scholarly journals Treatment of child wasting: results of a child health and nutrition research initiative (CHNRI) prioritisation exercise

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Chloe Angood ◽  
Marko Kerac ◽  
Robert Black ◽  
André Briend ◽  
Kerstin Hanson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Nutrition Research ◽  
Research Initiative ◽  
The Impact

Background: Child wasting is highly prevalent, with around 49.5 million children under five years affected globally. More evidence is needed to inform the scale up of effective treatment of wasted children worldwide. The aim of this study was to identify and prioritise the main outstanding research questions relating to the treatment of wasting to inform future research agendas. Methods: A research prioritisation exercise was undertaken using the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative method. Research gaps were identified from multiple sources, grouped in themes and condensed into a list of 53 research areas by a group of experts. An online survey was developed and circulated globally to individuals working in the global nutrition sector. Participants evaluated each research area according to four agreed criteria. Research areas were then ranked according to an overall research priority score. Results: A total of 394 individuals from 63 countries participated in the survey. Research areas prioritised by the group focused on the effective detection and diagnosis of ‘high risk’ wasted children in the community; provision of a continuum of care; and early life course interventions. The group also prioritised evidence to inform guidance on the impatient management of wasted children with diarrhoea; prevention of post-treatment relapse and mortality; and the optimisation of ready-to-use therapeutic foods in treatment programmes. Conclusions: Critical gaps in our understanding of the treatment of wasting must be filled to inform guidance, policy and programming to ensure that all wasted children receive the treatment services that they need. A coordinated research agenda across treatment and prevention is urgently needed to maximise the impact of funding investments towards the meeting of global targets to reduce child wasting.

The impact of age norms on career transition intentions

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Slay Ferraro ◽  
Greg Prussia ◽  
Shambhavi Mehrotra
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Career Change ◽  
Career Transition ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Age Norms ◽  
Job Attitude ◽  
Midlife Adults ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how age norms influence the relationship between individual differences, job attitudes, and intentions to pursue career transitions for midlife adults (aged 35 and above). The authors hypothesized that the effects of individual difference variables (i.e. resilience and reframing abilities) on career change intentions in addition to the effects of job attitude (i.e. commitment) on such intentions are moderated by career youth norms (CYN) which the authors defined as perceptions that the typical worker in a career field is younger than midlife. Design/methodology/approach In all, 206 people comprised the sample which was derived from an online survey. Moderated regression analysis was used to assess the extent to which age norms operated as a moderator of proposed relationships. Control variables were included based on prior research findings. Findings Findings demonstrated that age norms operate as a significant moderator for midlife adults. Specifically, the relationships between resilience, reframing, and commitment on intentions to pursue alternative careers are moderated by CYNs. Research limitations/implications Data were collected from a single source and assessed behavioral intentions in place of actual career change choice. Future research should derive data from multiple sources and assess behavior beyond intentions. Practical implications Industry leaders’ stereotypes about the appropriate ages for specific occupations or professions may impact the psychological mobility of midlife workers. Managers may wish to highlight midlife workers with particular skills (e.g. technological savvy), examine recruitment advertising for language that emphasizes youth, and invest in resilience training for aging workers. Originality/value Research examining careers at midlife and beyond has extensively discussed age discrimination and stereotypes as potential barriers to professional or occupational change. However, few studies have investigated how age norms and the comparisons people make between themselves and those they believe are occupying the jobs they desire may also pose barriers to career transition.

scholarly journals Setting priorities for EU healthcare workforce IT skills competence improvement

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 174-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sisi Li ◽  
Panagiotis D Bamidis ◽  
Stathis Th Konstantinidis ◽  
Vicente Traver ◽  
Josip Car ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Healthcare Quality ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Research Priority ◽  
Healthcare Workforce ◽  
Nutrition Research ◽  
Research Initiative ◽  
It Skills ◽  
The Eu

A major challenge for healthcare quality improvement is the lack of IT skills and knowledge of healthcare workforce, as well as their ambivalent attitudes toward IT. This article identifies and prioritizes actions needed to improve the IT skills of healthcare workforce across the EU. A total of 46 experts, representing different fields of expertise in healthcare and geolocations, systematically listed and scored actions that would improve IT skills among healthcare workforce. The Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative methodology was used for research priority-setting. The participants evaluated the actions using the following criteria: feasibility, effectiveness, deliverability, and maximum impact on IT skills improvement. The leading priority actions were related to appropriate training, integrating eHealth in curricula, involving healthcare workforce in the eHealth solution development, improving awareness of eHealth, and learning arrangement. As the different professionals’ needs are prioritized, healthcare workforce should be actively and continuously included in the development of eHealth solutions.

scholarly journals Advances of 2nd Life Applications for Lithium Ion Batteries from Electric Vehicles Based on Energy Demand

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5726
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Wewer ◽  
Pinar Bilge ◽  
Franz Dietrich
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Lithium Ion Batteries ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Impact

Electromobility is a new approach to the reduction of CO2 emissions and the deceleration of global warming. Its environmental impacts are often compared to traditional mobility solutions based on gasoline or diesel engines. The comparison pertains mostly to the single life cycle of a battery. The impact of multiple life cycles remains an important, and yet unanswered, question. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate advances of 2nd life applications for lithium ion batteries from electric vehicles based on their energy demand. Therefore, it highlights the limitations of a conventional life cycle analysis (LCA) and presents a supplementary method of analysis by providing the design and results of a meta study on the environmental impact of lithium ion batteries. The study focuses on energy demand, and investigates its total impact for different cases considering 2nd life applications such as (C1) material recycling, (C2) repurposing and (C3) reuse. Required reprocessing methods such as remanufacturing of batteries lie at the basis of these 2nd life applications. Batteries are used in their 2nd lives for stationary energy storage (C2, repurpose) and electric vehicles (C3, reuse). The study results confirm that both of these 2nd life applications require less energy than the recycling of batteries at the end of their first life and the production of new batteries. The paper concludes by identifying future research areas in order to generate precise forecasts for 2nd life applications and their industrial dissemination.

scholarly journals Investigating Community Pharmacy Take Home Naloxone Dispensing during COVID-19: The Impact of One Public Health Crisis on Another

Pharmacy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
George Daskalakis ◽  
Ashley Cid ◽  
Kelly Grindrod ◽  
Michael A. Beazely
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
Pharmacy Technicians ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Overdose Deaths

A recent report found that the number of opioid-related deaths in Ontario in the first 15 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic was 38.2% higher than in the 15 weeks before the pandemic. Our study sought to determine if pharmacy professionals self-reported an increase or decrease in naloxone provision due to the pandemic and to identify adjustments made by pharmacy professionals to dispense naloxone during the pandemic. A total of 231 Ontario community pharmacy professionals completed an online survey. Pharmacy professionals’ barriers, facilitators, and comfort level with dispensing naloxone before and during the pandemic were identified. The sample consisted of mostly pharmacists (99.1%). Over half (51.1%) reported no change in naloxone dispensing, while 22.9% of respondents reported an increase and 24.7% a decrease. The most common adjustments made during the pandemic were training patients how to administer naloxone over video or phone, delivering naloxone kits, and pharmacy technicians offering naloxone at prescription intake. Over half (55%) of participants said the top barrier for dispensing was that patients did not request naloxone. Naloxone distribution through pharmacies could be further optimized to address the increased incidence of overdose deaths during the pandemic. Future research should investigate the reasons for changes in naloxone dispensing.

The Work-Life Balancing Act

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Dhruva Pathak ◽  
Vijayakumar Bharathi S. ◽  
Padma Mala E.
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Future Research ◽  
New Ways Of Working ◽  
Professional Attitude ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
The Impact

The study investigated the impact of mandatory work from home due COVID-19 on personal and professional lives of people with different demographics. Statistical analysis of an online survey data (N=237) reveals that the impact on personal life dimensions—healthy lifestyle, family bonding, and physical stress—does not differ across people within different demographics. However, impact on emotional well-being is sensitive to gender and industry groups. Family size is also an important demographic factor impacted upon personal life dimensions. Professional dimensions related to work productivity and adopting new ways of working does not differ across demographics except for occupational role. Dimensions related to new skill development and change in professional attitude does differ across occupational roles. The study concludes by stating future research directions for mandatory work from home situation, and prescription to post-COVID-19 strategies for organizations.

IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP STYLES ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: A MODERATING ROLE OF GENDER

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 27-52
Author(s):  
Omkar Dastane
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
Autocratic Leadership ◽  
Laissez Faire ◽  
The Impact

The impact of different leadership styles on employee performance was investigated in this study, whereby the proposed styles included transformational leadership, Laissez-Faire leadership, democratic leadership, and autocratic leadership. Concomitantly, the moderating effect of gender between such leadership styles and employee performance was also tested. The required data were collected by utilising a structured questionnaire and disseminating it through an online survey, engaging a sample size of 211 employees of multinational corporations in Malaysia selected using convenient sampling. Accordingly, IBM SPSS 24 was employed to conduct the reliability and normality assessment, while IBM SPSS AMOS 24 application was for the purpose of conducting the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), structural equation modelling (SEM), and moderation analysis. As a result, a positive and significant relationship was found between the transformational, Laissez-Faire, and democratic leadership styles towards employee performance in Malaysia, respectively. Furthermore, the relationship between autocratic leadership and employee performance was statistically insignificant following the hypothesis testing. Meanwhile, the impact of transformational and Laissez-Faire leadership styles on employee performance was fully moderated by gender, whereas the correlation between democratic leadership and employee performance was only partially moderated. In contrast, gender posed a statistically insignificant impact for autocratic leadership and employee performance association. Moreover, the effect of transformational leadership on employee performance was more pronounced in males compared to females. The effect of Laissez-Faire leadership on employee performance is more pronounced in �female� compared to �male�. Meanwhile, the effect of democratic leadership on the variable was more pronounced in females compared to males, but with a minimum difference. The managerial implications, limitations, and future research avenues are discussed accordingly.

Telepresence, Flow, and Behaviour in the Virtual Retail Environment

2014 ◽  
pp. 173-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saïd Ettis
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Flow Theory ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Flow State ◽  
Visit Time ◽  
Human Computer Interactions ◽  
Retail Environment ◽  
Online Behaviour ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

Flow theory, as a basis to facilitate the development of compelling experiences, has received growing attention over the past two decades. Facing this plethora of interest, it is obvious that telepresence and flow in human-computer interactions are important issues. The objectives of this chapter is to review and empirically analyze the relationships among flow theory, the telepresence concept, and online behaviour. Particularly, this research investigates the impact of telepresence and flow on Websites visitors’ visit time, perceived visit time, and number of visited pages. An online survey was conducted. The findings indicate that telepresence has a positive effect on the flow state, as measured by concentration and enjoyment. The consumers’ level of concentration positively influenced their visit time, perceived visit time, and number of visited pages. Enjoyment has a positive effect on perceived visit time, but no significant effect on actual visit time and number of visited pages. Discussion and implications of these results are exhibited. Suggestions concerning future research are also presented.

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