Cell Therapy Transplant Canada (CTTC) Consensus-Based Guideline 2024 for Management and Treatment of Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease and Future Directions for Development by Dennis Dong Hwan Kim, Gizelle Popradi, Kylie Lepic, Kristjan Paulson, David Allan, Ram Vasudevan Nampoothiri, Sylvie Lachance, Uday Deotare, Jennifer White, Mohamed Elemary, Kareem Jamani, Christina Fraga, Christopher Lemieux, Igor Novitzky-Basso, Arjun Datt Law, Rajat Kumar, Irwin Walker, Kirk R. Schultz

“…Creating uniform healthcare guidance in Canada is a challenge for a number of reasons including the differences in healthcare authority structure, funding and access to healthcare resources between provinces and territories, as well as the geographic size. …”
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Structural and comparative analysis of R&D funding impact on the level of innovation development: The empirical evidence of GII’s leaders and Ukraine by Olena Dobrovolska, Ralph Sonntag, Wolfgang Ortmanns, Iryna Kadyrus, Tatyana Rudyanova

“…The study aims to determine the influence of the R&D expenditure structure funded by different sectors of stakeholders on the level of innovation development. …”
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Social factors should not be underestimated in smoking behaviour among adolescents: A patriarchal experience from senior high school students in Turkey by Ersin Nazlıcan, Özgür Ersoy, Muhsin Akbaba, Hakan Demirhindi

“…Conclusions If we intend to prevent the use of tobacco products especially prevalent among senior high school students and to construct an approach model for quitting to smoke more emphasis should be placed on social environment including the role models especially in communities with patriarchal structure. Funding Çukurova University Scientific Research Foundation No. …”
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An Undergraduate Surgery Interest Group: Introducing Premedical Students to the Practice of Surgery by Vakayil V, Chandrashekar M, Hedberg J, Bauman BD, Malik S, Yerxa D, Hendrickson LG, Kernahan P, Hadley ME, Harmon JV

“…We evaluate the effect and feasibility of offering education and mentorship opportunities in surgery to premedical students at our institution through an undergraduate surgery interest group (USIG).Materials and Methods: We conducted a 1-year assessment of our USIG and reviewed its organizational structure, funding resources, media promotion, and educational activities. …”
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The impact of funding models on the integration of registered nurses in primary health care teams: protocol for a multi-phase mixed-methods study in Canada by Maria Mathews, Sarah Spencer, Lindsay Hedden, Julia Lukewich, Marie-Eve Poitras, Emily Gard Marshall, Judith Belle Brown, Shannon Sibbald, Alison A. Norful

“…In particular, findings will support provincial and territorial governments in structuring funding models that optimise the roles of family practice nurses while establishing evidence about the benefits of interdisciplinary team-based care. …”
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Improving survival in advanced melanoma patients: a trend analysis from 2013 to 2021Research in context by Olivier J. van Not, Alfons J.M. van den Eertwegh, John B. Haanen, Christian U. Blank, Maureen J.B. Aarts, Jesper van Breeschoten, Franchette W.P.J. van den Berkmortel, Jan-Willem B. de Groot, Geke A.P. Hospers, Rawa K. Ismail, Ellen Kapiteijn, Manja Bloem, Melissa M. De Meza, Djura Piersma, Rozemarijn S. van Rijn, Marion A.M. Stevense-den Boer, Astrid A.M. van der Veldt, Gerard Vreugdenhil, Marye J. Boers-Sonderen, Willeke A.M. Blokx, Michel W.J.M. Wouters, Karijn P.M. Suijkerbuijk

“…Funding: For the Dutch Melanoma Treatment Registry (DMTR), the Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing foundation received a start-up grant from governmental organization The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMW, project number 836002002). The DMTR is structurally funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck Sharpe & Dohme, Novartis, and Roche Pharma. …”
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REVIVING THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FESTIVALS AS AN AUTHENTIC TOURISM PRODUCT by Azza Saad, Mona Taha Hussein, Emad Eddin Abu ElEnain, Ahmed Abdelshafy

“…According to the declarations of tourism officials, despite a large number of festivals very few events were engaged in goal setting, marketing, strategic planning, and structured fund-raising ventures- this may be due to the lack of managerial experience. …”
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