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Some Recent Alternative Publications

open access: yesInformation for Social Change, 1995
A journalist on a prominent evening newspaper recently admitted to Information for Social Change that the budget for investigative journalism and research had been cut so severely that he was now relying on NGOs, pressure groups and alternative ...
John Pateman
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Public administration of the interaction between government and business: European experience for Ukraine

open access: yesAspekti Publìčnogo Upravlìnnâ, 2018
The role that business plays in the life of modern Ukrainian society could not but attract close attention from the scientific community and, above all, representatives of the sciences of public administration.
S. A. Kvitka
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Pressure Groups and Democratic Process in Nigeria

open access: yesNordic Journal of African Studies, 2003
This paper examines the contributions of pressure groups to democratic process in Nigeria. The paper attempts a conceptualization of pressure groups and democracy.
Adesoji Abimbola
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Inflection Points in Blood Pressure Trajectories Preceding Hypertension Onset in Different Age Groups

open access: yesJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023
Background Understanding the natural history of elevated blood pressure (BP) is important to determine the window for primary prevention of hypertension.
Chengzhang Liu   +9 more
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Issues Surrounding Public Sector Auditors in Developing Countries

open access: yesФінансово-кредитні системи: перспективи розвитку.
The commonality of problems surrounding a broad subject of audit shares similarities in the domain of public sector in developing countries. This paper presents the issues faced by public sector auditors in developing countries by analyzing the data ...
Munim Matin Afridi   +1 more
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Toward a new paradigm of convergence in lobby-state interactions: global challenges, communication, and transparency

open access: yesFrontiers in Political Science
IntroductionAs decision-making processes and institutional structures have become more complex, lobbies have gained social relevance. Their role in the governance approach, as well as the strategies they use to exert influence, are constantly changing ...
Antonio Castillo-Esparcia   +2 more
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Online communication of citizen pressure groups in the face of the phenomenon of touristification in Spain

open access: yesFrontiers in Political Science
Spain is a proven tourist power, with a sector that contributes a high figure to the country’s economy. However, in recent years, tourist activity, especially in large cities, has encountered opposition from neighborhood groups that fight for a decrease ...
Francisco Javier Godoy-Martín
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PRESSURE GROUPS IN NETWORK SOCIETY

open access: yesEkonomia i Prawo, 2013
In this article authors tries to demonstrate specific factors that affect functioning of Internet pressure groups. The main thesis is that the pressure groups of the virtual sphere increase its impact through the network effect and asynchrony of the ...
Marcin Brol, Sławomir Czetwertyński
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European lobbies: a comparative study of the professional profiles of lobbyists in Spain and France

open access: yesFrontiers in Political Science
This research consists of carrying out a comparison of professional lobbyists in Spain and France, using three broad areas of data: socio-geographical, academic, and professional.
Sergio Guerra-Heredia   +3 more
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Control of Blood Pressure and Risk Attenuation: Post Trial Follow-Up of Randomized Groups. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Evidence on long term effectiveness of public health strategies for lowering blood pressure (BP) is scarce. In the Control of Blood Pressure and Risk Attenuation (COBRA) Trial, a 2 x 2 factorial, cluster randomized controlled trial, the combined home ...
Tazeen H Jafar   +10 more
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