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  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,988 Views
14 Pages

19 January 2023

This study examined the effects of school administrative support on teaching practice research programs using the importance–performance analysis (IPA) model. Teachers’ emotions, the importance they attributed to certain elements of the a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
6,925 Views
19 Pages

Underground Land Administration from 2D to 3D: Critical Challenges and Future Research Directions

  • Bahram Saeidian,
  • Abbas Rajabifard,
  • Behnam Atazadeh and
  • Mohsen Kalantari

17 October 2021

The development and use of underground space is a necessity for most cities in response to rapid urbanisation. Effective underground land administration is critical for sustainable urban development. From a land administration perspective, the owners...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
10,949 Views
21 Pages

Innovation in science and technology arises from balanced supports for basic research, applied research, and societal implementation. However, changes in Japanese science policy that shifts toward top–down, evaluation-based, and competitive fun...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
9,863 Views
17 Pages

26 November 2019

This paper presents the results of the content analysis of 139 Web of Science papers focused on collaborative innovation with external stakeholders of public administration, specifically on co-production and co-creation. The analysis included papers...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,463 Views
22 Pages

Polysaccharides are the most abundant polymers in nature. They exhibit robust biocompatibility, reliable non-toxicity, and biodegradable character; thus, they are employed in multiple biomedical applications. The presence of chemically accessible fun...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,747 Views
26 Pages

4 May 2021

In South Africa, land tenure security is a challenge for 60% or more of the population who hold interests in land outside of the formal system of registered title. There is a need for the cadastral and land administration systems to be reshaped, and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
7,678 Views
28 Pages

30 December 2022

The analgesic potential of Cannabis sativa L.—based medicinal cannabis products for treatment of cancer associated chronic pains has gained increased interest in recent years. To ensure a controlled distribution of these products and investigat...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,049 Views
20 Pages

19 October 2024

Mood disorders mainly affect the patient’s daily life, lead to suffering and disability, increase the incidence rate of many medical illnesses, and even cause a trend of suicide. The glucocorticoid (GC)-mediated hypothalamus–pituitary&nda...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,562 Views
24 Pages

Research Progress on Peptide Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes and the Possibility of Oral Administration

  • Xinxin Yang,
  • Ruiting Lin,
  • Changzhuo Feng,
  • Qiyuan Kang,
  • Peng Yu,
  • Yongzhi Deng and
  • Ye Jin

Diabetes is a global disease that can lead to a range of complications. Currently, the treatment of type 2 diabetes focuses on oral hypoglycemic drugs and insulin analogues. Studies have shown that drugs such as oral metformin are useful in the treat...

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  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,355 Views
15 Pages

How Can Data Drive Policy and Practice in Child Welfare? Making the Link in Canada

  • Barbara Fallon,
  • Joanne Filippelli,
  • Tara Black,
  • Nico Trocmé and
  • Tonino Esposito

Formal university–child welfare partnerships offer a unique opportunity to begin to fill the gaps in the child welfare knowledge base and link child welfare services to the realities of practice. With resources from a knowledge mobilization grant, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,036 Views
15 Pages

27 September 2021

Administrative burden in education is a serious issue for disabled students. Form-filling and bureaucracy are ubiquitous in further and higher education, particularly for students who need to disclose a disability and arrange for accommodations and s...

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  • Open Access
21 Citations
8,276 Views
39 Pages

Vineyards and Wineries in Alba County, Romania towards Sustainable Business Development

  • Monica Maria Coroș,
  • Ana Monica Pop and
  • Andrada Ioana Popa

25 July 2019

Starting from a definition of wine tourism, put in the context of sustainable development, a multifaceted research study was elaborated, aimed at establishing if, and how, wine businesses in Alba County, Romania, can develop on a sustainable path. A...

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  • Open Access
26 Citations
1,400 Views
7 Pages

Patient-Reported Outcomes in Alberta: Rationale, Scope, and Design of a Database Initiative

  • C.A. Cuthbert,
  • L. Watson,
  • Y. Xu,
  • D.J. Boyne,
  • B.R. Hemmelgarn and
  • W.Y. Cheung

1 August 2019

Background: The collection of patient reported outcomes (PROS) is a standard of care in many cancer organizations. In Alberta, pros have been integrated into routine clinical practice since 2012. This longitudinal collection of pros provides a wealth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
8,628 Views
17 Pages

6 February 2023

Digitalisation has changed society, and, as a result, public administrations are required to undergo significant changes to satisfy emergent societal needs. These changes impact all areas of the public sector, including the development and provision...

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  • Open Access
71 Citations
8,718 Views
22 Pages

27 August 2021

The pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus has resulted in inevitable radical changes across almost all areas of daily life, with the pandemic having revealed perhaps the greatest crisis humanity has faced in modern history. This study aims to provide...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
694 Views
11 Pages

A Review of Accessibility of Administrative Healthcare Databases in the Asia-Pacific Region

  • Dominique Milea,
  • Soraya Azmi,
  • Praveen Reginald,
  • Patrice Verpillat and
  • Clement Francois

Objective: We describe and compare the availability and accessibility of administrative healthcare databases (AHDB) in several Asia-Pacific countries: Australia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China, Thailand, and Malaysia. Methods: The study...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,193 Views
14 Pages

Exploring Sustainable E-Learning Platforms for Improved Universities’ Faculty Engagement in the New World of Work

  • Hezekiah O. Falola,
  • Opeyemi O. Ogueyungbo,
  • Anthonia A. Adeniji and
  • Evaristus Adesina

24 March 2022

The familiar places where faculty and students engage, collaborate, debate, interact and exchange viewpoints appear to have been improved by introducing digital technology. This study investigates the influence of e-learning opportunities on faculty...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,955 Views
15 Pages

24 September 2019

South Korea’s Rural Development Administration embarked on the Korean Programs on International Agriculture (KOPIA) in six developing countries for agricultural development assistance in 2009, and the programs were undertaken in 21 countries in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,816 Views
16 Pages

Mobile Cadastral Application with Open-Source Software in Colombia

  • Gaspar Mora-Navarro,
  • Carmen Femenia-Ribera,
  • Enric Terol and
  • Cristhian Quiza-Neuto

This article presents social research, conducted through interviews with experts involved in land administration in Colombia, on the possibility of using the Fit-For-Purpose methodology, combined with indirect methods, to accelerate the capture of ca...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,484 Views
4 Pages

Drug Delivery Technology Development in Canada

  • Kishor M. Wasan and
  • Ildiko Badea

Canada has a long and rich history of ground-breaking research in drug delivery within academic institutions, pharmaceutical industry and the biotechnology community. Drug delivery refers to approaches, formulations, technologies, and systems for tra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,659 Views
13 Pages

Response to Flavored Cartridge/Pod-Based Product Ban among Adult JUUL Users: “You Get Nicotine However You Can Get It”

  • Jessica M. Yingst,
  • Candace R. Bordner,
  • Andréa L. Hobkirk,
  • Brianna Hoglen,
  • Sophia I. Allen,
  • Nicolle M. Krebs,
  • Kenneth R. Houser,
  • Craig Livelsberger and
  • Jonathan Foulds

In order to curb increasing youth electronic cigarette (e-cig) use, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the sale of flavored cartridge/pod-based products in February 2020. This mixed-methods study aimed to evaluate the impact...

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
6,520 Views
12 Pages

Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases in Urban Areas: A Review of Challenges, Strategies and Research Directions for Successful Mass Drug Administration

  • Alayne M. Adams,
  • Myriam Vuckovic,
  • Eleanor Birch,
  • Tara A. Brant,
  • Stephanie Bialek,
  • Dahye Yoon,
  • Joseph Koroma,
  • Abdel Direny,
  • Joseph Shott and
  • Margaret C. Baker
  • + 2 authors

Since 1950, the global urban population grew from 746 million to almost 4 billion and is expected to reach 6.4 billion by mid-century. Almost 90% of this increase will take place in Asia and Africa and disproportionately in urban slums. In this conte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,315 Views
23 Pages

Effects of the Developing and Using a Model to Predict Dengue Risk Villages Based on Subdistrict Administrative Organization in Southern Thailand

  • Orratai Nontapet,
  • Jiraporn Jaroenpool,
  • Sarunya Maneerattanasa,
  • Supaporn Thongchan,
  • Chumpron Ponprasert,
  • Patthanasak Khammaneechan,
  • Cua Ngoc Le,
  • Nirachon Chutipattana and
  • Charuai Suwanbamrung

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of developing and using a model to predict dengue risk in villages and of a larval indices surveillance system for 2372 households in 10 Thai villages. A community participatory action research me...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,715 Views
21 Pages

A Data Storage, Analysis, and Project Administration Engine (TMFdw) for Small- to Medium-Size Interdisciplinary Ecological Research Programs with Full Raster Data Capabilities

  • Paulina Grigusova,
  • Christian Beilschmidt,
  • Maik Dobbermann,
  • Johannes Drönner,
  • Michael Mattig,
  • Pablo Sanchez,
  • Nina Farwig and
  • Jörg Bendix

6 December 2024

Over almost 20 years, a data storage, analysis, and project administration engine (TMFdw) has been continuously developed in a series of several consecutive interdisciplinary research projects on functional biodiversity of the southern Andes of Ecuad...

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  • Open Access
6,883 Views
11 Pages

1 December 2011

The authors propose an analysis of the public administration reform in Romania by assessing whether the Romanian civil servants perform their duties according to the regulations of the European Administrative Space. The paper offers a socio-statistic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,439 Views
20 Pages

Nurses’ Attitudes, Environmental Perceptions and Involvement in Research: A Multisite Study

  • Amanda J. Hessels,
  • Ulanda Marcus-Aiyeku,
  • Mani Paliwal,
  • Carrie Ann Catanzaro,
  • Kimberly Dimino,
  • Jessica Crowley,
  • Jessica Miszlay,
  • Maria Manzella,
  • Kimkyla Kritch and
  • Barbara McGoey
  • + 3 authors

22 September 2025

Background: Although evidence-based practice is widely promoted in nursing, direct care nurses remain underrepresented in research activities. This study aimed to assess nurses’ attitudes toward research, their perceptions of the organizational...

  • Article
  • Open Access
738 Views
17 Pages

28 November 2025

This paper introduces an AI-assisted human-centered and minimalist software stack and data model to structure and store early modern serial sources related to early-modern Catholic Church administration. The Vatican Archive preserves vast quantities...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,412 Views
20 Pages

Exploring Professional Practice Environments and Organisational Context Factors Affecting Nurses’ Adoption of Evidence-Based Practice: A Scoping Review

  • Luís Furtado,
  • Fábio Coelho,
  • Natália Mendonça,
  • Hélia Soares,
  • Luís Gomes,
  • Joana Pereira Sousa,
  • Hugo Duarte,
  • Cristina Costeira,
  • Cátia Santos and
  • Beatriz Araújo

18 January 2024

This scoping review, conducted within the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) framework, analysed the recent literature (January 2018 to March 2023) addressing factors inherent to professional practice environments and organisational contexts influencing n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,797 Views
47 Pages

How to Increase the Attractiveness of the Public Health Service in Germany as a Prospective Employer? Part II of the OeGD-Studisurvey

  • Laura Arnold,
  • Lisa Kellermann,
  • Florian Fischer,
  • Franziska Hommes,
  • Laura Jung,
  • Amir Mohsenpour and
  • Jan M. Stratil

The Public Health Service (PHS) in Germany has had difficulties in recruiting enough qualified staff for years, but there is limited research on what factors drive decisions to (not) join the PHS workforce. We explored reasons for this perceived (lac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,318 Views
32 Pages

What Factors Influence the Interest in Working in the Public Health Service in Germany? Part I of the OeGD-Studisurvey

  • Laura Arnold,
  • Lisa Kellermann,
  • Florian Fischer,
  • Sophie Gepp,
  • Franziska Hommes,
  • Laura Jung,
  • Amir Mohsenpour,
  • Dagmar Starke and
  • Jan M. Stratil

As in many European countries, the Public Health Service (PHS) in Germany has had considerable difficulties in attracting well-qualified personnel for decades. Despite ongoing political and societal debate, limited empirical research on possible caus...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,164 Views
15 Pages

14 February 2022

Transparency within universities and public research institutes is an element of significant relevance in the Italian context. Over the years, the need for greater transparency has prompted the legislator to regulate transparency obligations in order...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,881 Views
15 Pages

Nurses’ Work Methods Assessment Scale: Turkish Validity and Reliability Study

  • Dilek Uysal,
  • Nilüfer Demirsoy,
  • Aysun Türe,
  • Müzelfe Bıyık,
  • Letícia de Lima Trindade,
  • Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro and
  • João Miguel Almeida Ventura-Silva

Background/Objectives: Organizing nurses’ work is crucial for ensuring patient care quality and efficiency. Nurses’ work methods directly influence patient safety and healthcare outcomes, making them vital for effective health services. A...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
8,531 Views
14 Pages

Effect of Postoperative Oral Intake on Prognosis for Esophageal Cancer

  • Genya Okada,
  • Chika Momoki,
  • Daiki Habu,
  • Chisako Kambara,
  • Tamotsu Fujii,
  • Yasunori Matsuda,
  • Shigeru Lee and
  • Harushi Osugi

14 June 2019

Background: Patients undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer are at risk of prolonged hospital stay for postoperative malnutrition. Postoperative early oral feeing is a part of the “enhanced recovery after surgery protocol” for coping wi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,311 Views
12 Pages

The Impact of Health Human Resources Policies in Primary Care Nursing: A Qualitative Study

  • María Madrazo-Pérez,
  • Paula Parás-Bravo,
  • Esperanza Rayón-Valpuesta,
  • Cristina Blanco-Fraile and
  • Domingo Palacios-Ceña

Background: Organizational culture plays a key role regarding organizational outcomes and determining strategies, goals, and modes of operating which is associated with higher rates of worker morale, turnover and lower adverse events related to patie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,715 Views
17 Pages

11 August 2020

This article examines public historic preservation agencies’ ability to support social inclusion aims within the context of the Certified Local Government (CLG) program. Though administered by the Texas Historical Commission, Texas’ State...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,485 Views
17 Pages

Process Evaluation of the SImplification of Medications Prescribed to Long-tErm Care Residents (SIMPLER) Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial: A Mixed Methods Study

  • Janet K. Sluggett,
  • Georgina A. Hughes,
  • Choon Ean Ooi,
  • Esa Y. H. Chen,
  • Megan Corlis,
  • Michelle E. Hogan,
  • Tessa Caporale,
  • Jan Van Emden and
  • J. Simon Bell

Complex medication regimens are highly prevalent, burdensome for residents and staff, and associated with poor health outcomes in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). The SIMPLER study was a non-blinded, matched-pair, cluster randomized controll...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,242 Views
18 Pages

Management of Sjogren’s Dry Eye Disease—Advances in Ocular Drug Delivery Offering a New Hope

  • Kevin Y. Wu,
  • Wei T. Chen,
  • Y-Kim Chu-Bédard,
  • Gauri Patel and
  • Simon D. Tran

Sjögren’s syndrome is a chronic and insidious autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocyte infiltration of exocrine glands. Patients typically present with dry eye, dry mouth, and other systemic manifestations. Currently, the available m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,408 Views
18 Pages

Breast Cancer Care Pathways for Women with Preexisting Severe Mental Disorders: Evidence of Disparities in France?

  • Anna-Veera Seppänen,
  • Fabien Daniel,
  • Sophie Houzard,
  • Christine Le Bihan,
  • Magali Coldefy and
  • Coralie Gandré

4 January 2023

The excess cancer mortality in persons with severe mental illness (SMI) has been well documented, and research suggests that it may be influenced by care-related factors. Our objective was to assess breast cancer care pathways in women with SMI in Fr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,529 Views
19 Pages

Citation Network Analysis of Nurse Staffing Research from the Past Two Decades: 2000–2022

  • Noriko Morioka,
  • Masanao Ochi,
  • Suguru Okubo,
  • Mutsuko Moriwaki,
  • Kenshi Hayashida,
  • Ichiro Sakata and
  • Masayo Kashiwagi

27 November 2023

Studies have indicated that higher numbers of nurses regarding staffing ensure patient safety and a better practice environment. Using citation analysis, this study visualizes the landscape of nurse staffing research over the last two decades to show...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,772 Views
9 Pages

Examining Nurses’ Vengeful Behaviors: The Effects of Toxic Leadership and Psychological Well-Being

  • Oktay Koç,
  • Hayrettin Şahin,
  • Gökten Öngel,
  • Ayşe Günsel and
  • Julie Aitken Schermer

14 November 2022

Toxic leadership is becoming increasingly common in healthcare organizations and there is strong need for studies focusing on organizational factors that can trigger revenge. Additionally, how psychological well-being functions in shielding against t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,462 Views
18 Pages

Validation of a Nursing Workload Measurement Scale, Based on the Classification of Nursing Interventions, for Adult Hospitalization Units

  • María Fuensanta Hellín Gil,
  • María Dolores Roldán Valcárcel,
  • Ana Myriam Seva Llor,
  • Francisco Javier Ibáñez-López,
  • Marzena Mikla and
  • María José López Montesinos

We conducted validation of a scale to measure nursing workloads, previously designed using NIC interventions within the four nursing functions (patient care, teaching, management, and research). Methods: This is an analytical, descriptive, prospectiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,038 Views
16 Pages

3 December 2024

Background: Cultural competence is central to ensuring effective culturally congruent care to patients and fostering positive work environments, particularly in multicultural settings. Objective: This study aimed to analyse the relationship between c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,866 Views
21 Pages

Authentic Leadership of Nurses in the Hospital: A Scoping Review

  • Ana Rita Santos,
  • Patrícia Costa,
  • Ana Rita Figueiredo,
  • Elisabete Nunes,
  • Paulo Cruchinho,
  • Marta Santos and
  • Pedro Lucas

27 October 2025

Background: The new challenges facing the healthcare sector require nursing leaders who are prepared to respond to patients’ healthcare needs and keep professionals motivated and satisfied while meeting the organisation’s objectives. To o...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2,658 Views
24 Pages

21 August 2025

Introduction: Negative behaviors in nursing undermine well-being, erode team cohesion, and jeopardize patient safety. Rooted in systemic stressors—workload, emotional strain, and power imbalances—they have far-reaching effects on job sati...

  • Review
  • Open Access
791 Views
16 Pages

Nursing Practice Environment in the Armed Forces: Scoping Review

  • Mafalda Inácio,
  • Maria Carvalho,
  • Ana Paulino,
  • Patrícia Costa,
  • Ana Rita Figueiredo,
  • Elisabete Nunes,
  • Paulo Cruchinho and
  • Pedro Lucas

7 November 2025

Background: The nursing practice environment is a critical determinant of healthcare quality, patient safety, and nurse well-being. Military healthcare settings present unique challenges, including rigid hierarchical structures, deployment rotations,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,326 Views
15 Pages

Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Validation of the Authentic Nurse Leadership Questionnaire for the Portuguese Context: A Methodological Study

  • Pedro Lucas,
  • Ana Gaspar,
  • Paulo Cruchinho,
  • Mafalda Inácio,
  • Ana Rita Figueiredo,
  • Luísa Dias,
  • Paula Agostinho,
  • João Oliveira,
  • Marie Giordano-Mulligan and
  • Patrícia Costa
  • + 1 author

9 October 2025

Background: Authentic leadership is characterized by the authenticity and self-awareness of the leader, who acts with transparency and promotes positive outcomes in clinical practice and team management. In Portugal, there isn’t a tool availabl...

  • Study Protocol
  • Open Access
825 Views
14 Pages

Background: Population ageing is a global challenge, prompting ageing-in-place policies in Hong Kong to support community-dwelling older adults while reducing healthcare costs. Yet, their impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) remains under...

  • Article
  • Open Access
155 Views
21 Pages

What Is the Meaning of Patient-Centered Decision-Making for a Middle Nurse Manager?—A Qualitative Study

  • Valeria Di Giuseppe,
  • Raffaella Gualandi,
  • Daniela Tartaglini,
  • Anna De Benedictis,
  • Lucia Filomeno,
  • Daniela Popa and
  • Dhurata Ivziku

9 January 2026

Background: Patient-centered care (PCC) is a cornerstone of quality, yet its translation into managerial decision-making remains underexplored. Middle nurse managers (MNMs) play a pivotal role in enabling patient-centeredness, but their perspectives...

  • Article
  • Open Access
156 Views
18 Pages

Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Validation of the TeamSTEPPS® Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire: A Methodological Study

  • Leonor Velez,
  • Patrícia Costa,
  • Ana Rita Figueiredo,
  • Mafalda Inácio,
  • Paulo Cruchinho,
  • Elisabete Nunes and
  • Pedro Lucas

15 January 2026

Background: Teamwork and effective communication are widely recognized as essential pillars for the safety and quality of healthcare. However, in Portugal, no validated instrument had previously been available to assess healthcare professionals&rsquo...

  • Review
  • Open Access
953 Views
39 Pages

Patient Participation During Nursing Bedside Handover: A State-of-the-Art Review

  • Paulo Cruchinho,
  • Gisela Teixeira,
  • Pedro Lucas,
  • Filomena Gaspar and
  • María Dolores López-Franco

10 December 2025

Background: Patient participation during Nursing Bedside Handover (NBH) is a dyadic interaction between the patient and nurses that allows the patient to participate, either passively or actively, in communication activities and nursing care. Objecti...

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