Leveraging digital platforms for disseminating health and nutrition information during COVID-19: reflections from Project *Samvad* in India by Farhad Ali, Sanjay Kumar Paswan, Gelsey Bennett, Ronali Pradhan, S B Nadagouda, Sanjukta Roy Choudhury

“…The initiative also oriented 918 frontline workers virtually on their roles and responsibilities during COVID-19. …”
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Raising Aid Efficiency with International Development Aid Monitoring and Evaluation Systems by Hans Martin Boehmer, Yury K. Zaytsev

“… Background: Since the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), or more specifically perhaps the Monterrey Consensus, there has been a distinct shift in the conversation around assessing the development effectiveness of international aid programs.  Initially, the focus had been on establishing monitoring and evaluation systems that served the needs to bilateral and multilateral donors to demonstrate the effectiveness of their assistance vis-à-vis their own constituencies. …”
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Exploring Entrepreneurial Intention and Student Engagement of Youth Living in Poverty by Rasha Mahmoud Khodor, Oliver Valero Coppin, Isabel Alvarez Canovas

“…The findings provide insight for policymaking to empower schools to promote school completion and educational attainment among these youth by providing policy initiatives and school-based interventions that target entrepreneurial exposure and engagement strengthening, hence meeting young people’s individual, family, and school community needs.…”
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Outdoor activity time and depression risk among adults aged 40 years and older: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2011–2018 data by Kai Liu, Cheng Guo, Juan Xie, Liming Cheng

“…Public health policies should prioritize initiatives that encourage outdoor engagement, and future research is needed to explore the underlying mechanisms and population-specific responses to outdoor activity.…”
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Improving Nursing Care in Long-Term Care Facilities for Older Adults by Addressing the Social Diversity of the Nursing Staff by Neta Roitenberg

“…In the first place, attending to the special needs of senior adults from various backgrounds improves patient outcomes. …”
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THE ROLE OF CROWDFUNDING IN THE FUTURE OF UKRAINE: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS by Natalia Grebeniuk, Mariana Shvayko, Kateryna Tykhomyrova

“…Analysis of the current state and study of the state's investment needs is the main vector in the direction of developing recommendations for finding and attracting financial assistance. …”
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Continuation Versus De-escalation of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Therapy in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients by Namareq F. Aldardeer, Abeer Nizar A. L. Shukairi, Mohannad E. Nasser, Mohammad Al Musawa, Bayader S. Kalkatawi, Reem M. Alsahli, Aiman M. Elsaed Ramdan, Ismael Qushmaq, Mohammed Aldhaeefi

“…Background Antibiotic de-escalation (ADE) is a stewardship initiative that aims to reduce exposure to antimicrobials, thus limiting their unwanted effect, including antimicrobial resistance. …”
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Development and Validation of Assessment Instrument for Community-Engaged Scholarship of Medical University Faculty by Nouzar Nakhaee, Sajad Zare

“…Background: In recent years, the scholarship of faculty, responding to the needs and concerns of community, has received the attention of experts.Objectives: The present study aimed to develop and validate an assessment instrument for community-engaged scholarship of medical university faculty.Methods: The present study was carried out in two stages. …”
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Connecting Pharmacists and Other Health Care Providers (HCPs) towards Drug Therapy Optimization: A Pharmaceutical Care Approach by Mir Javid Iqbal, Geer Mohammad Ishaq, Abdullah A. Assiri

“…Patient-specific pharmaceutical care plans initiated by the pharmacist based on drug therapy-related needs and problems were used to address and optimize drug therapy outcomes in consultation with other HCPs. …”
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Pearls for Piggyback IOL Implantation by Suresh K Pandey, Vidushi Sharma

“…The surgeon therefore needs to be skilled at multiple surgical methods for correcting residual ametropia after the cataract procedure. …”
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Communicating with Extension Clients about Water by Alexa J. Lamm, Phillip S. Stokes, Caroline G. Roper

“…Extension faculty should understand public opinion surrounding water issues and identify the information that needs to be communicated to the public about water issues, as well as the best mode for this communication. …”
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Trauma-Induced Psoriatic Arthritis: A Deep Köbner Phenomenon by Yoshihito Mima, Masako Yamamoto, Naoki Nishida, Yuta Norimatsu, Ken Iozumi

“…Case Presentation: We present a case of a 60-year-old male with psoriasis, who initially responded well to ixekizumab, an IL-17A inhibitor but subsequently developed PsA following a wrist injury. …”
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Supporting Employees’ wellbeing: Exploring the Perspectives of Filipino Wellbeing Coaches and Implications for Workplace Interventions by Allysa Anne Sarmiento Tiongco

“…The study discovered that wellbeing coaches provide psychological wellness strategies, implement interventions that integrate various tools and approaches to meet client needs while adhering to ethical practices, and provide continuous individual support which can substantially strengthen organizational efficacy. …”
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Political journalism on China-Africa in a changing world order: Canada, France, Francophone Africa by Isaac Bazie

“…Europe needs Africa, which it will have to support in its economic transformation, whatever the cost, to build the long-promised New Deal, that was only envisaged in the emergency thanks to the multipolar situation created by the rise of Asia, among others. …”
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The impact of centralization on structural changes in healthcare: when it works by Sergey Shishkin, Igor Sheiman, Elena Potapchik, Vasily Vlassov, Svetlana Sazhina

“…A so-called “new primary healthcare model”, initiated from the top, limits the development of alternative models that are needed in many regions of the country. …”
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Successful treatment of etanercept- and adalimumab-resistant pyoderma gangrenosum with spesolimab, moderate-dose corticosteroids, and minocycline by Hanlin Zhang, Chao Wu, Hongzhong Jin

“…Despite the added complexity of the patient’s underlying HBV infection and elevated M-protein, no HBV reactivation or other hematologic complications occurred. Further studies are needed to validate its role in managing PG and other neutrophilic dermatoses.…”
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Severe Acute Pancreatitis Complicated by Multiple Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhages by Cong-Yu Wang, Yin Gu, Rui-Peng Yan, Xin Li, Fei He, Xiang-Lan Feng, Gen Zhang, Yun-Feng Cui

“…Besides precisely locating the bleeding source, one can perform a much-needed embolization immediately. Consequently, the disease is under total control, and the patient is much more likely to survive. …”
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Effects of Rehabilitation Exercises on the Mechanics of Transitional Movements in the Elderly: A Systematic Review by Mahdi Ebrahimpour, Ebrahim Piri, AmirAli Jafarnezhadgero

“…However, further research is needed to determine the best type and intensity of exercise for improving the biomechanics of transfer movements in the elderly.…”
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Government official site visits and urban innovation: an empirical analysis from China by Junli Yu, Gordon Yuan, Guifeng Shi

“…This research provides novel empirical evidence on government-led innovation initiatives and offers practical policy recommendations to better align government support with enterprise innovation needs.…”
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Informing a governance model for integration of community pharmacists and family physicians and nurse practitioner-led practices and teams within Ontario Health Teams: A protocol. by Monica Aggarwal, Lisa Dolovich, Yazid Al Hamarneh, Kristina M Kokorelias, Reed Beall, Ross Upshur

“…To optimize the benefits of this change, clear integrated governance mechanisms are needed to define roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities between providers. …”
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