Variation in tuberculosis treatment outcomes and treatment supervision practices in Uganda by Christopher A. Berger, Alex Kityamuwesi, Rebecca Crowder, Maureen Lamunu, Lynn Kunihira Tinka, Joseph Ggita, Agnes Sanyu Nakate, Catherine Namale, Denis Oyuku, Katherine Chen, Stavia Turyahabwe, Adithya Cattamanchi, Achilles Katamba

“…Conclusion: There was substantial variation in implementation of DOT, including observation and documentation of daily dosing, training and supervision of treatment supporters, and follow-up for missed clinic visits. Identifying best practices and reducing uncontrolled variation in the delivery of TB treatment is critical to improving treatment outcomes.…”
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Features of the international MSc educational programme in environmental management and modelling by Petter Pilesjo, Ali Mansourian, Micael Runnstrom, Roger Groth, Alexandre Goncalves, Ana Paula Falcao, Magda Sofia Paraíso Matias, Louise van Leeuwen, Joan Looijen, Anton Vrieling, Eimuntas Paršeliūnas, Jurate Sužiedelytė-Visockienė, Darius Popovas, Romuald Obuchovski, Dominykas Šlikas, Arūnas Būga, Milad Manafi, Ara Toomanian, Ahmed Anwar Amin, Mohammed Azeez Saeed, Rund Hammoud Al Bazzaz, Hussein Hamid Hassan, Hasan Feizi, Alireza Karbasi, Ehsan Yasrebi, Toktam Mohtashami

“…The aim of this three-year project is to enable European universities to exchange best practices and innovation with each other and with Middle Eastern universities regarding the mismatch between Europe’s geospatial education and training and the geospatial education in Middle East countries. …”
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REVISITING THE PROCEDURES FOR THE VECTOR DATA QUALITY ASSURANCE IN PRACTICE by M. Erdoğan, A. Torun, D. Boyacı

“…In this paper, especially geometry and semantics quality and quality control procedures that can be performed by the producers are discussed. Some applicable best-practices that we experienced on techniques of quality control, defining regulations that define the objectives and data production procedures are given in the final remarks. …”
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Mobile and Web-Based Partnered Intervention to Improve Remote Access to Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Management: Recruitment and Attrition in a Randomized Control... by Jolie N Haun, Hari H Venkatachalam, Christopher A Fowler, Amy C Alman, Lisa M Ballistrea, Tali Schneider, Rachel C Benzinger, Christine Melillo, Neil B Alexander, S Angelina Klanchar, William Lapcevic, Dustin D French

“…ConclusionsChallenges, solutions, and lessons learned for study recruitment and intervention delivery inform best practices of delivering remote self-directed CIH interventions when addressing the unique needs of this medically complex population. …”
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School-Based Suicide Risk Assessment Using eHealth for Youth: Systematic Scoping Review by Deinera Exner-Cortens, Elizabeth Baker, Shawna Gray, Cristina Fernandez Conde, Rocio Ramirez Rivera, Marisa Van Bavel, Elisabeth Vezina, Aleta Ambrose, Chris Pawluk, Kelly D Schwartz, Paul D Arnold

“…However, as the remote environment is a new context for many schools, guidance is needed on best practices for eHealth suicide risk assessment among youth. …”
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Multicenter Validation of Natural Language Processing Algorithms for the Detection of Common Data Elements in Operative Notes for Total Hip Arthroplasty: Algorithm Development and... by Peijin Han, Sunyang Fu, Julie Kolis, Richard Hughes, Brian R Hallstrom, Martha Carvour, Hilal Maradit-Kremers, Sunghwan Sohn, VG Vinod Vydiswaran

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the implementability, usability, and portability of MedTagger-THA at two external institutions, Michigan Medicine and the University of Iowa, and provide lessons learned for best practices. MethodsWe conducted iterative test-apply-refinement processes with three involved sites—the development site (Mayo Clinic) and two deployment sites (Michigan Medicine and the University of Iowa). …”
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Lo sviluppo competitivo delle imprese meridionali: inadeguatezza delle misure ed inidoneità degli strumenti di finanza pubblica per l'avvio di processi indirizzati alla crescita ec... by Laura Letizia

“… / 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑙𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑢𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑔𝑎𝑝𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑦 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑚𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝐼𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑦, 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑚𝑜𝑖𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑢𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑔𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎. …”
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The participation of citizens in land use planning and decision-making in Northern areas – the potential of PPGIS in increasing interaction by Sini Kantola

“…Both qualitative and quantitative methods have been used in the data collection and analysis. The best practices of the use of PPGIS have been studied as well as the novelty of the PPGIS knowledge. …”
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Taxation of copper and nickel ores mining in Australia, Canada, Chile, Kazakhstan and USA by N. S. Kostrykina, A. V. Korytin, E. V. Melkova

“…The contribution of the industries related to the extraction of minerals and production of metals (mining of coal, ores, diamonds, metallurgy, fertilizer production) to the Russian GDP is about half as much as that of industries involved in the extraction and processing of oil and natural gas (7% and 14% of GDP respectively).In view of the above, it is important to develop a new approach to the taxation of solid minerals in Russia based on the world’s best practices. In order to identify the general principles of their taxation, we have conducted a detailed analysis of the tax legislation in a number of countries with a well-developed tax system and a significant size of the mining sector (the United States, Canada, Australia, Chile and Kazakhstan). …”
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Best Reference Practices are Not Observed in Telephone Ready Reference Services by Julie McKenna

“…The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Guidelines, considered the best practices for reference service, were not observed and in particular, the source citation rule was not followed.…”
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Learning for the NHS on procurement and supply chain management: a rapid evidence assessment by Saba Hinrichs, Deepa Jahagirdar, Céline Miani, Benoit Guerin, Ellen Nolte

“…Objectives: Principally drawing on a rapid evidence assessment (REA), we sought to (1) describe approaches to procurement and SCM in selected areas (including, but not limited to, manufacturing and automotive sectors, defence, information and communication technology, and pharmaceutical industries) and (2) identify best practices that may inform procurement and SCM in the NHS. …”
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Incorporating Cognitive Behavioural Therapy into a Public Health Care System: Canada and England Compared by Noushon Farmanara, Gregory P. Marchildon, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée

“…We review the case of the Bounce Back program developed in British Columbia (BC) to illustrate this potential in the Canadian context. Best practices indicate that care is needed beyond the provision of psychiatric services and pharmacotherapy alone, and the initial results of both the IAPT program and BC’s Bounce Back program strongly suggest that it is possible to provide these cost-effective services in a public system. …”
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Strategies employed by developed countries to facilitate the transition of internationally qualified nurses specialty skills into clinical practice: An integrative review by Chanchal Kurup, Vasiliki Betihavas, Adam Burston, Elisabeth Jacob

“…Methods An integrative review was conducted to identify common themes, patterns, and best practices in order to inform policy development and improve the successful integration of internationally qualified nurses into the healthcare systems of developed countries. …”
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Best Reference Practices are Not Observed in Telephone Ready Reference Services. A review of: Agosto, Denise A. and Holly Anderton. “Whatever Happened to ‘Always Cite the Source?’”... by Julie McKenna

“…The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Guidelines, considered the best practices for reference service, were not observed and in particular, the source citation rule was not followed.…”
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Підготовка вчителів до навчання іноземних мов молодших школярів: з досвіду країн Європейського Союзу... by Ольга Котенко

“…The problem of researching the process of teachers’ training to elementary school students’ foreign languages teaching in the EU with the aim of implementing the best practices in the educational system of Ukraine are described in the article, as well as identified the specific features of the primary school teachers' professional training organization in the European educational space. …”
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A COVID-19 patient’s experience: Engagement in disease management, interactions with care teams and implications on health policies and managerial practices by Lihua Dishman, Vicki Schroeder

“…The personal narrative approach was used to chronicle the patient’s weekly journey in disease management. Best practices emerged from her and her family members’ engagement in managing COVID-19, and interactions with her primary care provider and COVID-19 Response Team. …”
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Recruitment and Retention in Remote Research: Learnings From a Large, Decentralized Real-world Study by Sophia Xueying Li, Ramzi Halabi, Rahavi Selvarajan, Molly Woerner, Isabell Griffith Fillipo, Sreya Banerjee, Brittany Mosser, Felipe Jain, Patricia Areán, Abhishek Pratap

“…Combined together, these empirical findings could help inform best practices for monitoring anomalies during real-world data collection and for recruiting and retaining target populations in a representative and equitable manner.…”
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Renewable Energy Sources: International Legal Mechanisms for Cooperation between the EU Member States by M. A. Milyukova

“…Nevertheless, despite the above issues, the author points out that the ideas of the EU legal regulation at present, after its detailed study, can be attributed to the "best practices" of international legal regulation of the use of renewable energy. …”
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The use of positive deviance approach to improve health service delivery and quality of care: a scoping review by Ayelign Mengesha Kassie, Elizabeth Eakin, Biruk Beletew Abate, Aklilu Endalamaw, Anteneh Zewdie, Eskinder Wolka, Yibeltal Assefa

“…Hence, it is critical that PDs are identified using objective and validated measures of performance as failure to identify true PDs can subsequently lead to failure in identifying best practices for learning and dissemination to other contextually similar settings.…”
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Stroke care programme in Aragon (PAIA): strategy and outcomes for the period 2009-2014 by J. Marta Moreno, M. Bestué Cardiel, A. Giménez Muñoz, M. Palacín Larroy

“…Results: Structure, processes, and outcomes have improved with reference to the key indicators of healthcare (audit: 2008, 2010, 2012) among others: stroke rate in 2013 was 2.07 (2.36 in 2008); 78% of strokes were managed in stroke units in 2014 (30% in 2008); rate of fibrinolysis was 8.3% in 2014 (4.4% in 2010); fibrinolysis was administered in secondary hospitals (30% of the total); fibrinolysis was administered by Telestroke in 9%; stroke mortality decreased (38%); 67.7 years of potential life lost (YPLL) in 2013 (144 in 2008); nurse training; development of neurosonology; networking; sharing protocols and best practices between health sectors, etc. Conclusions: Integrated process management and multidisciplinary teams distributed and deployed over an entire territory with established protocols, references, evaluations, and continuous development, have been proven powerful tools to ensure both quality and equality. …”
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