Co-production, new public governance and third sector social services in Europe by Victor Pestoff

“…Many countries in Europe are searching for new ways to engage citizens and involve the third sector in the provision and governance of social services in order to meet major demographical, political and economic challenges facing the welfare state in the 21st century. Co-production provides a model for the mix of public service agents and citizens who contribute to the provision of a public service. …”
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Challenges in enabling aging-in-place initiatives in aging and shrinking Japanese cities: a case of the Gifu suburbs by Tomoko Kubo, Nobuhiko Komaki, Kensaku Tanaka

“…Diversification of accessible support in families and modification of interrelationships among family, housing, and welfare can contribute to adjustments in later life. …”
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Place-based Guaranteed Minimum Income in Barcelona: (un)intended inclusionary policy for migrants by Laura Colini

“… Discussions about Basic Income have gained traction recently when debating possible reforms of the welfare state, how to combat poverties and wealth inequalities, and to counteract job losses in the aftermath of the Pandemic. …”
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Inovação social: rumo a uma mudança experimental na política pública? by Lars Hulgård, Adriane Vieira Ferrarini

“…Social innovation and social entrepreneurship arise as important factors for the renewal of the welfare state. The change in social structure was studied by the EMES-European Research Network from the perspective of the emergence of a new type of social entrepreneurship and social enterprise. …”
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Informal Savings Groups and Economic Empowerment of Women in Northern Division Kabale Municipality. by Atuheire, Tracy

“…The study recommended that the government should support women’s savings groups by offering loans to enhance their savings capacity, thereby increasing their income and improving the socio-economic welfare of their families.…”
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Women Development Through Women Cooperatives In Kicukiro District Of Kigali City by Firmin, Murayire

“…Existing literature on cooperative enterprises was reviewed, and the information generated contributed to a better understanding of the cooperative movement and its contributions to the socioeconomic welfare of its members. The study showed that cooperatives have helped women contribute greatly to development, although, as members of the cooperative, they were facing a multiplicity of challenges. …”
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Efecto de Bioestimulantes en Producción y Calidad de Fresa (Fragaria ananassa cv. Albión) Bajo Estrés Hídrico by Ma. De Lourdes Javalera-Rincón, José Antonio González-Fuentes, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Armando Robledo-Olivo, Eduardo Alberto Lara-Reimers, Álvaro Morelos-Moreno

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The Efficiency of European Universities and the Role of Exogenous Factors by Giulia Boezi, Angelica Cottarelli, Daniele Pagnozzi, Isurika Manimendra

“…The purpose of this analysis is to measure the efficiency of public European Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) through non-parametric approaches and to consider the Conditional Frontier treatment of Daraio and Simar (2005) to test how the introduction of some potential exogenous efficiency determinants might affect the university’s productivity, namely, the proportion of women as faculty staff members, the Gross Domestic Product and the institution foundation year. …”
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Efficiency of a macroroughness block ramp in reducing the impact of low-head dams on riverine fish dispersion by Tomanova Sylvie, Courret Dominique, Richard Sylvain, Mercier Olivier, Guillemin Axel, Labedan Mathilde, Sagnes Pierre

“…All the species detected downstream of the weir successfully crossed the ramp, although at varying rates. …”
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From information to action: modelling social and cognitive factors in health decisions by Jiadong Yu, D. A. Bekerian

“…Reliance on formal sources positively correlated with compliance behaviors such as mask-wearing and vaccination, while perceived severity strongly predicted mask adherence. …”
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Taguchi Grey relational analysis (GRA) based multi response optimization of flammability, comfort and mechanical properties in station suits by Hafsa Jamshaid, Awais Ahmad Khan, Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Naseer Ahmad, Vijay Chandan, Viktor Kolář, Miroslav Müller

“…At the same time the comfort of wearing is essential to prevent fatigue and to maintain the efficiency during long working hours. …”
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The rural risk of digital exclusion: A case study of municipal digital health and social care services in Denmark by Barbara Fersch, Egon Bjørnshave Noe, Annette Aagaard Thuesen, Beate Langer

“…Digital solutions have the potential to contribute to a stronger inclusion of the rural population in health and welfare services in times of a more scattered infrastructure. …”
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The impact of economic burden of disease on poverty among young migrant workers: evidence from China by Yiyan Chen, Yueping Yan, Lijun Chen

“…Consequently, policymakers should prioritize enhancing health insurance coverage and expanding the reach of social welfare programs to alleviate poverty and the pressures faced by young migrant workers who are the primary breadwinners.…”
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Chosen Aspects of Psychiatric Confidentiality in the Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court by Paweł Górski

“…The case law further indicates the need to balance this secrecy with other values, such as the welfare of the patient or society. It should also be noted that existing differences in the interpretation of the rules on the appointment of psychiatric experts in the criminal process may affect judicial practice in this area.…”
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Peace Building and Social Media in a Cosmopolitan Society by I. Omotayo Adeshina

“…Peace is built on social, political, economic and ecological foundations that serve the welfare of the people. Many demonstrations, protests and social movements which utilises the use of non-violence has led some approaches to peacebuilding to focus not only on the root cause(s) of conflict but also on good governance and peaceful dispute settlement mechanisms. …”
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Transformation of cash waqf management in Indonesia: Insights into the development of digitalization by Hendri Hermawan Adinugraha, Muhammad Shulthoni, Zohaib Hassan Sain

“…The transformation of cash waqf management through digital platforms has proven to accelerate the growth of waqf assets and the benefits of waqf for the improvement of community welfare and to increase public knowledge and awareness of cash waqf. …”
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Darul Ahdi wa Syahadah and the Implementation of Maqasid Al-Shariah in the Context of the Pancasila State by Edy Saputra, Mohammad Ridwan, Amri Effendi, Rita Defriza, Rahmad Hidayat

“…Findings reveal that Darul Ahdi wa Syahadah and Maqasid al-Shariah can harmonize in public policies that promote social justice and welfare in alignment with Pancasila’s principles, underscoring the role of Muhammadiyah as a key agent in integrating Islamic values with state ideology. …”
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Effectiveness of maxillary arch expansion using clear aligners in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kalekar Anjali Anil, Manchanda Jyoti, Chavan Santosh, Bhad Wasundhara A., Atram Harish, Badu Priyanka, Tarde Priyanka

“…Created using impressions or intraoral digital scans, patients wear and sequentially exchange removable, 0.75 mm thick polyurethane appliances. …”
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Simulation of SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol Emissions in the Infected Population and Resulting Airborne Exposures in Different Indoor Scenarios by Michael Riediker, Christian Monn

“…The indoor scenario simulator allows testing different room and ventilation sizes, wearing different masks, and different levels of physical activity and speech types for different percentiles of emitter strength in the population. …”
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Preserving Woodenware in Beekeeping Operations by James D. Ellis, William H. Kern, Catherine M. Zettel Nalen

“…Though honey bee hive components are simple in design, they are subjected to many extreme management techniques that cause wear and tear, ultimately shortening the life of the equipment. …”
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