From France to the World: The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) by John Paull

“…IFOAM is based in Bonn, Germany, and as the global umbrella advocacy group for the organic sector it is without peer.…”
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How Do Religious People Become Atheists? Applying a Grounded Theory Approach to Propose a Model of Deconversion by Sergio Perez, Frédérique Vallières

“…The data consists of 30 testimonies obtained from former clergypersons and six semi-structured interviews with atheist participants recruited through an advocacy group. The resulting model of deconversion is comprised of three core categories: 'reason and enquiry, criticism and discontent', and 'personal development'. …”
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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva in Brazil: challenges and strategies to create assistance and educational networks by Alessandro Rozim Zorzi, Patricia R. Delai, Henrique L. C. Rosa, Wander E. Brito, Victor A. M. Montalli, Juliana C. Napimoga, Marcelo H. Napimoga, Francisco H. Nociti

“…It is estimated that there are 120–150 patients in Brazil; however, currently, fewer than 100 patients have been identified, and the role of a FOP advocacy group (FOP Brazil) has been instrumental for the identification and follow-up of these individuals and families. …”
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Systematic review of early phase pediatric clinical pharmacology trials by Subramanian, D, Cruz, CV, Garcia-Bournissen, F

From France to the world: The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) by Paull, J

“…IFOAM is based in Bonn, Germany, and as the global umbrella advocacy group for the organic sector it is without peer.…”

Patients as equal partners in decision-making: The global reality by Anubha Taneja Mukherjee

“…Recently, India also launched its first Thalassemia Patients Advocacy Group (PAG) in the august presence of the Deputy Chief Minister of the capital of the country. …”
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Starting point for benchmarking outcomes and reporting of pituitary adenoma surgery within the European Reference Network on Rare Endocrine Conditions (Endo-ERN): results from a me... by Amir H Zamanipoor Najafabadi, Merel van der Meulen, Ana Luisa Priego Zurita, S Faisal Ahmed, Wouter R van Furth, Evangelia Charmandari, Olaf Hiort, Alberto M Pereira, Mehul Dattani, Diana Vitali, Johan P de Graaf, Nienke R Biermasz

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Using the behaviour change wheel and person-based approach to develop a digital self-management intervention for patients with adrenal insufficiency: the Support AI study protocol by Sofia Llahana, Sofia Llahana, Kathleen Mulligan, Kathleen Mulligan, Shashivadan P. Hirani, Stephanie Wilson, Stephanie E. Baldeweg, Stephanie E. Baldeweg, Ashley Grossman, Ashley Grossman, Christine Norton, Philippa Sharman, Pat McBride, Stanton Newman

“…Underpinned by the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW), the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF), and the Person-Based Approach, this research will be conducted in two phases: Phase 1 will involve a sequential qualitative/quantitative mixed-methods study involving focus group interviews followed by a cross-sectional survey with patients with AI recruited from patient advocacy groups and endocrine clinics in the UK. Phase 2 will develop the Support AI, a website-based digital behaviour change intervention (DBCI) informed by Phase 1 findings to support self-management for patients with AI. …”
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Social and Curricular Inclusion in Refugee Education: Critical Approaches to Education Advocacy by Alexandra Greene, Yến Lê Espiritu, Dan Nyamangah

“…The first example focuses on the multiyear effort by the Parent‐Student‐Resident Organization (PSRO) in San Diego, California, an education advocacy group organized and led by local parents to institutionalize social inclusion programs for refugees and other systemically excluded students. …”
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Locating New Urbanism Developments in the U.S.: Which Cities Have New Urbanism and Why? by Jie Gao, Yan Song, Jiang Zhou, Dingxin Wu

“…We first develop a set of hypotheses to explore why some cities are welcoming NU developments more than other cities and how the cities differ in terms of general real estate development determinants, fiscal capacity and regulatory authority, advocacy group support, and cultural diversity. We then employ a Negative Binomial Regression to test the relationship between concentrations of NU developments and a variety of city characteristics by using a data set of 6923 urban cities. …”
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Pushed to the Edge: Political Activism of Guatemalan Migrant Farmworkers by Giselle Valarezo, Christine Hughes

“…With the support of allies that encourage political empowerment of migrant workers, black-listed Guatemalans have formed a political advocacy group - Asociación de Guatemaltecos Unidos por Nuestros Derechos (AGUND) - aimed at fighting for the realization of their rights and redressing cases of wrongdoing. …”
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Pacific journalism education and training - the new advocacy era by Mackenzie Smith

“…These changes can be reflected with the establishment of the new advocacy group, Media Educators Pacific (MEP). This is chaired by Misa Vicky Lepou, the president and she is also the head of journalism at the National University of Samoa. …”
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SPECIAL ISSUE : "Integrative medicine in oncology: another step forward" - PATIENTS ADVOCACY: MORE THAN A SIMPLY REPRESENTATIVE DEFENSE by Carmela Amato, Anna Papè Flugy, Emanuele Noto, Dario Piazza, Vittorio Gebbia

“…Between September 2020 and February 2021, representatives of Serena a Palermo, a patients’ advocacy group, participated in 25 multidisciplinary meetings discussing nearly 200 female cancer-speci c clinical cases. …”
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Social Marketing Projects: A Novel Approach to Encourage Increasing Knowledge Around Obesity While Promoting Advocacy by Heather Lochnan, Brendan Irish

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Intelligent Height and Reach Adjustable Electronic Chair for Children with Dwarfism (ZUMP) by R. A., Bakar, Gan, Leong Ming, Wong, Hong Mun, D., Ramasamy, Mohd Fazli, Ismail

“…According to the definition of the advocacy group for Little People of America (LPA), Dwarfism is a condition characterized by short stature. …”
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A cross-sectional survey to assess awareness and perception to clinical research: Unbox research by Pooja Sharma, Rhea Aggarwal, Niti Mittal, Durga Chougule, Ritu Bhalla, Deeksha Kapoor, Kuldeep Kumar Chauhan, Padam Singh, Manish Kumar Singh

“…The survey was implemented at secondary and higher secondary schools, colleges/institutes as well as patient advocacy group. Results: A total of 852 participants participated in the online survey having median age 21 (Interquartile range: 20–28) years. …”
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A Cross-Cultural Analysis of the COVID-19 Pandemic's Impact on Antenatal Healthcare-Seeking Behaviors in Ghana and the United States by Katharine G Norris BS, Phoebe A Huang BA, J. Christopher Glantz MD, Ruth-Sally Kodam BSc, Martina Anto-Ocrah PhD

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The SMA Clinical Trial Readiness Program: creation and evaluation of a program to enhance SMA trial readiness in the United States by Ilse Peterson, Rosángel Cruz, Fatou Sarr, Ann Marie Stanley, Jill Jarecki

“…The program is significant as an example of a patient advocacy group working successfully with pharmaceutical companies, other patient advocacy organizations, and research hospitals to promote trial readiness, and may serve as a model for organizations in other regions and diseases.…”
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Redevelopment and smart growth at Assembly Square by Savage, Alice (Alice Augusta)

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The Thai translation of un violador en tu camino : a multimodal critical discourse analysis by Jooyin Saejang

“…Feminist Liberation’s collaboration with other advocacy groups additionally indicated their intersectional framework where LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive healthcare, students’ rights are inextricably linked to the goal of gender equality.…”
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