US state-level containment policies not associated with food insecurity changes during the early COVID-19 pandemic: a multilevel analysis by Samantha M Sundermeir, Erin Tigue, Francesco Acciai, Emma Moynihan, Meredith T Niles, Roni Neff

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Perceived healthiness of sugary drinks and related social norms among adults in five countries: evidence from the International Food Policy Study by Virginie Drolet-Labelle, Christine M. White, Jean Adams, Sharon I. Kirkpatrick, Alejandra Jáuregui, Lilia S. Pedraza, Véronique Provencher, Gary Sacks, James F. Thrasher, Gabriela C. Armendariz, Simón Barquera, David Hammond, Lana Vanderlee

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Community health system capacities and capabilities within an evolving community health policy framework: mixed methods study of stakeholders in central Uganda by Raymond Tweheyo, Diana Atwine, Richard Kabanda, Ronald Miria Ocaatre, Bounggui Kim, Simon Erisa Waiswa, Prichard Denzel Kavuma, Yeni Lee, Loretah Mutoni, Solyi Kim, Yein Park, Monica Okuga

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A Stock Dividend Model Applying the Value Creation Approach in Iran’s Capital Market: The Generalized Method of Moments by Ebrahim Solati Khosroshahi, Younes Badavar Nahandi, Houshang Taghizadeh

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Equity of access and participation in tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand: the tale of three regions by Sharon Brownie, Patrick Broman, Cathy Cooney, Leith Comer

“…Five considerations arise for policy and leadership practice: (1) the impact of centralisation in creating ‘educational deserts’; (2) the relationship between funding models and an entity’s ability to deliver regionally; (3) the possible impact of international students on domestic students and host organisations; (4) the relationship between ‘belonging’ and tertiary education participation; and (5) an entity’s role in closing equity gaps. …”
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Report from the International Workshop on the Role of Public Administration in Public Policies’ Design & 15th Anniversary of the Central European Public Administration Review by Polonca Kovač, Tina Jukić

“… In April 2018, the Faculty of Administration of the University of Ljubljana organised a two-day international workshop on the role of public administration in public policies' design. The workshop consisted of four parts: three sessions and one round table. …”
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La pêche migrante au Sénégal, en Mauritanie et Gambie : un mécanisme d’approvisionnement des industries de farine de poisson by El hadj Bara Dème, Pierre Failler

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Proximal Policy Optimization for Crowd Evacuation in Complex Environments—A Metaverse Approach at Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal, Thailand by Sushank Chaudhary, Nitinun Sinpan, Pruk Sasithong, Sunita Khichar, Panithan la-Aiddee, Natt Leelawat, Amir Parnianifard, Suvit Poomrittigul, Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij

“…This study introduces a novel dynamic emergency evacuation route generator using the Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) algorithm within a custom-built 3D simulation environment developed in Unity. …”
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Episiotomies and obstetric anal sphincter injuries following a restrictive episiotomy policy in France: An analysis of the 2010, 2016, and 2021 National Perinatal Surveys. by Raphaele Houlbracq, Camille Le Ray, Béatrice Blondel, Nathalie Lelong, Anne Alice Chantry, Thomas Desplanches, ENP2021 Study Group

“…For instance, in 2021, 22.3% of women were over 35 years old, 17.7% were born outside of France, 11.3% had a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 or higher, and 39.9% were primiparous. …”
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The Public Health Service “Increased Risk” 2020 Policy Change Has not Improved Organ Utilization in the United States: A Nationwide Cohort Study by Dane C. Paneitz, MD, MPH, Stanley B. Wolfe, MD, MPH, Duc Giao, BA, Shannon N. Tessier, PhD, Leigh Anne Dageforde, MD, MPH, Nahel Elias, MD, Seyed Alireza Rabi, MD, PHD, Eriberto Michel, MD, David A. D’Alessandro, MD, Asishana A. Osho, MD, MPH

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Exploring public support for novel tobacco and alcohol control policies in Great Britain 2021–2023: A population-based cross-sectional survey by Vera Helen Buss, Lion Shahab, Sharon Cox, Loren Kock, Melissa Oldham, Linda Bauld, Hazel Cheeseman, Garth Reid, Jamie Brown

“…This trend was apparent across all sociodemographic subgroups. With one exception, the policies included in this study were supported by more than half of the participants. …”
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Exploring the role of ICT adoption technologies and renewable energy consumption in achieving a sustainable environment in the United States: an SDGs-based policy framework by Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, Oktay Özkan, Dilber Uzun Ozsahin, Babatunde Sunday Eweade, Bright Akwasi Gyamfi

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Support for, and perceived effectiveness of, the UK soft drinks industry levy among UK adults: cross-sectional analysis of the International Food Policy Study by David Hammond, Jean Adams, Martin White, David Pell, Tarra Penney, Lana Vanderlee

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Care coordination across healthcare systems: development of a research agenda, implications for practice, and recommendations for policy based on a modified Delphi panel by Aneesa Motala, Susanne Hempel, Michelle Wong, Maria Bolshakova, Ning Fu, David Ganz, Sonali Saluja, Timothy Kim, Carolyn Turvey, Kristina Cordasco, Aashna Basu, Tonya Page, Reshma Mahmood, Jenny Barnard, Isomi M Miake-Lye

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University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences by A.Sh. Dubina, S.A. Vlazneva

Tackling the primary healthcare workforce crisis: time to talk about health systems and governance—a comparative assessment of nine countries in the WHO European region by Ellen Kuhlmann, Michelle Falkenbach, Monica Georgina Brînzac, Tiago Correia, Maria Panagioti, Bernd Rechel, Anna Sagan, Milena Santric-Milicevic, Marius-Ionuț Ungureanu, Iris Wallenburg, Viola Burau

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Evaluating the impact of adult education programs in Morocco: a quasi-experimental approach by Rachid Boukbech, Mariem Liouaeddine

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Opportunities for promoting open data in the Caribbean through biobanks by Sushant Saluja, Simon G. Anderson

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Understanding Tobacco Control: Global and National Strategies by Diksha Sharma, Manjunath B.C, Bhavna Sabbarwal, Vipul Yadav, Nirav Vyas, Sonam Yadav

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Presidential Initiatives as a Tool to Manage U.S. Foreign Assistance Policies in the XXI Century: From George W. Bush Jr. to Joseph R. Biden by V. I. Bartenev

“…However, at least for the time being the Joseph Biden’s initiative stands out in all three main dimensions, which raises doubts about its potential to exert a systemic and long-term influence on the U.S. foreign assistance policies.…”
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