Background: In the applied health and science disciples there is an expectation that project work is reported through a publication.The conventional papers written to do this follow a structure that includes sections providing background, methods, results and a discussion or conclusion, supported by figures and tables.Sometimes photographs are incl
Predicting demand for long-term care using Japanese healthcare insurance claims data
Background: Driven by the rapid aging of the population, Japan introduced public long-term care insurance to reinforce healthcare services for the elderly in 2000.Precisely predicting future demand for long-term care services helps authorities to plan and manage their healthcare resources and citizens to prevent their health status deterioration.Me
Social Media, Knowledge Management, and Learning in Farmer Innovation
This study aims to address the research gap by investigating how social media influences the innovation ability of new professional farmers, with a specific focus on technological perspectives.Grounded in embeddedness theory and taking into account the roles of knowledge management and learning orientation, the research aims to unveil the dynamics
From Generation to Generation
This study offers a series of reflections on the evolution of think tanks in Europe and the United States.In addition to exploring how these organizations have come to Glycine place a higher premium on political advocacy than rigorous policy research, the article raises a series of questions about how the preoccupation of think tanks with their glo
Despite benefits, commercialization of transgenic horticultural crops lags
The acreage of agronomic crops (soybean, cotton, corn and canola) developed using recombinant DNA technology has expanded dramatically since their introduction Gift Pack in 1996, while the commercialization of biotech horticultural crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts and ornamentals) has languished.This is not due to a lack of both current and potentia