Molten Salts and Pyrochemical Processing Progress at the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory by Carvajal-Ortiz Ruth, Edmondson Mike J., Hay Moya

“…The UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory offers infrastructure and capabilities to support research and development programmes for advanced fuel cycles and partitioning and transmutation (P&T). …”
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Blood glucose-lowering activity of protocatechuic acid is mediated by inhibiting α-glucosidase by Huafang Ding, Shouhe Huang, Chui Yiu Chook, Erika Kwek, Chi Yan, Kaying Ma, Jianhui Liu, Hanyue Zhu, Zhenyu Chen

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Changes in African lion demography and population growth with increased protection in a large, prey‐depleted ecosystem by Scott Creel, Matthew S. Becker, Ben Goodheart, Anna Kusler, Kachama Banda, Kambwiri Banda, Milan Vinks, Catherine Sun, Chase Dart, Stephi Matsushima, Ruth Kabwe, Will Donald, Luka Zyambo, Peter Indala, Adrian Kaluka, Clive Chifunte, Craig Reid

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Cost of primary care approaches for hypertension management and risk-based cardiovascular disease prevention in Bangladesh: a HEARTS costing tool application by Andrew E Moran, Sohel Reza Choudhury, Deliana Kostova, Muhammad Jami Husain, Mohammad Sabbir Haider, Mahfuzur Rahman Bhuiyan, Renesa Tarannum, Shamim Jubayer

“…Objective To estimate the costs of scaling up the HEARTS pilot project for hypertension management and risk-based cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention at the full population level in the four subdistricts (upazilas) in Bangladesh.Settings Two intervention scenarios in subdistrict health complexes: hypertension management only, and risk-based integrated hypertension, diabetes, and cholesterol management.Design Data obtained during July–August 2020 from subdistrict health complexes on the cost of medications, diagnostic materials, staff salaries and other programme components.Methods Programme costs were assessed using the HEARTS costing tool, an Excel-based instrument to collect, track and evaluate the incremental annual costs of implementing the HEARTS programme from the health system perspective.Primary and secondary outcome measures Programme cost, provider time.Results The total annual cost for the hypertension control programme was estimated at US$3.2 million, equivalent to US$2.8 per capita or US$8.9 per eligible patient. …”
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Developing a Social Enterprise Performance Scale and Examining the Relationship Between Entrepreneurs’ Personality Traits and Their Perceived Enterprise Performance by Chao-Tung Liang, Li-Pei Peng, Shu-Nung Yao, Chaoyun Liang

“…The results indicated that SE performance can be assessed using four dimensions: personal issues, social aspects, business elements, and service programmes. Extraversion positively influenced service programmes, and openness negatively affected service programmes. …”
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Evaluation of “One Body, One Life”: A Community-Based Family Intervention for the Prevention of Obesity in Children by Marsha Towey, Ruth Harrell, Berni Lee

“…Service evaluation of a community-based healthy lifestyle programme, designed for families aimed at preventing obesity. …”
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School-based screening for childhood anxiety problems and intervention delivery: a codesign approach by Tamsin Ford, Alastair Gray, Cathy Creswell, Victoria Williamson, Obioha Ukoumunne, Falko Sniehotta, Mara Violato, Ian McDonald, Paul Brown, Paul Stallard, Michael Larkin, Tessa Reardon, Samantha Pearcey, Claire Hill, Susan H Spence, Maria Breen, Jason Stainer, Michelle Sancho, Roberta Button, Iheoma Green, Fran Morgan, Bec Jasper

“…This article is a process-based account of how we used codesign to develop a primary school-based screening and intervention programme for child anxiety problems.Design Codesign.Setting UK primary schools.Participants Data were collected from year 4 children (aged 8–9 years), parents, school staff and mental health practitioners.Results We report how the developed programme was experienced and perceived by a range of users, including parents, children, school staff and mental health practitioners, as well as how the programme was adapted following user feedback.Conclusions We reflect on the mitigation techniques we employed, the lessons learnt from the codesign process and give recommendations that may inform the development and implementation of future school-based screening and intervention programmes.…”
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Retour d’expérience d’une première évaluation du Plan Réussite en Licence à l’Université de Bourgogne : les leçons d’un difficile recueil des points de vue enseignants et étudiants... by Cathy Perret

“…The paper analyses what the teachers and students involved in these programmes thought and believed about the programme and the support activities. …”
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Psychosocial volunteer support for older adults with cognitive impairment: development of MyCare Ageing using a codesign approach via action research by Dave Vicary, Velandai K Srikanth, Darshini Ayton, Renée O'donnell, Helen Skouteris, Catherine Bateman, Chris Moran, Julie Lustig, Jane Banaszak-Holl, Peter Hunter, Elizabeth Pritchard, Heather Morris, Melissa Savaglio, Seema Parikh

“…We report on two co-design workshops with keystakeholders: Workshop 1: identification of components from three existing programmes to inform the development of the MyCare Ageing program logic and, Workshop 2: identification of implementation strategies.Participants The key stakeholders and workshop participants included clinicians (geriatricians, nurses and allied health), hospital staff (volunteer coordinators and hospital executives), Baptcare staff, a consumer, researchers and implementation experts and project staff.Results Workshop 1 identified the components from three existing programmes—the Volunteer Dementia and Delirium Care programme, Home-Start and MyCare for inclusion in MyCare Ageing. …”
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Enhanced diaphragm excursion and exercise tolerance in COPD patients through inspiratory muscle training after standardised pulmonary rehabilitation: randomised controlled trial by Masashi Shiraishi, Yuji Higashimoto, Ryuji Sugiya, Hiroki Mizusawa, Yu Takeda, Masaya Noguchi, Osamu Nishiyama, Ryo Yamazaki, Shintarou Kudo, Tamotsu Kimura, Hisako Matsumoto

“…Results Out of the 38 patients initially enrolled in the PR programme, 33 successfully completed it and were subsequently randomised to the IMT programme. …”
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Cash transfer, maternal and child health outcomes: a scoping review in sub-Saharan Africa by Emery L. Ngamasana, Jessamyn Moxie

“…Background Cash Transfer (CT) programmes can improve maternal and child health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Men care too: a qualitative study examining women’s perceptions of fathers’ engagement in early childhood development (ECD) during an ECD program for HIV-positive mothers in Malawi... by Linda Richter, Thomas J Coates, Tijana Temelkovska, Pericles Kalande, Evelyn Udedi, Laurie Bruns, Siyenunu Mulungu, Julie Hubbard, Sundeep Gupta, Kathryn Dovel

“…We aimed to explore mother’s perceptions of fathers’ buy-in to an integrated PMTCT-ECD programme, any impact the programme had on couple dynamics, and perceived barriers to fathers’ involvement in ECD activities.Design Qualitative study using individual in-depth interviews with mothers participating in a PMTCT–ECD programme. …”
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Scope of work and contributions of female community health volunteers in Nepal’s healthcare sector: a qualitative study by Archana Shrestha, Biraj Man Karmacharya, Surakshya Kunwar, Sudim Sharma, Sabina Marasini, Anjali Joshi, Bandana Paneru, Akina Shrestha

“…Both the FCHVs and the stakeholders perceived the FCHV programme as one of the most effective programmes supporting the health system. …”
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Benefits of realist evaluation for rapidly changing health service delivery by Paula Kersten, Margaret Cupples, Rachel Thomas, Fiona Cramp, Nicola E Walsh, Justin Jagosh, Hannah Stott, Serena Halls, Cathy Liddiard, Dave Foster

“…Realist evaluation is a methodology that addresses the questions: ‘what works, for whom, in which circumstances, and how?’. In this approach, programme theories are developed and tested against available evidence. …”
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Les compétences transversales, une nouvelle « clé » pour l’insertion ? Enjeux et effets pour les acteurs by Frédérique Bros, Marie-Christine Vermelle, Ioana Boancă

“…The object of this contribution is to report on how the stakeholders involved in employment access programmes - professionals and young adults - take possession of and give meaning to the concept of transferable skills. …”
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Calpain 2 regulates IL-1α secretion and inhibits tumor development via modulating calpain 1 expression in the tumor microenvironment by Zuhairah Binte Hanafi, Yu Mei, Huey Yee Teo, Ying Zhu, Chew Chin Yong Lionel, Jing Wen Chiu, Jinhua Lu, Haiyan Liu

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The Explo’Santé mixed methods protocol: an interventional research school health promotion project in France by Matteo Olivo, Adeline Darlington-Bernard, Corélie Salque, Laurie Fraticelli, Emmanuel Ricard, Florence Carrouel, Emily Darlington

“…This 3-year, complex programme targets primary school pupils aged 8 to 10. …”
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Is training policy for general practitioners in China charting the right path forward? a mixed methods analysis by Li Luo, Chen Chen, Wenya Yu, Qian Liu, Chunhua Chi, Yan Yang, Rui Liu, Jianwei Shi, Dehua Yu, Hua Jin, Zhaoxin Wang, Qingfeng Du, Xin Gong, Jiaoling Huang, Ning Chen

“…We aimed to assess the appropriateness of the principal GP admission training programme curricula in China, including Residents Training for GPs (RTGP), Residents Training for Assistant GPs (RTAGP) and Training for Specialists with General Practice interest (TSGP).Setting The study focussed on GP training programmes in Shanghai, China.Participants Data on disease competences developed in three GP clinical training programmes (RTGP, RTAGP and TSGP) were derived from official programme training manuals. …”
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Exercise barriers and facilitators during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a qualitative study by Kerry Courneya, Mi-Seong Yu, Ki-Yong An, Jiyong Byeon, Meeok CHOI, June-Won Cheong, Justin Y Jeon

“…Environmental factors included negative opinions about exercise programmes and lack of encouragement from the haematologist. …”
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Case Report: Respiratory outcome in a preterm infant following previable rupture of membranes and persistent oligohydramnios by Akila Subramanian, Ong Kai Zhi, Arun Kumar Pugalenthi, Arun Kumar Pugalenthi, Arun Kumar Pugalenthi, Arun Kumar Pugalenthi, Victor Samuel Rajadurai, Victor Samuel Rajadurai, Victor Samuel Rajadurai, Victor Samuel Rajadurai, Lay Kok Tan, Suresh Chandran, Suresh Chandran, Suresh Chandran, Suresh Chandran

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