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Operative volume and surgical case distribution in Uganda’s public sector: a stratified randomized evaluation of nationwide surgical capacity

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Little is known about operative volume, distribution of cases, or capacity of the public sector to deliver essential surgical services in Uganda.
Katherine Albutt   +4 more
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Toward a Psychology of Social Change: A Typology of Social Change

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2017
Millions of people worldwide are affected by dramatic social change (DSC). While sociological theory aims to understand its precipitants, the psychological consequences remain poorly understood.
Roxane de la Sablonnière
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Diel foraging and shelter use of large juvenile brown trout (Salmo trutta) under food satiation

open access: yesKnowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2012
The diel partitioning of juvenile brown trout Salmo trutta foraging behaviour is controlled by a number of factors including predation risk, competition, temperature and food availability.
Conallin J.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human large-scale cooperation as a product of competition between cultural groups

open access: yesNature Communications, 2020
The authors here show that readiness to cooperate between individuals from different groups corresponds to the degree of cultural similarity between those groups.
Carla Handley, Sarah Mathew
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Bonding, Bridging, and Social Change [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper discusses the efficacy of using Robert Putnam’s theory of social capital as the framework for forming long-term reciprocal relationship amongst Writing students, faculty, clients and staff of a community-based agency.
Nester, Nancy L.
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Individualism, Environmentalism and Social Change [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Market logic encourages the idea everything can be bought and sold, and in effect creates an individualized society. This individualization affects consumption habits, environmental action, and social change.
Chelstowski, Alex
core   +1 more source

Linking Social Entrepreneurship and Social Change: The Mediating Role of Empowerment

open access: yes, 2016
Entrepreneurship is increasingly considered to be integral to development; however, social and cultural norms impact on the extent to which women in developing countries engage with, and accrue the benefits of, entrepreneurial activity.
H. Haugh, A. Talwar
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Greener cement sector and potential climate strategy development between 2015-2030 (Hungarian case study)

open access: yesApstract: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, 2015
Advancing the domestic industrial production towards a sustainable, resource-preserving direction can become an important pillar to support competitiveness in the European Union, as well as in Hungary.
Mária Böröcz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nature, society and social change [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Environmental destruction has become an everyday reality in the contemporary world. Major concerns are being put forward regarding the dangers to the environment in general and to human societies in particular, with strong focus currently being put on ...
Briguglio, Michael
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Locating Leadership and Political Will in Social Policy: The Story of India’s MGNREGA

open access: yesPolitics and Governance, 2020
The term ‘political will’ is often conveniently used to explain the success or failure of any policy or programme. It has emerged as the “sine qua non of policy success which is never defined except by its absence” (Hammergren, 1998, p. 12). Therefore, a
Ujjwal Krishna, Chris Roche
doaj   +1 more source

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