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Improving democratic governance through institutional design: civic participation and democratic ownership in Europe [PDF]

, 2010
In this article we provide a conceptual and argumentative framework for studying how institutional design can enhance civic participation and ultimately increase citizens’ sense of democratic ownership of governmental processes.
Arnstein, Bache, Banthien, Barnes, Beck, Bohman, Cain, Casella, Dryzek, Edelenbos, Etzioni-Halevy, European Commission, European Council, European Council, Fishkin, Fung, Fung, Fung, Goodin, Grote, Hajer, Hajer, Hajer, Hendriks, Hirst, Jessop, John, Kettl, Kickert, Klijn, Klijn, Kooiman, Koppenjan, Mair, Majone, Majone, Majone, March, Mayntz, Moravcsik, Mouffe, Newman, Niemi, Olsen, Osborne, Piattoni, Provan, Rhodes, Sandel, Scharpf, Scharpf, Schillemans, Schutter, Skelcher, Skelcher, Smith, Stoker, Sørensen, Sørensen, Sørensen, Torfing, Torfing, Van Deth, Verba, Warren, Webb   +65 more
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Personalized Selumetinib Dosing in Pediatric Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Insights From a Pilot Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate selumetinib exposure using therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas (PN), assess interpatient pharmacokinetic variability, and explore the relationship between drug exposure, clinical response, and adverse effects.
Janka Kovács, Zoltán Köllő, Balázs Gellért Karvaly, Mahmoud Obeidat, Rita Nagy, Péter Hegyi, Brigitta Teutsch, Eszter Tuboly, Miklós Garami   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

He tokotoko mo nga tangata : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Regional and Environmental Planning at Massey University [PDF]

, 1992
THE PROBLEM Urban river corridor areas are often subject to damaging use and to increasing pressure from conflicting uses. The main issue is the need to utilise the characteristics of a river and its margins within a city while integrating it into the ...
Aim, Clive Bruce
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Sirolimus for Extracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: A Scoping Review of the Evidence in Syndromic and Non‐Syndromic Cases

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare, high‐flow, vascular anomalies that can occur either sporadically or as part of a genetic syndrome. AVMs can progress with serious morbidity and even mortality if left unchecked. Sirolimus is an mTOR inhibitor that is effective in low‐flow vascular malformations; however, its role in AVMs is unclear.
Will Swansson, Ingrid Winship, Gary Hammerschlag, Laura Scardamaglia   +3 more
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Intentional and actional components of engaged participation in public health research studies: qualitative synthesis of a recruitment and retention process into the theory-informed INTACT-RS framework

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2023
Background Ensuring motivated and successful study participation is a key challenge in the design and conduct of health research studies. Previously, recruitment barriers and facilitators have been identified mainly from experience, and rarely based on ...
Jonas Lander, Andrea Heiberger, Julia Von Sommoggy, Anja Alexandra Schulz, Carolin Dresch, Hala Altawil, Gwendolyn Schmitt, Markus Antonius Wirtz   +7 more
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A step into the light: developing a culturally appropriate research prcoess to study Maori Rangatahi perspectives of leisure in one setting. [PDF]

, 2002
There is little knowledge of Maori peoples' leisure understandings, experiences and participation. This article reports on the development of a culturally appropriate research process that investigated the leisure participation, perspectives, and ...
Harvey, Geraldine
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Effects of community participation on improving uptake of skilled care for maternal and newborn health: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Despite a broad consensus that communities should be actively involved in improving their own health, evidence for the effect of community participation on specific health outcomes is limited.
Marston, Cicely, McGowan, CR, Portela, Anayda, Renedo, Alicia   +3 more
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Reference Framework for E-participation Projects [PDF]

, 2011
Accommodating the various requirements from distinct perspectives in e-participation calls for a holistic engineering approach for e-participation systems analysis and design. This paper presents research results towards a reference framework for e-participation projects. An analysis of procedural models for e-participation and enterprise architectures
Scherer, Sabrina, Wimmer, Maria
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Evaluating the Utility of Paired Tumor and Germline Targeted DNA Sequencing for Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Single Institution Report

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic yield and utility of universal paired tumor–normal multigene panel sequencing in newly diagnosed pediatric solid and central nervous system (CNS) tumor patients and to compare the detection of germline pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants (PV/LPVs) against established clinical referral criteria for cancer ...
Natalie Waligorski, Rebecca Ronsley, Shannon M. Stasi, Jeffrey Stevens, Erin R. Rudzinski, Christina M. Lockwood, Sarah E. S. Leary, Bonnie L. Cole, Michelle A. Ting, Vera Paulson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rediscovering Community Participation in Persian Qanats: An Actor-Network Framework

European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes, 2019
Most of Iran's inland areas have permanently lain within arid regions. Today, Iran’s groundwater depletion-rate today among the fastest in the world.
Arash Salek
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