The association between health literacy, private health insurance, and medical expenditure in South Korea by Jeehye Lee, Hye Sook Min, Dong-Hee Ryu

“…Individuals with indemnity insurance spent 36% more on OOP medical expenditure compared to those without (p < 0.01), and OOP medical expenditure increased with the number of insurance policies (39.1%, 71.6%, and 107.5% higher for one, two, and three or more policies, respectively, all p < 0.01). …”
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Integrating social narratives of flood events into a text network analysis-based decision support framework to reduce vulnerability to climate change in Africa by Thomas E. O’Shea, Lena C. Grobusch, Mary Zhang, Jeff Neal, Joseph Daron, Richard G. Jones, Christopher Jack, Alice McClure, Gilbert Siame, Dorothy Ndhlovu, Sukaina Bharwani

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Availability and accessibility of cytotoxic medicines in the WHO model list of essential medicines for childhood cancer in low and lower-middle- income countries: a systematic revi... by Maheeka Seneviwickrama, Sashini Shehana Denagamagei, Surangi Jayakody, Sanjeeva Gunasekera, Guwani Liyanage

“…International partnerships, policy changes, and financing strategies are some of the key enablers identified. …”
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The impact of the international rice genebank’s (IRG) on rice farming in Bangladesh by Donald Villanueva, Yuji Enriquez, Grace Lee Capilit

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Don’t move a mussel: The role of key environmental drivers and management scale in assessing spatial variation in dreissenid spread risk in the Missouri River basin by Joseph Raymond, Lucas S. Bair, Timothy D. Counihan, Wesley M. Daniel, Sofie Duntugan, Matthew E. Neilson, Michael Springborn

“…Studies have looked at developing watercraft inspection and decontamination program strategies that focus on policy-specific objectives such as maximizing the number of infested watercraft interceptions. …”
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Impact of urbanisation on the gaps of hypertension prevalence, awareness and treatment among older age in China: a cross-sectional study by Qiutong Yu, Genyong Zuo

“…The Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition suggested that approximately 42% and 39% of the urban–rural gap in hypertension awareness and treatment, respectively, could be attributed to coefficient difference.Conclusions Public health programmes and policies for chronic diseases should adjust with urbanisation and combine individual-centred strategies.…”
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Moving to lower-poverty neighborhoods offers broad benefits for children with asthma, regardless of sex or other baseline characteristics by Torie L. Grant, MD, MHS, Laken C. Roberts Lavigne, PhD, MPH, Craig Evan Pollack, MD, MHS, Pete Cimbolic, BA, Susan Balcer-Whaley, MPH, Roger D. Peng, PhD, Elizabeth C. Matsui, MD, MHS, Corinne A. Keet, MD, PhD

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Differential impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol consumption between Scottish men and women: controlled interrupted time series analysis by Peter Anderson, Eileen F S Kaner, Jakob Manthey, Jürgen Rehm, Amy O'Donnell, Eva Jané Llopis

“…The introduction of MUP was not associated with a reduction in consumption among younger men and men living in more deprived areas.Conclusions Greater policy attention needs to be addressed to the heaviest drinking men, to younger men and to men who live in more deprived areas.…”
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Impacts of Tax Laws on the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Abaasa, Ruth

“…The study also aimed to determine the challenges SMEs face in complying with tax laws and explore potential policy recommendations and strategies to improve the tax environment for SMEs and promote their growth. …”
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Estimating the association between cigarette and e-cigarette use patterns and SARS-CoV-2 negative conversion time: retrospective online survey in China by Ying Xie, Yinghua Li, Zheng Su, Xueyan Han, Zhao Liu, Zhenxiao Huang, Anqi Cheng, Xinmei Zhou, Jinxuan Li, Rui Qin, Xiaowen Wei, Yi Liu, Xin Xia, Qingqing Song, Liang Zhao, Kian Fan Chung, Dan Xiao, Chen Wang

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Spatial imbalances in the United Kingdom after the Millennium: a focus on the cities by Zsuzsanna Zsibók

“…During the recovery after the economic crisis, much academic and policy attention was diverted to the role of cities as growth hubs all over Europe and the world. …”
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THE ANALYSIS OF DAHIYA DOCTRINE IN THE CONTEXT OF ISRAEL’S FURTHER SECURITY CLAIM by Zafer Balpınar

“…This deterrence model which was created in Lebanon against Hezbollahis questioned whether it can be applicable to Israel’s security policy or notin the future. The study examines and explicates Israel’s Dahiya Doctrineexperience in the context of its further security claim and the threat imposedby Hezbollah and Hamas. …”
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Portées théoriques et incarnations des valeurs épistémiques et ontologiques de la durabilité forte dans les politiques environnementales by Caroline Lejeune

“…The concept of strong sustainability has therefore been formalized by bridging the gap between theory and environmental policy practice. However, the term “strong sustainability” has never been used as such in environmental public policies. …”
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Mujeres y Derechos Humanos ante la violencia de género by María Concepción Torres Díaz

“…And for this the development of public policy awareness, prevention, detection, training, etc., is essential. …”
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ENERGY CONSUMPTION, TRADE OPENNESS AND GROWTH NEXUS IN TURKEY: EVIDENCE FROM VECM by Elma Satrovic

“…This papersummarizes in detail the policy implications and the recommendations for futureresearch. …”
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Urban Water Quality and Fertilizer Ordinances: Avoiding Unintended Consequences: A Review of the Scientific Literature by George Hochmuth, Terril Nell, Jerry Sartain, J. Bryan Unruh, Chris Martinez, Laurie Trenholm, John Cisar

“…The unintended consequences of fertilizer ordinance restricted periods are presented to open dialogue among the stakeholders in the ordinance issue and to ensure that all information is presented to completely inform the policy-making process. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Sciences, March 2009. …”
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Políticas/poéticas de la memoria en la Castilla medieval: mediación clerical y materialidad del saber en los poemas del Ms. Esc. K-III-4 (Libro de Apolonio, Vida de Santa María Egi... by Carina Zubillaga

“…The Spanish clergy of the 13th century carried out a cultural policy of transmission of knowledge and preservation of memory through a poetics based on the exemplary nature of texts pouring their teaching through the mediation process identified with the translation of Latin sources to the vernacular languages, promoting their dissemination to a wider lay audience. …”
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A Survey of Educational Program Needs for the Florida Association of Counties County Commissioner Training Program by Rodney L. Clouser

“…The survey collects information regarding attendance at FAC-FCF sponsored events, willingness to pay for educational programs, worth of events and programs attended by commissioners and administrators, desired locations for educational activities and, most importantly, the type and amount of training needed by commissioners on various topics that would assist them as an elected policy maker. The results of the 2005-06 survey are presented as an executive summary that follows. …”
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Exposer la science dans l’après-guerre. Hommage à Léonard de Vinci et Rembrandt, étude photographique et radiographique au laboratoire du musée du Louvre by Camille Bourdiel

“…It was headed by Madeleine Hours, a former volunteer, who was determined to ensure its revival. Her ambitious policy was innovative on several accounts. With the exhibitions Hommages à Léonard de Vinci (1952) and Rembrandt, étude photographique et radiographique (1955), she made a new type of document with a didactic aim for viewing by the public and thus contributed to making her department an indispensable tool for the art historian, while ensuring the renown of the Laboratoire du Musée du Louvre in France and abroad.…”
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ON THE CORRELATION BETWEEN FEDERAL EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS: PROBLEMS, POSSIBLE APPROACHES, RECOMMENDATION ON ACTUALIZATION by Sergey A. Pilipenko, Aleksandr A. Zhidkov, Evgeniya V. Karavaeva, Alexandra V. Serova

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