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Entorno social y obesidad infantil: implicaciones para la investigación y la práctica en Estados Unidos y en los países latinoamericanos. [PDF]

Obes Rev, 2021
Resumen El entorno en el que viven los niños influye en su riesgo de sufrir obesidad debido, entre otros factores, a los comportamientos relacionados con el peso (es decir, a la dieta y la actividad física). En este artículo presentaremos evidencia sobre los factores socioambientales asociados a la dieta y la actividad física de los niños y, de forma ...
Ayala GX, Monge-Rojas R, King AC, Hunter R, Berge JM.   +4 more
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Trans‐local action and local climate policy. Configurations of success for climate innovations in the European multilevel system

Review of Policy Research, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 1120-1143, November 2023., 2023
Abstract Local climate policy in Germany is embedded in a complex and dense multilevel system. While higher levels of governance confront cities with legal frameworks and regulations, they are not constrained to mere implementation of requirements from the national or supranational levels.
Andreas Corcaci, Jörg Kemmerzell
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Policy Diffusion Through Multiple Streams: The (Non‐)Adoption of Energy Conservation Building Code in India

Policy Studies Journal, Volume 50, Issue 3, Page 641-669, August 2022., 2022
Although the diffusion of policy innovations can promote sustainability, how this process can be accelerated remains unclear. I address this gap by conceptualizing policy transfer and policy diffusion using the multiple streams framework (MSF) and developing hypotheses to connect them.
Nihit Goyal
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Government‐led innovation acceleration: Case studies of US federal government innovation and technology acceleration organizations

Review of Policy Research, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 353-378, May 2022., 2022
Abstract How can agencies that have operational activities as a primary focus improve the procurement and transition of innovative technologies, particularly from the private sector? This study seeks to inform scholars and public‐sector managers about organizational design for innovation and technology acceleration using a systems approach. It examines
Patrick S. Roberts, Jon Schmid
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Un marco conceptual orientado a la acción para soluciones sistémicas de prevención de la obesidad infantil en Latinoamérica y en las poblaciones latinas de Estados Unidos

Obesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021
Resumen La obesidad infantil en Latinoamérica y en las poblaciones latinas de Estados Unidos es un problema de salud pública complejo y persistente y, como tal, requiere soluciones basadas en la teoría y los métodos de la ciencia de sistemas. En este artículo presentamos un marco conceptual orientado a la acción para diseñar, implementar, evaluar y ...
Leandro M. T. Garcia, Ruth F. Hunter, Kayla de la Haye, Christina D. Economos, Abby C. King   +4 more
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Policy Windows in an Authoritarian System: How Alignment, Leadership Signals, and Disasters Enabled Policy Entrepreneurship in China's Poverty Alleviation

Review of Policy Research, Volume 43, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT China's poverty alleviation campaign is significant. Over the past four decades, the number of people in China living below the international extreme‐poverty line fell by close to 800 million, accounting for nearly three‐quarters of the global reduction in extreme poverty.
Zhiqi Xu, Wil Hout
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On‐Bill Financing Programs to Support Low‐Carbon Energy Technologies: An Agent‐Oriented Assessment

Review of Policy Research, Volume 35, Issue 4, Page 502-534, July 2018., 2018
Abstract On‐bill financing (OBF) schemes have been welcomed as innovative mechanisms for encouraging the adoption of low‐carbon energy technologies. Yet while the potential effects of these schemes have received growing attention, less is known about their actual performance.
Luis Mundaca, Sarah Kloke
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The Penchant for Technology in Non‐Democratic Elections: Evidence From Hong Kong's Digital Authoritarianism

Asian Politics &Policy, Volume 18, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT To complement the emergent inquiry into the threats and opportunities that new technologies pose to political institutions and behavior, this study draws on the emergent scholarly literature on Digital Authoritarianism to shed light on the factors leading to Hong Kong's newly acquired penchant for adopting the digital and information ...
Kenneth Ka‐Lok Chan
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Modelo alternativo para medir la adopción de innovaciones: aplicación en el sistema apícola poblano

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Pecuarias
Este trabajo tuvo como objetivo adaptar una herramienta metodológica capaz de mejorar la forma de obtener el Índice de Adopción de Innovaciones en el sistema apícola poblano. Se diseñó y aplicó un cuestionario a una muestra de 62 apicultores de donde se
Irving César Farrera-Vázquez, Enrique Genaro Martínez-González, Vinicio Horacio Santoyo-Cortés, Norman Aguilar-Gallegos, Reyna Azucena Luna-Olea, José Miguel Omaña-Silvestre   +5 more
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Achieving Transboundary Water Security Through Water Innovations: A Framework and Cases

World Water Policy, Volume 12, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Alternative sources of freshwater, provided by various innovations, have long been available to countries facing acute water stress. We hypothesize that avoiding and/or resolving conflict with neighbors—caused by the uncertainty of continued access to shared surface water and groundwater sources—is another driver of innovation adoption ...
David Lewis Feldman
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