Home »
Academic Articles & Research Papers
Showing 20 of 2,365 academic articles
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
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...
DOAJ
Open Access (DOAJ)
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-18-1097-2018
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
Jennifer Auer • International Journal of Population Data Science
(2018)
Federal administrative data is a low-cost and low-burden data source for evidence-based policy making. By linking information from different surveys, or over time, researchers can achieve the sample size and variation needed for advanced ec...
DOAJ
Open Access (DOAJ)
DOI: 10.23889/ijpds.v3i5.1064
Ashleen L. Crowe, Amy Jayne McKnight, Helen McAneney • Frontiers in Public Health
(2019)
Objective: By definition a rare disease affects fewer than 1 in 2,000 people but collectively 1 in 17 people are affected at some time in their lives. Rare disease patients often describe feeling isolated and unsupported. The needs of indiv...
DOAJ
Open Access (DOAJ)
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00236
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...
DOAJ
Open Access (DOAJ)
DOI: 10.1186/s41043-026-01389-5
George Seaden, André Manseau • Building Research & Information
(2001)
The particular roles played by governments through their policies and programmes are considered within a comparative context in order to gain an understanding of construction innovation systems and processes. The analysis of this question i...
OPENALEX
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210010027701
Lars G. Tummers • Public Administration Review
(2019)
Abstract Changing behavior is often necessary to tackle societal problems, such as obesity, alcohol abuse, and debt problems. This article has two goals. First, it aims to highlight how governments can try to change the behavior of citizens...
OPENALEX
cc-by
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13109
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...
DOAJ
Open Access (DOAJ)
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.663825
Yayoi Aizawa, Atsushi Watanabe, Atsushi Watanabe, Kazuto Kato • Frontiers in Genetics
(2021)
In recent years, genetic counseling has started playing a major role in the field of genomic medicine. There are currently about 7,000 genetic counselors in more than 28 countries, with 267 certified genetic counselors in Japan alone (about...
DOAJ
Open Access (DOAJ)
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.646177
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
• Choice Reviews Online
(1996)
Contents: PART I 1.1 Introduction 1.2 'Public and 'Policy' as Concepts 1.3 The Development of the Policy Approach 1.4 Kinds of Policy Analysts and Policy Analysis 1.5 Varieties of Analytical Frameworks 1.6 Philosophical Frameworks 1.7 Analy...
OPENALEX
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.33-5937
Arye L. Hillman • Cambridge University Press eBooks
(2009)
The second edition of Public Finance and Public Policy retains the first edition's themes of investigation of responsibilities and limitations of government. The present edition has been rewritten and restructured. Public choice and politic...
OPENALEX
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316479780
Natal'ya V. Rozenberg, Liliya V. Rozhkova • Известия высших учебных заведений. Поволжский регион: Общественные науки
(2023)
Background. The active development of information and communication technologies has led to the fact that the Internet has taken an important place in the daily life of a modern person. Today there is no such area of life of people where th...
DOAJ
Open Access (DOAJ)
DOI: 10.21685/2072-3016-2023-3-1
Sean M. Eddington, Caitlyn Jarvis • Media and Communication
(2022)
Online communities of practice are a useful professional development space, where members can exchange information, aggregate expertise, and find support. These communities have grown in popularity within higher education—especially on soci...
DOAJ
Open Access (DOAJ)
DOI: 10.17645/mac.v10i2.5053
Celine Tabche, Mays Raheem, Arwa Alolaqi, Salman Rawaf • Frontiers in Digital Health
(2023)
BackgroundThe electronic health record (EHR) has been widely implemented internationally as a tool to improve health and healthcare delivery. However, EHR implementation has been comparatively slow amongst hospitals in the Arabian Gulf coun...
DOAJ
Open Access (DOAJ)
DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2023.1252227
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
Liu He, Amira Firdaus, Jiankun Gong, Nasrullah Dharejo et al. • BMC Public Health
(2024)
Abstract Background Despite technological, political and economic progress, Pakistan is still a traditionally patriarchal society, and cultural norms curb women’s freedom of socialization, which contributes to poor mental health. The digita...
DOAJ
Open Access (DOAJ)
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18013-y
Andualem Woldegiorgis, Mohammed Abebe, Durga Prasad Sharma, Worku Jimma • International Journal of Emerging Research in Engineering, Science, and Management
(2026)
Social media platforms have become powerful tools for communication, information exchange, networking, and community building. However, their widespread use has facilitated the proliferation of misinformation, disinformation, and mal-inform...
DOAJ
Open Access (DOAJ)
DOI: 10.58482/ijeresm.v5i2.3
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...
DOAJ
Open Access (DOAJ)
DOI: 10.1177/1550147720971513