Detecting Subtle Shifts: Comparing SME Performance Drivers Pre and During the Covid-19 Pandemic by Soza Sydney Simango, Helper Zhou

“…Understanding these enterprises’ performance pre and post the pandemic will provide insights into how enterprise development practitioners and policy makers could best respond to crises such as this. …”
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Uncovering antidepressant prescription patterns: a three-year analysis of outpatient trends by Hossein Karami, Reza Mehrizi, Mohammad Effatpanah, Azamsadat Rivandi, Rajabali Daroudi, Nezam Armand, Leila Ghamkhar

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TepiSense: A Social Computing-Based Real-Time Epidemic Surveillance System Using Artificial Intelligence by Bilal Tahir, Muhammad Amir Mehmood

“…Overall, our system offers a powerful tool for real-time disease surveillance using social media with potential implications for public health policy and decision-making.…”
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Assessment of Reductions in Emission-driven Air Pollution during the Beijing Olympic Games, Shanghai World Expo, Guangzhou Asian Games and Wuhan COVID-19 Lockdown by Ying Li, Haoxiang Xu

“…Abstract Quantifying and comparing the effectiveness of different emission control strategies can provide insights for policy design and air quality management. In our previous work, we developed a wind-pollution decomposition (WPD) method that provides a robust tool to quantify meteorology-driven and emission-driven impacts on changes in air quality. …”
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DIGITALISATION OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE BALANCING FOR EDUCATIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE AT A DISPLACED UNIVERSITY by Oleksandr Spivakovsky, Daria Malchykova, Viktoria Yatsenko

“…The transformation of business processes accelerated digitalization, and the pursuit of balance in the face of limited resources enabled the implementation of effective anti-crisis measures and the transformation of academic policy aimed at maintaining the quality of the educational process through distance learning technologies, both synchronous and asynchronous interaction formats. …”
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Projecting the Potential Budget Impact Analysis of Paliperidone Palmitate in Egyptian Adult Patients with Schizophrenia by Gihan Elsisi, Mohamed Ezzat, Mohamed Ramadan

“…PP may potentially be cost-saving compared with the standard of care in chronic schizophrenia in Egyptian representative healthcare settings. Policy makers may consider this approach to improve patient outcomes and budget sustainability.…”
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Global progress, challenges and strategies in eliminating public threat of viral hepatitis by Sihui Zhang, Fuqiang Cui

“…Among the countries that have made remarkable progress in eliminating viral hepatitis policies, the key strategy is to simplify the diagnosis and treatment plan. …”
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Secondary Prevention Using Cholesterol-Lowering Medications in Patients with Prior Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis by Xue Han, Steven Fox, Michelle Chu, Jeff McCombs

“…**Conclusions:** More widespread implementation of the treatment policies specified in the 2013 ACC/AHA Guidelines for secondary prevention should significantly reduce cardiovascular disease hospitalizations and reduce costs.…”
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Perceptions and attitudes of medical students toward opioid education: A qualitative study by Angelina Luciano, Mara Schenker, Dawn L. Comeau, Courtney R. Yarbrough, Nicholas A. Giordano

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Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of Empirical vitamin D therapy on unintentional falls in older adults in the UK by J Smith, J S Davies, C D Poole

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The art of being healthy: a qualitative study to develop a thematic framework for understanding the relationship between health and the arts by Matthew Knuiman, Peter Wright, Michael Rosenberg, Christina R Davies

“…A health–arts framework is of value to researchers seeking to build the evidence base; health professionals interested in understanding the health–arts relationship, especially those who use social prescribing for health promotion or to complement treatments; in teaching medical, nursing and health-science students about arts outcomes, as well as artists and health professionals in the development of policy and programmes.Design A qualitative study was conducted. …”
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Perspectives of substance use disorder counselors on the benefits and drawbacks of medications for opioid use disorder by Nicholas C. Cardamone, Rebecca E. Stewart, Kyle M. Kampman, Steven C. Marcus

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Gender-specific secular trends and related factors of high perceived stress level among Korean older adults: a nation-wide serial cross-sectional study by Eunjeong Choi, Hyun-Ju Seo, Kye Ha Kim, Sun-Young Jung

“…Conclusions This study highlights significant gender disparities in perceived stress among older adults, with women demonstrating greater vulnerability. Public health policies should prioritize stress reduction strategies tailored to address gender-specific needs and socio-economic disparities in older adults.…”
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Food Availability, Accessibility, and Affordability through the Scope of Food Security Level and Food Environment Perception in Mexico City’s Marginated Area by Vianey Camacho-Vallejo, Alfonso Totosaus

“…Conclusion: Results indicate that the food environment in this marginal area is benevolent, and households find a way to remain resilient in order to provide enough food for their families. Public policies must be focused on reducing poverty and giving more opportunities to promote social mobility.…”
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRIVATE DOMESTIC INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA (1986-2018): AUTO-REGRESSIVE DISTRIBUTED LAG APPROACH by Isiaka Kareem JIMBA, Rosemary Bukola AJALA

“…The study further recommends policies and strategies that would enhance financial sector development in order to enhance the capacity of Nigerian capital market and banking sector towards providing and allocating necessary funds through accumulated savings for investment needed to achieve sustainable economic growth in Nigeria. …”
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Dying to be famous: retrospective cohort study of rock and pop star mortality and its association with adverse childhood experiences by Mark A Bellis, Karen Hughes, Olivia Sharples, Tom Hennell, Katherine A Hardcastle

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Decline of adolescent smoking in Ireland 1995–2015: trend analysis and associated factors by Shasha Li, Sheila Keogan, Luke Clancy, Keishia Taylor

“…Multivariate regression results show that peer smoking, perceived access to cigarettes, perceived risks of smoking, parental monitoring, truancy, maternal relationship, perceived relative wealth and family structure were all significantly associated with adolescent smoking, and some of the factors had different effects for female and male students.Conclusion Ireland has successfully achieved a considerable decrease of adolescent smoking from 1995 to 2015, during which various tobacco control policies have been implemented. In addition, the gender gap on adolescent smoking has been closed during the period. …”
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Covid-19 And Performance of Selected Non-Governmental Organizations in Kabale District, Uganda. by Karungi, Molly

“…The majority of the respondents agreed or strongly agreed that NGOs needed to participate in developing comprehensive health-related policies to improve their performance in this area. …”
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Assessment of the Social-Economic Contributions of Mgahinga National Park to Local Communities in Muramba Sub-County, Kisoro District, South-Western Uganda. by Mahoro, Shallon

“…The challenges faced by people living near the National Parks were limited livelihood alternatives, increased competition on other development initiatives, inadequate innovation and human capital, crop animal raiding, prostitution and lack of mass education on conservation.The possible solutions to the challenges faced by communities near Mgahinga National park were community`s involvement in conservation activities, community-based natural resource management, ensuring environmental sustainability, practical field-based monitoring of illegal activities, use of wildlife friendly products and implementation of policies. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that there should be mass education on conservation to local communities in Muramba sub-county Kisoro district to ease conservation. …”
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Influence of Social Capital on Small and Medium Enterprises Performance in Wakiso District, Uganda by Mbowa ,Henry Stanley, Mbabazi,Phelix Businge, Ssemaluulu, Paul, Eton, Marus

“…The findings can be used by policy and decision- makers to design mechanisms for SMEs’ proprietors to integrate SC into business operations. …”
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