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The Role of Public Incentives in Promoting Innovation: An Analysis of Recurrently Supported Companies

open access: yesEconomies
This study delves into the intricate relationship between corporate innovation and public support, underscoring innovation’s vital role in driving economic growth and competitiveness.
Cátia Rosário   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban Compactivity Models: Screening City Trends for the Urgency of Social and Environmental Sustainability

open access: yesUrban Science, 2021
Urban compactivity models are increasing around the globe, and sustainability has become the new buzzword. In recent decades, the focus of ecological responsibility has been shifted to the world’s cities, as they are the source of excessive consumption ...
Nadine Lobner   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

White Christian Nationalism: Adult Education and Threats to Democracy

open access: yesNew Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adult education has a historical and ongoing commitment to fostering democratic relationships, demonstrated by the tendency of adult education to be called upon when social change and realignment are most desirable. This article considers the philosophical and pragmatic possibilities for adult education at this moment, when White Christian ...
Ralf St. Clair, Lyn Tett, Rob Black
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological distress and dyslipidemia in adult women: A 6-years follow up study in Bogor City, Indonesia

open access: yesUniversa Medicina, 2022
BACKGROUND Dyslipidemia is of global occurrence, with a prevalence 30% or higher in several countries, including Indonesia. One risk factor of dyslipidemia is physical or mental stress, that is more frequent in women.
Sulistyowati Tuminah Darjoko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public R&D Policies and Private R&D Investment: A Survey of the Empirical Evidence

open access: yes, 2015
The importance of R&D investment in explaining economic growth is well documented in the literature. Policies by modern governments increasingly recognise the benefits of supporting R&D investment.
B. Becker
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Adult Education Confronting White Christian Nationalism: A Thematic Analysis

open access: yesNew Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a way to conclude, this article elaborates key themes that emerged from the collected articles in this volume. Each article carries its own important message about the role of adult education in confronting White Christian nationalism, while here, Prins and Carr‐Chellman offer a thematic interpretation of the volume as a whole. These themes
Esther Prins, Davin Carr‐Chellman
wiley   +1 more source

Un modelo práctico de supervisión de Trabajo Social de apoyo en Portugal: entre la seguridad de las personas mayores y el autocuidado personal

open access: yesProspectiva
La supervisión del trabajo social es un proceso de apoyo que influye en las decisiones de los profesionales y promueve el desarrollo personal y profesional.
Carla Ribeirinho, Maria Irene Carvalho
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers and Facilitators in Pricing and Funding Policies of European Countries That Impact the Use of Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Outpatient Practices

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2023
Antimicrobial resistance is a major global health threat, which is increased by the irrational use of antibiotics, for example, in the treatment of respiratory tract infections in community care.
Caroline Steigenberger   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Africa's Growth Tragedy: Policies and Ethnic Divisions

open access: yes, 1997
Explaining cross-country differences in growth rates requires not only an understanding of the link between growth and public policies, but also an understanding of why countries choose different public policies.
W. Easterly, Ross Levine
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Unlearning and Deradicalizing From White Christian Nationalism: Implications for Adult Learning and Education

open access: yesNew Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since the January 2021 attack on the US Capitol, the influence of White Christian nationalism (WCN) has become even more pronounced and concerning. Adult educators and the public need a better understanding of whether and how WCN can be unlearned, and the roles ordinary citizens and adult educators can play in this process.
Esther Prins
wiley   +1 more source

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