Comparative effectiveness, safety and acceptability of medical abortion at home and in a clinic: a systematic review

OBJETIVO: Comparar la efectividad, la seguridad y la aceptación de los abortos médicos practicados en el domicilio con aquellos realizados en la clínica. MÉTODOS: Se realizó una búsqueda sistemática de ensayos clínicos controlados aleatorizados y de estudios de cohortes prospectivos, comparando los abortos médicos realizados en el domicilio y en la clínica. Se realizaron búsquedas en el Registro Central de Cochrane de Ensayos Controlados, EMBASE, MEDLINE y Popline. Los resultados de interés principales fueron el fracaso para abortar completamente, los efectos secundarios y la aceptabilidad. Se calcularon las tasas de probabilidad y sus intervalos de confianza (IC) del 95%. Se reunieron los cálculos aproximados utilizando un modelo de efectos aleatorios. RESULTADOS: Nueve estudios cumplieron los criterios de inclusión (n=4522 participantes).Todos fueron estudios de cohortes prospectivos que utilizaron mifepristona y misoprostol para inducir al aborto. El aborto completo se consiguió en el 86- 97% de las mujeres que se sometieron a un aborto en el domicilio (n=3478) y entre el 80% y el 99% de aquellas mujeres que se sometieron a un aborto en una clínica (n = 1044). Los análisis agrupados de todos los estudios no mostraron diferencias en las tasas de aborto completo entre los grupos (tasa de probabilidad=0,8; IC del 95%: 0,5-1,5). Las complicaciones graves del aborto fueron poco frecuentes. El dolor y los vómitos duraron 0,3 días más en aquellas mujeres a las que se les administró misoprostol en el domicilio, en comparación con las que recibieron el tratamiento en la clínica. Las mujeres que optaron por un aborto médico en el domicilio mostraron un mayor grado de satisfacción, que las llevaría a elegir el método de nuevo y recomendárselo a una amiga, que aquellas mujeres que abortaron en la clínica. CONCLUSIÓN: El aborto en el domicilio es seguro siempre que el lugar cuente con las condiciones incluidas en los estudios. Los estudios de cohortes prospectivos por país no han mostrado diferencias en cuanto a efectividad o aceptabilidad entre abortos médicos en el domicilio y en la clínica.

The role of home and host country characteristics in FDI: firm-level evidence from Japan, Korea and Taiwan

There is a large and growing empirical literature that investigates the determinants of outward foreign direct investment (FDI). This literature examines primarily the effect of host country characteristics on FDI even though home country characteristics also influence the decision of firms to invest abroad. In this paper, we examine the role of both host and home country characteristics in FDI. To do so, we constructed a firm-level database of outward FDI from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Our empirical analysis yields two main findings. First, host countries with better environment for FDI, in terms of larger market size, smaller fixed entry costs, and lower wages, attract more foreign investors. Second, firms from home countries with higher wages are more likely to invest abroad. An interesting and significant policy implication of our empirical evidence is that policymakers seeking to promote FDI inflows should prioritize countries with higher wages.

The Impact of Shyness on Loneliness, Social Anxiety, and School Liking in Late Childhood

Author: Charity M. Walker Title: THE IMPACT OF SHYNESS ON LONELINESS, SOCIAL ANXIETY, AND SCHOOL LIKING IN LATE CHILDHOOD Advisor: Maria T. Riva, Ph.D. Degree Date: August 2011 ABSTRACT Shyness is associated with several emotional, social, and academic problems. While there are multiple difficulties that often accompany shyness, there appear to be some factors that can moderate negative effects of shyness. Research has demonstrated that certain parenting factors affect the adjustment of shy children in early childhood, but there is minimal research illuminating the effect of parenting factors in older age groups. The first purpose of this study was to examine relationships between shyness and loneliness, social anxiety, and school liking. The second purpose was to investigate whether the quality of the relationship between a parent and a 10- to 15-year-olds child influences the amount of loneliness or social anxiety a shy child experiences or how the child feels about school. Parent-child dyads served as participants and were recruited from public and private middle schools and church youth groups in Colorado and Indiana. Child participants completed several self-report surveys regarding their relationship with a parent, shyness, loneliness, social anxiety, and their attitude toward school. Parents completed a survey about their relationship with their child and responded to questions related to their perceptions of their child's shyness. Data was analyzed with a series of correlation and regression analyses. Greater degrees of self-reported shyness were found to be associated with higher levels of loneliness and social anxiety and less positive feelings about school. Due to a problem with multicollinearity during data analysis, this study was not able to explore the effect of the parent-child relationship quality on the associations between shyness and adjustment factors. Overall, these findings imply that shyness remains an important issue as children approach adolescence. Further research is needed to continue learning about the potential importance of parent-child interactions in reducing maladjustment for shy children during late childhood.

Affirmative action and school choice

This paper studies a way of introducing affirmative action in the school choice problem to implement integration policies. The paper proposes the use of a natural two-step mechanism. The (equitable) first step is introduced as an adaptation of the deferred-acceptance algorithm designed by Gale and Shapley, when students are divided into two groups. The (efficient) second step captures the idea of exchanging places inherent to Gale's top trading cycle.

Indien, Das Schwer-Heimgesuchte Reich : Das Buch enthält eine vollständige Beschreibung der Pest, Teurung und des Erdbebens von 1896-97 ; Einschliesslich einer genauen Beschreibung der Linderungs-Arbeit durch die "Home and Foreign Relief Commission.' [!] /

"Verschönert mit vielen Abbildungen, welche die wirklichen Begebenheiten in Verbindung mit der Hungersnot, der Pest, dem Erdbeben und der Linderungsarbeit darstellen."

Home and farm food preservation.

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Eye tests for pre-school and school age children

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Cooperation of library and school.

Extract from the Normal Seminar, v. 1, no. 1, March, 1904.

Land tenure policies at home and abroad,

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The gallant deeds of our naval heroes : told for boys and girls : including the adventures of Captain Paul Jones, Commodore Perry, commodore Decatur, Admiral Farragut, Admiral Dewey, and many others of America's brave sailors who won glory in battles at home and abroad; also the story of the ships made famous by great battles and great captains /

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Home and garden bulletin.

Some nos. issued in revised editions.

The farmstead : the making of the rural home and the lay-out of the farm /

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