Barriers and facilitators to maternal healthcare in East Africa: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis of perspectives from women, their families, healthcare providers, and... by Manaye Yihune Teshale, Agegnehu Bante, Abebe Gedefaw Belete, Rik Crutzen, Mark Spigt, Sarah E. Stutterheim

“…This review identified barriers at various levels: individual barriers included a lack of awareness and knowledge, fear of being treated poorly, and financial constraints; interpersonal barriers comprised limited family support, communication challenges, and a lack of decision-making autonomy; health facility barriers included poor quality of healthcare, poor infrastructure, limited medical supplies, provider shortages, abusive behaviors from healthcare providers, lack of transportation, and high service costs; community-level barriers involved socio-cultural norms, societal stigma, and gender-based disparities; and policy-level barriers included poor focus on maternal health, a lack of male accompaniment policies, and conflicts. …”
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Research on construction of public health system in China – a CiteSpace-based visualization analysis of studies published since the COVID-19 epidemic by Yuntong ZHAO, Ziyi PENG, Shuai DU, Wuqi QIU, Pei DONG, Ayan MAO

“…The research hotspots mainly focused on the medical prevention and control cooperation mechanism between disease prevention and control institutions and medical institutions, the emergency management system (monitoring and early warning, emergency response, and infectious disease treatment), talent team building (talent training, staffing, talent utilization, and evaluation), financial investment mechanism, and information technology support. …”
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The Mechanisms of Guaranteeing the Right to Clean Air in Iran and International Documents by Fatemeh Hamidi, Maryam Afshari, Ali Mashhadi

“…The most important reasons for the lack of law enforcement are lack of financial resources, lack of priority to the issue of air pollution, lack of adequate and effective supervision, inconsistency between the executive agencies and island operations, personal interpretation of the law's texts, and finally, the flaws in the text of the law. …”
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FUNCTIONS OF THE STATE AND LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES IN THE REGULATION OF FUNERAL SERVICES: ECONOMIC ASPECTS AND ENSURING SOCIAL STANDARDS by Denys Komarnytskyi, Liudmyla Sylenko, Roman Tуtykalo

“…The socio-economic functions of the state in the field of funeral services include a set of measures and regulatory actions aimed at providing financial support, organising and supervising the provision of funeral services and ensuring the accessibility of these services to all citizens regardless of their social status; the socio-economic function of local self-government bodies in regulating funeral services in Ukraine is a set of measures and administrative actions aimed at ensuring the accessibility, quality and regulation of funeral services for all social groups, as well as supporting the relevant infrastructure.…”
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Perspectives of Hispanic and Latinx Community Members on AI-Enabled mHealth Tools: Qualitative Focus Group Study by Stephanie A Kraft, Shaan Chopra, Miriana C Duran, Janet A Rojina, Abril Beretta, Katherine I López, Russell Javan, Benjamin S Wilfond, Margaret Rosenfeld, James Fogarty, Linda K Ko

“…We identified the following seven themes: (1) mHealth is seen as beneficial for promoting health and peace of mind; (2) some are unaware of, unfamiliar with, or uncomfortable with technology and may benefit from individualized support; (3) financial barriers limit access to mHealth; (4) practical considerations create barriers to using mHealth in daily life; (5) mHealth raises concern for overreliance on technology; (6) automated mHealth features are perceived as valuable but fallible, requiring human input to ensure accuracy; and (7) data sharing is seen as valuable for limited uses but raises privacy concerns. …”
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INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LEGAL MECHANISMS OF JUDICIAL LIABILITY IN THE CONDITIONS OF ECONOMIC GLOBALISATION OF MODERN SOCIETY by Konul Akhundova

“…The establishment of functional indicators of the judiciary has been undertaken, which are convergent in combination with economic indicators of the population's well-being, conditions for opening one's own business, ensuring financial and banking stability, GDP growth, the level of development of relevant sectors of industry and the economic sphere as a whole, etc. …”
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Formulating a Blue Ocean Strategy in the Banking Services Industry: Enhancing Customer Satisfaction through Improved Demand Fulfillment and Presenting an Optimal Pattern by Manuchehr Ghanbari, Ali Sabzali Yameqani, Yousef Rabbani, Kobra Sabzali Yamaqani

“…Objective The competition level among banks and financial institutions in Iran is notably intense. …”
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AVANÇOS E RETROCESSOS NA POLÍTICA DE EDUCAÇÃO DE JOVENS E ADULTOS NO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO/BRASIL (2008/2017) by Ivana Bognar, Márcia Santos Ferreira

“…On the other hand, the Centers that continue to operate had their pedagogical proposal changed, highlighting the financial concerns to the detriment of the quality of Youth and Adult Education promoted by the State. …”
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Association of social frailty, sarcopenia, and oral frailty with depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study by Yuanhao Sun, Huan Liu, Xiangdong Li, Lin Zhang, Wenwen Xu, Hairong liu, Ting Yuan

“…Demographic questionnaire, SARC-F (Strength, Assistance with walking, Rising from a chair, Climbing stairs, and Falls), OFI-8 (Oral Frailty Index-8), the HALFT (Help, Participation, Loneliness, Financial, Talk) scale, and PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) were used to conduct the survey. …”
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A randomized controlled, trial on effects of mobile phone text messaging in combination with motivational interviewing versus standard infant feeding counselling on breastfeeding a... by Moleen Zunza, Lehana Thabane, Louise Kuhn, Christine Els, Carl Lombard, Mark F. Cotton, Taryn Young

“…There is need for further research evaluating the effect of interventions that include financial incentives on breastfeeding practices among socioeconomically disadvantaged mothers. …”
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LEGAL AND ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES OF THE FOREIGN POLICY OF INDEPENDENT AZERBAIJAN IN RELATION TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES by Katana Gafarova

“…In the economic sphere, Azerbaijan chooses the means and instruments of co-operation that correspond to the foundations of a civilised, market-based approach to the comprehensive solution of security, resource, energy and financial problems. Azerbaijan is involved in the implementation of many projects of security, energy and logistic nature, including "One Belt, One Road", "Belt and Road", "Middle Corridor", "North-South", "Crossroads of the World", etc. …”
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The prolonged health sequelae “of the COVID-19 pandemic” in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Melsew Setegn Alie, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Gossa Fetene Abebe, Desalegn Girma

“…BackgroundSurvivors of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) often face persistent and significant challenges that affect their physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, which can significantly diminish their overall quality of life. …”
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Micro-Credit Institutions’ Services and Sustainability of Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises During Covid-19 Pandemic in Kigezi Region, South Western Uganda. by Agaba, Moses, Kaaya, Siraj, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun

“…The researchers also recommend Emphasizing training (managerial skills), especially in financial management to support their clients to improve their business performance regularly and most cases should be tailored toward the training needs of the clients…”
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A qualitative study exploring the acceptability of the TEXTPAD telehealth and virtual supervised exercise intervention and trial for patients with peripheral arterial disease livin... by Maddey Patterson, MPH, Letitia Sermin-Reed, MSc, James Prentis, MBBS, Arathi Radhakrishnan, MBBS, Eileen Kaner, PhD, Sandip Nandhra, MBBS, Maisie Rowland, BSc, Gabriel Cucato, PhD, Mackenzie Fong, PhD

“…Remote, virtual support may overcome some barriers to attending facilities in person experienced by PAD patients, such as poor mobility and financial cost. The TEXTPAD pilot randomized controlled trial investigated the impact of the 12-week TEXTPAD intervention that involved weekly phone calls for behavioral counselling and twice-weekly virtual, supervised exercise sessions. …”
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Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis implementation in South Africa: a case study of USAID-supported programs by Jerome Wendoh Milimu, Lauren Parmley, Mahlodi Matjeng, Mathata Madibane, Mandisi Mabika, Jacques Livingston, Joseph Lawrence, Orapeleng Motlhaoleng, Hasina Subedar, Rethabile Tsekoa, Zandile Mthembu

“…Key lessons include: (i) Substantial donor financial investment was critical for expanding oral PrEP in South Africa, but sustained leadership and investment from government stakeholders, such as the Department of Health and the National Treasury, have been essential for sustainability. …”
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HESS Opinions: Towards a common vision for the future of hydrological observatories by P. Nasta, G. Blöschl, G. Blöschl, H. R. Bogena, S. Zacharias, R. Baatz, G. De Lannoy, K. H. Jensen, S. Manfreda, L. Pfister, L. Pfister, A. M. Tarquis, I. van Meerveld, M. Voltz, Y. Zeng, W. Kustas, X. Li, H. Vereecken, N. Romano

“…Yet, hydrological monitoring programs have often produced limited outcomes due to the intermittent availability of financial resources and the substantial efforts required to operate observatories and conduct comparative studies to advance previous findings. …”
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Effect of Information Genotype on Investors' Inertia by Fatemeh Jahandari, Amirhossein Taebi Noghondari, Hadis Zeinali

“…The control variables include company size, financial leverage, and return on assets. FindingsThe regression coefficient associated with the sequence index of negative to positive information is 0.752, with a significance level of p = 0.0107 (p < 0.1). …”
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Identification and analysis of drivers affecting the maturity of knowledge management in Tehran Municipal Sports Organization by ismail khandan, Ali Mohammad Safania, Mohsen Baghrian Farahabadi, Seyyed Salahuddin i Naqshband

“…Therefore, in order to make purposeful the use of knowledge, and organize the stages and levels of its development, it is necessary to know the current situation in the field of knowledge management and determine the factors influencing decision-making, in order to apply and improve knowledge management in line with business.According to the results of this research, the following suggestions are presented: Considering that Tehran Municipal Sports Organization has the second level of maturity, in order to achieve a higher level, the level of ability of codes, financial and time resources, communication and knowledge flow, presenting the value of knowledge management and participation and involving people should be improved. Allocating sufficient resources to knowledge management activities, ensuring the availability of resources when investing in the field of knowledge management and providing sufficient time to employees will be appropriate measures to improve the maturity of financial and time resources to perform knowledge activities.…”
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Possible scenarios of sustainable supply chain in dairy industry with future research approach by Meysam Abedini, Narges Mohammadalipour, Ashraf Shahmansouri, Mahnaz Rabiei

“…The criteria of the sustainable supply chain of rice are: the environmental mechanisms of the sustainable supply chain; casual economic conditions of sustainable supply chain.Samiei et al, (2023) investigated the identification of benefits and financial costs of sustainable supply chain under conditions of uncertainty in manufacturing companies admitted to the Tehran Stock Exchange. …”
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Identification and leveling of factors affecting the acceptance of excellence model in Islamic Azad University by Seyedeh Somayeh Mousavi Siah Deleh, Samad Jabbari Asl, Musa Rezvani Chaman Zamin

“…The results of the leveling of the identified sub-indicators also showed that factors such as weakness in macro policies, weakness in predicting specific financial resources and low culture of applying the excellence model in universities (related to the category of external factors), formulating and implementing effective strategies in order to implement the model of excellence in university branches, as well as the correct understanding of the current situation and needs (related to the category of managerial factors) and the usefulness of using the model in the career promotion of executives (related to the category of attitudinal-behavioral factors) are among the most important indicators affecting the method of the model of excellence in Islamic Azad University. …”
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