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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
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
Yu. P. Voronov • Мир новой экономики
(2024)
The article explores the process of creating a large cooperative housing complex in a district of New York. It highlights the unique circumstances that made the cooperative City project possible in the United States. The article also examin...
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DOI: 10.26794/2220-6469-2024-18-4-43-53
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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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
Maurício Corrêa da Silva, José Emerson Firmino, José Dionísio Gomes da Silva, Erivan Ferreira Borges • Perspectivas Contemporâneas
(2016)
Public policy assessment is, by definition, applied social research: it seeks a balance between the methodological and technical rigor of a social investigation and the pragmatism and flexibility needed by a tool supporting the decision-mak...
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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...
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00236
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
Jing Li, Jing Yang, Jiayu Feng, Xiaohui Xu et al. • Global Health Action
(2025)
Background Diabetes is a leading global public health challenge with 537 million cases worldwide in 2021 and significant economic and societal burdens. Despite global initiatives, feasibility constraints limit widespread implementation of d...
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DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2025.2543605
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...
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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...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13109
David S. Meyer, Helen Ingram, Steven Rathgeb Smith • Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
(1994)
A fundamental rethinking is under way about the roles of government, citizens, and community organizations in public policy. Can government be reconstructed to make public policies more responsive to citizens and thus more effective? This c...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2074276
Ashley Nicole Gearhardt, Marie A. Bragg, Rebecca L. Pearl, Natasha A. Schvey et al. • Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
(2012)
There is a pressing need to reduce both the prevalence and impact of obesity. This review begins with a discussion of the roles of treatment and prevention. Two overriding issues, weight bias and the addictive nature of food, are covered be...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032511-143129
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
Fiona Preston-Whyte, Toshka Barnardo, Danica Marlin, Tanna Hewett et al. • Southern African Journal of Environmental Education
(2025)
Data gaps limit solutions and policy development for environmental issues. Citizen science offers a possible solution to reduce data gaps at a limited cost while enhancing environmental education (EE). While highly effective in the latter, ...
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DOI: 10.4314/sajee.v41SI1.04
Begashaw Melaku Gebresillassie, Kelly Howells, Diane Ashiru-Oredope • Pharmacy
(2023)
Pharmacists and their teams play an important role in providing public health services, however little is known about their level of contribution and the strength of evidence in Africa’s Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). The purpose...
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DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy11010024
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...
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DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.646177