RESEARCH, EVIDENCE AND POLICYMAKING: THE PERSPECTIVES OF POLICY ACTORS ON IMPROVING UPTAKE OF EVIDENCE IN HEALTH POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION IN UGANDA

Research, evidence and policymaking: the perspectives of policy actors on improving uptake of evidence in health policy development and implementation in Uganda

Abstract Background Use of evidence in health policymaking plays an important role, especially in resource-constrained settings where informed decisions on resource allocation are paramount.Several knowledge translation (KT) models have been developed, but few have been applied to health policymaking in low income countries.If KT models are expecte

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Habitat Mapping and Change Assessment of Coastal Environments: An Examination of WorldView-2, QuickBird, and IKONOS Satellite Imagery and Airborne LiDAR for Mapping Barrier Island Habitats

Habitat mapping can be accomplished using many techniques and types of data.There are pros and cons for each technique and dataset, therefore, the goal of this project was to investigate the capabilities of new satellite sensor technology and to assess map accuracy for a variety of image classification techniques based on hundreds of field-work sit

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