Resetting the Research Agenda for Psoriasis

Islamic Economics and Modern Economies: Resetting the Research Agenda

The paper serves as background material for the review of debated issues and standpoints in the theory and application of Islamic economics, IE; and for discussion of fruitful research avenues in application of IE to modern economies. The focus is on six areas: (1) theory: links between IE and mainstream economics; while topics (2) to (6) treat applications of the given directives in Islamic ec...

Research-agenda Bias: letters to the editor

New IT and Social Inequality: resetting the research and Policy Agenda

Are new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) such as the Internet and the World Wide Web a boon to poor countries and poor people around the globe, enabling them to leapfrog their underdevelopment and become equal partners in an emerging global order? Or, have the new technologies , introduced into an asymmetric global system, already become an engine of greater social inequality? ...

Settling Ulysses: An Adapted Research Agenda for Refugee Mental Health

Refugees and asylum seekers arriving in Europe during the 2015/2016 wave of migration have been exposed to war conditions in their country of origin, survived a dangerous journey, and often struggled with negative reception in transit and host countries. The mental health consequence of such forced migration experiences is named the Ulysses syndrome. Policies regarding the right to residency ca...

The Response to and Impact of the Ebola Epidemic: Towards an Agenda for Interdisciplinary Research

Background The 2013-2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in West Africa was the largest in history and resulted in a huge public health burden and significant social and economic impact in those countries most affected. Its size, duration and geographical spread presents important opportunities for research than might help national and global health and social care systems to better prepare ...