Academic Articles & Research Papers

A Comprehensive Analysis of Healthcare Big Data Management, Analytics and Scientific Programming

Healthcare systems are transformed digitally with the help of medical technology, information systems, electronic medical records, wearable and smart devices, and handheld devices. The advancement in the medical big data, along with the ava...

A survey of the use of crowdsourcing in software engineering

Collaboration in Software Engineering: A Roadmap

Software engineering projects are inherently cooperative, requiring many software engineers to coordinate their efforts to produce a large software system. Integral to this effort is developing shared understanding surrounding multiple arti...

A survey of controlled experiments in software engineering

The classical method for identifying cause-effect relationships is to conduct controlled experiments. This paper reports upon the present state of how controlled experiments in software engineering are conducted and the extent to which rele...

Post-Fire Abundance Trajectories of Bird Species and Functional Groups Within an Atlantic–Mediterranean Ecotone

The Atlantic–Mediterranean ecotone of northwestern Iberia is one of the most fire-prone regions in Europe, yet post-fire avian dynamics there remain poorly documented. To characterise short- to mid-term post-fire avian trajectories in this ...

The Anthropology of Christianity

Abstract This article surveys the literature that constitutes the newly emergent anthropology of Christianity. Arguing that the development of this sub‐discipline was impeded until recently by anthropology's theoretical framing and empirica...

Anthropological Research

This text is a comprehensive introduction to research methods in social and cultural anthropology. The Peltos focus their discussion on the essential elements of preparing and analyzing the supporting evidence from which generalizations abo...

The Anthropology of Christianity

This article surveys the literature that constitutes the newly emergent anthropology of Christianity. Arguing that the development of this sub-discipline was impeded until recently by anthropology's theoretical framing and empirical interes...

The Anthropology of Money

This review surveys anthropological and other social research on money and finance. It emphasizes money's social roles and meanings as well as its pragmatics in different modalities of exchange and circulation. It reviews scholarly emphasis...

Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology

* Provides a comprehensive survey of contemporary thinking in biological, social and cultural anthropology and establishes the interconnections between these three fields.* Useful cross-references within the text, with full biographical ref...

Becoming a tobacco-free campus: A survey of student attitudes, opinions and behaviors

Introduction The effectiveness of tobacco-free campus policies in preventing and mitigating tobacco use relies on students’ perceptions, opinions, and adherence to clean-air restrictions. The purpose of this study was to gather data regardi...

Partial replacement of red and processed meat with legumes: a modelling study of the impact on nutrient intakes and nutrient adequacy on the population level

Abstract Objective: The shift towards plant-based diets with less meat and more legumes is a global target and requires an understanding of the consequences of dietary adequacy on the population level. Our aim was to model the impact of pa...

Developing European policy on xenotransplantation: instructive findings from the first representative UK sample survey on attitudes and views on animal to human transplants

Recent landmark advances, particularly those related to gene-editing technology and the pioneering pig-to-human transplants currently underway in the USA and China, mean that xenotransplantation (XTx) may become a realistic option for patie...

The influence of patient self-efficacy on value co-creation behavior and outcomes in chronic disease management: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background In the medical field, value co-creation involves patients’ active involvement. By collaborating with service providers, patients can contribute to the creation of more targeted and effective value. Patients’ self-efficac...

Socioeconomic inequalities in effective service coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: a comparative analysis of 39 low-income and middle-income countries

Background: Reducing socioeconomic inequalities in access to good quality health care is key for countries to achieve Universal Health Coverage. This study aims to assess socioeconomic inequalities in effective coverage of reproductive, mat...

How risk communication affects public trust in government: the moderating role of policy expectations

IntroductionConspiracy narratives are a prevalent narrative framework in risk communication, often provoking public fear and defensive reactions, challenging the healthy interaction between governments and the public in social governance.Me...

Alcohol's harms to others in Wales, United Kingdom: Nature, magnitude and associations with mental well-being

Aim: To explore the nature and magnitude of alcohol's harms to others (AHTOs), and associations with mental well-being. Methods: Cross-sectional survey implemented amongst 891 randomly selected Welsh residents (aged 18+ years), via computer...

New spatial records of vascular plants in the Azores Archipelago: the PRIBES project and the Azorean Biodiversity Portal (ABP) initiatives - I. São Jorge Island (Azores)

The Azores Archipelago is known for its important natural heritage, yet its ecosystems face a “green tsunami” in the form of numerous exotic and invasive species. This influx has wrought serious biodiversity loss and degradation of ecosyste...

Trends in adult cardiovascular disease risk factors and their socio-economic patterning in the Scottish population 1995–2008: cross-sectional surveys

Objectives To examine secular and socio-economic changes in cardiovascular disease risk factor prevalences in the Scottish population. This could contribute to a better understanding of why the decline in coronary heart disease mortality in...

Tobacco smoking using Midwakh is an emerging health problem--evidence from a large cross-sectional survey in the United Arab Emirates.

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...