Does Context Matter? Governance Models in Local Administration by Stefanie Vedder, Benjamin Friedländer, Simon Bogumil-Uçan, Tanja Klenk

“…The characteristics of New Public Management and New Public Governance are comparatively more prominent in social than in financial administration, which can be attributed to differences in tasks and relations, especially with political actors. Academic contribution to the field: In addition to supplementing existing detailed analyses of the (non-)success of specific public administration reforms, the study takes a comprehensive view of the long-term development of public administration structure and perception, spanning multiple reforms. …”
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Plataforma de evaluación ética y de seguridad en investigación: transformación digital en una universidad compleja by Alejandra Santana López, Francisco Quiroga Vergara, Verónica Arenas Morales, María Eugenia Torres Díaz, Amanda Nogueira Llovet

“…Destaca la relevancia del trabajo con los actores claves, usuarios del sistema, quienes ejecutan las interacciones en la plataforma, valorando su rol en los procesos de retroalimentación y mejora del recurso informático. …”
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La formación profesional desde la producción local del obrero calificado en Albañilería para construcciones rurales by Meibys Dolores Gómez Nápoles, Riselda Guzmán Méndez, Ana M. García Ondarza

“…Esto es esencial para colaborar con actores económicos en el desarrollo de la autonomía municipal, la producción local de materiales de construcción y la soberanía alimentaria, enfocándose en la construcción de viviendas rurales y construcciones accesorias en la nueva forma de concebir el desarrollo rural. …”
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Using the diffusion of innovations theory to understand factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination among tobacco users. by Gail Carmen D'Souza, Jessica M Yingst, Nicolle M Krebs, Candace Bordner, Sophia I Allen, William A Calo, Andrea L Hobkirk, Jonathan Foulds

“…Our findings suggest that major f actors that influenced why adult tobacco users would receive or decline the COVID-19 vaccine included infection control mandates, protection from the COVID-19 infection, and politics. …”
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The quality of judicial decisions in cases of bullying in professional educational institutions by O. G. Yushkevych

“…Requirements for determining the quality of a judicial decisiont are considered in the Conclusion of the Advisory Council of European Judges No. 11 (2008) on the quality of judicial decisions, including external environment – legislation and economic and social context (legislation, resources, actors in the judicial system and legal education), internal environment - professionalism, procedural rules, case consideration and decision-making (professionalism of the judge, procedural rules and case management, case consideration in court, elements inextricably linked to decision-making). …”
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IUENNA – openIng the soUthErn jauNtal as a micro-regioN for future Archaeology: A «para-description» by Hagmann, Dominik, Reiner, Franziska

“…Despite more than a century of research—initially launched by citizen scientists in the early 20th century and later expanded by various actors—the Hemmaberg site is just one element in a broader cultural landscape. …”
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Du produit d’échange à l’objet symbole : de nouvelles données sur les demi-produits de type currency-bar du Val de Saône et de l’Arc jurassien by Marion Berranger, Philippe Dillmann, Philippe Fluzin, Enrique Vega, Stéphanie Leroy, Michel Aubert, Emmanuelle Delqué-Količ

“…The multiplicity of provenances observed within the same deposit could indirectly indicate the involvement of different actors in the gathering of metallic raw materials. …”
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EL ANEGAMIENTO A TRAVÉS DE LA PRENSA: EL CASO DE LA CIUDAD DE CORRIENTES by Elsie Araceli Ojeda

“…Es desde esta perspectiva que se intentará analizar el caso del anegamiento en la ciudad de Corrientes y su impacto en la sociedad registrada en las notas periodísticas a partir del mes de abril hasta julio del 2017, en este sentido, se busca conocer la importancia que tuvo la noticia, los tópicos tratados y los actores involucrados en la problemática. La generación de información por parte de un medio de comunicación, en este caso escrito, puede funcionar como un informante exploratorio que brinda una primera aproximación sobre el problema en análisis. …”
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OVERCOMING THE ANTINOMIES OF HUMAN EXISTENCE: ONTOLOGY OF TRICKSTER by T. V. Danylova

“…The breaking of cyclical time of the myth and deploying it into linear time gave rise to characters-doubles: the only one mythological image disintegrated and turned into different actors. A phenomenon of events became the basis of narrative storytelling. …”
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El principio de interespecies: una visión ecológica para el uso equitativo de los recursos naturales by Paúl Orlando Piray Rodríguez, Guido Javier Silva Andrade, Elena Beatriz Rivadeneira Paredes, Jefferson Alexander Cabezas Soto

“…La metodología cualitativa incluyó entrevistas con actores clave, como legisladores, comunidades indígenas, activistas ambientales y administradores de recursos naturales, con el fin de captar una visión general de los beneficios y desafíos en la aplicación de estas políticas. …”
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Bør krigen i Ukraina påvirke vårt syn på atomvåpen? by Torgeir E. Fjærtoft

“…To cope with the new security agenda, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs to upgrade analyses of actors and improve interaction skills. Internal procedures should apply the guidelines for quality control set out in the standard manual ISO 9000. …”
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Un manifeste patrimonial pour la gastronomie by Marie-Hélène Bénetière, Isabelle Chave, Julie Faure, Michaël Vottero

“…In their respective specialities, heritage actors have gradually cleared the field of culinary practices, through the establishment and enhancement of heritage gardens and food plant conservatories, studies of the gastronomic heritage conducted by the services of the General Inventory of Cultural Heritage, work to restore or rehabilitate the architectural framework of gastronomy, protection of historic monuments, monuments and movable objects related to the culinary arts, the collection of specialised funds, sometimes called "gourmet funds", by archives and libraries and the constitution of collections of objects by museums, in particular ecomuseums and social museums. …”
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EL ANEGAMIENTO A TRAVÉS DE LA PRENSA: EL CASO DE LA CIUDAD DE CORRIENTES by Elsie Araceli Ojeda

“…Es desde esta perspectiva que se intentará analizar el caso del anegamiento en la ciudad de Corrientes y su impacto en la sociedad registrada en las notas periodísticas a partir del mes de abril hasta julio del 2017, en este sentido, se busca conocer la importancia que tuvo la noticia, los tópicos tratados y los actores involucrados en la problemática. La generación de información por parte de un medio de comunicación, en este caso escrito, puede funcionar como un informante exploratorio que brinda una primera aproximación sobre el problema en análisis. …”
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Organizaciones sociales en el barrio de La Boca: cambios y permanencias en un contexto de crisis by Hilda Herzer, Carla Rodríguez, Adriana Redondo, Mercedes Di Virgilio, Fernando Ostuni

“…En este contexto el barrio aparece como un espacio natural de acción y organización; se convierte en el lugar de interacción de distintos actores y organizaciones de base donde la militancia social territorial se reviste de nuevas características. …”
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A descriptive analysis of a medical humanitarian aid initiative for quality perinatal management in war-torn Ukraine by Iryna Mogilevkina, Dmytro Dobryanskyy, Rhona MacDonald, Diane Watson, David Southall

“…Cases where fetal heart rate changes were identified (n = 1434) were extracted and analysed for differences in case management and maternal and neonatal outcomes in different approaches: joint monitoring (mother plus staff, n = 901) vs. staff only monitoring (n = 533) and different actors in case of joint monitoring (mothers, n = 512, vs. staff, n = 389). …”
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Qalification assessment practices: new possibilities and constraints by M. N. Kicherova, M. Yu. Semenov, E. V. Zyuban

“…The methodological framework of the research is based on the principles of the activity approach and the concept of structuration, in which the practice of qualifications assessment is viewed as a combination of social relations between individual and collective actors in the space of social and labour relations. …”
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Conceptualizaciones de deserción y retención escolar según una escuela primaria en Chile by Michelle Mendoza Lira, Javiera Quiroz Muñoz, Daniela Muñoz Pérez, Camila Contreras Pérez, Emilio Ballesta Acevedo

“…Se realizaron ocho entrevistas semiestructuradas a distintos actores del establecimiento educativo, las cuales fueron analizadas bajo el modelo de análisis de contenido temático. …”
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Knowledge, behaviour and attitudes towards Chagas disease among the Bolivian migrant population living in Japan: a cross-sectional study by Chris Smith, Kenji Hirayama, Nguyen Tien Huy, Inés María Iglesias Rodríguez, Dao Huy Manh, Tieu Minh Thuan, Hugo Alberto Justiniano, Sachio Miura, George Ito

“…The activity brings the possibility to explore not only the level of knowledge but also to reveal experiences and to understand the needs of the people at risk. Considering them as actors towards healthcare solutions could lead to better outcomes for the success of future policies and interventions aimed to decrease the global burden.…”
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Seed delivery system in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo: characteristics, stakeholders mapping and challenges towards building a well-functioning seed system under humani... by Jean M. Mondo, Adrien B. Ndeko, Rodrigue B. Ayagirwe, Henri M. Matiti, Chance Bahati, René M. Civava

“…The lack of functional breeders in the provincial seed production chain, disproportionately low seed multipliers-to-distributors ratio, the weakness of the seed certification and regulation services, the border porosity, poor coordination among actors, and low awareness of farmers on seed qualities and advantages of using certified quality seed are the main structural and functional factors hindering the well-functioning of northeastern DRC seed system. …”
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Understanding experiences of neglected tropical diseases of the skin: a mixed-methods study to inform intervention development in Ethiopia by Michael Marks, David Mabey, Ruth Canter, Elizabeth Allen, Charles Opondo, Jennifer Palmer, Iris Mosweu, Jacob Novignon, Sinéad Langan, Maria Zuurmond, Catherine Pitt, Stephen L Walker, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Tara Mtuy, Rachel L Pullan, Richard Phillips, Daniel Okyere, Anthony Ablordey, Samantha Owen, Portia Boakye Okyere, Kidist Bobosha, Katherine Halliday, Steve Walker, Galana Mamo Ayana, Rachel Pullan, Mirgissa Kaba, Tara B Mtuy, Yaw Amoako, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Abigail Agbanyo, Eric Koka, Joseph Timothy, Yohannes Hailemichael, Abebaw Yeshambel Alemu, Teklu Cherkose, Getachew Kebebew, Fikregabrail Aberra Kassa, Tedros Nigusse, Kibur Engedawork, Zenebu Begna, Abay Waday, Saba Lambert, Katherine Elizabeth Halliday, Endalamaw Gadisa, Vanessa Yardley, Collins Ahorlu, Anita Achiaa Gyekye, Emmanuel Afreh, Esther Amon, Abraham Kwabena Anang, Ruth Dede Tuwor, Giulia D’Odorico, Kibur Engidawork, Mehari Getaneh, Bernadette Morkporkpor, Emmanuel Narh, Dorcas Opai-Tetteh, Yohannes Michael, Amel Mohammed, Fewzia Shikur Mohammed, Shimelis Doni Nigusse, Maja Niksic, Edmond Okloo, Michael Oppong, Lucy Owusu, Ishaque Siam, Ingrid Sobel, Feleke Tilahum, Joseph Tuffour, Abay Woday, Abebaw Yeshambel, Adelaide Forkuo- Boadu, Derrick Kontoh, Jojo Cobbinah

“…Transmission discourses shaped different understandings of who was affected by leprosy and CL and expectations of behaviour during and after treatment. Many policy actors felt that existing supply chain interventions, decentralised treatment approaches and community engagement initiatives for leprosy could also benefit CL, but others also warned against increasing care-seeking unless CL treatment could be provided on a scale commensurate with the large burden they perceived.Conclusion Our findings demonstrate significant gaps in the provision of care for skin NTDs within primary healthcare, very different health-seeking patterns for leprosy and CL, and a need to develop new models of care, especially for CL.…”
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