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A Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Pilot Trial With Open‐Label Extension of Sirona, a Hydrogel for Weight Loss

open access: yesObesity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study investigated the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of Sirona, a novel gastro‐retentive, dual‐network polymer for weight management. Methods This pilot trial comprised a randomized, parallel‐group, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled (3:1 ratio), 12‐week period, with a 12‐week open‐label extension (OLE), in ...
James P. Byrne   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policy Capacity Under Decentralization: Kindergarten Education Reforms in the Philippines

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper examines the relationship between policy capacity and policy effectiveness in decentralized governance setups. It challenges the conventional view that policy functions should only be decentralized when requisite capacities already exist at lower levels of government. Instead, the paper proposes that capacity can follow function ‐ as
Kidjie Ian Saguin, M. Ramesh
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat is a significant source of food and income generation in Central Africa. However, there is little knowledge of how the assumed link between COVID‐19 and wild meat consumption has been discussed by the media and received by the public. In this study, we conducted media content analysis of 264 articles published in 2019–2020 related to
Yuhan Li   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Philippines

open access: yesDemocratic decline, 2018
openaire   +1 more source

Social dimensions of shark–human interactions in a large remote marine protected area

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The impact of shifting marine conservation policy, including marine protected area (MPA) designation, in shaping interactions between humans and imperilled species, such as sharks, remains understudied, despite its importance in determining the success of these interventions.
Claire Collins   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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