Synchronous online learning and career readiness in higher education: student perceptions, challenges, and solutions by Mihlali Lukashe, Bianca Ifeoma Chigbu, Ikechukwu Umejesi

“…This study explores how SOL impacts students’ readiness for the workforce and the development of these critical skills. …”
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Socio-Economic Challenges In the Education Sector: Capturing the Inequalities In Kindergarten To Secondary Teachers' Incomes by Indrani Ray, Achintya Ray

“…The study explores how regional economic conditions, school funding mechanisms, and labor market dynamics shape teacher incomes, addressing critical socioeconomic challenges that impact educational equity and workforce sustainability. The analysis reveals significant variations in teacher workforce concentration and compensation across urban and semi-urban MSAs, highlighting the influence of local resources and cost-of-living differences. …”
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The Role of Digital Infrastructure and Skills in Enhancing Labor Productivity: Insights from Industry 4.0 in the European Union by Ofelia Ema Aleca, Florin Mihai

“…Using econometric methods, including linear regressions and fixed-effects panel regressions, the analysis highlights the important role digital skills play in boosting productivity. …”
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Team science training for clinical and translational Scientists: An assessment of effectiveness by Anne Mook, Verena Knerich, Goldie Komaie, Lisa Cicutto, Jennifer Cross

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Job Stress, Burnout, and Work Ability in Tire Manufacturing: The Role of Age and Experience by Jinwon Lee, Kyung-Sun Lee, Jiyeon Ha, Jaejin Hwang

“…This study examined the challenges of the predominantly male, aging workforce in South Korea′s tire manufacturing industry, focusing on physical demands, job stress, and burnout. …”
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Adoption of artificial intelligence in European enterprises: a mathematical model based on socioeconomic and technological indicators by Dmytro Antoniuk, Oleksandr Kolyada

“…Conversely, Bulgaria and Greece lag behind, primarily due to weaker digital infrastructure and lower levels of workforce readiness. Policy recommendations for these countries include targeted investments in digital infrastructure, education, and workforce training programs, as well as fostering public-private partnerships and supportive regulatory environments for AI development. …”
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The Nexus Between Talent Management Attention and Artificial Intelligence: Evidence from Companies Operating Within the AI Domain

“…Using Google Trends data, TM attention is quantified through search queries related to talent acquisition, employee development, and workforce planning, while additional corporate metrics, such as HR performance reports and employee retention rates, are incorporated to increase the robustness of the analysis. …”
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Book Review: Nanwani, S. and Loxley, W. Social Structure Adaptation to COVID-19: Impact on Humanity. Routledge. by Jayakumar Chinnasamy

“…Drawing upon the expertise of 27 contributors from 20 countries, the book provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary analysis of the pandemic’s effects on critical societal dimensions, including education, governance, public health, workforce behaviour, and technology. …”
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Unveiling the affecting mechanism of digital transformation on total factor productivity of Chinese firms. by Zhiyuan Fu, Ghulam Rasool Madni

“…We applied various econometric techniques like stepwise regression analysis, instrumental variable approach, differences in difference approach, and mediating analysis to determine the relationship between digital transformation and TFP and robustness of estimated findings. …”
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Drivers of primary care appointment volumes before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study by Tianchang Zhao, Rachel Meacock, Matt Sutton

“…As a result, the relationship between primary care appointment provision and some of its key determinants, such as workforce and demographic characteristics, are likely to have changed. …”
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Access to Medical Residency: A Qualitative Study of Medical Graduates' Experiences in Georgia by Mariam Kirvalidze, Mariam Kasrashvili, Aleksandre Tskitishvili, Giorgi Aladashvili, Nikoloz Chelidze, Nikoloz Tvildiani, Karsten Lunze, Ilia Nadareishvili

“…Objectives Strategic planning for the health workforce–particularly in emerging middle-income countries like Georgia–is essential for maintaining an effective healthcare system. …”
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Ten years of ear, nose and throat (ENT) services in Southern Africa: a scoping review by Lufunda Lukama, Colleen Aldous, Warren Kuhn, Charles Michelo, Chester Kalinda

“…Workforce scarcity and knowledge inadequacies, 2. Deficiencies in ENT infrastructure, equipment, and medication, 3. …”
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The Productivity Dilemma in Workplace Health Promotion by Martin Cherniack

“…Worksite-based programs to improve workforce health and well-being (Workplace Health Promotion (WHP)) have been advanced as conduits for improved worker productivity and decreased health care costs. …”
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Characteristics of patients attached to near-retirement family physicians: a population-based serial cross-sectional study in Ontario, Canada by Bridget L Ryan, Richard H Glazier, Susan E Schultz, Maria Mathews, Shahriar Khan, Kamila Premji, Michael E Green, Steve Nastos, Eliot Frymire

“…We examined the medical and social characteristics of patients attached to near-retirement comprehensive primary care physicians over time and explored the early-career and mid-career workforce’s capacity to absorb these patients.Design A serial cross-sectional population-based analysis using health administrative data.Setting Ontario, Canada, where most comprehensive primary care is delivered by family physicians (FPs) under universal insurance.Participants All insured Ontario residents at three time points: 2008 (12 936 360), 2013 (13 447 365) and 2019 (14 388 566) and all Ontario physicians who billed primary care services (2008: 11 566; 2013: 12 693; 2019: 15 054).Outcome measures The number, proportion and health and social characteristics of patients attached to near-retirement age comprehensive FPs over time; the number, proportion and characteristics of near-retirement age comprehensive FPs over time. …”
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Scoping review of guidance on safe non-consultant medical staffing recommendations for UK acute hospitals by Susanne Smith, Hannah Gower, Natasha Joy Doran, Nermin Hamza

“…At present, no single resource provides a comprehensive summary of staffing recommendations that includes all groups within the non-consultant medical workforce. This research aims to identify existing guidance for this part of the medical workforce to support healthcare management. …”
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Generative AI, Large Language Models, and ChatGPT in Construction Education, Training, and Practice by Mostafa Babaeian Jelodar

“…While AI’s potential in construction has been highlighted, limited attention has been given to synchronising academic curricula, workforce development, and industry practices. This research seeks to fill that gap by evaluating AI adoption through a mixed and multi-stage methodology, including theoretical conceptualisation, case studies, content analysis and application of strategic frameworks such as scenario planning, SWOT analysis, and PESTEL frameworks. …”
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What are the priorities for improving quality for community pharmacy professional services? Nominal group technique discussions with multiple stakeholders by Ali M. K. Hindi, Ellen I. Schafheutle, Stephen M. Campbell

“…Results Five key themes emerged from qualitative analysis across all NGDs: quality service design, sustained funding, integration with the wider healthcare system, positioning community pharmacy as a hub for patient needs, and adequate workforce training, optimising staffing and retention. …”
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Systems thinking approach to human resources development in public health supply chains by Erin Meier, Andrew Nelson Brown, Barry Chovitz, Dominique Zwinkels, Michael Egharevba, Bridget McHenry, Joseph Kabatende, Ines K. Gege Buki

“…Purpose – This practice forum paper aims to present a theoretical framework to better develop the required supply chain management (SCM) competencies and the workforce needed for managing public health supply chains. …”
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Inpatient clinician workload: a scoping review protocol to understand the definition, measurement and impact of non-procedural clinician workloads by Angela Keniston, Marisha Burden, Erica Mitchell Smith, Christine Cara Welles, Nemanja Vukovic, Lauren McBeth, Ben Harnke

“…Using the protocol described here, we will perform a scoping review of the literature to generate a comprehensive understanding of how clinician workload of medical patients is currently defined, measured in clinical settings and its impact on the workforce, patients and institutional outcomes.Methods and analysis We will follow the methodology outlined by Joanna Briggs Institute and Arksey and O’Malley to conduct a comprehensive search of major electronic databases including Ovid Medline (PubMed), Embase (Embase.com), PsycINFO, ProQuest Dissertations and Google Scholar. …”
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The cost-effectiveness of specialist hospital discharge and intermediate care services for patients who are homeless by Michela Tinelli, Raphael Wittenberg, Michelle Cornes, Robert W. Aldridge, Michael Clark, Richard Byng, Graham Foster, James Fuller, Andrew Hayward, Nigel Hewett, Alan Kilmister, Jill Manthorpe, Joanne Neale, Elizabeth Biswell, Martin Whiteford

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