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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

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

Equilibrial service composition model in Cloud manufacturing (ESCM) based on non-cooperative and cooperative game theory for healthcare service equipping

Ehsan Vaziri Goudarzi, Mahmoud Houshmand, Omid Fatahi Valilai, Vahidreza Ghezavati et al. • PeerJ Computer Science (2021)

Industry 4.0 is the digitalization of the manufacturing systems based on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for developing a manufacturing system to gain efficiency and improve productivity. Cloud Manufacturing (CM) is a parad...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7717/peerj-cs.410

Using and integration of ICT in a diverse educational context of Santander (Colombia)

Glenn Elmer Hernández Camelo, Juan Manuel Trujillo Torres, Mª Pilar Cáceres Reche, Rebeca Soler Costa • Journal of Technology and Science Education (2018)

The integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the academic context caused a change in the way teaching and learning is carried out. It also broadened the usually formal educational contexts and the way these are acc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3926/jotse.314

What types of tobacco control public service advertisements work for Chinese adolescents? A mixed-methods study

Yu Chen<sup>*+</sup>, Haoyi Liu<sup>*+</sup>, Shiyu Liu<sup>*+</sup>, Yujiang Cai et al. • Tobacco Induced Diseases (2025)

Introduction Adolescent tobacco use has become a serious global public health problem, and effective tobacco control public service advertisements (PSAs) are crucial for reducing adolescent smoking rates. The study aims to employ a mixedmet...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18332/tid/211650

Presenting a Productivity Pattern Based on Social Capital Using the Meta-Synthesis Approach

Ali Heydarnezhad, Seyed Mohammadbagher Jafari, Jafar Rahmani, Hassan Zare Matin • مدیریت بهره وری (2023)

The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) reports a one percent increase in Iran's Total Factor Productivity (TFP) index when compared to the majority of Asian countries and some reference countries in the long-term horizon of 50 years. In ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30495/qjopm.2022.1962985.3407

Post-Truth and Critical Communication Studies

Jayson Harsin • Oxford University Press eBooks (2018)

Abstract While the periodizing concept “post-truth” (PT) initially appeared in the United States as a key word of popular politics in the form “post-truth politics” or “post-truth society,” it quickly appeared in many languages. It is now t...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.757

Analysis of groundwater and surface water quality using modelled water index and multivariate statistics in Kampala and Mbarara Districts, Uganda

Idris O. Sanusi, Godwin O. Olutona, Ibrahim G. Wawata, Hope Onohuean • Discover Environment (2024)

Abstract The demand for domestic, public and industrial use of water increases with population growth. However, activities from humans and natural environment have resulted into decline in water quality. The aim of this study was to evaluat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s44274-024-00157-8

Survey the Situation of Furniture foreign trade, determine and prioritize the influencing indexes on export development (Case Study: Household Furniture)

Hassan Alizadeh, Mohamad mehdi Faezi pour, Majid Azizi, Mohssen Zyaei • تحقیقات علوم چوب و کاغذ ایران (2014)

Furniture industry have a significant share in global trade, Therefore, development of this industry to exhibit meaningful presence in international markets can influence growth of GDP and non-oil incomes for our country. The aim of this st...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22092/ijwpr.2014.5695

Natural Dyes Product Design Using Green Quality Function Deployment II Method To Support Batik Sustainable Production

Ika Rinawati Dyah, Puspita Sari Diana, Pujotomo Darminto, Handayani Kasih Puji • E3S Web of Conferences (2018)

Using synthetic dyes causes bad impact on the environment. But using natural dyes has several problems such as fade, slight colour variations and takes longer time. In order to solve that problems, it is needed to develop instant natural dy...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/20187304014

Analysis of physical and morphological parameters of silk fibers in the aesthetic properties of silk fabrics

Tukhtaeva Zebo, Abulova Parvina • E3S Web of Conferences (2024)

This article outlines the issues of providing the medium-sized industrial sector with natural fiber products, analyzing the aesthetic properties of fabrics in the production of fabrics that meet the aesthetic and hygienic requirements of co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202454808010

Bohemia and economic geography

Richard L. Florida • Journal of Economic Geography (2002)

This paper examines the geography of bohemia and the relationships between it, human capital, and high‐technology industries. The underlying hypothesis is that the presence and concentration of bohemians in an area creates an environment or...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/2.1.55

The Geography of Equity Analysis

Christopher J. Malloy • The Journal of Finance (2005)

ABSTRACT I provide evidence that geographically proximate analysts are more accurate than other analysts. Stock returns immediately surrounding forecast revisions suggest that local analysts impact prices more than other analysts. These eff...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2005.00744.x

The Economic Geography of Talent

Richard L. Florida • Annals of the Association of American Geographers (2002)

The distribution of talent, or human capital, is an important factor in economic geography. This article examines the economic geography of talent, exploring the factors that attract talent and its effects on high-technology industry and re...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8306.00314

A study of the decontamination procedures used for chemical analysis of polar deep ice cores

Takayuki Miyake, Motohiro Hirabayashi, Ryu Uemura, Kumiko Goto-Azuma et al. • Antarctic Record (2009)

We investigated the decontamination procedures used on polar deep ice cores before chemical analyses such as measurements of the concentrations of iron species and dust (microparticles). We optimized cutting and melting protocols for decont...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15094/00009507

Options for Modeling Social Rational-Value Networks: Congruence Issues

Konstantin S. Kondratenko • Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета. Серия: политические, социологические и экономические науки (2024)

The article introduces a new concept designed to describe the social and sociotechnical processes that were triggered by digital transformation and, in their turn, resulted in Industry 5.0. The author described and modelled egocentric, comm...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21603/2500-3372-2024-9-4-489-503

Participación e incidencia de las agencias reguladoras en el ciclo de las políticas públicas: Caso de estudio comparado en Colombia

Juan David Gutiérrez, Sarah Maria Muñoz-Cadena, María Carolina Corcione • Estudios de Derecho (2024)

Este artículo analiza cómo participan e inciden las agencias reguladoras en el ciclo de las políticas públicas en Colombia. La investigación desarrolla un caso de estudio comparativo de la Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC) y la...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.17533/udea.esde.v81n178a6

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Online Health Consultation Services: The Role of Subjective Norm, Trust, Perceived Benefit, and Offline Habit

Zepeng Gong, Zepeng Gong, Ziqiang Han, Xudan Li et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2019)

The cyberspace plays an important role in improving the quality, equity, and efficiency of health services. Studying people's adoption of online health services, such as online health consultation services (OHCS) can benefit both industry a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00286