Scientists in power plays: How substantive were scientists' narratives during the COVID‐19 pandemic?
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Scientists who provide expert advice must engage with policy processes. Little is known about whether and how scientists deal with the political dynamics of policy processes that are inherent to policymaking. We study this question by building on the policy dimension concept within the Narrative Policy Framework.
Jule Ksinsik, Caroline Schlaufer
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Antimicrobial resistance of <i>Escherichia coli</i> from broilers in large-scale poultry farms in Shandong Province. [PDF]
Front MicrobiolLiu X +10 more
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Narrative power in the narrative policy framework
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The Narrative Policy Framework lacks clear and empirical explanations of power. Yet, the study of narratives is inherently the study of power in shaping policy outputs and decisions. We develop a conceptual model positing that expressions of power (power to, with, and over) may be discovered in narrative constructs (e.g., narrative structure ...
Elizabeth A. Shanahan +8 more
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Relationships between stress indicators and sexual development during onset of maturity in broiler breeder roosters. [PDF]
Poult SciCaliva JM +5 more
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Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the link between export and total factor productivity using a large panel of Ethiopian large and medium manufacturing firms. Using a modified Olley and Pakes model with export for the prediction of total factor productivity and then matching and difference‐in‐difference techniques, evidence of both self‐selection and ...
Zerihun Kelil Seid +2 more
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Test-Retest Reliability and Convergent Validity of Two Scoring Versions of the Spinal Appearance Questionnaire Against Radiographic Measurements and Established Quality of Life Questionnaires in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis. [PDF]
Children (Basel)Alanazi M +6 more
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Focusing Events, Agenda Setting, and Narrative Numbing
Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Focusing events are important in understanding policy change, as demonstrated in Birkland's work on agenda setting, the multiple streams framework, and the narrative policy framework. These frameworks emphasize the role of focusing events in drawing public attention to broader issues.
Megan K. Warnement Wrobel +1 more
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The Effects of the Schroth Method on the Cobb Angle, Angle of Trunk Rotation, Pulmonary Function, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Narrative Review. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel)Jiménez-Jiménez AB +4 more
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On the undesirable repercussions of gender norms in an endogenous growth model
The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Sustainable growth has emerged as a critical policy challenge worldwide. We investigate the influence of conventional gender norms on fertility and economic growth to explain the phenomena recently observed across high‐income countries. To this end, we construct an overlapping generations model with endogenous fertility and labor supply ...
Ryo Sakamoto, Katsunori Minami
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The apical vertebral rotational correction of the lumbosacral fractional curve: implications for coronal alignment in degenerative lumbar scoliosis. [PDF]
J Spine SurgChaichankul C +5 more
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