Policies that mandate public data archiving (PDA) successfully increase accessibility to data underlying scientific publications. However, is the data quality sufficient to allow reuse and reanalysis? We surveyed 100 datasets associated with nonmolecular studies in journals that commonly publish ecological and evolutionary research and have a strong PDA policy. Out of these datasets, 56% were i...

This contribution proposes to investigate the nature of the changes which occurred during the last decade with regard to speed enforcement in France. New legislations, political commitment and the implementation of an ASEP represent the main evolutions. The article details the modalities of this change in speed enforcement activities: modification of organisation of speed enforcement, evolution...

This paper was developed to highlight the challenges facing the public health industry regarding the deployment and utilization of information technology, and what can be done to address these challenges. Today, the focus is on the public health industry more than ever. The general population has become dependent on public health information and data, and relies on the appropriate systems to be...

The term ‘evolution’ is used loosely in the policy literature and its meaning is frequently unclear. This article injects clarity into debates of evolution and establishes its ability to describe and explain policy change. It has four main aims. First, it identifies the explicit and implicit uses of evolutionary theory in policy studies. Second, it considers how such accounts relate to each oth...

Accelerometer technology and applications have expanded evolved rapidly over approximately the past two decades. This commentary, which reflects content presented at a keynote presentation 8th International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity Movement (ICAMPAM 2022), discusses aspects this evolution from author’s perspective. The goal is to provide historical context for ne...

BACKGROUND Managerial knowledge and skills as well as profound understanding of goals and objectives of management determine the effectiveness and efficiency in all areas of managerial activities. In particular, this applies to the quality of healthcare services, perceived as a compliance between the effects (of medical treatment) and the assumed relevant objectives (defined/desired health cond...

unintended pregnancy is among the most troubling public health problems and a major reproductive health issue worldwide imposing appreciable socioeconomic burden on individuals and society. governments generally plan to control growth of births (especially wanted births as well as orphans and illegitimate births) imposing extra burden on public funding of the governments which inevitably affect...

©2013 Association of Schools of Public Health The evolution of pharmacy practice in the last 15 years has created expanded public health access. Community pharmacies now provide a range of public health services with promising improvements in health access and outcomes. The observed practice changes call our attention to systemic issues that remain in need of collective attention. As we strengt...