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Analysis of factors affecting energy consumption and CO2 emissions in Thailand's road passenger transport

Piti Pita, Pornphimol Winyuchakrit, Bundit Limmeechokchai • Heliyon (2020)

The transport sector is one of the important contributors of increasing energy consumption and CO2 emissions in Thailand. Due to rapid development of transport infrastructure and technologies, patterns of energy consumption in this sector, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05112

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

Commercial interests in health policy dialogues: a qualitative content analysis of NEDLAC’s engagement with South Africa’s Health Promotion Levy

Darshen Naidoo, Nosiphiwo Nzimande, Susan Goldstein, Sameera Mahomedy • Globalization and Health (2026)

Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rising rapidly in South Africa, prompting the introduction of the Health Promotion Levy (HPL) in 2018 to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. However, the levy remains...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12992-026-01234-8

Lost to follow up?: A qualitative study of why some patients do not pursue lung cancer screening

Ilana B. Richman, Taara V. Prasad, Cary P. Gross • Preventive Medicine Reports (2022)

Although national guidelines recommend lung cancer screening for adults at high risk, only a small proportion of eligible adults in the US have been screened. The goal of this study was to understand barriers to screening among a specific b...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101909

Public Policy Analysis

Peter Knoepfel, Corinne Larrue, Frédéric Varone, Michael Hill • Policy Press eBooks (2007)

This book is an English version of a successful text* on public policy analysis originally written for policy practitioners in Switzerland and France. It presents a model for the analysis of public policy and includes examples of its applic...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781861349071.001.0001

Public Policy Analysis

William N. Dunn • Routledge eBooks (2015)

Public Policy Analysis, the most widely cited book on the subject, provides students with a comprehensive methodology of policy analysis. It starts from the premise that policy analysis is an applied social science discipline designed for s...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315181226

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

Internet in the life of Russian youth

Natal'ya V. Rozenberg, Liliya V. Rozhkova • Известия высших учебных заведений. Поволжский регион: Общественные науки (2023)

Background. The active development of information and communication technologies has led to the fact that the Internet has taken an important place in the daily life of a modern person. Today there is no such area of life of people where th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21685/2072-3016-2023-3-1

Ocular manifestations in autism spectrum disorder

Ning-Yu Wang, Zi-Yu Zhu, Zi-Yun Jiao, Nai-Rong Pan et al. • International Journal of Ophthalmology (2025)

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) represents a neurodevelopmental disorder that has been the focus of numerous studies on the central nervous system (CNS). The embryological origin of the brain and retina is shared, with the axons of retinal g...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2025.10.25

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

How the social media impact women’s psychological well-being in the patriarchal structure? The moderating effect of social capital

Liu He, Amira Firdaus, Jiankun Gong, Nasrullah Dharejo et al. • BMC Public Health (2024)

Abstract Background Despite technological, political and economic progress, Pakistan is still a traditionally patriarchal society, and cultural norms curb women’s freedom of socialization, which contributes to poor mental health. The digita...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18013-y

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

Digital Maturity Assessment and Conceptualization: Manufacturing Companies Perspective

Mohammadreza Sheikhattar, Hassan Yeganeh, Atefeh Farazmand • International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Research (2025)

Production is a key component of every nation’s economy, yet the manufacturing sector faces major challenges and opportunities due to rapid digital transformation. Many companies have not fully adapted to these technological shifts, limitin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ)

Enhancing Design Ideation in Traditional Arabian Gulf Artifacts Through the Integration of Contemporary Three-Dimensional Manufacturing Methods

Rafat Saleh Madani • الاكاديمي (2026)

The contemporary designer analyzes and studies the elements of artistic heritage, to identify the intellectual and aesthetic premises that lie in its structure, its elements, its vocabulary, and its encapsulation. With the aim of enriching ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.35560/jcofarts1765

Interprofessional communication with hospitalist and consultant physicians in general internal medicine: a qualitative study

Gotlib Conn Lesley, Reeves Scott, Dainty Katie, Kenaszchuk Chris et al. • BMC Health Services Research (2012)

Abstract Background Studies in General Internal Medicine [GIM] settings have shown that optimizing interprofessional communication is important, yet complex and challenging. While the physician is integral to interprofessional work in GIM t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-437

Scavenger receptor MARCO contributes to cellular internalization of exosomes by dynamin-dependent endocytosis and macropinocytosis

Sanae Kanno, Seishiro Hirano, Tsubasa Sakamoto, Akiko Furuyama et al. • Scientific Reports (2020)

Abstract Macrophage receptor with collagenous structure (MARCO) is a scavenger receptor class-A protein that is expressed on the cell surface of macrophages. MARCO mediates binding and ingestion of unopsonized environmental particles, inclu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78464-2