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PUBLIC POLICY AND MORALITY IN TRADEMARK LAW

Viorel ROȘ, Andreea LIVĂDARIU • Challenges of the Knowledge Society (2023)

The existence of signs registered as trademarks (national, European, international) is necessary in the public interest, as they serve producers of goods and services and consumers alike. While any sign may in principle constitute a tradema...

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Familiar but neglected: identification of gaps and recommendations to close them on exclusive breastfeeding support in health facilities in Malawi

Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando, Mai-Lei Woo Kinshella, Sangwani Salimu, Brandina Chiwaya et al. • International Breastfeeding Journal (2021)

Abstract Background Exclusive breastfeeding is widely accepted as a key intervention with proven efficacy for improving newborn survival. Despite international commitments and targets to support and promote breastfeeding, there are still ga...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13006-021-00418-9

Motivation, Agency, and Public Policy

Julian Le Grand (2003)

Abstract Can we rely on the public service ethos to deliver high quality public services? Are professionals such as doctors and teachers really public‐spirited altruists—knights—or self‐interested egoists—knaves? And how should the recipien...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/0199266999.001.0001

Media and cultural policy as public policy

David Hesmondhalgh • International Journal of Cultural Policy (2005)

The British Labour government's media and cultural policies since 1997 are analysed as aspects of public policy. This allows assessment of the media and cultural policies of a supposedly centre‐left government in a conjuncture marked by neo...

OPENALEX public-domain DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10286630500067861

American Public Policy: An Introduction

John E. Tropman, Clarke E. Cochran, Lawrence C. Mayer, T. R. Carr et al. • Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (1983)

1. Public Policy: An Introduction. 2. Contexts of Public Policy. 3. The Economy: Changing Government-Business Relationships. 4. Economic Issues: Taxing, Spending, and Budgeting. 5. Energy and Environmental Policies: Policy Instability. 6. C...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/3324499

How can we promote gender and sex equality in orthopaedics and traumatology surgery? Research avenues perspectives

Agathe Yvinou, Romain Alain • Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research (2025)

Abstract Gender and sex disparities persist in orthopaedic and traumatology surgery, making it one of the least diverse medical specialties worldwide. Despite growing women representation in medical education, women continue to be significa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13018-025-06170-8

Perceptions of the functioning and effectiveness of nursing regulators in Ghana and South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Lydia Aziato, Laetitia Charmaine Rispel • BMJ Open (2021)

Objective Nursing regulators are important governance structures for nurses who are critical to the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC). This study examined the perspectives of the heads of nursing education institutions (NEIs) i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050580

Barriers to tuberculosis case finding in primary and secondary health facilities in Ghana: perceptions, experiences and practices of healthcare workers

Joyce B. Der, Alison D. Grant, Daniel Grint, Clement T. Narh et al. • BMC Health Services Research (2022)

Abstract Background Ghana’s national tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey conducted in 2013 showed higher than expected TB prevalence indicating that many people with TB were not being identified and treated. Responding to this, we assessed ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07711-1

Public Health Interventions Delivered by Pharmacy Professionals in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa: A Systematic Scoping Review

Begashaw Melaku Gebresillassie, Kelly Howells, Diane Ashiru-Oredope • Pharmacy (2023)

Pharmacists and their teams play an important role in providing public health services, however little is known about their level of contribution and the strength of evidence in Africa’s Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). The purpose...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy11010024

Institutional and Social Issues Surrounding Genetic Counselors in Japan: Current Challenges and Implications for the Global Community

Yayoi Aizawa, Atsushi Watanabe, Atsushi Watanabe, Kazuto Kato • Frontiers in Genetics (2021)

In recent years, genetic counseling has started playing a major role in the field of genomic medicine. There are currently about 7,000 genetic counselors in more than 28 countries, with 267 certified genetic counselors in Japan alone (about...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.646177

CuddleCard: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of providing financial support to low-income mothers of preterm infants on parental caregiving in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Margaret McConnell, Alya Alsager, Plyce Fuchu, Shrivaths Sriprasad et al. • BMC Pediatrics (2025)

Abstract Background Preterm birth is a leading cause of childhood mortality and developmental disabilities, with persistent socioeconomic disparities in incidence and outcomes. Maternal presence during prolonged neonatal intensive care unit...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-05621-9

Public Finance and Public Policy

Arye L. Hillman • Cambridge University Press eBooks (2009)

The second edition of Public Finance and Public Policy retains the first edition's themes of investigation of responsibilities and limitations of government. The present edition has been rewritten and restructured. Public choice and politic...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316479780

Effect of electronic health records on doctor-patient relationship in Arabian gulf countries: a systematic review

Celine Tabche, Mays Raheem, Arwa Alolaqi, Salman Rawaf • Frontiers in Digital Health (2023)

BackgroundThe electronic health record (EHR) has been widely implemented internationally as a tool to improve health and healthcare delivery. However, EHR implementation has been comparatively slow amongst hospitals in the Arabian Gulf coun...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2023.1252227

The relationship between severity of hemorrhoid symptoms and quality of life in Postpartum Women with Grade I and II Internal Hemorrhoid

Jamileh Malekuti, Khadijeh Samadi, Mojgan Mirghafurvand, Fatemeh Abbasalizadeh et al. • Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān (2019)

Introduction: The hemorrhoid is referred to dilated parts of the anal canal veins, which help to control fecal excretion and is one of the most common digestive diseases. Since postpartum problems such as hemorrhoid have significant effect ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22038/ijogi.2019.12851

Editorial

Bulent Cavas • Science Education International (2026)

Dear Readers, The September 2026 issue of Science Education International presents 11 original research articles authored by scholars from 11 countries, including Germany, Slovenia and Italy, Finland and South Africa, Brazil, Chile and Arge...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.33828/sei.v37.i4.e

A Systematic Review of Deep Learning Approaches for Information Disorder Detection on Social Media: The Context of Misinformation, Disinformation, and Mal-information

Andualem Woldegiorgis, Mohammed Abebe, Durga Prasad Sharma, Worku Jimma • International Journal of Emerging Research in Engineering, Science, and Management (2026)

Social media platforms have become powerful tools for communication, information exchange, networking, and community building. However, their widespread use has facilitated the proliferation of misinformation, disinformation, and mal-inform...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.58482/ijeresm.v5i2.3

Postbiotics in Functional Foods: Preparation-Based Characterization, Gut–Brain Axis Interactions, and Translational Perspectives

Selin Elmas, Daniela Cîrțînă, Rodica Dîrnu, Ion Dorin Plută et al. • Foods (2026)

Postbiotics are defined as preparations of inanimate microorganisms and/or their components that confer a health benefit on the host. Although interest in postbiotics has increased substantially, their translational use in functional foods ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods15142457

The Effect of the Expressive Art therapy Package with a Unity-Oriented Approach on Subjective Well-being of Middle-Aged Women

Parisa Darouei, Afsaneh Nazeri, Ali Zadeh Mohammadi, Mahdi Motia • پژوهشنامه روانشناسی مثبت (2025)

This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of expressive art therapy package (based on visualizing memories with a unity-oriented approach) on the subjective well-being of middle-aged women. It was a quantitative, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22108/ppls.2026.131333.2222

Public's perception and satisfaction on the role and services provided by family physicians in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Amnah Ali Abdulqader Elagi, Basem Amer Jaber, Almonther Hussain Ahmed Wassly, Ruba Mohammed Sallam Ahmed et al. • Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (2019)

Background: Few studies have addressed the awareness of the family physicians' (FPs) role and its impact on the quality of primary healthcare. This study aims to explore public's perception and satisfaction on the role and services provided...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_621_19

New Directions in Chronic Disease Management

Hun-Sung Kim, Jae-Hyoung Cho, Kun-Ho Yoon • Endocrinology and Metabolism (2015)

A worldwide epidemic of chronic disease, and complications thereof, is underway, with no sign of abatement. Healthcare costs have increased tremendously, principally because of the need to treat chronic complications of non-communicable dis...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3803/EnM.2015.30.2.159