Meningococcal carriage in the European Union from 2007–2016: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. S394
Author(s):  
M.E. Peterson ◽  
Y. Li ◽  
R. Mile ◽  
H. Shanks ◽  
H. Nair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
European Union ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The European Union

scholarly journals Validity and Reliability of IPAQ-SF and GPAQ for Assessing Sedentary Behaviour in Adults in the European Union: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4602
Author(s):  
Kaja Meh ◽  
Gregor Jurak ◽  
Maroje Sorić ◽  
Paulo Rocha ◽  
Vedrana Sember
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
European Union ◽  
Sedentary Behaviour ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
National Language ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Single Item ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Activity Questionnaires ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

Current lifestyles are marked by sedentary behaviour; thus, it is of great importance for policymaking to have valid and reliable tools to measure sedentary behaviour in order to combat it. Therefore, the aim of this review and meta-analysis is to critically review, assess, and compile the reliability, criterion validity, and construct validity of the single-item sedentary behaviour questions within national language versions of most commonly used international physical activity questionnaires for adults in the European Union: The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form and the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. A total of 1749 records were screened, 287 full-text papers were read, and 14 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The results and quality of studies were evaluated by the Quality Assessment of Physical Activity Questionnaires checklist. Meta-analysis indicated moderate to high reliability (rw = 0.59) and concurrent validity (rw = 0.55) of national language versions of single-item sedentary behaviour questions. Criterion validity was rather low (rw = 0.23) but in concordance with previous studies. The risk of bias analysis highlighted the poor reporting of methods and results, with a total bias score of 0.42. Thus, we recommend using multi-item SB questionnaires and smart trackers for providing information on SB rather than single-item sedentary behaviour questions in physical activity questionnaires.

Satisfaction of physicians working in hospitals within the European Union: state of the evidence based on systematic review

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicja Domagała ◽  
Małgorzata M Bała ◽  
Juan Nicolás Peña-Sánchez ◽  
Dawid Storman ◽  
Mateusz J Świerz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
European Union ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The European Union

scholarly journals Measuring innovation and institution: the creative economy index

Equilibrium ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafał Żelazny ◽  
Jacek Pietrucha
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Measurement Method ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Creative Economy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Common Information ◽  
Synthetic Index ◽  
Joint Examination

Research background: A literature review on innovativeness and institutions pointing to their correlation and the possibility of their joint examination. Purpose of the article: This paper attempts to devise a measurement method for a creative economy, where as a result of feedback between institutions, human capital and technology conditions facilitating the development of creativity are created. Methods: An empirical meta-analysis of indicators characterising innovativeness and institutional environment was carried out, following the hypothesis that at least in part they contain common information on creative economy. Findings and Value added: The new synthetic index, a creative economy index (CEI), was constructed. The study was conducted for a group of 34 economies of the European Union and its associated states for the period of 2005–2014.

scholarly journals Orphan disease status of cancer cachexia in the USA and in the European Union: a systematic review

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus S. Anker ◽  
Richard Holcomb ◽  
Maurizio Muscaritoli ◽  
Stephan Haehling ◽  
Wilhelm Haverkamp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
European Union ◽  
Cancer Cachexia ◽  
Disease Status ◽  
Orphan Disease ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Usa

scholarly journals Adherence, satisfaction and preferences for treatment in patients with psoriasis in the European Union: a systematic review of the literature

2016 ◽  
Vol Volume 10 ◽  
pp. 2357-2367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Belinchon ◽  
Raquel Rivera ◽  
Carles Blanch ◽  
Marta Comellas ◽  
Luis Lizan
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Review Of The Literature

scholarly journals Clinical trials for authorized biosimilars in the European Union: a systematic review

2016 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 1444-1457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Mielke ◽  
Bernd Jilma ◽  
Franz Koenig ◽  
Byron Jones
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
European Union ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
The European Union

Projectification in the public sector – the case of the European Union

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 324-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Godenhjelm ◽  
Rolf A. Lundin ◽  
Stefan Sjöblom
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Context ◽  
Transfer Mechanisms

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish an understanding of what projectification means, how projectification is driven forward, as well as what the consequences of projectification are in an European Union (EU) context, and in the public sector in general. Design/methodology/approach – The research methods consist of a literature review as well as a meta-analysis of key EU policy documents related to the functioning of regional development and projects. The paper shows that structural developments brought forth by a projectification in a public sector context have significant consequences. Findings – Without contextually sensitive interlinking mechanisms between temporary and permanent structures projects risk losing their flexible and innovative qualities, and may fragment the ability of permanent organisations for maintaining coordination and continuity. The findings suggests that the proximity of permanent organisations, the discretion of entrepreneurship, the political priority of the task, the inclusion of competencies and interests, and the quality of transfer mechanisms are essential variables in explaining the outcome of temporary organisations in a politico-administrative context. Research limitations/implications – The paper contributes to the literature on projects in a public sector context and suggests that comparative research on the drivers and consequences of public sector projectification in supranational as well as national contexts is needed. Practical implications – The increasing requirements for applied project management skills and methods as criteria for project selection in the public sector highlight the importance of a broader theoretical and practical understanding of projectification. Originality/value – The paper adds a new dimension to the projectification debate by presenting a descriptive and conceptual discussion about the consequences of public sector projectification in an EU context. It complements an existing theory of the temporary organisation and takes the first steps towards a theory applicable to projectification in a public context.

scholarly journals Quo vadis Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union?

Management ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Stępień ◽  
Andrzej Czyżewski
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Common Agricultural Policy ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Inductive Reasoning ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Macroeconomic Conditions ◽  
Quo Vadis ◽  
The Eu

Summary The agricultural policy of the European Union - Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) - was introduced in the 1960s as the first EU policy. Over the next decades it constituted the largest share in the expenditure of the EU budget. Today, although cohesion policy has replaced it in the first place, it is still being prioritized by the countries of the Community. Observation of the next financial perspectives, however, allows to conclude that the nature of the CAP is changing, which is a manifestation of the evolution of views on the role of the food sector in the economic development of the European Union. The aim of the study is to indicate the directions of reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy during its sixty-year functioning, the reasons for these changes and the consequences they have had for the agricultural sector in EU countries. These outcomes were supplemented by outlining the perspectives for the development of the EU agricultural policy in the coming years. The authors focused on the basic instruments of the CAP including income-generating, environmental and rural development-related. On the basis of the analysis of objectives and instruments of the CAP, it was stated that it departed from traditional market support to create more sophisticated intervention related to the changing macroeconomic conditions and expectations of the society. The paper is a review, with elements of meta-analysis, deduction and inductive reasoning.

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