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Crime and Public Policy

James Q. Wilson (2002)

1. Introduction, James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia 2. Crime in International Perspective, James P. Lynch and William Alex Pridemore 3. Crime and Biology, Terrie E. Moffitt, Stephen Ross, and Adrian Raine 4. Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Jus...

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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

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

Tobacco smoking using Midwakh is an emerging health problem--evidence from a large cross-sectional survey in the United Arab Emirates.

Mohammed Al-Houqani, Raghib Ali, Cother Hajat • PLoS ONE (2012)

IntroductionAccurate information about the prevalence and types of tobacco use is essential to deliver effective public health policy. We aimed to study the prevalence and modes of tobacco consumption in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), part...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039189

Investigating the factors affecting the disclosure of intellectual capital in companies listed on the Tehran stock exchange

A. Gilani, M. Geraily Safari • Marketing i Menedžment Innovacij (2017)

The aim of the article. This research studies the effective factor of disclosing intellectual capital of firms listed in Tehran Stock Exchange. The results of the analysis. Intellectual capital is one of the most valuable assets of the or...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21272/mmi.2017.1-25

Toward optimal implementation of cancer prevention and control programs in public health: a study protocol on mis-implementation

Margaret Padek, Peg Allen, Paul C. Erwin, Melissa Franco et al. • Implementation Science (2018)

Abstract Background Much of the cancer burden in the USA is preventable, through application of existing knowledge. State-level funders and public health practitioners are in ideal positions to affect programs and policies related to cancer...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13012-018-0742-9

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

RANKING DE DESEMPENHO DA EXECUÇÃO ORÇAMENTÁRIA POR FUNÇÕES DE GOVERNO DOS ESTADOS E DO DISTRITO FEDERAL NO ANO DE 2013

Maurício Corrêa da Silva, José Emerson Firmino, José Dionísio Gomes da Silva, Erivan Ferreira Borges • Perspectivas Contemporâneas (2016)

Public policy assessment is, by definition, applied social research: it seeks a balance between the methodological and technical rigor of a social investigation and the pragmatism and flexibility needed by a tool supporting the decision-mak...

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Obesity and Public Policy

Ashley Nicole Gearhardt, Marie A. Bragg, Rebecca L. Pearl, Natasha A. Schvey et al. • Annual Review of Clinical Psychology (2012)

There is a pressing need to reduce both the prevalence and impact of obesity. This review begins with a discussion of the roles of treatment and prevention. Two overriding issues, weight bias and the addictive nature of food, are covered be...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032511-143129

Global disparities in access to hepatitis C medicines before and during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: an ARIMA-based interrupted time series analysis

Nick Bansback, Mina Tadrous, Marie Paul Nisingizwe, Michael R Law et al. • BMJ Public Health (2025)

Background The introduction of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) has allowed countries to reduce the health and economic burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, access to DAAs remains expensive and limited in many countries globally due t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-001340

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

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

International Data Access Network (IDAN)

Roxane Silberman, Dana Mueller, Beate Lichtwardt • International Journal of Population Data Science (2018)

With legal frameworks changing, administrative data can increasingly be utilised both for official statistics and to facilitate new research, enabling the development of evidence-based policy for the public benefit. Secure access conditions...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.23889/ijpds.v3i5.1068

Public Perceptions of Deer Management in Scotland

Darragh Hare, Darragh Hare, Darragh Hare, Mike Daniels et al. • Frontiers in Conservation Science (2021)

In Scotland, large deer populations are associated with negative ecological and socioeconomic impacts, such as damage to peatlands and forests, agricultural and commercial forestry losses, Lyme disease transmission, and road accidents. Incr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcosc.2021.781546

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

Current status of Paragonimus and paragonimiasis in Ecuador

Manuel Calvopiña, Daniel Romero, Byron Castañeda, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi et al. • Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (2014)

A review of national and international publications on paragonimiasis in Ecuador, epidemiological records from the Ministry of Public Health and unpublished research data was conducted to summarise the current status of the parasite/disease...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140042

Lessons Learned from Developing a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to Support Citizen Scientists in Africa

Fiona Preston-Whyte, Toshka Barnardo, Danica Marlin, Tanna Hewett et al. • Southern African Journal of Environmental Education (2025)

Data gaps limit solutions and policy development for environmental issues. Citizen science offers a possible solution to reduce data gaps at a limited cost while enhancing environmental education (EE). While highly effective in the latter, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4314/sajee.v41SI1.04