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Contesting and re-negotiating the national in French cities: examining policies of governance, Europeanisation and co-option in Marseille and Lyon

Fennia: International Journal of Geography, 2015
The past decade has seen a dynamic and contradictory treatment of difference in French policy-making, both nationally and locally. However, the means by which local difference orientated policies redefine the national is understudied.
Joseph Downing
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Regional Decision-Making in Oregon’s Area Commissions on Transportation

Hatfield Graduate Journal of Public Affairs, 2022
Long after other areas of Oregon had already done so, the local agencies in the Portland region served by the Oregon Department of Transportation decided to form a regional Area Commission on Transportation.
Cole P. Grisham
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Perceptions of barriers and levers of health-enhancing physical activity policies in mid-size French municipalities

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2020
Background Policy is one of the levers for initiating structural change to foster the promotion of health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA). To this end, policy-makers have to deal with complex ecosystems embedded in specific contexts.
A. Noël Racine, J. M. Garbarino, K. Corrion, F. D’Arripe-Longueville, B. Massiera, A. Vuillemin   +5 more
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Evidence for Informing Health Policy Development in Low- Income Countries (LICS): Perspectives of Policy Actors in Uganda [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2015
Background Although there is a general agreement on the benefits of evidence informed health policy development given resource constraints especially in Low-Income Countries (LICs), the definition of what evidence is, and what evidence is suitable to ...
Juliet Nabyonga-Orem, Rhona Mijumbi
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Revealing colonial power relations in early childhood policy making: An autoethnographic story on selective evidence

Journal of Childhood, Education & Society, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic exposes uncertainty, instability and glaring inequality that requires urgent global policy decisions. Historically, bureaucrats regard uncertainty as the enemy and look for tested solutions (Stevens, 2011).
Norma Rudolph
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Roles of Local Media as Policy Entrepreneur in Local Policy Making Process [PDF]

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Indonesian Social and Political Enquiries, ICISPE 2020, 9-10 October 2020, Semarang, Indonesia, 2021
Evidence based policy has been deemed as an important element in policy processes. All government levels are expected to perform certain level of evidence-based policy making process. In order to push evidence-based policy practices, policy entrepreneurs have been considered as one of the actors that could facilitate knowledge transfer among policy ...
openaire   +1 more source

Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
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Decision Making Patterns in Territorial Public Administration: The Case of Romania [PDF]

Urbanism. Arhitectura. Constructii, 2015
One of the main mechanisms fuelling the process of territorial development both on local and regional levels is cooperation. It is distinguished as one fundamental priority for the European Union in terms of operational aspirations.
Catrinel Cotae
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An analysis on the roles and involvements of different stakeholders in the provision of adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Southeast Nigeria

BMC Public Health, 2022
Introduction Sexual and reproductive health of young people involve a lot of stakeholders, traverse different sectors, and cut across all levels of government.
Chibuike Agu, Chinyere Mbachu, Ifunanya Agu, Ugenyi Iloabachie, Obinna Onwujekwe   +4 more
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Why human connection is the true metric of research success

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Human‐centred mentorship can be shaped by mentor attributes, actions, intrinsic drive and career ambition. Drawing on reflections across Singapore and France, as well as workshop insights from FEBS‐IUBMB ENABLE 2024, this article shows that human‐centred mentorship creates the conditions for sustainable growth, well‐being and retention in research ...
Timothy Lin Yun Tan, Mattias Wei Ren Kon, Xavier Coumoul, Fun Man Fung   +3 more
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