Community Partners in Evaluation and Change by Jeffry Will, Tracy Milligan, Timothy Cheney

“…As new opportunities for funding became available, Magnolia moved from its “traditional” focus of women who come to, or are referred to, the clinic site to a broad-based Community-wide focus in order to address the underlying symptoms affecting the community’s health and the disparities this community faces. …”
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Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“… [38] Michele M. Easter et al., "Impact of Psychiatric Advance Directive Facilitation on Mental Health Consumers: Empowerment, Treatment Attitudes and the Role of Peer Support Specialists," Journal of Mental Health 30, no. 5 (2020): 585-593, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2020.1714008…”
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An experimental study of simulated grant peer review: Gender differences and psychometric characteristics of proposal scores. by Karen B Schmaling, Stephen A Gallo

“…Participants evaluated National Institutes of Health-style primary reviewers' overall impact statements that summarized the study's purpose, its overall evaluation, and its strengths and weaknesses in five criterion areas: significance, approach, investigator, innovation, and environment. …”
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Colorado Immersion Training in Community Engagement: Ten years of learning and doing by Leslie A. Wright, Reginaldo Garcia, Mary E. Fisher, Kaylee Gordon, Donald E. Nease, Elizabeth Sweitzer, Crystal LoudHawk-Hedgepeth, Charlene Barrientos Ortiz, Montelle Taméz, Lorenzo Ramírez, Linda Zittleman, Bruno Walther Santos Sobral

“…CIT is within the Community Engagement and Health Equity Core (CEHE) at the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI), an NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science award. …”
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Influence of Monitoring and Evaluation on The Performance of Government Projects: A Case Study of Operation Wealth Creation in Kabale District. by Twehemukama, Agatha

“…The study recommends that local governments need to have resources for M&E that are adequate and timely since they have a significant effect on the performance of health projects. The provision of limited M&E resources may lead to M&E activities suffering a setback hence directly affecting the performance of health projects. …”
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Fiscal Decentralisation and Services Delivery in Mbarara Central Market. by Ainembabazi, Blair

“…On the availability and quality of services provided to the market vendors, respondents reported that the local government allocates funds towards improving sanitation facilities, security guards in the markets, and public health initiatives. …”
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Descemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial 1 (DETECT 1): outcome masked, placebo-controlled trial comparing two types of corneal transplant surgeries and effect of rho kinase... by Thomas M Lietman, Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, Bennie H Jeng, Benjamin F Arnold, Winston Chamberlain, Charles C Lin, Jennifer Y Li, William Gensheimer, Jameson Clover, Nicole Varnado, Sarah Abdelrahman

“…Dissemination of findings through peer-reviewed publications and national/international meetings will facilitate knowledge translation and guide clinical practice in the field of corneal transplantation.Ethics and dissemination A data and safety monitoring committee (DSMC) has been empaneled by the NEI.All study protocols will be subject to review and approval by WCG IRB as the single IRB of record.This study will comply with the National Institute of Health (NIH) Data Sharing Policy and Policy on the Dissemination of NIH-Funded Clinical Trial Information and the Clinical Trials Registration and Results Information Submission rule. …”
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Surgical interventions for spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhage: a systematic review and network meta-analysisResearch in context by Jiayidaer Huan, Minghong Yao, Yu Ma, Fan Mei, Yanmei Liu, Lu Ma, Xiaochao Luo, Jiali Liu, Jianguo Xu, Chao You, Hunong Xiang, Kang Zou, Xiao Liang, Xin Hu, Ling Li, Xin Sun

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Barriers and facilitators to conducting human subjects research at a safety net institution from the perspective of researchers. by Sarah J Barnes, Yewon Na, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Benjamin A Linas, Nicholas A Bosch, Autumn L Tamlyn

“…<h4>Results</h4>We completed 28 interviews and identified five themes: (1) compared to non-safety net systems, safety-net systems were perceived to require additional resources and funding to achieve comparable research recruitment and retention; (2) language barriers and translational processes are burdensome for researchers; (3) interactions between research staff and patients impact trust; (4) social determinants of health specific to safety-net populations are a barrier to participation; (5) competing priorities between clinical staff and researchers exist.…”
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PHARMACOECONOMICAL RESEARCH OF THE USE OF SORAFENIB IN MALIGNANT TUMORS by M. Y. Frolov, N. A. Avksentjev, I. G. Rusakov, E. V. Derkach

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Alcohol use and HIV suppression after completion of financial incentives for alcohol abstinence and isoniazid adherence: a randomized controlled trialResearch in context by Winnie R. Muyindike, Robin Fatch, Sara Lodi, Nneka I. Emenyonu, Allen Kekibiina, Julian Adong, Brian Beesiga, Kara Marson, Harsha Thirumurthy, Michael G. McDonell, Moses R. Kamya, Gabriel Chamie, Judith A. Hahn

“…Six months of alcohol reduction incentives were effective at promoting no/low alcohol use at 12 months, demonstrating persistent effects post-intervention. Funding: National Institutes of Health (NIH/NIAAA) U01AA026223 (PI: Hahn) and U01AA026221 (PI: Chamie), NIH/NIAAA K24 AA022586 (PI: Hahn), NIH/NIAAA K24 AA031211 (PI: Chamie), Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research P30AI042853 (PI: Sara Lodi).…”
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Cardio-metabolic-related plasma proteins reveal biological links between cardiovascular diseases and fragility fractures: a cohort and Mendelian randomisation investigationResearch... by Karl Michaëlsson, Rui Zheng, John A. Baron, Tove Fall, Alicja Wolk, Lars Lind, Jonas Höijer, Carl Brunius, Eva Warensjö Lemming, Olga E. Titova, Bodil Svennblad, Susanna C. Larsson, Shuai Yuan, Håkan Melhus, Liisa Byberg, Hannah L. Brooke

“…The proteins should be further evaluated as shared targets for developing pharmacological interventions to prevent fractures and cardiovascular disease. Funding: The study was supported by funding from the Swedish Research Council (https://www.vr.se; grants No. 2015-03257, 2017-00644, 2017-06100, and 2019-01291 to Karl Michaëlsson) and funding from Olle Engkvist Byggmästares stiftelse (SOEB).…”
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Factors affecting the quality of postoperative rehabilitation in children with cochlear implants based on the theory of knowledge, attitude and practice by Jing Ma, Xia Li, Ken Lin, Yiyun Zhang, Wenyue Chi, Xiuli Ma, Dong Su, Yuling Du, Tiesong Zhang

“…Factors such as personality, monthly family income, surgery funding and parents' beliefs significantly affected rehabilitation outcomes among children.Conclusion Parental knowledge about deafness, trust in cochlear implant procedures and healthcare providers, and parental behaviours during the treatment and rehabilitation process have a direct impact on children’s health outcomes. …”
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A systematic analysis of the contribution of genetics to multimorbidity and comparisons with primary care dataResearch in context by Olivia Murrin, Ninon Mounier, Bethany Voller, Linus Tata, Carlos Gallego-Moll, Albert Roso-Llorach, Lucía A. Carrasco-Ribelles, Chris Fox, Louise M. Allan, Ruby M. Woodward, Xiaoran Liang, Jose M. Valderas, Sara M. Khalid, Frank Dudbridge, Sally E. Lamb, Mary Mancini, Leon Farmer, Kate Boddy, Jack Bowden, David Melzer, Timothy M. Frayling, Jane A.H. Masoli, Luke C. Pilling, Concepción Violán, João Delgado

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Determining the incidence, risk factors and biological drivers of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as part of the constellation of postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) o... by Erika Austhof, Kelly M Heslin, Xiaoxiao Sun, Kristen Pogreba Brown, Caitlyn M McFadden, Caroline Scranton, Ivan Vujkovic-Cviji, Dominic Rodriguez, Laura Falk, Gayatri Arani, Victoria Obergh, Kate Bessey, Kerry Cooper

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Integrating malaria vaccine and CRISPR/Cas9 gene drive: a comprehensive strategy for accelerated malaria eradication by Israel Charles Abraham, John Ehi Aboje, Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka, Kehinde Tom-Ayegunle, Maryam Amjad, Anas Abdulkader, Chinonyelum Emmanuel Agbo, Oluwatosin Ayokunle Akinruli, Taiwo Rebecca Akisanmi, Emmanuel Oyedeji Oyetola, Gbolahan Olatunji, Emmanuel Kokori, Nicholas Aderinto

“…Challenges such as regulatory hurdles, community acceptance, ecological impacts, and sustainable funding are examined, alongside strategies for implementation within existing malaria control programmes. …”
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Delphi study to identify consensus on patient selection for hydrogel rectal spacer use during radiation therapy for prostate cancer in the UK by Amit Bahl, Suneil Jain, Albert Edwards, Rhodri Saunders, Clive Peedell, Heather Ann Payne, James Andrew Thomas, Prantik Das, Amanda Hansson Hedblom, Emily Woodward

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Setting the top 10 priorities for obesity and weight-related research (POWeR): a stakeholder priority setting process by Paul Aveyard, Susan A Jebb, Nerys M Astbury, Anisa Hajizadeh, Ailsa R Butler, Lucy Goddard, Philippa Seeber, Bruce Crawley

“…Targeted research funding in these areas of top priority would lead to needed and impactful knowledge generation for the field of obesity and weight regulation and thereby improve population health.…”
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Characterizing Wellness Initiatives in Academic Radiation Oncology Departments by Sara Beltrán Ponce, MD, Crystal Seldon Taswell, MD, Idalid Franco, MD, MPH, Malcolm D. Mattes, MD, Tracy Kelly, MD, Leah Katz, MD, MPH

“…Challenges included limited bandwidth (66.7%), lack of funding (41.7%), and lack of departmental interest in organizing or attending events (33.3%). …”
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Evaluation of Government Programmes on Enhancing the Lives of the Elderly: A Case Study of Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment in Mitooma District. by Natuha, Prossy

“…The evaluation has also shown that SAGE had slightly different impacts depending on the target group. The impact on productive investments was more pronounced for the VFSG group. …”
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