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Pengfei Gao, Chaoxian Yang, Yong Liu, Guixin Xin et al. • Ecological Indicators
(2024)
China’s long-standing dual-track institutions, which differentiate between urban and rural areas, have prioritized urban development, exacerbating the urban–rural divide and contributing to the ongoing decline of rural regions. In response,...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112785
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...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065403
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...
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039189
A. Luke, B. F. Sanders, B. F. Sanders, K. A. Goodrich et al. • Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
(2018)
Flood hazard mapping in the United States (US) is deeply tied to the National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Consequently, publicly available flood maps
provide essential information for insurance purposes, but they do not necessarily pr...
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DOI: 10.5194/nhess-18-1097-2018
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...
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DOI: 10.1186/s13012-018-0742-9
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
Dragoljub Todić • Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979)
(2006)
There are several common elements of the EU policy in the field of organic farming and environmental protection. Some of them stem from joint aims and instruments and some of them are formally established. Basically speaking, the main commo...
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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
Andrew Clark, PhD, Jacqueline Tate, PhD, Umesh Parashar, MD, Mark Jit, PhD et al. • The Lancet Global Health
(2019)
Summary: Background: Infant rotavirus vaccines have led to substantial reductions in hospital admissions and deaths due to gastroenteritis, but some studies have reported an elevated risk of intussusception, a rare bowel disorder. This ana...
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DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30412-7
Dan M. Kahan, Donald Braman • bepress Legal Repository
(2005)
Our concern in this Essay is to explain the epistemic origins of political conflict. Citizens who agree that the proper object of law is to secure society's material well-being are still likely to disagree-intensely-about what policies will...
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Aruna Chandran, Churong Xu, Jonathan Gross, Kathryn M. Leifheit et al. • Frontiers in Public Health
(2021)
Introduction: Local health departments are currently limited in their ability to use life expectancy (LE) as a benchmark for improving community health. In collaboration with the Baltimore City Health Department, our aim was to develop a we...
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.663825
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...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-001340
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, ...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05112
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
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...
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DOI: 10.1186/s13018-025-06170-8
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...
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DOI: 10.23889/ijpds.v3i5.1068
Haiting Jiang, Chengyu Wei • Frontiers in Public Health
(2024)
China, with the severe burden of hepatitis B, plays a significant role in the global efforts towards eliminating hepatitis B disease by 2030. Vaccination is recognized as the most effective measure to prevent infectious diseases. However, v...
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1286801
Silingene Joyce Ngcobo, Tracy Zhandire, Zamasomi Meyiwa Luvuno, Wilbroda Hlolisile Chiya et al. • PLoS ONE
(2025)
BackgroundSouth Africa's higher education institutions (HEIs) continue to face challenges in implementing inclusive language policies that integrate indigenous African languages into academic settings, even three decades after apartheid. Hi...
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0322322
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 ...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07711-1