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Ahmed Kabore, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, James Awuah, Andrew Hansen et al. • The Pan African Medical Journal
(2019)
INTRODUCTION: Substance abuse is an important public health issue affecting West Africa; however, there is currently a dearth of literature on the actions needed to address it. The aim of this study was to assess the risks and protective fa...
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DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.214.12851
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...
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DOI: 10.1186/s13006-021-00418-9
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...
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DOI: 10.1186/s13104-026-07642-8
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...
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DOI: 10.1186/s41043-026-01389-5
Gill Ringland (2002)
About the Author Acknowledgements Abbreviation Introduction Part I: Scenarios in Public Policy Summary Four Scenarios for Public Education in Seattle Rotterdam and Arnhem Mission and Consequences in Bueren Scottish Enterprisea s use of Scen...
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Robert Geyer, Samir Rihani • Routledge eBooks
(2012)
This book provides a clear, concise and readable introduction to complexity thinking, its application to the social sciences and public policy, and the relevance of some of its various tools to those fields of politics, health, the internat...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203856925
Steven Pressman, Henry J. Aaron, Thomas E. Mann, Timothy Taylor • Southern Economic Journal
(1995)
This work presents six essays that seek answers to some particular questions. What role can, or should, a democratic government play in shaping values? And, how do values shape the effects of public policy? The contributors identify trends ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/1060773
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...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032511-143129
Helen Zerlina Margetts • Policy & Internet
(2009)
Abstract This article looks at the role of the Internet in policymaking, identifying potential policy effects of widespread use of the Internet by citizens, firms, governments and voluntary organizations. It considers how the Internet and I...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2202/1944-2866.1029
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...
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DOI: 10.1177/17455057251362581
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...
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DOI: 10.3389/fcosc.2021.781546
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...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050580
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...
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DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140042
Andrew Myers, Catherine Ipsen, Krys Standley • Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
(2022)
IntroductionLack of transportation is a significant barrier to community participation for many disabled adults. Living in a rural area introduces additional transportation barriers, such as having to travel long distances to access service...
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DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2022.877555
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, ...
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DOI: 10.4314/sajee.v41SI1.04
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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Erica Zamberletti, Marina Gabaglio, Marie Woolley-Roberts, Sharon Bingham et al. • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
(2019)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental condition whose primary features include social communication and interaction impairments with restricted or repetitive motor movements. No approved treatment for the core symptoms is availa...
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DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2019.00367
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
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
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...
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78464-2