Effect of multiple counselling contacts along the continuum of care on use of postpartum family planning in a cohort of Ethiopian women: a dose-response analysis by Saifuddin Ahmed, Anne Pfitzer, Firew Ayalew, Gebi Husein Jima, Deborah Sitrin

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Experiences and perceptions of respectful maternity care among mothers during childbirth in health facilities of Eastern province of Rwanda: An appreciative inquiry. by Alice Muhayimana, Irene Josephine Kearns, Darius Gishoma, Olive Tengera, Thierry Claudien Uhawenimana

“…The third theme, strategies for improvement, focused on increasing women's self-control, sustaining providers' positive behaviours, and fostering caring leadership. Participants described receiving compassionate, empathetic, and dignified care, with timely attention to their needs. …”
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Discrete choice modelling of hypertension patients’ preferences for attributes of a public medical facility in Ibadan, Nigeria by Oluwaseun Aramide Otekunrin, Tekiyat Abiola Adebisi, Sururoh Adeniran-Babatunde, Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin

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Diplomatic activities of M.M. Litvinov in the USA during the Great Patriotic War (1941–1943) by A. A. Vershinin, P. A. Tupikin

“…Litvinov can be said to have consistently adhered to the official foreign policy line of the Soviet leadership in both his speeches and practical steps. …”
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Adherence to implementing physical distancing and other COVID-19 preventive measures and its barriers among adults in Arba Minch town, Southwest Ethiopia: A lesson learned from the... by Teklu Wegayehu, Tsegaye Yohannes, Chuchu Churko, Alemayehu Bekele, Mekuria Asnakew Asfaw

“…Besides, the main emerged barriers of adherence to implementing COVID-19 preventive measures were poverty, distrust of government, misbelief, lack of ownership, lack of attention and sustained actions, lack of ownership, socio-cultural influence, lack of coordination and leadership.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The finding of this study suggests inadequate adherence to implementing COVID-19 preventive measures in adults in Arba Minch. …”
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Conceptual framework of coaches’ decision-making in conventional sports by Edvard Kolar, Roberto Biloslavo, Rado Pišot, Saša Veličković, Matej Tušak

“…These decisions are based on different cognitive processes, which manifest in varied decision-making behaviors and are reinforced by specific leadership styles. The practical value of this framework lies in its potential application for selecting appropriate experts to address the diverse decision-making scenarios encountered in sports training. …”
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An assessment of South African policy and strategic framework for the development of a sufficient, equitably distributed and well-performing health workforce for the implementation... by S V Mokoena, P Naidoo

“…South Africa (SA), like the rest of the global village, is faced with the need to address health worker shortages, improve the performance of health workers and ensure an equitable distribution of health workers in all settings. This requires leadership, governance and stewardship acumen to put in place policies, practices and resources that are essential to recruit and retain human resources for health. …”
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Implementation of RedCap data systems in Kenyan psychiatric rehabilitation: a community case study by Neal Patel, Matthew Turissini, Florence Jaguga, Julius Barasa, Lily Okeyo, Mercy Kimaiyo, Gilliane Kosgei, Naomi Kipkorir, Edith Kamaru Kwobah

“…The goals of the data systems were 1) To collect and organize information for continuous quality improvement of services at Nawiri, 2) To collect information for reporting to MTRH leadership, Ministry of Health as well as private funders, 3) To provide data to assess outcomes of people who receive services at Nawiri to create evidence for effective interventions to help create policy to make psychiatric rehabilitation more available to people living with Severe mental illness in Kenya. …”
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The Small Wars Doctrine of the US Marine Corps and Colonial Experience of the European Powers by S. G. Malkin

“…It may also be instrumental in addressing the deepening contradictions between advocates of a ‘global leadership’ concept and proponents of a multipolar world during the post-Cold War period. …”
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Effective community engagement in one health research in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review by Sidney Sangong, Farrukh Ishaque Saah, Luchuo Engelbert Bain

“…Two main best practices of CE in OH research were: 1) Awareness raising on OH research through social mobilization, rural outreach sensitization, and wide community assembly and 2) Building local capacity through community-based OH Training and Leadership workshops. The barriers to effective CE included: inadequate community research literacy levels, contextual disparities in CE, inadequate dissemination of research findings, language barriers and ineffective and uncoordinated stakeholder involvement. …”
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New Development Bank as Aid Donor to School Education by Rodion Sadykov, Yevgeny Uchaev

“…The analysis tests several hypotheses to explain this trajectory, examining BRICS member states’ preferences for educational cooperation, leadership changes within the Bank, the impact of COVID-19, the demand for educational aid among NDB member states, and the division of labor between “old” and “new” multilateral development banks.The findings indicate that the inclusion of education as a secondary focus area in the NDB’s agenda initially exemplified a case of “governing through goals,” as the Bank sought to enhance its reputation by contributing to the broadest possible range of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). …”
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Capacity-building interventions for health extension workers in Ethiopia: A scoping review. by Tigist Astale, Helina Mesele, Sarah-Louise Pasquino, Anteneh Zewdie, Eskinder Wolka, Aklilu Endalamaw, Yibeltal Assefa, Getnet Mitike

“…Little attention has been paid to other competency domains, including motivation, leadership, and communication. Thus, future research could focus on a comprehensive set of capacity-building initiatives that addresses motivation, job satisfaction, communication, commitment, and resource allocation.…”
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Lessons learnt from horse-related human fatalities: Accident analysis using HFACS-Equestrianism by Meredith Chapman, Kate Fenner, Matthew J.W. Thomas

“…Also, the role of non-technical skills such as communication, effective supervision, and adequate leadership were highlighted as factors that could contribute to enhanced safety in this high-risk domain. …”
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Smart village concept in Indonesia: ICT as determining factor by Anindya Puteri Eka Susilowati, Rini Rachmawati, R. Rijanta

“…However, ICT is not the only determining factor, but there are also internal village factors: community participation (explained 11,299 % variance) and leadership (explained 9137 % variance). From these findings, it implies that smart village development policies need to pay attention to the conditions of society as the subject and object of development, supported by the government's ability to provide adequate infrastructure. …”
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How to evaluate a multi-country implementation-focused network: Reflections from the Quality of Care Network (QCN) evaluation. by Gloria Seruwagi, Mike English, Nehla Djellouli, Yusra Shawar, Kasonde Mwaba, Abdul Kuddus, Agnes Kyamulabi, Kohenour Akter, Catherine Nakidde, Hilda Namakula, Mary Kinney, Tim Colbourn, QCN Evaluation Group

“…Despite complexities, the team effectively implemented the QCN evaluation. Strong leadership, partnership, communication and coordination were key; as were balancing standardization with in-country adaptation, co-production, flattening hierarchies among study team members and the iterative nature of data collection. …”
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How does community health feature in Global Financing Facility planning documents to support reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNAH-N)? i... by Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Orokia Sory, Issa Kaboré, Yamba Kafando, Rosie Steege, Asha S. George, Meghan Bruce Kumar

“…Challenges in implementing community health include poor leadership and governance and resource shortages resulting in low CHWs performance and service utilization. …”
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Black gold, dark realities: Unpacking the socio-economic and environmental fallout of unauthorized oil extraction (Investigation in East Aceh, Indonesia) by Said Musnadi, Ridwan Ibrahim, Zuraida Zuraida, Maulidar Agustina, Mahdani Ibrahim

“…Additionally, informal leadership and government support were found to positively influence illegal oil mining (p-values = .017 and .035, respectively, below the significance threshold of .05). …”
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Mental Health Services for Serious Mental Illness: Scoping Review of Randomised Controlled Trials by Pablo Roson Rodriguez, Xiao Chen, Marcelo Arancibia, Eva Madrid, Farhad Shokraneh, Clive E. Adams, Juan Víctor Ariel Franco

“…Relevance Statement The study is of interest to mental health nursing because it studies the different services in which nurses play a fundamental role with implications in the nursing practice, education, research or leadership and management.…”
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NEGATION, INCLUDING, GRADUAL OBLIVION: STATE STRATEGIES ON SOVIET HERITAGE IN GEORGIA, ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN by A. A. Tokarev

“…Despite competitive elections and free media, the Armenian leadership seeks to establish a political system with a single dominant party and formally maintain electoral competition. …”
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Police Culture and Change: The Case Of Compstat In Police Organizations by Yusuf Yuksel

“…., education level, new priorities , change of society, leadership, diffusion of new ideas about management, and new policing approaches i.e., community policing, problem oriented policing developed in the academic world have all contributed to the cultural change in the NPD. …”
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