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Nov 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-20-3621
Manfred StapffCorresponding author
Context In the face of further waves of the COVID-19 pandemic it becomes essential to find a balance between protective actions to guard public health and restrictive measures which can collapse our economy. Background As a basis for public health decisions, officials still rely on metrics which wer…
Jul 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-16-1060
Nigatu RegassaCorresponding author
The low level of women autonomy and the key pre disposing factors affecting household decision makings among many population groups in Ethiopia is not well understood among scholars, and is less investigated. This study examined the status and the micro level factors associated with women autonomy i…
Jun 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2766-8681.jcsr-23-4526
Raúl IseaCorresponding author
A large volume of data is being generated in public administration and it is necessary to develop new computational methodologies to classify and analyze it to do a better analysis and decision making. For this reason, the goal of this paper is to present a computational methodology that allows clas…
Nov 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2644-1101.jhp-22-4273
Monique J. Grant CokeCorresponding author
The purpose of this topic is to add to the body of good teaching and learning that helps create the conditions for more critical thinking and practice skills that enable, keep students interested, and consistently motivate them. Teachers now have a greater focus on implementing motivational learning…
Jun 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-21-3851
Patrick A. NjukengCorresponding author
Background The rapid and ongoing spread of antimicrobial-resistant organisms threatens the ability to successfully prevent, control, or treat a growing number of infectious diseases in developed and developing countries. This study was designed to convey more insight on the profile of antimicrobial…
Apr 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-21-3780
Khamis Al-AlawyCorresponding author
Mohammad Bin Rashid School of Government, Dubai, UAE
Obesity is a common and preventable Non-Communicable Disease that is of great importance. Population-based interventions are recognised to have a profound effect on improving health outcomes. One of these approaches includes the adoption of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Tax. Objectives There we…
Mar 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2644-1101.jhp-21-3753
Jennifer Chinoye AmadiCorresponding author
Centre For Conflict and Gender Studies, Social Sciences, University of Port Harcourt
People tend to believe that power imbalance that women and men experience in an intimate relationship is natural, the way it should be and of course, something that should not be debated. The problem with this argument and/or generalisation is that it usually suggests that hegemonic masculinity shou…
Dec 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-20-3427
Simon K. LangatCorresponding author
Automation of human tasks has taken place for a long time now. Humans have in earlier periods dreamed of a world where machines capable of mimicking decision making would be created with some works of fiction describing in caricature, how machines would take over the human space in the world. Artifi…
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-18-2523
Kareen NourCorresponding author
This study explores the effects of the collaborative model of health impact assessment (HIA), as deployed in Monteregie (Quebec), on the development, adoption and implementation of municipal projects that include health considerations. Nine HIA processes were studied in nine territories and 35 indiv…
May 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2640-690X.jfm-18-2088
Fred Yao GbagboCorresponding author
Background: Despite liberal abortion laws and wide availability of contraceptives in Ghana, declining Post Abortion Contraception remains a public health challenge due to early unplanned pregnancies and recurrent abortions. The development of this model was therefore to address challenges of low con…