Lessons learnt from nursing home and homecare managers’ experiences with using the SAFE-LEAD guide by Eline Ree, Ingunn Aase, Torunn Strømme, Johanna Westbrook, Siri Wiig

“…Background: In the SAFE-LEAD intervention we implemented a research-based guide (paper- and web-version) for managers to support their quality improvement work. …”
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ASSESSING THE ROLE OF BIOECONOMY IN ADVANCING EU’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS – A LITERATURE REVIEW by Dadiana DABIJA

“…This paper highlights potential gaps, such as the lack of relevant indicators that can accurately measure the relationship between bioeconomy strategy implementation to compare the progress across all member countries towards EU’s sustainable development goals. …”
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PENSION PROVISION FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND PROSPECTS FOR UKRAINE by Olena Sokurenko, Oksana Chervviakova, Iryna Bihunets

“…Based on the research results, it is advisable for Ukraine to implement a mixed pension model that includes accumulative funds with state contributions, similar to the TSP system in the USA. …”
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Acceptability, feasibility, and factors affecting implementation of a gender-sensitivity training for HIV providers and staff in Uganda: a mixed methods, quasi-experimental control... by K M. Sileo, R K. Wanyenze, A Anecho, R L. Luttinen, K Weston, B Mukasa, S C. Mukama, S H. Vermund, S L. Dworkin, J F. Dovidio, B S. Taylor, T S. Kershaw

“…To improve ART services in sub-Saharan Africa, effective implementation strategies, including trainings, are essential. …”
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Evaluating a train-the-trainer approach for implementing obstetric life support in diverse healthcare contexts throughout Arizona: a mixed methods protocol by Shayna D. Cunningham, Rogie Royce Carandang, Laurie S. Wood, Marcia Barry, Peggy Baker, Makayla Murphy, Cheryl K. Roth, Les R. Becker, Brook Thomson, Vincent Mosesso, Jacqueline Vidosh, John Phelps, Benjamin Sutton, James J. Grady, Kristen Annis-Brayne, Andrea Shields

“…A Steering Committee comprising local, regional, and national stakeholders provides guidance and oversight for all study activities. To promote rapid learning, two consecutive OBLS implementation and evaluation cycles will be conducted, with the second cycle incorporating feedback and lessons learned from the first. …”
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Contextual factors and implementation strategies for a multi-level community-based sodium reduction intervention in Chicago’s South Side: a qualitative study by Olutobi A. Sanuade, Allison J. Carroll, Ricky Watson, Jiancheng Ye, Jennie L. Hill, Jonathan Chipman, Fernando A. Wilson, Andy J. King, Abel Kho, Guilherme Del Fiol, Paris Davis, Justin D. Smith

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An anti-complement homogeneous polysaccharide from Houttuynia cordata ameliorates acute pneumonia with H1N1 and MRSA coinfection through rectifying Treg/Th17 imbalance in the gut–lung axis and NLRP3 inflammasome activation by Xinxing Li, Wenxin Ding, Yan Lu, Haiyan Zhu, Weilian Bao, Yang Liu, Jiaren Lyu, Lishuang Zhou, Hong Li, Jiyang Li, Daofeng Chen

“…Mechanistically, HCPM inhibited the overactivation of the intestinal complement (C3a and C5a) and suppressed the activation of the NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) pathway, which contributes to the regulation of the Treg/Th17 cell balance in the gut–lung axis. …”
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Investigating Challenges in Implementing a Digital Play Intervention in a Complex Organization Across Pediatric Departments: Non-Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial by Laerke Winther, Michelle Stahlhut, Derek John Curtis, Christian Have Dall, Thomas Leth Frandsen, Jette Led Sorensen

“…ConclusionsThe digital play intervention showed that Monster Gardener could potentially motivate children to be physically active during pediatric hospitalization; however, when using the framework by Bowen et al, the current version was deemed infeasible for implementation in an RCT. …”
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Implementing Inquiry-based Learning through Sustainable Development Goals: A didactic Approach to Foster Learn-ing-to-learn and Citizenship Competencies in EFL by Miryam Bravo Luque, María Alcantud-Díaz

“…Methodology: Conducted in a fourth-year secondary school EFL class at a state school in Spain, the research focuses on a didactic implementation spanning three sessions. This initiative addresses the societal need to make classes more engaging and impart knowledge about our planet’s current state and society. …”
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Experiences of midwives in implementing the fifth stage of function in the integrated service posts to prevent anemia in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia by Mien Mien, Siti Hadrayanti Ananda, Diah Indriastuti, Tahiruddin Tahiruddin

“…Results: The results showed two themes related to the implementation of the fifth stage of the integrated service post activities: pregnancy examination and treatment of anemia. …”
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Implementing and Internalizing Wasathiyah Islamic Values in a Post-Radicalization Context: The Case of Al-Hidayah Integrated Islamic Boarding School, Aceh Tamiang by Fitri Idani, Raina Wildan, Lukman Hakim

“…This study examines the implementation and internalization of wasathiyah (moderate) Islamic values at Al-Hidayah after its rehabilitation, with a particular focus on the strategies employed and the challenges encountered. …”
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THE REFLECTIVE COMPONENT OF IMPLEMENTING A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH TO LEARNING AS A PREVENTIVE TOOL AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT OF FATIGUE IN STUDENTS DURING FIELD PRACTICUM by Tetiana I. Miyer, Olga V. Kotenko, Borys І. Palamar, Svitlana P. Palamar, Hennadii L. Bondarenko, Nataliia V. Vyshnivska, Oleksandra V. Shkurenko

“…Reflecting at different stages of learning, students acquire knowledge, skills, expand experience, learn to solve professional problems, evaluate results, plan further directions of educational activity, etc. The reflection process varies in the number of participants (individual, group), time of implementation (reflection during action, reflection deferred in time), purpose (reflection of the action being performed; reflection of the action to be performed; reflection to determine behavior, tactics, strategy). …”
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Implementing twelve-weeks of loving-kindness meditation and mindfulness of breathing for adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury and their parents: a mixed method pilot study by Pei Liu, Buddahavamsa Yang Li, Juan Liu, Xiujuan Yang, Yi Li, Yinyuan Li, Jianping Lu

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Development and validation of a method for the determination of the specific activity of recombinant monoclonal antibody eculizumab by D. I. Zybin, A. S. Seregin, A. D. Askretkov, N. V. Orlova, Yu. A. Seregin, A. I. Prostyakova, D. V. Kapustin

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Synthesis and propagation of complement C3 by microglia/monocytes in the aging retina. by Matt Rutar, Krisztina Valter, Riccardo Natoli, Jan M Provis

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Complement activation is thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which may be mediated in part by para-inflammatory processes. …”
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Development, implementation, and evaluation of a rapid response system at a Nigerian teaching hospital, a novel idea in sub-Saharan Africa by Promise Ariyo, Seung W. Lee, Asad Latif, Chinyere Egbuta, Vinciya Pandian, Olufemi Bankole, Ibironke Desalu, John Sampson, Bradford Winters

“…No patient was transferred to the designated intensive care unit after an RRS activation owing to lack of beds. Six patients were transferred to the makeshift ICU, all of which required vasopressor support.ConclusionWhile barriers remain, the development and implementation of an RRS program in an LMIC medical center is feasible.…”
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Candidiasis: Insights into Virulence Factors, Complement Evasion and Antifungal Drug Resistance by Nidaa Riaz Gaffar, Nisha Valand, Umakhanth Venkatraman Girija

“…These fungal pathogens can activate the complement cascade through three conventional pathways—classical, lectin, and alternative—in addition to activation through the coagulation system. …”
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The Complement System: An Important New Therapeutic Target in IgA Nephropathy by Karshana J. Kalyanaraman, Joshua M. Thurman

“…Additional drugs that have been tested in IgA nephropathy include agents that block the complement cascade at the levels of C3 and C5. Complement activation in the kidneys of IgA nephropathy patients generates biomarkers that can be detected in the blood, urine, and kidney biopsies. …”
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Implementation of nursing-led follow-up service for patients newly discharged from paediatric intensive care units: quality improvement initiative by Mohannad Antar, Ruqiah Ali AlZaher, Iris Murabi, Jaber Enazi, Efraim Kolobe, Shelia Delafuente, Mona Awani

“…This cycle resulted in the implementation of a nurse-led follow-up service, which is under the provision of a paediatric rapid response team (RRT). …”
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Achieving health-promotion practice in primary care using a multifaceted implementation strategy: a non-randomized parallel group study by Ylva Elisabet Nilsagård, Daniel Robert Smith, Fredrik Söderqvist, Emma Nilsing Strid, Lars Wallin

“…Medical record data on health-promotion activities, including prescribed physical activity and use of lifestyle screening forms, were collected monthly for 2 years: 6 months before and after implementation, and during the implementation phase. …”
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