Context makes a difference: a qualitative study exploring how to implement a multifactorial falls prevention intervention in the community by Sara Vandervelde, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé, Ellen Vlaeyen, Johan Flamaing, Sien Valy, Goedele Belaen, Koen Milisen

“…Conclusions Understanding the existing structures, norms, policies and contextual factors allows us to proactively tailor the implementation strategies and a multifactorial falls prevention intervention to the community context.…”
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The Association of Food Security With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A National Health Interview Survey Analysis by Brittany N. Burton, Alexis Sykes, Cecilia Canales, Andrea J. Ibarra, En Chang, Jonathan Dahan, Adam J. Milam, Tina Yu, Catherine Cha

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Relation to Reproductive Health Among Young Albanian Women by Alketa Zazo, Eliona Kulluri, Enxhi Vrapi

“… OBJECTIVE: National and international health policies focus on improving the sexual and reproductive health among women, therefore, understanding the factors that motivate or refrain women from accessing reproductive health services is central to those policies. …”
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Exploring the Role of Practice Managers in Dutch Oral Healthcare Practices by Joost CL den Boer, Wil JM van der Sanden, Katarina Jerković-Ćosić, Josef JM Bruers

“…In many cases, this PM was responsible for a large number of tasks within the sub-areas of care process, human resources, operational policy, and communication. Compared to independent practices, practices affiliated with a corporate dental company often employed a PM and the PMs had a relatively large amount of responsibility. …”
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In Praise of Diversity in Participatory Heritage Planning Empowered by Artificial Intelligence: Windcatchers in Yazd by Mahda Foroughi, Tong Wang, Ana Pereira Roders

“…This article explores the innovative use of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly text classification analysis, to analyze unstructured textual data (e.g., policy documents, literature, and social media) to uncover the cultural significance of built heritage. …”
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Areas for action to promote positive forms of masculinities in preventing violence against women: a concept mapping study in Spain by Ariadna Cerdán-Torregrosa, Belén Sanz-Barbero, Daniel La Parra-Casado, Carmen Vives-Cases

“…The evidence produced throughout this concept mapping study can contribute to inform policies to effectively prevent VAW by focusing on positive masculinities, ensuring they align with the perceptions and experiences of key community actors involved in the policy implementation process.…”
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Nonlinear exposure-response associations of daytime, nighttime, and day-night compound heatwaves with mortality amid climate change by Jiangdong Liu, Ho Kim, Masahiro Hashizume, Whanhee Lee, Yasushi Honda, Satbyul Estella Kim, Cheng He, Haidong Kan, Renjie Chen

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Cohort study evaluating pressure ulcer management in clinical practice in the UK following initial presentation in the community: costs and outcomes by Julian F Guest, Graham W Fuller, Peter Vowden, Kathryn Ruth Vowden

“…Additionally, the cost of managing an unhealed ulcer was 2.4 times more than that of managing a healed ulcer (mean of £5140 vs £12 300 per ulcer).Conclusion This study provides important insights into a number of aspects of PU management in clinical practice in the community that have been difficult to ascertain from other studies, and provides the best estimate available of NHS resource use and costs with which to inform policy and budgetary decisions.…”
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Forming a national community of practice of food system planning initiatives aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by Konstantinos Zougris, Albie F. Miles, Rose Benjamin, Ella Geismar

“…The implication of this study denotes the importance of collaboration among academic research institutions, legislators and FPEs within the community that can spur adaptation, innovation, and integration in food system planning, policy, implementation, and monitoring. Coordination in pooling resources and aligning efforts can lead to more efficient use and allocation of funds, ensuring that investments are directed toward the most impactful practices aligned with state and regional food system initiatives and planning efforts.…”
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Ensuring Africa’s Food Security by 2050: The Role of Population Growth, Climate-Resilient Strategies, and Putative Pathways to Resilience by Belay Simane, Thandi Kapwata, Natasha Naidoo, Guéladio Cissé, Caradee Y. Wright, Kiros Berhane

“…We call for a transformation in food systems through policy reform, technological and structural changes, solutions to land degradation, and proven methods of increasing crop yields that take the needs of communities into account.…”
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Sociocultural and Socioeconomic Influences on Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Overweight/Obese African-American and Latino-American Children and Adolescents by Rebecca E. Hasson, Tanja C. Adam, Jay Pearson, Jaimie N. Davis, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Michael I. Goran

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Predicting pregnancy loss and its determinants among reproductive-aged women using supervised machine learning algorithms in Sub-Saharan Africa by Tirualem Zeleke Yehuala, Sara Beyene Mengesha, Nebebe Demis Baykemagn

“…Based on these findings, we recommend policy measures aimed at reducing pregnancy loss Sub-Saharan African countries.…”
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Hemorrhagic syndrome at liver cirrhosis by I. A. Kurkina, O. S. Volkova, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Carrying out of randomized controlled studies for evaluation of laboratory tests in prediction of bleedings or thromboses at patients with cirrhoses, for studying efficacy of modern concentrates of factors of coagulation, for assessment of restrictive policy of decantation of blood components is necessary.…”
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Life Cycle Assessment of Methanol Production from Municipal Solid Waste: Environmental Comparison with Landfilling and Incineration by Cristiano Queiroz Cerqueira, Electo Eduardo Silva Lora, Lidiane La Picirelli de Souza, Márcio Montagnana Vicente Leme, Regina Mambeli Barros, Osvaldo José Venturini

“…While the technology is still in its developmental stages, this research highlights the need for further advancements and policy support to enhance feasibility and scalability. …”
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Effects of removing reimbursement restrictions on targeted therapy accessibility for non-small cell lung cancer treatment in Taiwan: an interrupted time series study by Jason C Hsu, Chen-Fang Wei, Szu-Chun Yang

“…Another targeted therapy, erlotinib, was initially approved as a third-line therapy in 2007, and it became a second-line therapy in 2008.Objectives This study is aimed towards an exploration of the impacts of the Taiwan NHI reimbursement policies (removing reimbursement restrictions) related to accessibility of targeted therapies.Setting We retrieved 2004–2013 claims data for all patients with lung cancer diagnoses from the NHI Research Database.Design and outcome measures Using an interrupted time series design and segmented regression, we estimated changes in the monthly prescribing rate by patient number and market shares by cost following each modification of the reimbursement policy for gefitinib and erlotinib for NSCLC treatment.Results Totally 92 220 patients with NSCLC were identified. …”
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Post-pandemic face-to-face learning environments for undergraduate students: A scoping review protocol. by Karim Garzon Diaz, Angy Villamil Duarte, Sandra Velasco Forero, Sandra Herrera Jacobo

“…The search will aim to locate publications without language restrictions from any geographic location, including peer-reviewed articles, grey literature, preprints, technical notes, and policy reports. Three independent reviewers will screen, retrieve and review full-text studies and extract data. …”
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VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT IN UKRAINE AS AN ELEMENT OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM: MODERNITY AND PROSPECTS by Євгеній СЛЮСАР

“…The challenges to the activities of volunteer organizations have been analyzed, the main of which are the uneven distribution of resources, insufficient social protection of participants in the structures, lack of funding, and shortcomings in integration into national security policy programs. …”
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Human Health, Ecosystem Quality, and Resource Scarcity Burdens Inflicted by Livestock Production Across Chinese Regions by Yixuan Shao, Qilin Cao, Junnian Song, Jiahao Xing, You Wu, Cheng Sun, Pan He, Wei Yang

“…Whereas regions with the largest export (Inner Mongolia, 3.87 × 104 DALY for health burdens) or import (Guangdong, 3.92 × 104 DALY for health burdens) do not necessarily bear greatest burdens. This work provides policy instructions in mitigating various eco‐environmental burdens imposed by livestock production and promoting sustainable agricultural practices.…”
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Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study by Ola Demkowicz, Rebecca Jefferson, Pratyasha Nanda, Lucy Foulkes, Jo Lam, Steven Pryjmachuk, Rhiannon Evans, Bernadka Dubicka, Liz Neill, Laura Anne Winter, Georgina Nnamani

“…The insights gained through exploration with girls themselves hold policy and practical relevance to enhance systems to meet girls’ needs.…”
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Critical evaluation of accident tolerant fuel selection criteria for APR-1400 nuclear reactors by Mohammad Alrwashdeh, Asma Alzarooni, Khurrum Saleem Chaudri, Maithah Alaleeli, K. Karuppasamy, Andreas Schiffer, Imran Afgan, Daniel Choi, Saeed A. Alameri

“…The United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched its nuclear energy program in 2008, achieving notable outcomes with the ‘UAE Policy on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy’ program. …”
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