Academic Articles & Research Papers

Utilizing Waste Cotton/Pigeon Pea Stalk Fibers Composites for Enhanced Sound Absorption and Insulation in Automotive Interiors

This study investigates the synthesis and characterization of composite materials, pigeon pea stem, and cotton fibers blended in different ratios such as 100/0, 70/30, 60/40, 50/50, 30/70, and 0/100. These composite materials were produced ...

The Application of Food-Grade Chemical Treatment and Its Effect on the Mechanical Performance Characteristics of Ham Nets

This study involves the use of food-grade chemicals in the integrated pest management of dry-cured ham through the use of 100% polyester weft knitted mesh nets, an idea that was derived from a previously published study in the literature. T...

Guidelines for information about therapy experiments: a proposal on best practice for recording experimental data on cancer therapy

Abstract Background Biology, biomedicine and healthcare have become data-driven enterprises, where scientists and clinicians need to generate, access, validate, interpret and integrate different kinds of experimental and patient-related dat...

Pharmacological reprogramming of myeloid suppression in solid tumors: mechanisms, evidence standards for immune conversion, and biomarker-informed combinations.

Towards test guidelines and standards for advanced materials: scientific insights and recommendations from the MACRAMÉ project.

Reassessing and Updating Regulatory Standards on the Declaration of Storage Conditions in the Product Information of Medicinal Products: An Evidence-Based Proposal under EMA Guidance.

Bridging Gaps in Standards for the Secondary Use of Health Data: Exploratory Standard, Tool Assessment, and Feasibility Study.

From Concept to Implementation: A Policy and Standards Roadmap for a Global Medical Record System for Travelers with Chronic Disease.

Development of consensus-based standards for a National Clinical Audit of Perioperative Care: protocol for a modified Delphi consensus study.

The national standards for cancer survivorship care in action: caregiver experiences across stage, phase, and geography.

A narrative review of international professionalism standards in neurosurgery.

Systems and software engineering -- Vocabulary

The systems and software engineering disciplines are continuing to mature while information technology advances. This International Standard was prepared to collect and standardize terminology. Its purpose is to identify terms currently in ...

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...

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...

Public Policy Analysis: An Introduction

Preface to the Third Edition CHAPTER 1: The Process of Policy Analysis * The Process of Policy Inquiry * Multidisciplinary Policy Analysis* Policy-Relevant Information* Policy-Informational Transformations* Policy-Analytic Methods* Three Ca...

Standards and Public Policy

This book was first published in 2006. Technological standards are a cornerstone of the modern information economy, affecting firm strategy, market performance and, by extension, economic growth. While there is general agreement that swift ...

Familiar but neglected: identification of gaps and recommendations to close them on exclusive breastfeeding support in health facilities in Malawi

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...

Determinants of Catastrophic Health Expenditures: A Study in Hamedan, Iran

Background: Catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) has been explained as a growth in spending for health care services that exceeds 40% of total household income. Therefore, devoting a large portion of household resources to health care serv...

LAGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE EУ ORGANIC FARMING AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

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...

Video Recording of Patient-Clinician Interactions in Health Education: Scoping Review

Abstract BackgroundVideo recordings of patient-clinician interactions (PCIs) have become an integral tool in health professions education, with authentic opportunities to enhance clinical communication and decision-making skills...