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The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology

Catherine S. Dolan, Emma Gilberthorpe, Dinah Rajak • Wiley eBooks (2017)

The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology is the most complete reference resource for the field of anthropology and interrelated areas, providing an authoritative and expert overview of the concepts, research, and techniques that toget...

OPENALEX public-domain DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118924396

Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology

David Graeber • eVols (University of Hawaii) (2004)

Everywhere anarchism is on the upswing as a political philosophy—everywhere, that is, except the academy. Anarchists repeatedly appeal to anthropologists for ideas about how society might be reorganized on a more egalitarian, less alienatin...

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DIFFERENCE EQUATION FOR AUSTRALIAN SHEEP BLOWFLIES GROWTH

J I Gisbtarani, M N Huda, H Setiyaningsih, Solikhatun Solikhatun • Barekeng (2024)

The population of Australian sheep blowflies, Lucilia cuprina, in Australia is of concern to many researchers because it causes several problems. These problems occur in the sheep industry where there is a term "flystrike" in the industry. ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30598/barekengvol18iss4pp2203-2216

Identifying cleaning products associated with short-term work-related respiratory symptoms: A workforce-based study in domestic cleaners

Katrien De Troeyer, Jeroen De Man, Eline Vandebroek, Jeroen A Vanoirbeek et al. • Environment International (2022)

Domestic cleaners have an increased risk of asthma-like and other respiratory symptoms and conditions. Uncertainty exists about which products are most hazardous. We aimed to investigate, among professional domestic cleaners, the associatio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107170

Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture and usual care for Antiandrogen-Induced hot fLashes in prostate cancer (AVAIL): study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Zongshi Qin, Zhiwei Zang, Jianyong Yu, Jianqin Lv et al. • BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (2023)

Abstract Background Hot flashes are the common and debilitating symptom among prostate cancer (PCa) patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Strong evidence from multiple rigorously designed studies indicated that pharmacolog...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12906-023-04218-y

Public Goods and Public Policy

John G. Head (1972)

One of the most interesting developments in the Anglo-American public finance literature of recent years has been the appearance, under the formidable aegis of Professor Samuelson, of a prescriptive theory of public expenditure based on the...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15486-9_5

Toward an Anthropology of Public Policy

Janine R. Wedel, Cris Shore, Gregory Feldman, Stacy Lathrop • The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (2005)

As the rational choice model of “policy” proliferates in “policy studies, ” the social sciences, modern governments, organizations, and everyday life, a number of anthropologists are beginning to develop a body of work in the anthropology o...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716205276734

Getting involved: Uganda cancer society´s efforts to build strategic partnerships for tobacco tax increments and strong tobacco industry monitoring

Evelyn Angiji, Paul Ebusu • Tobacco Induced Diseases (2018)

Background and challenges to implementation Uganda Cancer Society's (UCS) purpose is to coordinate civil society efforts for a systematic contribution towards effective cancer control in Uganda. UCS is moving towards fully integrating tobac...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18332/tid/84466

Effect of the mHealth-supported Healthy Future programme delivered by community health workers on maternal and child health in rural China: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

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...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065403

PUBLIC POLICY AND MORALITY IN TRADEMARK LAW

Viorel ROȘ, Andreea LIVĂDARIU • Challenges of the Knowledge Society (2023)

The existence of signs registered as trademarks (national, European, international) is necessary in the public interest, as they serve producers of goods and services and consumers alike. While any sign may in principle constitute a tradema...

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Communication Needs for Individuals With Rare Diseases Within and Around the Healthcare System of Northern Ireland

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

Ethics and Public Policy

Jonathan Wolff • Routledge eBooks (2019)

Ethics and Public Policy: A Philosophical Inquiry, second edition subjects important and controversial areas of public policy to philosophical scrutiny. Jonathan Wolff, a renowned philosopher and veteran of many public committees, introduce...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351128667

Evaluating language policy implementation in South African higher education - three decades of progress and challenges: A scoping review protocol.

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...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0322322

Bachelor's Degree in Rural Education: a bibliographic review on emancipatory public policies

Catiane Cinelli, Solange Struwka • Revista Brasileira de Educação do Campo (2025)

This text is based on a postdoctoral research entitled "O protagonismo das mulheres no curso de Licenciatura em Educação do Campo (LEDOC) da Universidade Federal de Rondônia (UNIR)". The objectives were: to historicize the context of resear...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.70860/ufnt.rbec.e19212

Perceptions of the functioning and effectiveness of nursing regulators in Ghana and South Africa: a cross-sectional study

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...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050580

CuddleCard: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of providing financial support to low-income mothers of preterm infants on parental caregiving in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Margaret McConnell, Alya Alsager, Plyce Fuchu, Shrivaths Sriprasad et al. • BMC Pediatrics (2025)

Abstract Background Preterm birth is a leading cause of childhood mortality and developmental disabilities, with persistent socioeconomic disparities in incidence and outcomes. Maternal presence during prolonged neonatal intensive care unit...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-05621-9