scholarly journals Has Robert Parker lost his hegemony as a prescriptor in the wine World? A preliminar inquiry through Twitter

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina I. Font-Julian ◽  
Raúl Compés-López ◽  
Enrique Orduna-Malea
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Prima Facie ◽  
Low Level ◽  
The World ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Online Strategy ◽  
High Level

The aim of this work is to determine to what extent Robert Parker has lost his influence as a prescriber in the world of wine through a webometric analysis based on a comparative analysis of Parker’s web influence and that of a competitor who represents an anthitetical vision of the world of wine (Alice Feiring). To do this, we carried out a comparative analysis for Parker’s (@wine_advocate) and Alice Feiring’s (@alicefeiring) official Twitter accounts, including a broad set of metrics (productivity, age, Social Activity, number of followees, etc.), paying special attention to specific followers’ features (age, gender, location, and bios text). The results show that Parker’s twitter profile exhibits an overall higher impact, which denotes not only a different online strategy but also a high level of engagement and popularity. The low level of shared followers by Parker and Feiring (1,898 users) offer prima facie evidence of an online gap between these followers, which can indicate the existence of a divided group of supporters corresponding with the visions that Parker and Feiring represent. Finally, special features are notice for Feiring in gender (more women followers), language (more English-speaking followers) and country (more followers from the United States).

scholarly journals Beyond Religiosity: A Model to Explain Spirituality Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 413-414
Author(s):  
Carlyn Vogel ◽  
Debra Dobbs ◽  
Brent Small
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Good Life ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
College Experience ◽  
The United States ◽  
Strong Connection ◽  
Deep Appreciation ◽  
The World ◽  
High Level

Abstract Spirituality is difficult to define as researchers assign it different meanings and individuals’ perceptions can vary. For example, spirituality may connect to religiosity, while others consider religiosity a less significant part of spirituality. This study investigates factors outside of religiosity that are significantly associated with spirituality to inform the characteristics of the concept. Webster’s (2004) existential framework of spirituality was used to guide variable selection. The National Survey of Midlife in the United States wave three (MIDUS 3; 2013-2014; n = 2,594; Mage = 63.5, SD = 11, range = 39–92) was used to examine individuals’ reported levels of spirituality. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to examine factors related to low and high levels of spirituality compared to a moderate level. Participants with low spirituality were more likely to be male, less likely to be mindful, mediate/chant, feel a strong connection to all life, to indicate that they cannot make sense of the world, and to be religious. Participants with high spirituality were more likely to be female, have at least some college experience, be mindful, meditate/chant, feel deep inner peace, have a sense of deep appreciation, think that a sense of purpose is important for a good life, and have a high level of religiosity. Framed by Webster’s conceptual model, the current study observed that religiosity is significantly associated with spirituality and that other mindfulness-based aspects are also present within this concept. Incorporating mindfulness with religious efforts will more accurately and holistically address spirituality.

Spaces of Intentionality: Race, Class, and Horizontality at the United States Social Forum

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Juris
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Open Space ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Social Forum ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Democratic Practice ◽  
The World ◽  
High Level

The World Social Forum process has sought to provide an "open space" for diverse movements to exchange ideas, interact, and coordinate as they build another world. Despite this inclusive impulse, many of the forums have been disproportionately white and middle class. Through an ethnographic account of the 2007 United States Social Forum (USSF) in Atlanta, I examine one high-profile attempt to overcome this lack of diversity by establishing what I refer to as an "intentional" space. I argue that the intentional strategy pursued by USSF organizers achieved a high level of diversity in racial and class terms, but de-emphasized the role of the forum as a "contact zone" for translation, sharing, and exchange among diverse movement sectors. However, given the strong desire to overcome past exclusions among participants, the privileging of intentionality over openness and horizontality was widely viewed as legitimate, which has important implications for democratic practice.

Foreign Agent Registration Schemes in Australia and the United States: The Scope, Risk and Limitations of Transparency

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Draffen ◽  
Yee-Fui Ng
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Foreign Agent ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
New Public ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Foreign Influence ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
High Level

Regulators and governments around the world have been active of late in considering the best method by which to hold accountable foreign influence on political processes. Australia’s response to this issue was to pass a package of laws, including the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act (‘FITSA’), which creates a new public register for those acting on behalf of a foreign principal. This article compares FITSA against the US Act on which it is based: the Foreign Agents Registration Act (‘FARA’). It shows that, largely, FITSA is better targeted than FARA towards ensuring that actors that merit registration are caught by its provisions. However, FITSA does not entirely address the potential risks inherent in this style of law. The authors argue that despite the objective of transparency inherent in such schemes, they may ultimately have a disproportionate effect on actors with access to fewer resources. Accordingly, the article proposes high-level principles to rethink this form of regulation based on refocusing foreign agent schemes to their underlying justification, recasting the regulatory net, and recalibrating discussions about ‘foreigners’.

Is It Possible to Consider Management of Chronic Diseases as Method of Population Screening in Ukraine?

2016 ◽  
pp. 41-44
Author(s):  
Pavlo Kolesnik ◽  
Ivanna Shushman ◽  
Yevheniia Sinevich
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Population Screening ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
High Level

The article presents a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of different methods used during the management of diseases based on the Order of the Ministry of Health Care of Ukraine № 728 from 27.08.2010. and methods used in highly developed countries of Europe and the United States as a mandatory screening with high level of evidence base.

Executive Insights: The Super Sales Force—Politicians in the World Market

1996 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-87
Author(s):  
Alan J. Dubinsky ◽  
Abdalla Hanafy
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Market ◽  
Sales Force ◽  
Anecdotal Evidence ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
The World ◽  
Balance Of Trade ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Government

Exporting has become a popular means for businesses to augment sales and profitability and for countries to improve their gross domestic product and balance of trade. As a complement to export selling, high-level government officials increasingly are providing export promotional assistance to their nations’ industries. Much of what is known about this “high-level government selling, “ however, is based on conventional wisdom and anecdotal evidence. This article reports the results of a study that examined non-U.S. politicians’ export selling efforts. Data were obtained from surveys of foreign embassy diplomats in the United States. Findings offer insights into what government officials are doing to stimulate sales of their countries’ exports.

scholarly journals Genetic Factors Associated with Elevated Carbapenem Resistance in KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae

2010 ◽  
Vol 54 (10) ◽  
pp. 4201-4207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon Kitchel ◽  
J. Kamile Rasheed ◽  
Andrea Endimiani ◽  
Andrea M. Hujer ◽  
Karen F. Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae ◽  
Copy Number ◽  
Gene Copy Number ◽  
Carbapenem Resistance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gene Copy ◽  
Sequencing Analysis ◽  
Low Level ◽  
High Level

ABSTRACT In the United States, the most prevalent mechanism of carbapenem resistance among Enterobacteriaceae is the production of a Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC). KPC-producing isolates often exhibit a range of carbapenem MICs. To better understand the factors that contribute to overall carbapenem resistance, we analyzed 27 KPC-producing K. pneumoniae isolates with different levels of carbapenem resistance, 11 with low-level (i.e., meropenem or imipenem MIC ≤ 4 μg/ml), 2 with intermediate-level (i.e., meropenem and imipenem MIC = 8 μg/ml), and 14 with high-level (i.e., imipenem or meropenem MIC ≥ 16 μg/ml) carbapenem resistance, that were received from throughout the United States. Among 14 isolates that exhibited high-level carbapenem resistance, Western blot analysis indicated that 10 produced an elevated amount of KPC. These isolates either contained an increased bla KPC gene copy number (n = 3) or had deletions directly upstream of the bla KPC gene (n = 7). Four additional isolates lacked elevated KPC production but had high-level carbapenem resistance. Porin sequencing analysis identified 22 isolates potentially lacking a functional OmpK35 and three isolates potentially lacking a functional OmpK36. The highest carbapenem MICs were found in two isolates that lacked both functioning porins and produced elevated amounts of KPC. The 11 isolates with low-level carbapenem resistance contained neither an upstream deletion nor increased bla KPC copy number. These results suggest that both bla KPC copy number and deletions in the upstream genetic environment affect the level of KPC production and may contribute to high-level carbapenem resistance in KPC-producing K. pneumoniae, particularly when coupled with OmpK36 porin loss.

scholarly journals Development of business environment construction in China: a comparative analysis based on typical countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 214 ◽  
pp. 02013
Author(s):  
Yonghui CAO ◽  
He JIANG
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
World Bank ◽  
The United States ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Future Improvement ◽  
Improvement Measures

The World Bank publishes the business environment report every year, ranking the business environment of 190 economies in the world. This paper mainly compares and analyzes the relevant indicators of marketization, legalization and internationalization between China and New Zealand, Singapore, the United States, and points out the existing problems and future improvement measures, so as to provide reference for further improving the competitiveness of business environment in China.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of USA and Chinese entrepreneurship: experience for Kazakhstan

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-97
Author(s):  
A. M. Myrzakhmetova ◽  
A. E. Mukhametzhan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The World ◽  
Effective Development ◽  
The Impact

Вusinesses are the backbone of the national economy and play an important role for the effective functioning of the economy of any country in the world. The authors studied the experience of the United States and China, in which small and medium-sized businesses have been successfully developing for a long time, both during periods of economic growth and during periods of economic recession.The purpose of the article is to study the features and conduct a comparative analysis of the organization of entrepreneurial activity in the United States and China, and, based on the experience of these countries, develop proposals for the effective development of entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan. The authors analyzed the dynamics and factors of the development of small and medium-sized businesses, the advantages and disadvantages of entrepreneurial activity in the United States and China, and identified the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on entrepreneurial activity in these countries and in Kazakhstan. In the course of the study, various methods of scientific knowledge were used: data collection and processing, economic, comparative and statistical analysis, generalization, synthesis, induction, deduction. We collected and processed fresh quantitative data on the state and dynamics of the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the United States and China in the period from 2011 to 2021.Small and medium business is an integral and important part of the economic development of all countries of the world, the experience of countries such as the United States and China can be useful and interesting for the Kazakh economy. Entrepreneurship performs a number of important socio-economic functions for the country: providing employment, creating a competitive environment, supporting and introducing innovations, reducing social inequality, attracting natural, human, material and technical resources into the production and commercial process, stimulating economic growth and improving the well-being of people.The authors, based on a study of the experience of entrepreneurial activities of two large leading countries of the world economy, have developed proposals that will contribute to the development of small and medium-sized businesses in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

U.S. and China: The world's high-tech industry pre-eminent powers. A comparative analysis of positions

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 400-428
Author(s):  
Irina A. RODIONOVA ◽  
Aleksandra A. UGRYUMOVA
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Tech ◽  
High Tech Industry ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
The World ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
World Industry

Subject. This article deals with the issues related to industrialization and spatial realignment of forces in the world industry architecture at the regional and global levels. Objectives. The article aims to describe the processes in the modern manufacturing industry and show the growth of China's share in the global production and export of knowledge-intensive and high-tech industry products in comparison with the indicators of the United States, the previous world industry leader. Methods. For the study, we used a comparative analysis. Results. The article compares the changes in industrial development indicators of the United States and China since the beginning of the 21st century and defines the positions of these countries in the development of knowledge-intensive and high-tech goods and services. Conclusions. China came out on top in the world concerning the export of all groups of high-tech goods and services. It is also the leader in global production and exports of medium- and high-tech products. China is slightly inferior to the United States in the production of high-tech industry products with the most intensive use of engineering development.

Governmental and Cultural Factors in Broadband Adoption

2011 ◽  
pp. 260-277
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Fife ◽  
Laura Hosman ◽  
Francis Pereira
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Broadband Internet ◽  
The World ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
High Level

Though the potential benefits of broadband Internet adoption are great, the levels of take-up vary greatly around the world. Some governments have adopted aggressive policies to deploy broadband networks and to encourage the use of these applications, while others have not. In the former cases, governments are motivated to promote broadband adoption in order to realize both economic and social benefits. This chapter argues that the high level of broadband adoption rates witnessed in certain Asian economies is attributable in part to the aggressive policies pursued by these governments. Independent of these policies however, social factors can also have an impact on whether broadband-related technology will be adopted. Even if economic and social benefits exist therefore, as in the case of telemedicine in the United States, cultural and social factors may in fact hinder the deployment of such applications and retard the growth rate of broadband access.

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