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2026
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Rafique Ahmed Khoso, Farhan Ali Soomro, Muhammad Ameer Hamza, Muhammad Hasan Syed
The Future of Work in Digital Banking: Aligning HR Tech Adoption with Marketing Innovation and Financial KPIs
This study investigated how the future of work in digital banking was shaped by the strategic alignment of human resource (HR) technology adoption, marketing innovation, and financial key performance indicators (KPIs). As banks increasingly relied on artificial intelligence, analytics, and...
2026
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Joana Paias Ferreira, Teresa Magalhães
Instruments to assess the digital health competencies of healthcare professionals: a scoping review
Background: The digital transformation of healthcare is reshaping clinical practice, healthcare management, patient-provider interactions, and traditional public health fields. These digital tools enhance safety, quality of care and efficacy, while also supporting the shift from cure to prevention, empowering patients,...
2026
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Muhanad Alzahrani, Abdullah Alabbasi, Faris Sultan
Evolving landscapes of palliative care in Saudi Arabia: a narrative review
Background: Palliative care (PC) in Saudi Arabia has advanced considerably in recent years, driven by the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, population ageing, and reforms to the national healthcare system. These developments have created a growing demand for patient-centered, holistic...
2026
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Joana Paias Ferreira, Teresa Magalhães
Instruments to assess the digital health competencies of healthcare professionals: a scoping review
Background: The digital transformation of healthcare is reshaping clinical practice, healthcare management, patient-provider interactions, and traditional public health fields. These digital tools enhance safety, quality of care and efficacy, while also supporting the shift from cure to prevention, empowering patients,...
2026
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Ashish Joshi, Niharika Jha, M. de Jeu, Kami Geron, Lori Ward
Public Health Hackathon: empowering high school students as tomorrow’s leaders and innovators in public health
Preparing the next generation of public health leaders requires innovative educational strategies that foster creativity, collaboration, and practical problem-solving skills. Hackathons—short, intensive innovation challenges—provide a structured platform for students to co-create solutions to real-world problems. The University of Memphis School...
2026
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Aparna Sakore
INDUSTRIAL CONCENTRATION, URBAN PROBLEMS, AND HR: STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING PEOPLE IN PUNE’S CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS
Pune is well known as the “Oxford of the East,” has rapidly evolved into one of India’s both industrial as well as educational hubs. The city dominates in the hubs of kharadi, Chakan, Hinjewadi etc. of automotive, manufacturing, information technology,...
2026
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Ericles Andrei Bellei, Debora Cristina Bellei, Cleide Fátima Moretto, Ana Luisa Sant' Anna Alves, Ana Carolina Bertoletti De Marchi
Educational background of professionals managing health services in Brazil: insights from the national registry of specialization and certification course offerings
Health services management differs from the traditional definition of a profession, as it lacks a standardized body of knowledge and a single entry credential (1). Instead, it is an applied field that integrates competencies from medicine, economics, public administration, engineering,...
2026
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Artem Horilyi, Nataliia Ivanova
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL STRATEGIES FOR PREPARING HUMAN CAPITAL FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
The article investigates how ongoing digital transformation, and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence are reshaping the formation, structure, and practical use of human capital in modern economies. The study is motivated by the growing tension between relatively rigid education...
2026
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J. Matt McCrary, Els Van Valckenborgh, Denis Horgan, Evgenia Aleksandrova, Ralf C. Bargou, Regina Lohajova Behulova, Ivica Belina, Ann Liza Egesberg Bøhme, Joan Brunet, Florin Burada, Adela Chiriță-Emandi, Andrada Ciucă, Chrystelle Colas, Anastasia Constantinidou, Curca Ro, Viorica Cursaru, Miriam Dalmas, Zanda Daneberga, Evandro de Azambuja, Antoine De Pauw, Robin De Putter, Turem Delikurt-Tuncalp, Deirdre Donnelly, Hans Ehrencrona, Lenka Foretova, Fabrizia Galli, Maurizio Genuardi, Rachel Giles, Claire Grima, R. Janavičius, H. Kääriäinen, Barbara Klink, Mateja Krajc, Joanna Kufel-Grabowska, Baiba Lāce, Liis Leitsalu, C. Le Tourneau, Marianne Lodahl, Francesca Mari, Erika Matos, Luca Mazzarella, Tamara Milagre, Martin Mistrík, Barbara Moss, Amy Nolan, Rosie O’Shea, Milena Paneque, Attila Patócs, Rebecka Pestoff, Hélène A. Poirel, Martine Risch, Manuel Rodrigues, Katharina M Roetzer, Andrea Ros, Evelin Schröck, Gunda Schwaninger, Lucie Slámová, Kostas Stamatopoulos, Sonja Strang‐Karlsson, Krzysztof Szczałuba, V. Szymczak, Philippe Theis, Jacqueline A. Turner, Olga Valciņa, Christopher Vella, Wendy A G van Zelst-Stams, Karin Wadt, Johannes Zschocke, Joelle Ronez, Tim Ripperger, Marc Van den Bulcke, Anke Katharina Bergmann
Priority European strategies for sustainable access to high-quality genetic counselling in cancer: A Delphi study
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan is a substantial European Union (EU) investment into cancer prevention and treatment. Integration of genetic services towards personalised cancer prevention and care is a flagship of this plan. Genetic counselling is critical to this integration, facilitating...
2026
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Ibrahim Npochinto Moumeni
From policy to practice: why the WHO’s Africa rehabilitation strategy 2025–2035 risks failure without educational reform
Background: In July 2025, the WHO African Regional Committee adopted an ambitious strategy to address the 63% rehabilitation access gap through a comprehensive five-pillar framework. However, systematic educational exclusion of rehabilitation in African medical curricula may undermine implementation across all...
2026
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Elyce Green, Claire Quilliam, Catherine Seaton, Jane Ferns, Melissa Ridd, Lyndal Sheepway, Leigh Moore, Jodie Bailie, Rohan Rasiah, Carolyn Taylor, Kathryn Fitzgerald, James Debenham
A framework for the design, delivery, and evaluation of rural health professions student placements
High-quality rural health professions student placements are essential for preparing competent, confident, and adaptable health professionals. Despite growing international interest in rural health professions education, existing placement quality frameworks often lack the nuance required to address the complexities of rural...
2026
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K. David Bailey, Samantha Bastow, Kalvin Yu, Eileen Sullivan‐Marx
The essential role of professional nurses in the U.S. healthcare workforce: Challenges, innovation, and opportunities
Professional nurses, defined in this paper as licensed registered nurses, are a cornerstone of the U.S. healthcare workforce, serving as frontline caregivers and advocates across diverse settings. This is a narrative synthesis which examines the multifaceted challenges currently facing the...
2026
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Muhamad Irfan Hakiim
Lifelong Learning in the Digital Era to Support Continuous Professional Growth and Adaptability
This study examines the role of lifelong learning in the digital era as a strategic approach to fostering continuous professional growth and adaptability in an increasingly dynamic and technology-driven environment. The primary objective is to analyze how digital-based learning ecosystems...
2026
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Shafqat Ullah
THE INFLUENCE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON WORKPLACE DIVERSITY: ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AS MEDIATOR
This study explores the impact of transformational leadership on workplace diversity over mediating role of organizational culture in higher education institutions context in the southern region, KP, Pakistan. The study aims to understand that how leadership impact creation of inclusive...
2026
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Muxtar Mammadov, Sevgi Alizade, Akbar Ibrahımov, Nurid Mammadov
Education–Technology–Economy Nexus: Empirical Evidence from Developing Countries
The interaction between education, technology, and economic development has become a critical determinant of competitiveness and sustainable growth in developing countries. This study empirically examines how educational attainment and technological readiness jointly influence macroeconomic performance. Using multi-country panel data and...
2026
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Nataliia Nalyvaiko, Віктор Вус, Liliya Zotova, Nadiya Kreydun, Olena Ronzhes, Oleksii Nalyvaiko, Serhii Proskuriakov, Kostiantyn Levytskyi
From Distress to Systemic Resilience: Strengthening MHPSS in Conflict Settings – Insights from Ukraine
Introduction: The full-scale war in Ukraine has significantly increased the need for coordinated and accessible mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services. However, there remains limited empirical evidence on how civilians experience psychosocial distress during conflict and how institutions are...
2026
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Folayan Mo, Ahmed Bhayat, Maha El Tantawi
A call for a paradigm shift to community-embedded, home-based primary preventive oral health care in Africa
Oral diseases constitute a global public health crisis, affecting nearly 3.5 billion people worldwide [1]. They cause pain, disability, and economic loss, with their highest burden falling on vulnerable and marginalized populations [1,2]. This crisis is exacerbated by a widespread...
2026
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Mónica Acuña-Rodríguez, Maria Cristina Florián-Pérez, Fabriccio J. Visconti-Lopez, Nellys María Barrios Acuña
The climate justice implementation gap: are urban health and planning workforces trained for equitable climate adaptation?
Although climate justice has become a central principle in urban adaptation discourse, it remains unclear whether the professional workforce responsible for implementing adaptation strategies is adequately prepared to operationalize these commitments. In this policy brief, we examine the evolving scientific...
2026
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Pargaulan Dwikora Simanjuntak, Ikhwanuddin, A. Nurfajri Irwan, Yayu Nopriani Martha, Giovanni Battista Puteri
Blockchain-Enhanced Maritime Education Ecosystem: Decentralized Credentialing for Global Seafarer Competency Verification
The global maritime industry faces a critical seafarer shortage of 89,510 officers, exacerbated by fragmented credential verification systems, fraudulent certification practices, and inefficient competency recognition across jurisdictions. This research develops a comprehensive Blockchain-Enhanced Maritime Education Ecosystem integrating decentralized credentialing infrastructure...
2026
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Lucy Vorobej, Cynthia Whitehead
Yesterday’s Patterns, Tomorrow’s Possibilities: Historical Methods in Family Medicine
Historical perspectives remain an underused resource in family medicine research, despite their capacity to explain the development of current challenges and the persistence of certain assumptions in family medicine education. Consequently, many scholars have had little opportunity to engage with...