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The transition from school to university and subsequently into the workforce is increasingly non-linear, shaped by diverse socio-economic realities and interrupted learning pathways. This study examines the effectiveness of Readiness Programs in prep...

Introduction: Despite improved health service accessibility, neonatal mortality in Ethiopia remains high at 33 per 1000 live births. Thus, improving health facilities’ readiness across infrastructure, basic amenities, equipment, medications, la...

Background/Objectives: There is an invisibility of the diabetes epidemic among Vietnamese Americans. Not only is there limited availability of culturally and linguistically tailored national Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and Diabetes Self-Managem...

This study provides a foundational review of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities offered by colleges and universities to students in higher education cybersecurity (CS) programs in the United States, with the goal of mapping the WBL practices acr...

Diversion programs are increasingly used as alternatives to criminal penalties for women involved in commercial sex, yet limited research has examined how such programs support behavior change across diverse subgroups, particularly between sex-traffi...

Currently, treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition is managed in the integrated Community based Outpatient Therapeutic Program (C-OTP) using ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs). The aim of this study was to determine challenges in imp...

The primary objective in military aviation is to optimize operational readiness, the capability to perform assigned flight missions. This capability is influenced by aircraft downtime due to preventive maintenance at prescribed flight time intervals....

This paper focuses on the interdisciplinary research on the design of a smart gateway for managing the dynamic error code testing collected and generated by the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) from the automotive industry. The techniques used to exchan...

A gap exists between the development and uptake of evidence-based health promotion programs in health care settings. One reason for this gap is lack of attention to organizational readiness. The objective of this study was to assess organizational re...

People with substance use disorders (SUDs) smoke at elevated rates compared to the general population, experience significant health disparities, and are overrepresented in rural and medically underserved areas with limited substance use treatment ce...

This study aimed to determine the knowledge, readiness, and barriers among street food hawkers to support the single-use plastic reduction program. A cross-sectional study was performed involving 440 night market food street hawkers from five distric...

Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten is a Spanish/English multilingual family involvement program that is grounded in sociocultural and family literacy theories since it focuses on health and literacy development. The program’s development reflec...

Targeted work readiness training is an important approach to help people living with HIV (PLHIV) to overcome their unique barriers to work, while addressing social determinants of health needs. This study assesses the psychosocial impacts of a work r...

This study investigated university teachers’ perspectives on their change readiness to implement education for sustainable development (ESD) through their participation in a problem-based learning (PBL) pedagogical development (PD) program. The...

Executive functions (EFs) are foundational for early learning and school readiness. Interventions that couple motor engagement with explicit cognitive demands may offer an efficient approach to support EFs during preschool years. This exploratory ran...

The European Union is planning to introduce a new tool for evaluating smart solutions in buildings—the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI). As 54 energy efficiency categories must be evaluated, the triage process can be long and time-intensive. Alt...

The crewed suborbital and space flights launched by private companies over the past three years have rejuvenated public interest in space travel, including space tourism. Ready-to-eat meals (MREs) are the main source of nutrients and energy for space...

Background/Objectives: Ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs) are a common treatment for children under five years diagnosed with acute malnutrition. However, traditional RUTFs are often not locally produced, and the costs of the RUTF can be a barrie...

Participatory methods used in Total Worker Health^® programs have not been well studied, and little is known about what is needed to successfully implement these programs. We conducted a participatory health promotion program with grocery store wo...

Indoor air quality (IAQ) education can support sustainability education by linking environmental health literacy, school environmental quality, and daily exposure mitigation behaviors. However, comparative evidence on short-term IAQ knowledge change...

Due to the severe impact of COVID-19 on public health, rollout of the vaccines must be large-scale. Current solutions are not intended to promote an active collaboration between communities and public health researchers. We aimed to develop a digital...

This is the first of two sequential papers describing the design and first-year implementation of a collaborative participatory action research effort between Sociedad Latina, a youth serving organization in Boston, Massachusetts, and Boston Universi...

Background: Food insecurity is a major global problem, with over 2.8 billion people reported as unable to afford a healthy diet in 2022. While charitable food assistance programs (CFAPs) play an important role in improving food access, ensuring the q...

Crystal methamphetamine (CM) disproportionately impacts gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM). However, not all gbMSM are interested in changing their substance use. The present study aimed to examine whether participant-preferre...

Circadian hygiene, a concept not to be confused with the notion of public or social hygiene, should be discussed among experts and society. Light–dark cycles and other possible synchronizers of the human circadian timing system affect ways of l...

This study used a quasi-experimental cohort approach to investigate the impact of early academic interventions on rural students’ academic college readiness as measured by indicators of science, mathematics, and English language proficiency in...

The present study evaluated the effect of a four-day entrepreneurial project on the career-choice readiness of secondary school students. The hypotheses underlying this study state that participation in a school startup project increases the students...

Background: Telerehabilitation can extend fall prevention to underserved groups. Clinician uptake remains limited. We evaluated factors associated with physical therapists’ belief in and readiness to implement the Otago Exercise Program (OEP) v...

This research study explores the readiness, strengths, and challenges of the district health system and local bodies during Nepal’s COVID-19 vaccination program. The primary aim of this study is to identify gaps in the current health system and...

Recently, the solution of aerial refueling scheduling problems has become increasingly important. The aerial refueling scheduling problem can be defined as scheduling aircraft on tankers, where aircraft become available at ready times and should comp...

Data were collected from 39 newborn screening (NBS) programs to provide insight into the time and factors required for implementing statewide screening for Pompe, Mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I), adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), and Spinal Muscular A...

The study goal was to analyze the impact of using modern technologies and pedagogical innovations based on the University 4.0 model on the educational process effectiveness, the development of professional competencies (in humanities and engineering)...

Background: Clinical competence is a fundamental outcome of prosthetics and orthotics (P&O) education and is expected to facilitate graduates’ transition into professional practice. However, limited evidence exists regarding the relationshi...

This study investigated shifts in preservice teachers’ perceived preparedness, readiness to engage in the profession, and teaching self-efficacy before and after a culminating field experience within a two-year, master’s level initial tea...

From January 2016, nurses in Poland received new competencies for prescribing. The work is the first in Poland to elaborate on the subject of nurses’ readiness to learn and develop in the context of new nursing rights regarding autonomous presc...

The objective of this qualitative study was to address existing gaps in the literature by gathering parent perspectives on both health and school readiness in regard to neighborhood context, specifically parents’ perceived level of neighborhood safet...

This study aims to investigate Computational Thinking (CT) in preschool age children. We tried to assess the ability of developing CT skills in kindergarten, as well as to illustrate parents’ and preschool teachers’ directly involved aspe...

Background: Stressors inherent to the military, such as combat exposure, separation from family, and strenuous training, collectively contribute to compromised psychological resilience and greatly impact military performance. Methods: This retrospect...

Introduction: The concept of clinical readiness for practice among nursing students is yet to be analyzed, and there is a lack of empirical evidence on its usage among academics and clinicians. Methods: This concept analysis is anchored on a systemat...

The COVID-19 pandemic has required many pharmacy programs to increase their utilization of technology or shift the course of delivery entirely online. Delivery in this setting has exposed areas in the use of technology where pharmacy programs need to...

With the COVID-19 crisis and rapid increase in cases, the need for interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice is more important than ever. Instructors and health professionals are exploring innovative methods to deliver IPE programs...

A study on the effectiveness of engineering education in the development of industry-ready graduate engineers was conducted among academics and industry experts of engineering disciplines who have relevant experience in work-integrated learning in Au...

Background: The National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) aims to enhance capacity in the biomedical research workforce through mentorship, professional development, and networking. This study focuses on the Strategic Empowerment Tailored for Health...

A continuing professional development (CPD) program for pharmacists practicing in community and team-based primary care settings was developed and evaluated using Moore’s framework for the assessment of continuing medical education. The program...

We sought to explore parental attitudes, behaviors, and barriers regarding school readiness in a county clinic serving low income, Latino children. Between December 2013–September 2014, we conducted a cross sectional survey of parents during 3–6 year...

Background/Objectives: Orofacial laserology is being increasingly incorporated into contemporary dental practice, yet its integration into dental education remains inconsistent. National evidence regarding institutional readiness for integrating orof...

Diarrhea and malnutrition represent leading causes of death for children in Mali. Understanding a community’s needs and ideas are critical to ensure the success of prevention and treatment interventions for diarrheal disease, as well as to improve fo...

Indonesia’s commitment to digital transformation is exemplified by the Gerakan 100 Smart City program, aiming to enhance public sector performance through technology integration. This study examines how information technology capability and 21s...

A joint initiative between community and public health stakeholders in a low-income Canadian city was created to describe the developmental profiles of children aged 2–5 years. A two-phase, cross-sectional design was used. Children’s deve...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, relapsing, remitting functional disorder of the gut, characterised by abdominal pain, bloating, and changes in bowel habits, and associated with poor quality of life and depression. A common disorder in pr...