The relationship between information literacy and digital self-efficacy in teaching information literacy for new teachers in Lithuania by Palmira Pečiuliauskienė

“…Confirmatory factor analysis and latent multi-group structural equation modelling revealed the statistically significant effects of all information literacy components on digital self-efficacy in the teaching of information literacy both groups of teachers. …”
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A narrative literature review to inform the development of a health threats preparedness framework in Ireland by Louise Marron, James Gilroy, Michelle Williams, Randal Parlour, Máirín Boland, Máirín Boland

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Bistable Soft Shells for Programmable Mechanical Logic by Nan Yang, Yuming Lan, Miao Zhao, Xiaofei Shi, Kunpeng Huang, Zhongfa Mao, Damiano Padovani

“…Thus, these shells are leveraged to create a buffer and a NOT gate that lead to six fundamental gates (AND, OR, NAND, NOR, XOR, and XNOR). All these functions are integrated into a unique programmable device, making mechanically integrated circuits more adaptable with rule‐changeable logic operations. …”
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Effectiveness of a family customised online FOCUS programme aimed on building resiliency in dyad relationship to support dyadic illness management in persons with heart failure and... by Xin Zhang, Xiaonan Zhang, Yongjun Cao, Weiling Yang, Yanting Li, Xuedong Li, Sixuan Jiang, Qingyun LV, Mei Cheng, Xiaoying Zang

“…Introduction Living with heart failure (HF), is a shared journey and arduous work for patients and their informal family caregivers. Given the key role and limited evidence of dyad illness management in improving dyad health in the context of HF, we developed a customisable, relationship focused, family online dynamic disease management programme—FOCUS programme—to improve dyad health for HF patients and their informal caregivers in China.Methods and analysis Based on the Theory of Dyadic Illness Management and the Systemic Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, the family customised online FOCUS programme has five modules: (1) family participatory; (2) open communication; (3) coping effectiveness; (4) uncertainty reduction and 5) shared dyad life stories. …”
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A ‘training of trainers’ programme for operational research: increasing capacity remotely by Angela Willemsen, Eskinder Wolka, Yibeltal Assefa, Simon Reid

“…Managing contextual challenges such as information technology were managed easily by programme staff. …”
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Scholarly use of information: graduate students' information seeking behaviour by C. George, A. Bright, T. Hurlbert, E.C. Linke, G. St. Clair, J. Stein

“…</b> Libraries can influence students' information behaviour by re-evaluating their instructional programmes and provision of resources and services. …”
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Colorectal Serrated Neoplasia: An Institutional 12-Year Review Highlights the Impact of a Screening Programme by A. J. McCarthy, S. M. O’Reilly, J. Shanley, R. Geraghty, E. J. Ryan, G. Cullen, K. Sheahan

“…Methods. We identified all colorectal serrated polyps between 01/01/2004 and 31/05/2016, by searching the laboratory information system for all cases assigned a “serrated adenoma” SNOMED code. …”
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Public Service Broadcasting in the Age of Information Capitalism by Ruth Elizabeth Tomaselli

“…To answer these questions, we need to clarify what we mean by technological revolution, or, what I feel is more appropriately referred to as "information capitalism". The paper will focus on what I see to be some of the key cultural, ideological and political questions thrown up by this new order, and how these changes may affect the present and future systems of broadcasting regulations and programme content. …”
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Changing of the school-leaving exam in information technology by Valentina Dagienė

“…The second one – information technology (programming) – for those who want to be advanced users and programmers. …”
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Awareness and utilization of Swedish youth clinics among migrants enrolled in Swedish language programmes: a cross-sectional study by Amanda Lundberg, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Faustine Kyungu Nkulu-Kalengayi

“…Results The results revealed that 30% of all participants and 40% of the participants aged 15–25 years had heard of YCs. …”
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Mathematics as Information Compression via the Matching and Unification of Patterns by J. Gerard Wolff

“…This paper describes a novel perspective on the foundations of mathematics: how mathematics may be seen to be largely about “information compression (IC) via the matching and unification of patterns” (ICMUP). …”
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Mapping of mental health care facilities and psychiatrists in a North Indian district of India by Aninda Debnath, Harshal Ramesh Salve, Rajesh Sagar, Anand Krishnan, Rakesh Kumar, Shashi Kant

“…The present study aimed to map all health facilities providing mental health services and all psychiatrists in district Faridabad, Haryana. …”
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“Arming half-baked people with weapons!” Information enclaving among professionals and the need for a care-centred model for antibiotic use information in Uganda, Tanzania and Mala... by Susan Nayiga, Eleanor E MacPherson, John Mankhomwa, Fortunata Nasuwa, Raymond Pongolani, Rita Kabuleta, Mike Kesby, Russell Dacombe, Shona Hilton, Delia Grace, Nicholas Feasey, Clare I.R. Chandler

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Information and methodological support to the implementation of Best Available Techniques in the Russian Federation by D. O. Skobelev

“…The experience in developing and applying information and methodological support instruments, including information workshops, role games and professional qualification enhancement programmes has been described. …”
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Modern information technologies as a tool for reducing working population poverty by A. G. Karimov, G. R. Fatkullina

“…The research results highlight the need to implement modern information technologies skills into poverty alleviation programmes.…”
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Evaluation of the strategy for implementing the GLA:D programme in Switzerland: protocol for an implementation-effectiveness hybrid type 3 design study with a mixed-method approach by Karin Niedermann, Lea Ettlin, Marina Bruderer-Hofstetter, Anne-Kathrin Rausch-Osthoff, Irina Nast, Olivier Gaugler

“…Req-2019-00274). However, all participants involved in the evaluation will be asked to give informed written consent and all measures are taken to protect data and privacy of participants. …”
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Community-based culturally tailored education programmes for black adults with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension and stroke: a systematic review protocol of primary em... by Hardeep Singh, Michelle LA Nelson, Joseph IV Fulton, Oya Pakkal, Elizabeth M Uleryk

“…The aggregated data will be presented through textual descriptions of programme characteristics and outcomes.Ethics and dissemination This systematic review protocol does not require ethics approval without the inclusion of human participants and will use studies that have previously obtained informed consent. …”
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Training of future primary school and computer science teachers in the structure of information systems by O. Ihnatenko, V. Tolmachov, A. Ryabko

“…The study covered the objectives, content, methods, forms, means of teaching the discipline “Computer Science (Structure and Main Components of Information Systems)” studied by future primary school and computer science teachers who undergo their professional training in the educational programmes 013 “Primary Education and Computer Science”, 014 “Secondary Education (Labour Training and Technologies. …”
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Evaluating the impact of a multicountry interprofessional training programme to improve HIV knowledge and clinical confidence among healthcare workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a coho... by Jehan Z Budak, Ian Couper, Michael Reid, Deborah von Zinkernagel, Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde, Maeve Forster, Shayanne Martin, Evelyn Chilemba, Keneilwe Motlhatlhedi, Jessica Celentano, Clara Haruzivishe, David Sears, Judy N. Khanyola, Mmoloki Molwantwa, Fred Semitala, Marietjie de Villiers, Abigail Kazembe

“…Among 188 learners (6.2%) who retook the test at &gt;6 months, knowledge and self-reported confidence scores were greater compared with precourse scores (all p&lt;0.05).Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the largest interprofessional, multicountry training programme established to improve HIV knowledge and clinical confidence among healthcare professional workers in SSA. …”
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Training information service specialists in the less favoured regions of the European Union (TRAIN-ISS) by I. Owens, F. Wood, T.D. Wilson, A.M.R. Correia

“…Highly qualified information professionals are a crucial asset in any society to enable it to reap all the benefits and opportunities created by the Information Market. …”
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