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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract In England, education is compulsory, but schooling is not: it is legal for families to home educate their children. This form of education is officially termed by the Department for Education as ‘Elective Home Education’. As this designation implies, many families home educate as a positive and preferential ‘choice’.
Katherine Davey +3 more
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System-wide impacts of hospital payment reforms : evidence from central and eastern Europe and central Asia [PDF]
Although there is broad agreement that the way that health care providers are paid affects their performance, the empirical literature on the impacts of provider payment reforms is surprisingly thin.
Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo, Wagstaff, Adam
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The growing concern about demand for, and provision of, support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has led the English government to announce a review of the system, which many describe as being in crisis.
Ariadna Albajara Sáenz +5 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) and social entrepreneurship (SE) are increasingly recognised as critical pathways for sustainable development, yet CE research often underplays social inclusion, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs).
Maria L. Granados, Adeyemi Adelekan
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Assessing Hospital Efficiency: Non-parametric Evidence for Portugal [PDF]
We compute DEA efficiency scores and Malmquist indexes for a panel data set comprising 68 Portuguese public hospitals belonging to the National Health System (NHS) in the period 2000-2005, when several units started being run in an entrepreneurial ...
António Afonso, Sónia Fernandes
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Constructing Policy (In)coherence in Germany's Energy Transition and Impacts on (In)equality
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Policy coherence is widely regarded as essential for achieving sustainable development, climate targets, and reducing inequality, as reflected in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Recent scholarship has moved beyond technocratic approaches, drawing on comparative politics, particularly the “3 I's” of ideas, interests, and ...
Alexia Faus Onbargi, Ines Dombrowsky
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Evolution of the Governmental Accounting Reform implementation in Greek Public Hospitals: Testing the institutional framework [PDF]
Purpose – In an attempt to promote efficiency, effectiveness and economy in health service production, the Greek government imposed in 2003 an accrual basis financial and cost accounting system in all public hospitals of the National Health System (NHS).
Eriotis, Nikolaos, Stamatiadis, Filippos
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Learning Networks Drive Environmental Innovation: Evidence From Fourth‐Stage Purification Diffusion
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Contaminants of emerging concern, including pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals, threaten water quality globally. In the European Union (EU), until the adoption of the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive in 2024, a regulatory gap had left the member states and the municipalities in them without binding removal standards ...
Simon Bulian +3 more
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Cardiac remodelling in the era of the recommended four pillars heart failure medical therapy
ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1029-1044, April 2025.Abstract Cardiac remodelling is a key determinant of worse cardiovascular outcome in patients with heart failure (HF) and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). It affects both the left ventricle (LV) structure and function as well as the left atrium (LA) and the right ventricle (RV).
Giada Colombo +7 more
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Epilepsia, EarlyView.Abstract Despite advancements in epilepsy care, a substantial diagnostic gap persists, particularly in resource‐limited settings. This narrative review explores the potential of video‐based diagnostics augmented by artificial intelligence (AI) to address this gap by enabling earlier and more accessible seizure detection and classification.
Gadi Miron +7 more
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