A Differentiated, Balanced and Patient Approach? The EU’s Involvement with Georgia’s Secessionist Conflicts beyond the August 2008 War. EU Diplomacy Paper 06/2015.

The August war in 2008 between Russia and Georgia caught the world by surprise but nevertheless brought the European Union (EU) to the forefront of the international efforts to end the hostilities, and the EU became the leading international actor involved with the conflict resolution process. However, in the years following the armed conflict, the conflict resolution process lost pace, and the impact of the EU beyond the immediate aftermath of the August 2008 war has been put into question. By undertaking a qualitative case study, this paper aims to explore to what extent the EU has impacted on the conflict resolution process of Georgia’s secessionist conflicts in 2008-2015. It will argue that the EU’s policies have only to a limited extent impacted on this conflict resolution process, which can be related to the objectives, priorities and time perspectives of the EU’s conflict resolution policies. The EU’s efforts have significantly contributed to the objective of conflict prevention, but the profile of the EU in the field of international conflict management weakened its position in the area of conflict transformation, where the lack of progress in turn limited the EU’s impact in the areas of international conflict management and conflict settlement. The main conclusion put forward is that in order to have a true impact, the EU needs to undertake a differentiated, balanced and patient approach to conflict resolution.

Balanced Scorecard: aplicação prática à empresa Movida Empreendimentos Turísticos S. A.

O ambiente competitivo tem-se alterado de forma rápida e imprevisível. A necessidade das empresas de se adaptarem às mudanças é cada vez maior. Os tradicionais sistemas de controlo de gestão tornaram-se ineficazes e obsoletos face a esta nova realidade. O Balanced Scorecard (BSC) surge para dar resposta a estes desafios e pretende dotar as empresas com um sistema de gestão integrado que permite definir e concretizar a estratégia. Este projeto tem por objetivo descrever a implementação do Balanced Scorecard no Palácio do Gelo Shopping, um dos maiores centros comerciais do país. O estudo mostra a importância de adoção do BSC no alcance dos resultados esperados, pois apenas o bom desempenho financeiro da empresa não será suficiente. Este estudo é apenas um primeiro passo de um longo caminho a percorrer.

Clinical prediction of large vessel occlusion in anterior circulation stroke: mission impossible?

Simple clinical scores to predict large vessel occlusion (LVO) in acute ischemic stroke would be helpful to triage patients in the prehospital phase. We assessed the ability of various combinations of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) subitems and published stroke scales (i.e., RACE scale, 3I-SS, sNIHSS-8, sNIHSS-5, sNIHSS-1, mNIHSS, a-NIHSS items profiles A-E, CPSS1, CPSS2, and CPSSS) to predict LVO on CT or MR arteriography in 1085 consecutive patients (39.4 % women, mean age 67.7 years) with anterior circulation strokes within 6 h of symptom onset. 657 patients (61 %) had an occlusion of the internal carotid artery or the M1/M2 segment of the middle cerebral artery. Best cut-off value of the total NIHSS score to predict LVO was 7 (PPV 84.2 %, sensitivity 81.0 %, specificity 76.6 %, NPV 72.4 %, ACC 79.3 %). Receiver operating characteristic curves of various combinations of NIHSS subitems and published scores were equally or less predictive to show LVO than the total NIHSS score. At intersection of sensitivity and specificity curves in all scores, at least 1/5 of patients with LVO were missed. Best odds ratios for LVO among NIHSS subitems were best gaze (9.6, 95 %-CI 6.765-13.632), visual fields (7.0, 95 %-CI 3.981-12.370), motor arms (7.6, 95 %-CI 5.589-10.204), and aphasia/neglect (7.1, 95 %-CI 5.352-9.492). There is a significant correlation between clinical scores based on the NIHSS score and LVO on arteriography. However, if clinically relevant thresholds are applied to the scores, a sizable number of LVOs are missed. Therefore, clinical scores cannot replace vessel imaging.

Conduct of monetary policy, pursuant to the Full employment and balanced growth act of 1978, P.L. 95-523 : hearings before the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, February 21 and 22, 1979.

"Serial 96-3."

Conduct of monetary policy, pursuant to the Full employment and balanced growth act of 1978, P.L. 95-523 : hearing before the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session, February 19, 1980.

"Serial no. 96-46."

The science of equity; stabilization of the general price level from which emanates balanced economy and justice,

"Introduction: Silvio Gesell and free private enterprise, by George Richmond Walker": p.[7]-18.

Proposed balanced budget constitutional amendments [microform] : hearings before the Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, first session ... October 15, November 17, and November 18, 1987.

"Serial no. 85."

On the variations of the photo-electric current due to heating and the occlusion and emission of gases ...

Thesis t.-p. attached to the cover of the issue reprinted from the Physical review, n.s., vol. xii, no. 4, October 1918.

The coupling and mutual impedance between balanced wire-arm conical log-spiral antennas /

Includes bibliographical references (76-77)

The following case is submitted to the Queen, Lords and Commons, who comprise, when justly balanced, forming a useful check and control over each other, the noble first class ship constitution : to the honest, religious, church-going rads; to the base, bloody, and brutal Whigs; to the disloyal, bloody Tories; to the British people.

Mode of access: Internet.

Conduct of monetary policy : (pursuant to the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, P.L. 95-523) : hearings before the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, second session, February 10, and March 30, 1982.

Item 1013-A, 1013-B (microfiche)

Conduct of monetary policy (pursuant to the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, P.L. 95-523) : Hearing before the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session, February 26, 1981.

"Serial no. 97-6."

Ideal street spacing tables for balanced progression /

Mode of access: Internet.

Let's go to a well balanced school : correlation, organization, integration : interacting with life situations /

Includes index.

A report of the Balanced Growth Cabinet : accomplishments and future focus.

The Balanced Growth Cabinet was extablished to investigate new solutions to problems facing Illinois communities and to ensure that existing programs that effect growth are implemented effectively. One of the purposes of the Cabinet is to promote the "Illinois Tomorrow" initiative which pulls together a variety of state programs under a common focus: to encourage the creation, expansion, and restoration of livable communities in Illinois. It also promotes voluntary state/local partnerships and focuses on state programs that invest in existing communities. The Cabinate is charged with evaluating these programs to ensure that they are being used effectively. In addition, the Cabinet makes recommendations to the Governor for additional programs and policies that will promote balanced growth and effective planning strategies in Illinois.