Evaluation and learning in complex, rapidly changing health systems: China’s management of health sector reform by Yue Xiao, Lewis Husain, Gerald Bloom

“…Policy evaluation is increasingly becoming a tool used to probe emergent practices and inform iterative policy making/refining. This paper examines the case of a central policy research institute whose mandate includes evaluating reforms and providing feedback to the health ministry. …”
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The Optimization of Path Planning for Express Delivery Based on Clone Adaptive Ant Colony Optimization by Yao Zhang, Yan Liu, Chaoqun Li, Yang Liu, Jie Zhou

“…However, logistics costs are still high, which will affect the decision-making and policy making of relevant departments. Therefore, it is essential to optimize the last-mile assignment problem (LMAP) to meet the consumer’s demand for delivery time and reduce economic expenditure. …”
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“Cultural Policy”: Towards a Global Survey by Yudhishthir Raj Isar

“…It looks first at the problems posed by the divided nature of “cultural policy” research: on the one hand policy advisory work that is essentially pragmatic, and on the other so-called “theoretical” analysis which has little or no purchase on policy-making. In both cases, key elements are missed. …”
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Access to Physical Activity and Sport and the Effects of Isolation and Cordon Sanitaire During COVID-19 for People With Disabilities in Scotland and Canada by Denise Kamyuka, Liz Carlin, Gayle McPherson, Laura Misener

“…This research utilized a qualitative approach, to speak with people with a disability, athletes and non-athletes and those in a position of management and policy making. Six online focus groups, with people participating in sport and physical activity, using live captioning, chat functions, and an online written discussion forum; through Project Echo website as part of a wider study on sport and accessibility were utilized. …”
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Profiling the EU lobby organizations in Banking and Finance by Borut Sluban, Mojca Mikac, Petra Kralj Novak, Stefano Battiston, Igor Mozetič

“…The results provide a first step in the understanding of how lobby organizations engage in the policy making process.…”
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Restoring the balance between humanity and nature through tourism entrepreneurship: a conceptual framework by Katie Lupton, Christine Samy

“…The paper provides a foundation for policy making to promote harmonious entrepreneurship practices in the tourism field.…”
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News policy Model Based on Fundamental Factors(Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) by Taher Roshandel Arbatani, Ali Asghar Poor Ezat, Seyed Vahid Aghili, Somayeh Labafi

“…Therefore, based on information obtained from semi-structured interviews and the model derived from the research, it can be concluded that policy-making process in the  Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting should change its approach from counseling to object oriented in critical times such as elections to attract audiences and make the policies of organization true.…”
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Understanding the relevance of farmers' markets from 1955 to 2022: A bibliometric review by Áron Török, Sándor Kovács, Gréta Maró, Zalán Márk Maró

“…The findings demonstrate an increasing trend in publication of papers on this subject, highlight five interconnected areas of market research, and provide a foundation for future research and policy making by outlining the main and specific research avenues to explore.…”
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Situation analysis for promotion of hot-lines: An experience from Iran by Shirin Djalalinia, Ahmad Hejabi, Jafar Bolhari, Ali Asadi, Hossein Naseri, Mahdi Mirmohammad Sadeghi, Mohammad Shams Mehrabadi, Masoumeh Dejman, Monir Eftekhari, Mehrdad Kazemzadeh Atoofi

“…Conclusions: The findings, in addition to providing the applied data for policy-making in the health system, will significantly contribute to the creation of scientific, technical, and skillful personnel in the community of researchers.…”
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Realist review: a theory-driven systematic review of complex interventionsunder realism philosophy by Jun-Qiang ZHAO

“…Although its standardized procesdures have contributed to large amount of high-quality research evidence for policy-making and clinical practice, it has the unavoidable defect of poor external validity. …”
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Parliamentarizing a Politicized Policy: Understanding the Involvement of the European Parliament in UN Climate Negotiations by Tom Delreux, Charlotte Burns

“…Whilst the European Parliament (EP) has enjoyed significant powers in internal policy-making on climate change, since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in 2009 the EP has gained the right to veto the EU’s ratification of international (climate change) agreements. …”
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Current views and practice of faculty members and consultants regarding ′Publications in India′: A cross-sectional study by Madhuri S Kurdi, Ashwini Halebid Ramaswamy, Laxmikant Lokare, Jagadish G Sutagatti

“…Conclusion: Our survey results depict the current author related views and trends in publication practice which may guide in evidence-based policy making.…”
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Modeling the prediction of the Financial Behavior in Iranian Stock Market Investors with an Interpretive Structural Approach by Fatemeh Ahmadi, Mehrdad Ghanbari, Babak Jamshidi Navid, Shahram Mami

“…Nowadays, predicting the financial behavior of investors plays a crucial role in decision-making and the financial policy-making process. This study is aimed at providing a paradigm to predict the financial behavior of investors in Iran’s stock market. 24 experts were interviewed to identify the variables, and 24 variables were identified. …”
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IoT innovation clusters in Europe and the case for public policy by Luca Alessandro Remotti

“…Suggestions for IoT policy-making are provided. The paper has also undertaken an extensive review of up-to date research on innovation cluster creation and performance, thoroughly analyzing the real possibility to define causal relationships between clusters, productivity and economic growth, and business performance, and providing suggestions for policy-makers on the approach to cluster policy.…”
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Does Macroeconomics and Human Development Index Affect Zakat Performance? by Faris Shalahuddin Zakiy, Anik Gita Yuana, Alifya Nurul Falach, Fitria

“…Additionally, the government can create a policy-making zakat mandatory for muslim communities by implementing good governance.…”
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Epidemiological Research on Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Mainland China by Zhi-Chao Zhuang, Zeng-Qiang Kou, Yong-Juan Bai, Xiang Cong, Li-Hong Wang, Chun Li, Li Zhao, Xue-Jie Yu, Zhi-Yu Wang, Hong-Ling Wen

“…In this article, multiple characteristics of HFMD such as basic epidemiology, etiology and molecular epidemiology; influencing factors; detection; and surveillance are reviewed, as these can be help protect high risks groups, prevalence prediction and policy making for disease prevention.…”
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National Drug Laws, Policies, and Programs in India: A Narrative Review by Arpit Parmar, Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha, Santanu Nath

“…Stakeholders in mental health, public health, and policy-making need to upgrade themselves with the relevant statutes to curb the menace of drug use.…”
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A Qualitative Study of the Views of Health and Social Care Decision-Makers on the Role of Wellbeing in Resource Allocation Decisions in the UK by Tessa Peasgood, Jill Carlton, John Brazier

“…There has been growing international interest in the role that wellbeing measures could play within policy making in health and social care. This project explored the opinions of a sample of UK decision-makers on the relevance of wellbeing and subjective wellbeing (by which we mean good and bad feelings or overall evaluations of life, such as life satisfaction) for resource allocation decisions within health and social care. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Iranian Model of "Protecting Children and Adolescents in Cyberspace": Evaluation from the Perspective of International Child Rights Standards by Ehsan Shahsavari

“…The content of this model includes the obligation to eliminate all forms of discrimination against children, protection of the child's best interests and attention to his views, and national policy making, national and international cooperation, allocation of resources, evaluation of virtual effects, virtual knowledge enhancement, monitoring, preparation for litigation. …”
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A REVIEW OF COMPILING AND RATIFICATION OF ETHICAL GUIDELINE FOR ORGAN AND TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION RESEARCH IN IRAN by B Larijani, F Zahedi, AR Parsapour, M Mohaghegh Dolatabadi, A Jafarian, SM Kazemeini

“…Currently, the Guidelines were communicated to Universities and research centers, after ratification by Policy-making Council of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. …”
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