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In any public service development decision, it is essential to reach the stakeholders’ agreement to gain a sustainable result, which is accepted by all involved groups. In case this criterion is violated, the impact of the development will be less th...

Information on medication adherence is missing in patient files, although it might be helpful to optimize treatment. An adherence report that presents data from electronic adherence monitoring and provides recommendations regarding pharmacological tr...

Introduction/Aim: Nursing care constitutes a fundamental determinant of patient outcomes in intensive care units (ICUs); however, the absence of standardised nursing-sensitive indicators constrains the objective evaluation of care quality within this...

This study developed a patient-level audit tool to assess the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in acute National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in the UK. A modified Delphi process was used to evaluate variables identified from published lit...

Background and Objectives: Seizures and epilepsy are common in children with life-limiting illnesses, particularly in the context of severe neurological impairment. However, data on the clinical profile of these patients in paediatric palliative care...

Background: Regional anesthesia is a fundamental aspect of contemporary perioperative care. However, variability in practice, incomplete documentation, and inconsistent safety protocols continue to pose preventable risks. Although there are internati...

Outcome measures (OMs) are a requirement of professional practice standards in human and canine physiotherapy practice for measurement of health status. Measures such as pain and functional capacity of specific regions are used to track treatment imp...

Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) initiatives promote the responsible use of antimicrobials in healthcare settings as a key measure to curb the global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Defining the core elements of AMS is essential for developi...

This article reviews the development of the Ninth Clinical Consensus Statement by SIBEN (the Ibero-American of Neonatology) on “Early Detection with Pulse Oximetry (SpO₂) of Hypoxemic Neonatal Conditions”. It describes the process of the consensus, a...

Synthetic antigens based on consensus sequences that represent circulating viral isolates are sensitive, time saving and cost-effective tools for in vitro immune monitoring and to guide immunogen design. When based on a representative sequence databa...

This study presents a novel approach for developing a sustainable property tax system, aimed at enhancing economic stability and promoting sustainable regional development. This research employs a phenomenological methodology, which includes a compre...

Background: In Canada, many diverse models of integrative oncology care have emerged in response to the growing number of cancer patients who combine complementary therapies with their conventional medical treatments. The increasing interest in integ...

Wheezing at preschool age (i.e., before the age of six) is common, occurring in about 30% of children before the age of three. In terms of health care burden, preschool children with wheeze show double the rate of access to the emergency department a...

This study aimed to develop a website providing physiotherapy, exercise, and disease knowledge information as a digital tool for use with children with chronic suppurative lung diseases (CSLDs). Data were analyzed using a mixed qualitative and quanti...

Osteoarthritis is one of the leading causes of disability. Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a surgical intervention for patients with severe osteoarthritis. Post TKA rehabilitation is crucial for improving patient’s quality of life. However, traditio...

This paper investigates key innovative paradigms that seek enhanced consensus building on the sustainable mining agenda of the mineral resource development industry and realities on the ground. It reviews the 55 most relevant academic articles from 2...

Introduction. Patient self-evaluation is an important aspect in the assessment of dysphagia and comprises both Functional Health Status (FHS) and Health-Related Quality of Life (HR-QoL). As many measures combine both FHS and HR-QoL, disease-related f...

Guidelines provide specific recommendations based on the best available medical knowledge, summarizing and balancing the advantages and disadvantages of various diagnostic and treatment options. Currently, consensus methods are the best and most comm...

Background: Little is known about strategies or mechanics to improve self-regulation of video game play that could be developed into novel interventions. This study used a participatory approach with the gaming community to uncover insider knowledge...

Background: This integrative review investigates how behavioural and psychological factors shape non-market environmental valuation within the scope of sustainable development. Unlike traditional technical-economic approaches, the novelty of this wor...

Artificial intelligence emerges as a powerful catalyst poised to reshape the global sustainability landscape by facilitating the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This comprehensive Delphi study meticulously probes the insights of d...

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations are at the center of the global political agenda to eradicate extreme poverty, achieve universal education, promote gender equality and ensure environmental sustainability betw...

This is a consensus-based Canadian guideline whose primary purpose is to standardize and facilitate the management of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) across the country. Creating uniform healthcare guidance in Canada is a challenge for a nu...

The placenta is the largest fetal organ, which connects the mother to the fetus and supports most aspects of organogenesis through the transport of nutrients and gases. However, further studies are needed to assess placental pathology as a reliable p...

In a post-consensus institutional landscape—where higher education systems face intensifying pressure to demonstrate strategic governance and measurable commitment to global sustainability mandates—understanding how the scholarly field of...

A resilient building environment is crucial for securing sustainable development in urban areas, as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goal 11 stresses. In developing countries in particular, the risk of disasters is increasing due to the po...

As an elemental driving force for promoting teaching reform, teaching evaluation has been receiving extensive attention in the fundamental reform of the overall education system. Using six dimensions including evaluation indicators, evaluation object...

The Delphi technique is a means of facilitating discussion among experts in order to develop consensus, and can be used for policy formulation. This article describes a modified Delphi approach in which 27 multi-disciplinary academics and 22 stakehol...

Globally, the call for Family-Friendly (FF) workplaces is loud and clear. However, this call is inaudible in medical workplaces, despite both well-established benefits of FF workplaces across businesses and well-known effects of work–family con...

The morphogenesis of the primordial gut relies on signaling pathways such as Wnt, FGF, Notch, Hedgehog, and Hippo. Reciprocal crosstalk between the endoderm and mesoderm is integrated into the signaling pathways, resulting in craniocaudal patterning....

In multifunctional landscapes, expanding economic activities jeopardise the integrity of biodiverse ecosystems, generating conservation-development trade-offs that require multi-stakeholder dialogue and tools to negotiate conflicting objectives. Desp...

Autoimmune diseases include 80 or more complex disorders characterized by self-reactive, pathologic immune responses in which genetic susceptibility is largely insufficient to determine disease onset. In September 2010, the National Institute of Envi...

Contrary to many international settings, there are no clinical guidelines for peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) insertion and maintenance in Portugal. We sought to derive an international consensus on a PIVC bundle that could guide Portuguese nu...

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Background: Cancer pain remains highly prevalent and undertreated despite established guidelines. In Italy, Law 38/2010 mandates systematic pain assessment, yet only 26% of clinicians routinely evaluate pain at each clinical visit, and fewer than one...

Background: Quality indicators (QIs) are used to standardize care and improve outcomes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). It is important that QIs are validated within specific healthcare contexts. Therefore, this study aimed to...

Background: Despite major advances in antiretroviral therapy, HIV transmission remains an important public health challenge. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective prevention strategy, offering a significant opportunity to further redu...

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed major deficiencies in global health governance, including fragmented authority, inequitable resource distribution, and weak compliance mechanisms. Although the WHO Pandemic Agreement (2025) addresses several...

Background: The medical care of critically ill children requires special expertise in pediatric emergency and intensive care medicine. In Germany, this expertise is mainly available in specialized centers at maximum-care hospitals due to the small nu...

In recent years, complexities related to a variety of sustainable development criteria and several preferences of stakeholders have caused a serious challenge for selecting the more desirable urban water strategy within watershed. In addition, stakeh...

Background and Objectives: During pandemics, emergency departments face the challenge of managing critically ill patients with limited resources. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has emerged as a crucial diagnostic tool in such scenarios. This study...

“Managing Undernutrition in Pediatric Oncology” is a collaborative consensus statement of the Polish Society for Clinical Nutrition of Children and the Polish Society of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology. The early identification and accu...

Background/Objectives: Dutch legislation sets requirements for the safe reporting of and learning from incidents. It also specifies the required competence of nurses in using medical technology. However, not all certified homecare nurses are adequate...

This study aims to develop a preliminary list of indicators suitable for green restaurants in Taiwan. The research methodology includes expert consensus (Delphi method) and incorporates interviews with field experts. An analysis of the responses prov...

Blockchain technology is a sustainable technology that offers a high level of security for many industrial applications. Blockchain has numerous benefits, such as decentralisation, immutability and tamper-proofing. Blockchain is composed of two proce...

With persistent racial inequities, cultural adaptations of health programs can promote equitable maternal mental health. Despite the intersecting identities of Black mothers with preterm birth combined with racial discrimination, previous mental heal...

Investors reward reform progress. The progressive tightening of Qatar’s external sovereign credit spreads was underpinned by holistic reforms, fiscal spending discipline, and monetary policy credibility. In particular, investors may view fiscal...

This research focuses on the results of the Flathead Watershed Delphi survey, a consensus-building methodology used to establish foundational knowledge, skills and dispositions for the Flathead Watershed Educators Guide, a place-based watershed curri...

To reflect the initiative design and initiative of human security management and safety warning, ecological safety assessment is of great value. In the comprehensive evaluation of regional ecological security with the participation of experts, the ex...

Taking into consideration both of the statements of the Catholic magisterium and the pastoral environment of Catholic institutions, this essay offers some observations on the roots and objectives of interreligious dialogue. Framing dialogue in the fa...