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Modeling the circular economy in food production: insights from a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium analysis

Scientific African
This study explores the impact of circular economy practices on the sustainability and productivity of the food sector through a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) model.
Abdelhamid Moustabchir, Hicham Ouakil, Hicham EL Ouazzani   +2 more
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The effects of austerity measures on quality of healthcare services: a national survey of physicians in the public and private sectors in Portugal

Human Resources for Health, 2017
Background The European Union member countries reacted differently to the 2008 economic and financial crisis. However, few countries have monitored the outcomes of their policy responses, and there is therefore little evidence as to whether or not ...
Tiago Correia, Graça Carapinheiro, Helena Carvalho, José Manuel Silva, Gilles Dussault   +4 more
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Urban Compactivity Models: Screening City Trends for the Urgency of Social and Environmental Sustainability

Urban 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, Paulo Castro Seixas, Ricardo Cunha Dias, Diogo Guedes Vidal   +3 more
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Confronting Climate Change: Policies and Opportunities [PDF]

, 2016
This report summarizes the perspectives of panelists at the conference “Confronting Climate Change: Policies and Opporturtunities,” held Oct. 22, 2015, at the Baker Institute.
Buono, Regina M., Medlock, Kenneth B. III, Hung, Elsie   +2 more
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Understanding the unintended consequences of public health policies: the views of policymakers and evaluators. [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Public health policies sometimes have unexpected effects. Understanding how policies and interventions lead to outcomes is essential if policymakers and researchers are to intervene effectively and reduce harmful and other unintended ...
Tinkler, Jane, Lorenc, Theodore Eliot, Bonell, Chris, Oliver, Kathryn, Lorenc, Theo   +4 more
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Sex Representation in US Stroke Clinical Trials: A Decade of Trends and Challenges

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Stroke remains a major cause of disability and mortality in the US, with significant sex‐based disparities, and females remain underrepresented in stroke clinical trials. We aimed to examine sex representation in US‐based stroke clinical trials, identify trial characteristics associated with higher female enrollment (≥ 50%), and ...
Chaitali Dagli, Mudasir Andrabi, Tova Cohen, Pranali G. Patel, Tapasya Katta, Chen Lin   +5 more
wiley   +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

Diagnostics, 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, Friederike Windisch, Sabine Vogler   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food policies and obesity in low and middle income countries [PDF]

, 2021
Understanding the public health implication of fiscal policies is crucial to combat recently increasing overweight and obesity rates in many low-and-middle income countries (LMICs).
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1451-2421 Abay, Kibrom; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6955-0682 Breisinger, Clemens, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1451-2421 Abay, Kibrom; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9271-2811 Ibrahim, Hosam; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6955-0682 Breisinger, Clemens, Abay, Kibrom A.; Ibrahim, Hosam; Breisinger, Clemens   +2 more
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Relationship Between Neurologic Symptoms and Signs and FMR1 Genotype in Premutation Carriers

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Fragile X‐associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) is the most severe late‐onset condition caused by a premutation in the FMR1 gene, characterized by expanded CGG triplet repeats of 55–200. Clinical presentations of FXTAS, including gait ataxia, kinetic tremor, cognitive decline, and rare Parkinsonism, are linked to ...
Flora Tassone, Freddy Chafota, Miguel E. Rentería, Randi J. Hagerman, Ellery Santos, Anna Atkinson, Nicholas G. Martin, Elsdon Storey, Danuta Z. Loesch   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Virtual Reality on Employee Training and Learning in Organisations: A Systematic Literature Review

Applied Sciences
This study analyses the literature on virtual reality and employee training and development in organisations, contributing to the advancement of knowledge in this area, as well as proposing a conceptual model of analysis and an agenda for future research.
Sofia Azevedo Carvalho, Ema Simões Conceição, Isabel C. P. Marques   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source