Detecting Subtle Shifts: Comparing SME Performance Drivers Pre and During the Covid-19 Pandemic by Soza Sydney Simango, Helper Zhou

“…Understanding these enterprises’ performance pre and post the pandemic will provide insights into how enterprise development practitioners and policy makers could best respond to crises such as this. …”
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Evaluation of Work Efficiency of the Solar Power Plant Installed on the Roof of a House in Hanoi City by T. N. Nguyen, V. D. Sizov, M. P. Vu, T. T. H. Cu

“…This is due to the absence of the government support for the policy of developing solar power. In accordance with the current roadmap of raising electricity prices in Vietnam, construction investment of rooftop solar power stations is economically feasible while contributing to environmental protection and counteracting climate change phenomenon by reducing the amount of CO2 emitted into the environment.…”
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Green transformational and transactional leadership in fostering green creativity among university students by N. Saif, G.G.G. GOH, J.W. Ong, I.U. Khan

“…The R2 or contribution given by green transformational leadership and green transactional leadership on green creativity was 45.7 percent while the contribution of green transformational leadership, green transactional leadership and green creativity on green intrinsic motivation was 57.7 percent.CONCLUSION: Policy makers must focus their attention on promoting green transactional and transformational leadership that will directly enhance students’ motivation to promote the green creativity through innovative product/service model innovation.…”
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Cervical Cancer Screening Program by Visual Inspection: Acceptability and Feasibility in Health Insurance Companies by Apollinaire G. Horo, Judith Didi-Kouko Coulibaly, Abdoul Koffi, Boris Tchounga, Konan Seni, Kacou Edèle Aka, Mamourou Kone

“…It is a simple and easy to perform method that could be introduced progressively in the health insurance policy while waiting for a national screening program.…”
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New Architecture of Foreign Direct Investment Regulation in the European Union by D. E. Moiseeva, A. D. Kulinich

“…It draws a parallel with the Commission’s use of securitization discourse in the energy sector, which contributed to the partial communitarization of energy policy through multi-level governance.…”
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Uncovering antidepressant prescription patterns: a three-year analysis of outpatient trends by Hossein Karami, Reza Mehrizi, Mohammad Effatpanah, Azamsadat Rivandi, Rajabali Daroudi, Nezam Armand, Leila Ghamkhar

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Imperatives of Strengthening Governance in the World Bank’s Engagement in Iraq, 2014–2018 by A. I. Solomatin

“…The third section focuses on the role of the World Bank in preparing needs assessments and policy papers for the Iraqi government after declaration of victory over ISIS. …”
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Physicians’ perception towards continuing professional development in government teaching hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-mixed method design by Merahi Kefyalew Merahi, Walelegn Worku Yallew

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Co-creation of a toolkit to assist risk communication and clinical decision-making in severe preeclampsia: SPOT-Impact study design by Hannah Brown Amoakoh, Bregje C. De Kok, Linda Lucy Yevoo, Klaartje M. Olde Loohuis, Emmanuel K. Srofenyoh, Daniel K. Arhinful, Koiwah Koi-Larbi, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, Joyce L. Browne

“…Informed by ethnographic observations of care interactions, in-depth interviews and focus group and group discussions, the tool(kit) will be developed with survivors and women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and their families, health professionals, policy makers, and researchers. The tool(kit) will consist of three components: quantitative predicted risk (based on external validated risk models or absolute risk of adverse outcomes), risk communication, and shared decision-making support. …”
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A review of participatory modelling techniques for energy transition scenarios by Jair K.E.K. Campfens, Mert Duygan, Claudia R. Binder

“…Participatory modelling has emerged as a promising approach to support these transitions, as it involves incorporating stakeholders' perspectives into models and policy designs, which helps integrate their mental models and preferences into simulations. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Health Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, towards Ebola Viral Disease by Samuel Anu Olowookere, Emmanuel Akintunde Abioye-Kuteyi, Olusegun Kayode Adepoju, Oluwaseun Taiwo Esan, Temitope Michael Adeolu, Tolulope Kola Adeoye, Adesola Adebayo Adepoju, Adedayo Titilayo Aderogba

“…The majority (89%) felt the hospital infection control policy was inadequate to protect against EVD. The only predictor of good knowledge was participants’ occupation. …”
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Multichannel marketing communications at retail enterprises by Liubov Lipych

“…The Russian war led to changes in trade policy and established marketing communications. The purpose of the article is to identify the essence of multichannel marketing communications of retail enterprises, new forms of interaction with target groups and consumers, and new sales models. …”
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Protocol to implement and evaluate a culturally secure, strength-based, equine-assisted learning program, "Yawardani Jan-ga" (horses helping), to support the social and emotional w... by Juli Coffin, Sharmila Vaz, Cheryl Kickett-Tucker, Helen Milroy, Craig Olsson, Meg Kirby, Lesley Nelson, Rob McPhee, Donna Cross

“…We anticipate that findings will build an evidence base that informs policy and practice by understanding key intervention elements of social and emotional wellbeing support for Aboriginal youth, how to incorporate Aboriginal worldviews across different stages of interventions, and how to capture impact best using culturally secure methods.…”
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Trends for Diarrhea Morbidity in the Jasikan District of Ghana: Estimates from District Level Diarrhea Surveillance Data, 2012–2016 by John Tetteh, Wisdom Kwami Takramah, Martin Amogre Ayanore, Augustine Adoliba Ayanore, Elijah Bisung, Josiah Alamu

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Food access interventions in American Indian and Alaska Native communities by Danya Carroll, Lynn Mad Plume, Nicole Redvers

“…Interventions targeted the ‘intrapersonal’ and ‘com­munity’ SEM levels the most, while the ‘institu­tional’ and ‘public policy’ levels were the least tar­geted. Food access was promoted in various inter­vention formats, including supporting community and/or school gardens; providing seeds; providing traditional foods at school, family, and community events; and providing meals to families. …”
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Balancing co-benefits and trade-offs between climate change mitigation and adaptation innovations under mixed crop-livestock systems in semi-arid Zimbabwe by Sabine Homann-Kee Tui, Roberto O. Valdivia, Katrien Descheemaeker, Gevious Sisito, Elisha N. Moyo, Farai Mapanda

“…Integrated simulation-based research approaches developed under the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) are important sources of evidence to guide policy decisions towards sustainable intensification. …”
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Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) in children in Ethnic Minority Communities of Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: A qualitative study by Maidul Alam Chaklader

“…Conclusion: Researchers and policy-makers need to employ a more expansive concept of EMs that accommodates the mundane struggles and involuntary aspects of health care and treatment-seeking behaviour of individuals from marginal communities all over the world and should subsequently move away from the simplistic idea that exotic beliefs and practices of local communities are ‘cultural barriers’ to effective health care.…”
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The Quality of Counseling for Headache OTC Medications in German Community Pharmacies Using a Simulated Patient Approach: Are There Differences between Self-Purchase and Purchase f... by Bernhard Langer, Christian Kunow

“…Due to the partly considerable deficits in counseling of German CPs, policy-makers and the regional chambers of pharmacists are called upon to take appropriate measures to improve the quality of counseling. …”
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Tasks of the National Police of Ukraine as a subject of implementation of the preventive function of the state by I. V. Ishchenko

“…It is noted that the special tasks of the Department of Preventive Activities of the National Police of Ukraine include: implementation of state policy in the field of combating violence; preventive measures; introduction of programme preventive means for systematization of violent incidents, general and individual preventive work aimed at preventing the commission of administrative and criminal offenses, prevention and counteraction to domestic violence.…”
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Setting the top 10 priorities for obesity and weight-related research (POWeR): a stakeholder priority setting process by Paul Aveyard, Susan A Jebb, Nerys M Astbury, Anisa Hajizadeh, Ailsa R Butler, Lucy Goddard, Philippa Seeber, Bruce Crawley

“…Objectives To identify and prioritise the most impactful, unanswered questions for obesity and weight-related research.Design Prioritisation exercise of research questions using online surveys and an independently facilitated workshop.Setting Online/virtual.Participants We involved members of the public including people living with obesity, researchers, healthcare professionals and policy-makers in all stages of this study.Primary outcome measures Top 10 research questions to be prioritised in future obesity and weight-related research.Results Survey 1 produced 941 questions, from 278 respondents. …”
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