Article
Business
Shuhua Chang, Yan Dong, Xinyu Wang
Summary: This study examines the choice between free shipping policy and calculated shipping policy for online retailers, using a game model and numerical simulation to analyze the consumer and social welfare under different shipping policies. The findings suggest that free shipping policy is optimal for low-priced retailers, while calculated shipping policy is optimal for high-priced retailers, and that equilibrium shipping strategies benefit all players in the supply chain by maximizing social welfare.
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Economics
Alon Eizenberg, Saul Lach, Merav Oren-Yiftach
Summary: This study examines grocery price differentials across neighborhoods in Jerusalem, Israel. Residents of nonaffluent neighborhoods face higher prices in the city but tend to shop within their own neighborhood, while residents of affluent neighborhoods benefit from lower grocery prices and also shop at discount grocers in commercial districts. The study also looks at the impact of spatial frictions on shopping behaviors and prices.
AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-ECONOMIC POLICY
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Cindy Needham, Claudia Strugnell, Steven Allender, Laura Alston, Liliana Orellana
Summary: This study examines the association and temporal trends between the food environment and BMI of adults. The results show that BMI increases as accessibility to healthy outlets decreases. High access to supermarkets and unhealthy outlets are associated with lower BMI. The research highlights the importance of increasing access to diverse food outlets, particularly healthy ones, for promoting good health.
Article
Management
Joong Y. Son, Rickard Enstroem
Summary: This study examines the effectiveness of a return policy as an incentive-aligned coordination mechanism in a decentralised supply chain for short life-cycle products. Results show that coordinated return policy improves fill rates at local retailers, while competition enhances system profitability and service level through inventory pooling effects between competing retailers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOGISTICS-RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Management
John D. Lowrey, Timothy J. Richards, Stephen F. Hamilton
Summary: The management of perishable food near its expiration is a challenge for grocery retailers. Donating food to food banks is socially responsible, benefiting local communities and reducing waste. This paper examines the economic impact of this secondary food market by studying donation and pricing behaviors of competing retailers.
M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Economics
Toby Watt, Walter Beckert, Richard Smith, Laura Cornelsen
Summary: This study examines the health impact of food and beverage price promotion strategies, such as multi-buy offers and price discounts, in the British consumer retail sector. Using econometric models from marketing literature, the authors demonstrate that removing price discounts is more effective in reducing purchase volume compared to removing multi-buy offers, especially for products that are commonly subject to price reductions. The study also finds that price promotions contribute to increased consumption and waste through behavioral effects linked to household stockpiling.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jacopo Lenzi, Maria Michela Gianino
Summary: This study analyzes the trajectories of retail pharmaceutical expenditures in Italy from 2010 to 2019, finding that there was no switch from public to private expenditure. However, there were significant changes in expenditure items during the study period. The findings offer insights and issues for policymakers to consider.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Melissa Anne Fernandez, Kim Denise Raine
Summary: Digital food retail services have emerged as a result of advances in technology, impacting food environments and eating habits. While they contribute to poor dietary intakes, they also have the potential to address food insecurity in urban areas and support healthy eating practices.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Enkhtuguldur Myagmar-Ochir, Makiko Kaneko, Kiyomi Tomiyama, Masayoshi Zaitsu, Shuichi Watanabe, Yoshitaka Nishino, Kyo Takahashi, Yasuo Haruyama, Gen Kobashi
Summary: Although research on occupational differences in smoking HTPs is scarce, this study in Japan found a positive occupational difference in smoking HTPs, particularly among male retail workers. The study suggests the need for targeted tobacco control interventions in specific occupational groups.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Lauren Sawyer, Vanessa M. Oddo, Amanda Fretts, Melissa A. Knox, Nadine Chan, Brian E. Saelens, Jessica C. Jones-Smith
Summary: Research suggests that the implementation of sweetened beverage taxes in Seattle has led to significant increases in lower-income residents' perceptions of the health risks associated with sweetened beverage consumption, particularly regarding diabetes, heart disease, and serious health issues. Conversely, fewer changes were observed among higher-income residents. Further examination could explore the impact of pro-tax messaging on consumer perceptions of sweetened beverages.
Article
Economics
Ryan Esplin, Rohan Best, Jessica Scranton, Andreas Chai
Summary: The liberalisation of retail electricity markets was intended to benefit consumers, but the current market faces the issue of customer disengagement, especially among those with lower socioeconomic status. Solving this problem requires a range of solutions and is crucial for the transition to renewable energy and digitalization.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rienna G. Russo, Shahmir H. Ali, Tamar Adjoian Mezzacca, Ashley Radee, Stella Chong, Julie Kranick, Felice Tsui, Victoria Foster, Simona C. Kwon, Stella S. Yi
Summary: This article describes innovative approaches to evaluate changes in the food retail environment during the COVID-19 pandemic in an urban center heavily affected by the virus. The article highlights the challenges faced during data collection and provides insights for future research.
Article
Economics
Kanghyok Koh, Sungho Jeon, Jinhyuk Lee
Summary: The study found that the entry of thrifty gas stations can reduce the operational probability of existing gas stations, but the impact on gasoline prices is not significant, and is more pronounced in markets with intense competition or low profit margins.
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Yuhong He, Saibal Ray, Shuya Yin
Summary: The preference of suppliers for their retail distribution channel structure is influenced by factors such as product substitutability, correlation between retailer popularity and bargaining power, and competition from other channels. The analysis reveals that suppliers of substitutable products may prefer less asymmetric retailers selling similar products, while suppliers of differentiated products may be concerned about dominant retail partners. Furthermore, a stronger correlation between retailer popularity and bargaining power favors a retail structure with less asymmetric retailers. The presence of competing channels selling substitutable variants significantly impacts the supplier's preference about its own channel structure.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Zhen Feng, Yun Ye, Hua Ye, Zhijia Tang
Summary: The pharmaceutical retail market and community pharmacists have experienced significant growth in mainland China from 2014 to 2020. However, there are challenges related to the composition of pharmacists' qualifications, personnel shortages, and regional disparities in the distribution of pharmacy resources.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Kim D. Graham, Amie Steel, Jon Wardle
Summary: This study aims to investigate naturopathic clinical reasoning using a complexity lens and explore the philosophical and principles of traditional whole systems of medicine.
JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sophia Gerontakos, Matthew Leach, Amie Steel, Jon Wardle
Summary: Shared medical appointments, also known as group visits, are a feasible and well-accepted approach for women receiving antenatal care, but their feasibility and efficacy for female-specific reproductive conditions are uncertain.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Lana Kairey, Tamara Agnew, Esther Joy Bowles, Bronwyn J. Barkla, Jon Wardle, Romy Lauche
Summary: This review evaluates the therapeutic efficacy and safety of tea tree oil in clinical trials. The results suggest that mouthwashes with tea tree oil can reduce dental plaque, gels with tea tree oil can aid in the treatment of periodontitis, and topical tea tree oil regimens show similar efficacy to standard treatments for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus decolonization. Tea tree oil with added iodine may be effective in treating molluscum contagiosum lesions.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Peter Bai James, Razak M. Gyasi, Ossy Muganga Julius Kasilo, Jon Wardle, Abdulai Jawo Bah, George A. Yendewa, Amos Deogratius Mwaka
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of traditional medicine practitioner (TMP) use for childhood illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and identify associated factors. The results showed that although the prevalence of TMP use for childhood illnesses was low, TMPs continue to play a critical role in managing childhood diseases in SSA. Therefore, policymakers and service providers should consider the potential role of TMPs in child health policies and focus interventions on the characteristics of women who use TMPs for childhood illnesses.
BMC COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE AND THERAPIES
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Jessica Bayes, John Palencia, Jon Wardle
Summary: Active duty military personnel and veterans have unique and complex health needs, with the high demands of military life often leading to chronic physical and mental health conditions. Complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) could be a possible solution to this problem. Some military health systems have started integrating CIM into health care delivery. However, there has been no systematic evaluation of the prevalence and utilization of CIM in military and veteran populations globally. The high demand for CIM by military personnel and veterans has important implications for policy, funding allocation, and integration of these services into clinical practice, particularly by countries not currently doing so. Further research is needed to assess the implementation of CIM into real-world settings to explore barriers and facilitators for their use in clinical practice and, by extension, their integration into the wider health care system.
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Kim D. Graham, Amie Steel, Jon Wardle
Summary: The aim of this study is to explore the perceptions of experienced naturopathic practitioners to the management of clinical complexity within naturopathic care. The results showed that naturopathic practitioners approached patients as whole entities, used ampliative and explicative clinical reasoning strategies, and employed systems thinking in treatment. They perceived themselves as embodying the traditional holistic philosophy of naturopathy and using a complexity-informed approach in their case management.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Polydor Ngoy Mutombo, Ossy Muganga Julius Kasilo, Peter Bai James, Jon Wardle, Olobayo Kunle, David Katerere, Charles Wambebe, Motlalepula Gilbert Matsabisa, Mohammed Rahmatullah, Jean-Baptiste Nikiema, Immaculee Mukankubito, Rick Sheridan, Rokia Sanogo, Veeranoot Nissapatorn, Chaisith Sivakorn, Satyajit Tripathy, Ramesh Goyal, Mahaveer Dhobi
Summary: Managing COVID-19 in Africa poses challenges due to limited resources and high costs of vaccines, diagnostics, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. Despite gaps in evidence, African traditional medicine-based herbal remedies are widely used by patients. African scientists, supported by governments and organizations such as WHO, are addressing the evidence gap and developing herbal remedies for mild-to-moderate COVID-19 cases based on African traditional medicines. Further support is needed to meet public health needs.
Review
Information Science & Library Science
Hope Foley, Andrea Bugarcic, Jon Adams, Jon Wardle, Matthew Leach, Amie Steel
Summary: This study aims to examine the criteria used to select, evaluate, and apply traditional knowledge (TK) in contemporary health contexts. The results show that TK is primarily used in the exploration phase, with little reporting on the preparation, implementation process, or sustainment. The criteria for evaluating TK commonly involve validation with other evidence sources or assessment of factors influencing knowledge translation.
HEALTH INFORMATION AND LIBRARIES JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Amie Steel, Hope Foley, Andrea Bugarcic, Jon Wardle, Hannah Boyd, Ian Breakspear, Anne-Louise Carlton, Greg Cope, Kamal Dua, Patricia Greenway, Rebecca Redmond, Jason Hawrelak, Naveen Shukla, Jon Adams
Summary: The aim of this study was to identify key factors related to the translation of traditional knowledge (TK) into contemporary settings. The World Cafe methodology was used to collect the observations and perspectives of experts who use TK, and thematic analysis revealed five themes that provide a holistic interpretation of the translation process. Stakeholders recognized TK as a valid source of evidence and outlined important considerations for using TK in contemporary settings.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Daniel F. Gallego-Perez, Eugene Declercq, Robert B. Saper, Linda L. Barnes, Jon Wardle
Summary: The 1978 Alma Ata Declaration started the international recognition of non-biomedical healing systems and their relevance in primary health. This paper performs a qualitative content analysis of therapeutic pluralism policies in Latin America, proposing a four-category typology and highlighting the implications of these approaches for policy development, implementation, evaluation, and research.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Jill Dunn, Iva Lloyd, Amie Steel, Jon Adams, Jon Wardle
Summary: The global regulation and officially recognized training for naturopathy are limited, which poses a significant barrier to achieving the health-related SDGs.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Tido von Schoen-Angerer, Raj Kumar Manchanda, Robbert van Haselen, Jianping Liu, Dwi Linna Suswardany, Tabatha Parker, Iracema Benevides, Natalia Sofia Aldana Martinez, Festus Tolo, Cristal Skaling-Klopstock, Ton Nicolai, Thomas Breitkreuz, Janka Szoke, Iva Lloyd, Jon Wardle
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Danielle Howe, Sarah Duffy, Michelle O'Shea, Alex Hawkey, Jon Wardle, Sophia Gerontakos, Linda Steele, Emilee Gilbert, Lara Owen, Donna Ciccia, Emma Cox, Rebecca Redmond, Mike Armour
Summary: This paper presents a scoping review of global evidence on interventions aimed at supporting women to manage menstruation, menstrual disorders, and menopause at work. The review found that most interventions focused on menopause, with a majority of studies conducted in the UK and EU-member countries. There is limited research on how women may be supported to manage symptoms associated with menstrual disorders at work. Future policies should consider better support for women in managing menstruation and menstrual disorders at work, and emphasize the importance of co-design during policy development and post-intervention evaluation.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Margaret Faux, Jon Adams, Simran Dahiya, Jon Wardle
Summary: This study aims to fill the research gap in Australia by examining the experiences of medical practitioners in managing their Medicare compliance obligations. The qualitative data reveals that Australian medical practitioners lack the necessary knowledge and support to navigate the complex billing standards and rules. This nuanced phenomenon of non-compliant medical billing may have important implications for other countries dealing with health system leakage.
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Kim D. Graham, Amie Steel, Jon Wardle
Summary: This pilot study demonstrates the feasibility of applying a complexity science perspective to primary health care case management. It suggests a shift towards viewing the human organism as a complex adaptive system, which can enhance the treatment of chronic and complex conditions. Furthermore, it provides research opportunities to understand the complex clinical reasoning processes of practitioners.
BMC COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE AND THERAPIES
(2022)
