This article investigates the role of organizational and personal resources in explaining nurses' in-role and extra-role performances. A sample of 124 nurses working for public hospitals in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) serves as the study setting. Results of the study reveal that organizational and personal resources included in the scope of this study cannot explain the nurses' in-role and extra-role performances. Implications of the results are discussed and future research directions are offered.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis / Gabriele Münter (1877-1962) was a primary member of the twentieth-century German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider). This thesis examine the stylistic intersection between avant-garde French Fauvism and German Expressionism in Gabriele Münter's substantial oeuvre. Her body of work demonstrates an unmistakable affiliation with modern French aesthetic inclinations, a distinctive characteristic that confirms Münter's intrinsic comprehension of innovation artistic principles in creative communities across Europe. To contextualize the analysis of Münter's stylistic experimentation, this thesis illuminates the development and maturation of German feminine artistic culture from 1900 to 1933.

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Fire is a primary driver of environmental change that can originate from natural or human ignition. Macroscopic charcoal (>125 "m) deposited into lake sediment is a record of a local fire event, whereas microscopic charcoal indicates fire activity on a broad landscape scale. Patterns of charcoal deposition may shed light on both human activities and climate history over long-time scales. Whether lowland Caribbean forests have experienced natural fire regimes over the long-term is unknown. Laguna Limón is a little-studied, large, freshwater lake on the northeastern coast of the Dominican Republic. We extracted four overlapping sediment cores totaling 315 cm in depth, and conducted analysis of macroscopic charcoal (2-cm), microscopic charcoal (16-cm), and loss-on-ignition (1-cm) to examine the long-term fire and environmental history of the area. Loss-on-ignition data established that the lake has only recently become organic rich, and was likely open to the sea as a low energy bay until 1400 Cal. Yr BP. The lake existed briefly as a wetland before transitioning to the modern freshwater lake 1200 Cal. Yr BP. Macroscopic charcoal was most abundant in the freshwater section of the core while microscopic charcoal peaked near the bottom of the core, and aligns well with other regional microscopic charcoal records. Overall the charcoal record reflects a combination of climatic and anthropogenic related charcoal deposition suggesting that fire has played an active role in the environmental history Laguna Limón. / Master of Science

A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Political Science) in the Department of History at the University Of Zululand, South Africa, 2015 / Sub-Saharan Africa has been faced with an increase in levels of intra-state armed conflict since the last century. Intra-state conflicts have not only shown to be complex by their very nature, but have also shown numerous challenges in finding a solution that could be applied in an effective manner to bring about a guaranteed lasting solution. It is on this basis that interest and attention has been given to the transitional processes from conflict to peace. The conflict transformational process of two dissimilar countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of South Africa form a case study for understanding this quagmire. The transitional negotiations of the DRC from 2003–2006 and that of South Africa from 1991–1994 are the cases in point. The major issues for conflict resolution therefore includes understanding transitional negotiations as a vital process that can make or mar lasting peace in conflict prone areas. This research questions includes; Does citizen participation in transitional negotiations impact on sustainable peace in post- conflict societies? Given the vested interests and the often conflicting interests of various citizen groupings, does citizen participation create stability in the negotiation process for the purpose of creating a sustainable peace, or does it create a greater possibility of non-agreement and regression into conflict? Is it possible to obtain peace in countries that are complex political emergencies where elite interests are outweighing and civil liberties and interests are compromised? How do mediators overcome the problem of self-serving elites in transitional negotiations? Using the post-conflict DRC and South Africa as case studies and for comparative analysis, how can the differences in their outcomes be aggregated? This study is a mix of explanatory and exploratory research. Qualitative methods were used in the research. An expert sampling technique was adopted to conduct interviews in order to represent the different perspectives and theories of the outbreak of conflicts and violence. The principal theories that the study was based on are the Protracted Social Conflict Theory and the Transformative Cosmopolitan Theory. The study hypothetically argues that the paucity of or inclusion of citizens in transitional negotiations can either lead to sustainable peace in post-conflict societies or regress to a conflict stricken society. It also gauged the relations between the state and civil society organizations in working with citizens in order to avoid local conflicts that can interrupt negotiation processes. It expounds on the relationship between the interests of the political elites and the interests of the citizens. This study has determined that the lack of citizen participation in transitional negotiations does impact negatively on sustainable peace in post-conflict societies. In both case studies, it was shown that conflict has continued at the local level. The study has shown further that an inclusive approach to negotiations as well as peace building in post-conflict societies can be beneficial to the state, as there would be sustainable peace. Where mediators have been unable to balance the interests of the self- serving elites and needs of society, the failure has led to high intensity conflicts such as the local conflicts in the DRC becoming independent of the national level, thus making them difficult to resolve.

Magister Pharmaceuticae - MPharm / In Central American countries (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama) and Dominican Republic (DR) the approval timelines for major changes are described ranging from 12 to 18 months, these timelines are considerably extensive. Other countries or regions applying FDA post-approval change and EMA post-approval variation guidelines have timelines of 6 months or less (Hoath et al, 2016, Murray, 2016). The research aims to identify opportunities for alignment of the post-approval changes categories of Central America (CA) and Dominican Republic (DR) National Regulatory Agencies (NRA) with the riskbased categories of FDA and EMA as encouraged by the ICH. The FDA and EMA are considered reference authorities for many countries, as they are Stringent Authorities.

The aim of the diploma thesis was to point out possible legislative differences between the Czech and Slovak Republics and to provide examples of asbestos disposal prices. The theoretical part briefly summarizes the waste, it is legislation and the share of construction waste. The chapter entitled Asbestos provides a brief overview of the history, mining and diseases caused by asbestos. In the practical part I devote with the legislative methodology of asbestos disposal according to the Czech Republic. Based on the relevant laws in the states, I subsequently evaluated the differences between the countries. I also devote with the procedure of disposal of sewer pipes and roofs, for which I subsequently created a budget with reference to the price of asbestos disposal.

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In 1965, the United States invaded the Dominican Republic to prevent the creation of a “second Cuba.” The invasion and subsequent occupation of the Caribbean nation maintained peace in Santo Domingo beneath the banner of a multi-national peacekeeping force representing the Organization of American States (O.A.S.) as a provisional Dominican government prepared for a democratic presidential election. Although operation Power Pack, the U.S. military name for the intervention, is one of the largest uses of armed force in U.S. – Latin American history and both military and foreign policy leaders deemed the operation a success, few members of the U.S. military seem to remember Power Pack today.The one exception to this is the U.S. Army’s 82d Airborne Division. Unlike other U.S. military branches, or other parts of the U.S. Army, which fail to remember the intervention, the 82d Airborne remembers the intervention and has gone to great lengths to celebrate and memorialize its role in Power Pack. The division’s production of a commemorative book, the construction of political and intellectual discourse buoyed by the operation’s success, and the construction and maintenance of memorials and monuments to Power Pack make it clear that the organization has made a deliberate effort to maintain a collective memory of the conflict. A fuller understanding of why the 82d has maintained these memories is key to understanding why other U.S. military organizations chose to disregard their memory of Power Pack and allows scholars to begin to assess the cost of the military’s forgetfulness. / History

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