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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...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12992-026-01234-8
Paul Burstein • Political Research Quarterly
(2003)
This article considers the impact of public opinion on public policy, asking: (1) how much impact it has; (2) how much the impact increases as the salience of issues increases; (3) to what extent the impact of public opinion may be negated ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/106591290305600103
Richard H. Hall, Robert E. Quinn (1983)
Introduction Question - Richard H Hall and Robert E Quinn What is the Connection Between Organizational Theory and Public Policy? PART ONE: ORGANIZATION THEORY AND PUBLIC POLICY: PURPOSE, PROCESS, AND REASON Public Policy and Organizational...
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Evert Vedung • Routledge eBooks
(2017)
Evaluation is a controversial and little-understood strategy of public governance, control, and decision making. As early as classical antiquity, scholars were summoned to court to counsel kings. Public policy and program evaluation is a re...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315127767
Thomas R. Dye (1972)
1: Policy Analysis: What Governments Do, Why They Do It, and What Difference it Makes 2: Models of Politics: Some Help in Thinking About Public Policy 3: The Policymaking Process: Decision-Making Activities 4: Policy Evaluation: Finding Out...
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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...
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DOI: 10.33828/sei.v37.i4.e
Chilungamo Mmanga, Yamikani Ndasauka, Jimmy Kainja, Fiskani Kondowe et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry
(2023)
IntroductionThis paper assessed the effects of Covid-19 on adolescent mental health in Malawi. There is minimal research on adolescent mental health in Africa, Malawi in particular. The study shows a link between the pandemic and mental hea...
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1024793
Yan Hu, Bingce Wang, Yuyan Sun, Jing An et al. • International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
(2020)
Health smart home, as a typical application of Internet of things, provides a new solution for remote medical treatment. It can effectively relieve pressure from shortage of medical resources caused by aging population and help elderly peop...
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DOI: 10.1177/1550147720971513
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 ...
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DOI: 10.3390/foods15142457
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, ...
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DOI: 10.22108/ppls.2026.131333.2222
I Made Agus Wirawan, Ketut Paramarta • Data in Brief
(2025)
One of the main goals of today's technology is to create a connected environment between humans and technological devices to perform daily physical activities. However, users with speech disorders cannot use this application. Loss of verbal...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2025.111454
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 ...
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DOI: 10.35560/jcofarts1765
Musthamin Balumbi, Stang Stang, Suriah Suriah, Syarifuddin Syarif et al. • Journal of Education and Health Promotion
(2025)
Reproductive health education at the primary school level is a controversial topic. Although some recognize its importance in providing accurate information about the body and development, others raise concerns about cultural sensitivities ...
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DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_861_24
Erzhen V. Khilkhanova • Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета: Серия 2. Языкознание
(2020)
The article examines current trends in language policy and attitudes towards multilingualism and
minority languages in the European Union, the USA, and Australia. On the example of some languages (Basque,
Breton, Corsican, Sámi etc.) vari...
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DOI: 10.15688/jvolsu2.2020.4.6
Heather O’Mahen, Louise Howard, Helen Sharp, Antoinette Davey et al. • Health and Social Care Delivery Research
(2025)
Background Perinatal mental health disorders affect one in five mothers during pregnancy or within 2 years post childbirth. These disorders can lead to poor pregnancy and childbirth outcomes and maternal deaths. Additionally, they negativel...
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DOI: 10.3310/RRAP0011
Sylvia Mustika Sari • Jurnal Pendidikan Kedokteran Indonesia
(2013)
Background: Oral case presentations will be a vital component in medical career. The Student Oral Case Analysis (SOCA) is the assessment method of students’ ability in presenting their knowledge in case analysis, communication skills, and a...
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DOI: 10.22146/jpki.25157
SUN Qing, WANG Yu, CUO-A Jian, HAO Yan et al. • Shengwu huaxue yu shengwu wuli jinzhan
(2024)
In vertebrate embryonic development, the segmentation clock controls the cyclic formation of somites through presomitic mesoderm (PSM) cells. Somites are paired segmented structures along the anterior-posterior axis that eventually develop ...
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DOI: 10.16476/j.pibb.2023.0231
Kerry Woolfall, Bridget Young, Emma Thomas-Jones, Elizabeth Deja et al. • BMJ Open
(2026)
Objectives Clinical research in emergency and critical care is vital, but recruitment and consent are complex. Research may be conducted without prior consent when patients are critically ill, and interventions are time critical. Some patie...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106677
Godfried Agyeman Asante, Jenna N. Hanchey • Review of Communication
(2021)
In this introductory essay to the first of two themed issues, “(Re)Theorizing Communication Studies from African Perspectives,” we explore the decolonial potential of African perspectives in communication studies. African knowledge systems ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15358593.2021.2001844
Donald Treadwell • Journal of Human Subjectivity
(2006)
Few academic departments in the same discipline are alike with respect to course offerings. This is particularty true of communication studies, whose own literature indicates a diversity of conceptual diiferences at play. Communication stud...
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