frontline employees at teaching hospitals affiliated with Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU)...