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How much would each researcher receive if competitive government research fun...
Scientists are increasingly dissatisfied with funding systems that rely on peer assessment and, accordingly, have suggested several proposals for reform. One of these proposals... -
ODM Data Analysis—A tool for the automatic validation, monitoring and generat...
Introduction A required step for presenting results of clinical studies is the declaration of participants demographic and baseline characteristics as claimed by the FDAAA... -
Public expenditure on Non-Communicable Diseases & Injuries in India: A budget...
Background Resource allocation decisions for disease categories can be informed by proper estimates of the magnitude and distribution of total spending. In the backdrop of a... -
Symbolic universes between present and future of Europe:First results of the ...
International audience; This paper reports the framework, method and main findings of an analysis of cultural milieus in 4 European countries (Estonia, Greece, Italy, and UK).... -
Reshuffling the global R&D deck, 1980-2050
Based on more recent science spending developments in countries such as China, Korea, India and Brazil, there is a growing sense that the world’s scientific deck of cards is in... -
A Model for Good Governance of Healthcare Technology Management in the Public...
Good governance (GG) is an important concept that has evolved as a set of normative principles for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to strengthen the functional capacity... -
Voting on Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Citizens More Supportive than Politic...
As the public debate over stem cell research continues, the observable voting behaviour in Switzerland offers a unique opportunity to compare the voting behaviour of politicians... -
Effects of angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism on hypertension in...
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is dramatically increasing in Africa with evidence of increased severity and resistance to treatment. Although angiotensin converting enzyme gene... -
The prevalence of hepatitis C virus in hemodialysis patients in Pakistan: A s...
BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the most common bloodborne viral infections reported in Pakistan. Frequent dialysis treatment of hemodialysis patients... -
The impact of caring for children on women’s research output: A retrospective...
We used a retrospective cohort study to measure the impact of caring for children on female Australian researchers. Our aim was to see whether caring for children was associated... -
Attacks on healthcare facilities as an indicator of violence against civilian...
BACKGROUND: Grasping the human cost of war requires comprehensive evaluation of multiple dimensions of conflict. While the number of civilian casualties is a frequently used... -
Evidence of rotavirus vaccine impact in sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic review...
Background Over 34 countries in Africa have introduced rotavirus vaccine to their national immunization programs: monovalent (Rotarix®, RV1) and pentavalent (RotaTeq®, RV5)... -
Mapping Career Patterns in Research: A Sequence Analysis of Career Histories ...
Despite the need to map research careers, the empirical evidence on career patterns of researchers is limited. We also do not know whether career patterns of researchers can be... -
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus open surgery for surgical treatment of pa...
OBJECTIVES: To compare the efficacy and safety of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and open surgery (OS) for surgical treatment of patients with staghorn stones based on... -
Consolidation in a crisis: Patterns of international collaboration in early C...
This paper seeks to understand whether a catastrophic and urgent event, such as the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, accelerates or reverses trends in international... -
Cumulative advantages and social capabilities in scientific mobility in the H...
Background The big problem in global public health, arising from the international migration of physicians from less-developed to more-developed countries, increases if this... -
Are Network Growth and the Contributions to Congresses Associated with Public...
BACKGROUND: The consistent focus of 'Advances in Neuroblastoma Research' congresses on the topic neuroblastoma sets it as a model for a circumscribed scientific community.... -
Inducing gender/professional identity compatibility promotes women’s compensa...
In this paper, I examine whether inducing gender/professional identity compatibility prior to a self-advocacy negotiation, may enhance women’s assertiveness in a compensation... -
The impact of peer pressure on cigarette smoking among high school and univer...
Background Cigarettes and their by-products (i.e., smoke; ash) are a complex, dynamic, and reactive mixture of around 5,000 chemicals. Cigarette smoking potentially harms... -
The right to health as the basis for universal health coverage: A cross-natio...
Persistent barriers to universal access to medicines are limited social protection in the event of illness, inadequate financing for essential medicines, frequent stock-outs in...
