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Determinants of Self-Employment Dynamics and their Implications on Entrepreneurial Policy Effectiveness

José María Millán, Emilio Congregado, Concepción Román • Lecturas de Economía (2010)

This paper summarizes the main results of the empirical research on self-employment dynamics —particularly entry and success— and discusses their possible implications on entrepreneurial policy effectiveness. The main goal of this study is ...

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The importance and challenge of comparing stroke care, utilization and outcomes in Medicare Advantage and Fee-for-Service Medicare: a narrative review and vision for the future

Emily J. Bian, Priyanka Menon, Kathleen A. McManus, Timothy J. Layton et al. • Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research (2026)

Stroke prevalence is highest in adults ≥65 years, the majority of whom are Medicare beneficiaries. Feefor- Service Medicare (FFS) incentivizes utilization by paying for each service. Medicare Advantage (MA) uses capitated payments to redu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.57264/cer-2025-0157

Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture and usual care for Antiandrogen-Induced hot fLashes in prostate cancer (AVAIL): study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Zongshi Qin, Zhiwei Zang, Jianyong Yu, Jianqin Lv et al. • BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (2023)

Abstract Background Hot flashes are the common and debilitating symptom among prostate cancer (PCa) patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Strong evidence from multiple rigorously designed studies indicated that pharmacolog...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12906-023-04218-y

Organizational Responsibilities of Managers in Commanding and Forbidding Employees Based on the Holy Quran

Amir Hossein Shaddel, Mohammad Saeid Taslimi, Mohammad Ali Lessani Fesharaki • مدیریت دولتی (2023)

Objective This study aims to identify the organizational responsibilities of managers in providing employees with “commands” and its related derivatives by examining the verses of the Holy Quran. Methods The methodology used in this study t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22059/jipa.2023.356107.3305

Co-creation, co-design, co-production for public health – a perspective on definition and distinctions

Carmen Vargas, Jill Whelan, Julie Brimblecombe, Steven Allender • Public Health Research & Practice (2022)

Collaboration between community members, researchers, and policy makers drives efforts to solve complex health problems such as obesity, alcohol misuse, and type 2 diabetes. Community participation is essential to ensure the optimal design,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.17061/phrp3222211

Green Technology and Governance in Sustainable Tourism: A Roadmap for Human and Social Sustainability in Cirebon, Indonesia

Kawuryan Megandaru Widhi, Fahlevvi Mohammad Rezza, Putri Titis Sari, Bingamawa Mohammad Tosan et al. • E3S Web of Conferences (2025)

This study examines the combination of governance and green technology to facilitate the sustainable development of tourism in Cirebon City, Indonesia. Employing a qualitative case study design, data were collected through document analysis...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202565702001

Trends in adult cardiovascular disease risk factors and their socio-economic patterning in the Scottish population 1995–2008: cross-sectional surveys

Simon Capewell, Alastair H Leyland, Linsay Gray, Carolyn Davies et al. • BMJ Open (2011)

Objectives To examine secular and socio-economic changes in cardiovascular disease risk factor prevalences in the Scottish population. This could contribute to a better understanding of why the decline in coronary heart disease mortality in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000176

A Web-Based Honeypot in IPv6 to Enhance Security

Keyong Wang, Mengyao Tong, Dequan Yang, Yuhang Liu • Information (2020)

IPv6 is a next-generation IP protocol that replaces IPv4. It not only expands the number of network address resources but also solves the problem of multiple access devices connected to the Internet. While IPv6 has brought excellent conveni...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/info11090440

Effect of the mHealth-supported Healthy Future programme delivered by community health workers on maternal and child health in rural China: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

Huan Zhou, Sean Sylvia, Scott Rozelle, Gary L Darmstadt et al. • BMJ Open (2023)

Introduction Millions of young rural children in China still suffer from poor health and malnutrition, partly due to a lack of knowledge about optimal perinatal and child care among rural mothers and caregivers. Meanwhile, there is an urgen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065403

Navigating public health research in UK secondary schools: key challenges and opportunities identified by researchers

Laila Khawaja, Sarah Muir, Sarah Jenner, Sarah Shaw et al. • BMC Research Notes (2026)

Abstract Objective Conducting health research with adolescents involves navigating complex challenges at both organisational and individual levels. As part of evaluating the EACH-B (Engaging Adolescents with Changing Behaviour) intervention...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13104-026-07642-8

Developing a framework for primary health care resilience in pandemic conditions for Iran

Naser Derakhshani, Erfan Kharazmi, Seyedeh Narges Pouyan, Azam Choopani et al. • Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (2026)

Abstract Introduction Primary Health Care (PHC) services are people's first point of contact with the health system. PHC helps to ensure health system resilience and health community, playing a vital role in preventing and detecting disease...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s41043-026-01389-5

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

Handbook of Public Policy Analysis

• Public administration and public policy (2006)

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES The Policy Sciences at the Cross-Roads Promoting the Policy Orientation: Lasswell in Context Public Policy, Social Science and the State: An Historical Perspective POLICY PROCESSES Theories of the Policy Cycle Agenda...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420017007

Handbook of Public Policy

B. Guy Peters, Jon Pierre • SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks (2006)

This is an invaluable survey of the major theories and approaches in this area of study and research. It explores the role of parties in the pressing contemporary problems of institutional design and democratic governance today...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781848608054

Public Policy for Democracy.

David S. Meyer, Helen Ingram, Steven Rathgeb Smith • Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (1994)

A fundamental rethinking is under way about the roles of government, citizens, and community organizations in public policy. Can government be reconstructed to make public policies more responsive to citizens and thus more effective? This c...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2074276

Implementing self-collection for primary human papillomavirus testing: Perspectives on implications for federally qualified health center patient populations

Amanda Le, Liisa S. Smith, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Kara Giannone et al. • Women's Health (2025)

Background: Primary testing for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) via self-collection can increase cervical cancer screening rates. In the United States, federally qualified health center (FQHC) patients often have low incomes, lack heal...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/17455057251362581