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Tracking the Evolution of Snow Drought in the U.S. Pacific Northwest at Variable Scales

Water Resources Research
Long‐term and year‐to‐year changes in climate can cause anomalously warm and/or dry conditions, leading to periods with snowfall deficits known as snow droughts.
B. M. Roberts‐Pierel, M. S. Raleigh, R. E. Kennedy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Citizens' Inclusion in Public Services: A Systematic Review of the Public Administration Literature and Reflection on Future Research Avenues

Public Administration
Despite a resurgence of interest in social equity, citizens' inclusion in public services has attracted limited attention in the public administration literature so far, having often remained in the background of studies focusing on citizens ...
T. Licsandru, E. Meliou, Ileana Steccolini, SinMun Chang   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Energy Design Analysis and Evaluation of a Proposed Air Rescue and Fire Fighting Administration Building for Teterboro Airport

, 2003
A new/proposed building for the Teterboro Airport was selected as a case study for High Performance Building Initiative research efforts. This report documents research-level energy analysis conducted on the Teterboro Airport building during predesign ...
B. Griffith, S. Pless, B. Talbert, M. Deru, P. Torcellini   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

ASSIST: Refinement of a Benefits Navigator Intervention Among Low‐Income Pediatric Oncology Families

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Children with cancer living in poverty experience worse survival and quality of life. Interventions connecting low‐income families to benefits (e.g., Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP] improve health outcomes; yet nearly 50% of SNAP‐eligible pediatric oncology families are unenrolled.
Puja J. Umaretiya, Selena Murcia Mendez, Jennifer Kellett, Sarah Wright, Marisel Ponton, Robin T. Higashi, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Ayesha Zia, Joanne Wolfe, Sandi L. Pruitt, Kira Bona   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building the case for housing policy: Understanding public beliefs about housing affordability as a key social determinant of health

SSM: Population Health, 2018
Background: The current housing crisis in the U.S. requires the consideration and promotion of policies that improve the circumstances of severe housing cost burdens.
Selena E. Ortiz, Bobbie L. Johannes
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping Childhood Cancer Care Services in Oceania: Methodological Lessons From the SIOP Global Mapping Programme

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The International Paediatric Oncology Society Global Mapping Programme aims to collect data on global paediatric oncology services by continent, with Africa and Latin America completed. This study reports on the methodology and lessons learned for Oceania, a unique continent with resource disparity across countries, multiple small island ...
Trisha Soosay Raj, Christy Noble, Amy Gray, Daniel C. Moreira, Jennifer Lowe, Maite Gorostegui, Gwenda Anga, Andrew Soma, Milena Lay Dos Santos, Siobhan Cross, Erin Luttrell, Michael Sullivan, Julie Cayrol, Julia Challinor, Neil Ranasinghe, Jordana McLoone, Claire E. Wakefield   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of socioeconomic factors on choice of infant male circumcision provider in rural Ghana; a community level population based study

BMC Pediatrics, 2017
Background The influence of socio-economic determinants on choice of infant male circumcision provider is not known in areas with high population coverage such as rural Africa. The overall aim of this study was to determine the key socio-economic factors
Thomas Gyan, Kimberley McAuley, Natalie Strobel, Sam Newton, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Karen Edmond   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Capacity Spectrum-Based Retrofitting Method and Quick Design for Viscously Damped Structures by Utilizing the Concept of Uniform Damping Ratio

Buildings, 2023
Viscous dampers have proven to be effective in enhancing the seismic performance of existing structures. Despite this, there is still a need for rapid and simplified design methods and formulae for viscous dampers that can take into account the elastic ...
Xiuyan Hu, Zhipeng Zhao, Ruifu Zhang, Zhaohui Lu, Ming Guo, Liang Guo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

An agenda for the study of Public Administration in Developing Countries

Governance. An International Journal of Policy, Administration and Institutions, 2020
Developing nations demand a different scholarly approach in the field of public administration. We advance an agenda for research that stands on four pillars.
A. Bertelli, Mai Hassan, Dan Honig, D. Rogger, Martin J. Williams   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development and Implementation of a Disease‐Targeted Storybook as a Clinical Tool for Children With Acute Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Although significant progress has been made in childhood leukemia survival, healthcare providers, and caregivers often face challenges in explaining this disease to patients. Disease‐targeted storybooks have been proposed as a tool to facilitate the understanding of diagnoses and treatment.
Nutvipha Ummartyotin, Usanarat Anurathapan, Rawiwan Roongpraiwan, Potchanee Dandamrongrak, Siriporn Nakhonchai, Pawin Numthavaj, Vilawan Chirdkiatgumchai   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source