Overcoming the Challenges in Implementing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Prevention Programs Can Decrease the Burden on Healthcare Costs in the United States by Kritika Subramanian, Inuka Midha, Vijaya Chellapilla

“…The findings showed that there was a correlation between household income, geographic residence in the US, and risk for developing diabetes mellitus type 2, aside from the accepted risk factors such as high BMI. In conclusion, implementation of the National Diabetes Prevention Program is a rational way of reducing the burden of DM on the healthcare system both economically and by prevalence. …”
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Learning to Shape Transformation – How Individual Schools can be Supported in Implementing a Newly Developed ESD Curriculum with Training Concept by Lindau-Bank Detlev, Stein Margit

“…Successful implementation of ESD in the school context depends on two influencing factors. …”
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Experiences of pregnant women, midwifery students, and their instructors from implementing a clinical leadership and mentorship program in labor and delivery wards by Leila Fathi, Mina Iravani, Parvin Abedi, Bahman Cheraghian

“…The main categories included as follows: enhancing the quality of clinical education, promoting a teamwork approach, achieving professional competence, providing woman-centered care, barriers to program implementation, and facilitating factors and solutions for program implementation. …”
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EFFECT OF IMPLEMENTING THE ANDROID-BASED APPLICATION “CAKOASI.ID” (COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY DISC) ON MOTHER'S SELF-EFFICACY IN OVERCOMING BREASTFEEDING PROBLEMS by Rini Rahmayanti, Fitri Wahyuni, Hadigufri Triha

“…Self-efficacy is one of the main factors in increasing exclusive breastfeeding behavior. …”
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Improving Adult ART Clinic Patient Waiting Time by Implementing an Appointment System at Gondar University Teaching Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Asmamaw Atnafu, Damen Haile Mariam, Rex Wong, Taddese Awoke, Yitayih Wondimeneh

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A framework for ranking potential cities for implementing emerging urban mobility technologies: A case study for eVTOL aircraft by Felix Spühler, Kristian Siebenrock, Ivan Terekhov, Dirk C. Mattfeld

“…Finding suitable cities for implementing such a technology is therefore a crucial task. …”
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Beyond the Hype: Ten Lessons from Co-Creating and Implementing Digital Innovation in a Rwandan Smallholder Banana Farming System by Julius Adewopo, Mariette McCampbell, Charles Mwizerwa, Marc Schut

“…In this paper, we unravel insights from a six-year digital agriculture innovation project which was implemented to develop and deploy multi-modal digital tools for the control of a major banana disease. …”
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Understanding the Intersection Between Hormonal Dynamics and Brain Plasticity in Alzheimer's Disease: A Narrative Review for Implementing New Therapeutic Strategies by Abir Ghosson, Fatima Soufan, Hussein Kaddoura, Elissa Fares, Olivier Uwishema

“…This review dives into the complex relationship between hormonal dynamics and brain neuroplasticity with special handling of AD considering the impediments and opportunities for the implementation of therapeutic strategies. Methods A comprehensive review was conducted using online search databases PubMed/Medline and ScienceDirect, identifying—with a thematic approach—articles handling the interaction between the hormonal fluctuation and neuroplasticity in AD with special consideration sought from the emerging therapeutic strategies. …”
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Implementing community-based interventions for the management of chronic conditions in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review of qualitative evidence. by Syreen Hassan, Nancy Kagwanja, Brahima Diallo, Robinson Oyando, Pablo Perel, Anthony Etyang, Benjamin Tsofa, Ellen Nolte, IHCoR-Africa Collaborators

“…Community-based interventions are recognised as effective strategies for managing these conditions. However, implementing such interventions faces barriers that can hinder their effectiveness. …”
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Using and implementing care bundles for patients with acute admission for COPD: qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ experience in four hospitals in England by Sarah Purdy, Katherine Morton, Anna King, Sue Jenkins, Ali Shaw, Melanie Chalder, James Calvert

“…However, different organisational, staff and clinical factors aid or hinder bundle use in an acute hospital context, suggesting potentially resolvable reasons for variable implementation of bundles. …”
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Quality of ultrasound images by midwives implementing ultrasound scanning services during antenatal clinics within selected healthcare facilities of Zambia by Shown Haluzani, Agripa Lungu, Mweetwa Mudenda, Arnold Hamapa, Catherine Mkandawire, Abraham Kaluba, Oswell Khondowe, Mushelelwa Mutale, Karren Imasiku, Muyereka Nyirenda, Osbert Nkolola, Lackson Kasonka, Felix Simute, Angel Mwiche, Evarist Njelesani, Peter Mwaba, C. Viner Alexandra, David Lissauer, Mubambe Mulaya, Desire Kabamba, John Mathias Zulu, Lydia Hangulu

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in 11 healthcare facilities across four districts in Zambia involved the evaluation of 928 images captured during the implementation of the Training in Ultrasound to Determine Gestational Age (TUDA) program in 2021. …”
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WCN24-912 IMAGINATION: A GLOBAL PHASE 3 TRIAL OF RO7434656, AN ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE INHIBITOR OF COMPLEMENT FACTOR B, IN IGA NEPHROPATHY by Jonathan Barratt, Jürgen Flöge, Vishal Duggal, Nadine Schmit, Ji Cheng, Jeannette Lo, Brad Rovin

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Polymorphic factor H-binding activity of CspA protects Lyme borreliae from the host complement in feeding ticks to facilitate tick-to-host transmission. by Thomas Hart, Ngoc Thien Thu Nguyen, Nancy A Nowak, Fuming Zhang, Robert J Linhardt, Maria Diuk-Wasser, Sanjay Ram, Peter Kraiczy, Yi-Pin Lin

“…Bbsl produces a polymorphic surface protein, CspA, that binds to a complement regulator, Factor H (FH) to block complement activation in vitro. …”
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Apobec-1 complementation factor regulates cell migration and apoptosis through Dickkopf1 by acting on its 3′ untranslated region in MCF7 cells by Xin Yan, Qianyin Li, Dongsheng Ni, Yajun Xie, Qingling He, Qianya Wan, Yamin Liu, Zhongshi Lyu, Zhaomin Mao, Qin Zhou

“…A1CF (apobec-1 complementation factor) acts as a component of the apolipoprotein-B messenger RNA editing complex. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between complement factor H I62V polymorphism and risk of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in Asian populations. by Zhao-Yang Wang, Keke Zhao, Jingwei Zheng, Brian Rossmiller, Cristhian Ildefonso, Manas Biswal, Pei-quan Zhao

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>To investigate whether the polymorphism rs800292 (184G>A, I62V) in the complement factor H gene is associated with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and the genetic difference between PCV and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), in Asian populations.…”
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Supporting Health and Social Care Students Stay and Stay Well: A Conceptual Framework for Implementing Integrated Care Into Higher Education by Louise Grant, Lisa Bostock, Caroline Reid, Nasreen Ali, Fiona Factor

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The mechanism of exercising the employee's right to conclude an employment contract and the formation of its content by E. M. Ofman

“…It seems necessary to amend the Labor Code of the Russian Federation in terms of establishing a special period of appeal of an employee to the court to recognize a particular condition due to a defect of will in the conclusion of the employment contract as illegal (the beginning of the period should be defined as the day of the employment contract, since it is the day on which the employee learned or should have learned about the violation of his right); identified factors that influenced the emergence, evolution of the employee and employer will and deformed it (such factors include Only from the moment the necessary information is provided can the entitled person demand the implementation of the preferences established by labor law.…”
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“Sometimes it can be like an icebreaker”: A mixed method evaluation of the implementation of the Refugee Health Screener-13 (RHS-13) by Ana Hagström, Henna Hasson, Anna-Clara Hollander, Carl Vahtra, Sara Delilovic, Hanna Augustsson

“…Results: Levels of RHS-13 use varied between primary health care centres, resulting in two groups: three centres with high-level (65–92%) and five centres with low-level (0–36%) implementation. Factors related to the tool itself, as well as the inner and outer context, influenced the use of RHS-13. …”
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School-Based Health Centers Addressing Health Equity for LGBTQ + Patients (SBHCs HELP): protocol for a stepped-wedge trial to implement innovations promoting structural competency... by Cathleen E. Willging, Daniel Shattuck, Marisa Sklar, Rachel A. Sebastian, Robert L. Stout, Mary M. Ramos

“…Methods We will conduct mixed-method readiness assessments to identify inner- and outer-context determinants affecting the implementation of structurally competent changes in SBHCs; employ a stepped-wedge trial to examine how the DAP-enabled implementation impacts adoption and changes in SBHC, student (patient), and implementation outcomes; and investigate inner- and outer-context determinants, bridging factors, and associated mediators and moderators influencing implementation processes and outcomes related to guideline adoption and SGD student care (e.g., reduced barriers, greater satisfaction and engagement). …”
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Acute kidney injury electronic alerts: mixed methods Normalisation Process Theory evaluation of their implementation into secondary care in England by Gregory Maniatopoulos, Tracy Finch, Jason Scott, Mark Bevan, Chris Gibbins, Bryan Yates, Narayanan Kilimangalam, Neil Sheerin, Nigel Suren Kanagasundaram

“…Evidence of the benefit of AKI e-alerts remains conflicting, with at least some uncertainty explained by poor or unclear implementation. The objective of this study was to identify factors relating to implementation, using Normalisation Process Theory (NPT), which promote or inhibit use of AKI e-alerts in secondary care.Design Mixed methods combining qualitative (observations, semi-structured interviews) and quantitative (survey) methods.Setting and participants Three secondary care hospitals in North East England, representing two distinct AKI e-alerting systems. …”
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