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although improvement and accumulation of human capital is depending on state policy, every state hasn't this capability. meritocratic bureaucracies, extractive capability, acconntability and rationalization of relations with society promote capacity and authonomy in developmental state model. according to the study hypothesis, structure and nature of the ninth and tenth governments was the...

although improvement and accumulation of human capital  depends on state policy, every state hasn't this capability. meritocratic bureaucracies, extractive capability, accountability and rationalization of relations with society promote capacity and autonomy in developmental state model. according to the study hypothesis, structure and nature of the ninth and tenth governments was the main...

We study a repairable system with Markovian deterioration and imperfect repair, carried out at xed times t = 1; 2; ::: and look for optimal strategies under certain conditions. Two optimality criteria are considered: expected discounted cost and long-run average cost. Conditions are found under which the optimal policy is a control-limit policy as used by Derman 4] or Ross 13]. We explicitly ex...

Background Most low- and middle- income countries are facing a rise of the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) alongside the persistent burden of infectious diseases. This narrative review aims to provide an inventory of how the existing policy environment, health system, and communities are addressing the NCDs situation in Tanzania and identify gaps for advancing the NCD research and po...

BACKGROUND Policies targeting obesogenic environments and behaviours are critical to counter rising obesity rates and lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Policies are likely to be most effective and enduring when they are based on the best available evidence. Evidence-informed policy making is especially challenging in countries with limited resources. The Pacific TROPIC (Transl...

Trend analysis in 2005 to 2011 showed high growth in diabetes prevalence in Iran. Considering the high prevalence of diabetes in the country and likely to increase its prevalence in the future, the analysis of diabetes-related policies and programs is very important and effective in the prevention and control of diabetes. Therefore, the aim of the study was an analysis of policies and programs ...