Estimation of respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospital admissions in five European countries: a modelling studyResearch in context by Caroline Klint Johannesen, David Gideonse, Richard Osei-Yeboah, Toni Lehtonen, Ombeline Jollivet, Rachel A. Cohen, Arantxa Urchueguía-Fornes, María Herrero-Silvestre, Mónica López-Lacort, Rolf Kramer, Thea K. Fischer, Terho Heikkinen, Harish Nair, Harry Campbell, Michiel van Boven, Harish Nair, Hanna Nohynek, Anne Teirlinck, Louis Bont, Peter Openshaw, Andrew Pollard, Veena Kumar, Elizabeth Begier, Jim Janimak, Jenny Hendrix, Rolf Kramer, Alejandro Orrico Sánchez, Eva Molero

“…This Joint Undertaking receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and EFPIA.…”
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Adoption and implementation of extended producer responsibility for sustainable management of end-of-life solar photovoltaic panels by S.E. Kabir, M.N.I. Mondal, M.K. Islam, I.A. Alnaser, M.R. Karim, M.A. Ibrahim, K. Sopian, M. Akhtaruzzaman

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Extended producer responsibility has been a policy tool for managing solar photovoltaic waste in European Union countries for approximately a decade. Furthermore, EPR has been widely used in many countries for electronic waste and other forms of waste management. …”
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A protocol for mobilising novel finance models for collaborative health promotion and disease prevention initiatives: taking a smart capacitating investment approach in the Invest4... by Joanna Lane, Joanna Lane, Rhiannon T. Edwards, Balázs Babarczy, Holly Whiteley, Vidya Oruganti, Vidya Oruganti, Maureen Rutten-van Mölken, Caroline Costongs, Anant R. Jani, Sarah Wordsworth, Alison Maassen, Apostolos Tsiachristas, Jacob Davies, Bengt Stavenow, Jolanda van Vliet, Steve Wright, Steve Wright, Lina Papartyte, Jennifer Catherine Camaradou, Rositsa Koleva-Kolarova

“…BackgroundThe prevalence of preventable non-communicable disease (NCD) underpins the need for a life-course and cross-sectoral approach to population health that is grounded in health promotion and disease prevention. European Union (EU) countries typically spend 6 to 13% of gross domestic product (GDP) on health care, yet less than 3% of this is dedicated to prevention. …”
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Unequal ageing: the quality of life of senior citizens in the EU before and after COVID-19. A multidimensional approach by Elżbieta Roszko-Wójtowicz, Klaudia Przybysz, Agnieszka Stanimir

“…IntroductionThe ageing population presents a significant demographic and socio-economic challenge for the European Union (EU). Declining fertility rates, coupled with increasing life expectancy, have led to a growing proportion of older individuals within the population, raising concerns about their quality of life. …”
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SMART SPECIALISATION AS A BASIC COMPONENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT by Olena Guzenko, Svitlana Nikolaichuk, Dmytro Ivanenko

“…The European Union plays a pivotal role in supporting all regions and Member States to enhance their potential for innovation, competitiveness and sustainable development and growth. …”
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Interventions by Cardiovascular Drugs Against Aircraft Noise-Induced Cardiovascular Oxidative Stress and Damage by Marin Kuntić, Ivana Kuntić, Jiayin Zheng, Leonardo Nardi, Matthias Oelze, Arijan Valar, Dominika Mihaliková, Lea Strohm, Henning Ubbens, Qi Tang, Liyu Zhang, Guilherme Horta, Paul Stamm, Omar Hahad, Dilja Krueger-Burg, Huige Li, Sebastian Steven, Adrian Gericke, Michael J. Schmeisser, Thomas Münzel, Andreas Daiber

“…At least 20% of the European Union’s population lives in noise-polluted areas with exposure levels exceeding the recommended limits of the World Health Organization, which is considered unhealthy by the European Environment Agency. …”
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How can cervical screening meet the needs of vulnerable women? A qualitative comparative study with stakeholder perspectives from seven European countries by Partha Basu, Martin McKee, Adriana Băban, Marc Bardou, Ana Fernandes, Margarida Teixeira, Rebecca Moore, Nuno Lunet, David Ritchie, Romeu Mendes, Eric Lucas, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Rosa Legood, Berit Andersen, Diana Taut, Keitly Mensah, João Firmino-Machado, Mariana Amorim, Mette Tranberg, Laura Bonvicini, Anneli Uusküla, Pia Kirkegaard, Paola Mantellini, Ines Baia, Liu Sun, Lise Rochaix, Camilla Fiorina, Luca Ghirotto, Anna Tisler, Firmino Machado, Rikke Buus Bøje, Raquel Rico Berrocal, Noemi Auzzi, Kerli Reintamm, Yulia Panayotova, Tatyana Kotzeva, Anna Foss, Rachel Greenley, Letizia Bartolini, Giusy Iorio, Cláudia Gouvinhas, Florian Nicula, Alexandra Tolnai, Vanessa Moore, Isabel Mosquera Metcalfe, Violette Delisle, Irina Todorova, Helena Ros Comesana, Meritxel Mallafré-Larrosa, Ginevra Papi, Nicoleta-Monica Pașca, Christiane Dascher-Nadel, Olivra Djuric

“…Objective This study explored and compared stakeholder perspectives on enhancements to cervical cancer screening for vulnerable women across seven European countries.Design In a series of Collaborative User Boards, stakeholders were invited to collaborate on identifying facilitators to improve cervical cancer screening.Setting This study was part of the CBIG-SCREEN project which is funded by the European Union and targets disparities in cervical cancer screening for vulnerable women (www.cbig-screen.eu). …”
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Effective gene therapy for metachromatic leukodystrophy achieved with minimal lentiviral genomic integrations by Lucas Tricoli, Sunetra Sase, Julia L. Hacker, Vi Pham, Maxwell Chappell, Laura Breda, Stephanie N. Hurwitz, Naoto Tanaka, Carlo Castruccio Castracani, Amaliris Guerra, Zhongqi Hou, Lars Schlotawa, Karthikeyan Radhakrishnan, Matthew Hogenauer, Aoife Roche, John Everett, Frederic Bushman, Peter Kurre, Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas, Laura A. Adang, Adeline L. Vanderver, Stefano Rivella

“…Our top-performing vector (EA1) showed at least 4× more ARSA activity than the currently US and European Union (EU)-approved vector and a superior ability to secrete vesicle-associated ARSA, a critical modality to transfer functional enzymes from microglia to oligodendrocytes. …”
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Requirements and special considerations for drug trials with children across six jurisdictions: 2. Ethics review in the regulatory approval process by Breanne Stewart, Pirkko Lepola, Gunter F. Egger, Fahimeda Ali, Albert J. Allen, Albert J. Allen, Alysha K. Croker, Andrew J. Davidson, Pamela Dicks, Saul N. Faust, Saul N. Faust, Dionna Green, Collin Hovinga, Collin Hovinga, Agnes V. Klein, Robyn Langham, Hidefumi Nakamura, Laura Pioppo, Shiva Ramroop, Michiyo Sakiyama, Isabel Sanchez Vigil de la Villa, Junko Sato, Donna L. Snyder, Mark A. Turner, Mark A. Turner, Sarah Zaidi, Kanecia Zimmerman, Kanecia Zimmerman, Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

“…This work, undertaken by the Working Group (WG) on International Collaborations at the European Network of Pediatric Research at the European Medicines Agency (Enpr-EMA) aims to describe the research ethics review requirements including any pediatric specific requirements, as well as current or upcoming changes across six jurisdictions – the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA), Canada, Japan, and Australia.MethodsAn open questionnaire developed by the WG and directed at both the Competent Authorities (CA) and the national pediatric clinical trial networks arranged by jurisdictions.ResultsA synopsis of the current regulatory requirements covers centralized versus independent review, comparisons between investigator initiated and industry sponsored clinical trials, timelines, review board members requirements and the consenting/assent process for clinical trial (CT) applications, application submission processes and application requirements for each of the six jurisdictions. …”
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Genetic insights into psychotic major depressive disorder: bridging the mood-psychotic disorder spectrumResearch in context by Thuy-Dung Nguyen, Joeri J. Meijsen, Robert Sigström, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Ying Xiong, Arvid Harder, Kaarina Kowalec, Joëlle A. Pasman, Carolina Scarpa, Elin Hörbeck, Lina Jonsson, Sara Hägg, Niamh Mullins, Kevin S. O’Connell, Christina Dalman, Dorte Helenius, Richard Zetterberg, Henrik Larsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Ole A. Andreassen, Thomas Werge, Alfonso Buil, Mikael Landén, Patrick F. Sullivan, Yi Lu

“…Funding: European Research Council; US National Institutes of Mental Health; European Union Horizon 2020 Program; Swedish Research Council; Research Council of Norway; Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research; Hjärnfonden.…”
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Worldwide patterns and trends in ovarian cancer incidence by histological subtype: a population-based analysis from 1988 to 2017Research in context by Yi-Fan Wei, Li Ning, Yi-Lin Xu, Jing Ma, Dong-Run Li, Zan-Fei Feng, Fang-Hua Liu, Yi-Zi Li, He-Li Xu, Peng Li, Yong-Pei Yu, Dong-Hui Huang, Xiao-Ying Li, Song Gao, Chun-Qing Lin, Ting-Ting Gong, Qi-Jun Wu, Jing-He Lang

“…Funding: The National Key Research and Development Program of China (No.2022YFC2704205), the Natural Science Foundation of China (No.82073647, 82373674, and 82103914), Outstanding Scientific Fund of Shengjing Hospital, 345 Talent Project of Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, the Max Planck – University of Helsinki Center from the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation (No.210046), the Max Planck Society (No.5714240218), the University of Helsinki (No.77204227), and the European Union (ERC Synergy, BIOSFER, 101071773).…”
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Validation of the Transition Readiness and Appropriateness Measure (TRAM) for the Managing the Link and Strengthening Transition from Child to Adult Mental Healthcare in Europe (MI... by Fiona McNicholas, Dieter Wolke, Jason Madan, Jatinder Singh, Federico Fiori, Paramala Santosh, Jane Warwick, Helena Tuomainen, Swaran Singh, Laura Adams, Mathilde Mastroianni, Natalie Heaney, Kate Lievesley, Ilyas Sagar-Ouriaghli, Giovanni Allibrio, Rebecca Appleton, Nikolina Davidović, Giovanni de Girolamo, Gwen Dieleman, Katarina Dodig-Ćurković, Tomislav Franić, Charlotte Gatherer, Suzanne Gerritsen, Elisa Gheza, Lidia Manenti, Athanasios Maras, Francesco Margari, Adriana Pastore, Moli Paul, Diane Purper-Ouakil, Francesco Rinaldi, Vehbi Sakar, Ulrike Schulze, Giulia Signorini, Cathy Street, Priya Tah, Sabine Tremmery, Amanda Tuffrey, Frank Verhulst, Anna Wilson

“…The objective of this study was to develop and validate the Transition Readiness and Appropriateness Measure (TRAM) for assessing a young person’s readiness for transition, and their outcomes at the transfer boundary.Design MILESTONE prospective study.Setting Eight European Union (EU) countries participating in the EU-funded MILESTONE study.Participants The first phase (MILESTONE validation study) involved 100 adolescents (pre-transition), young adults (post-transition), parents/carers and both CAMHS and AMHS clinicians. …”
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Effects of farming specialisation on grassland birds in Mediterranean High Nature Value farmland by Joana Santana, Pedro J. Leitão, Paulo Flores Ribeiro, Pedro Beja, Ângela Lomba, Rui Pedroso, Rui Morgado, Ricardo C. Martins, Inês Catry, Ana Teresa Marques, Luís Reino, Francisco Moreira

“…However, little is known about the effects of farming specialisation, even though the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has promoted the replacement of mixed systems by specialised livestock and crop systems. …”
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IGJR 1/2020: Housing crisis: How can we improve the situation for young people? by IF and FRFG

“…The quality of housing is a key factor in living standards and wellbeing, as well as an integral element of social integration, yet in 2014 a total of 7.8% of young people in the European Union (aged between 15 and 29) were in severe housing need, 25.7% of the young people in the EU lived in overcrowded households, and 13.6% lived in households that spent 40% or more of their equivalised disposable income on housing (Eurostat 2016). …”
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Business targeting in Iran: a hybrid simulation-optimization approach by amir mansour tehranchian, Sogand Hoseinnia Chafjiri

“…As examples to be mentioned in this article, we can mention the active inclusion policy by the European Union that has started in the last few years. …”
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IGJR 1/2020: Housing crisis: How can we improve the situation for young people? by IF and FRFG

“…The quality of housing is a key factor in living standards and wellbeing, as well as an integral element of social integration, yet in 2014 a total of 7.8% of young people in the European Union (aged between 15 and 29) were in severe housing need, 25.7% of the young people in the EU lived in overcrowded households, and 13.6% lived in households that spent 40% or more of their equivalised disposable income on housing (Eurostat 2016). …”
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Academic partnership in NLS resource design: a European case study. by Jo Pye

“…This paper describes the library work package of the European Unions Telematics for Teacher Training project, which links the Libraries and Education and Training sectors. …”
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On The New Russian Eastern Policy by A. V. Torkunov

“…Russian leaders look forward to discussing with their European partners prospects for merging Eurasian and European unions into a single economic space stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok. …”
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