Journal articles: 'Best practice network'

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Hickey, Pat. "AORN's role in the Best Practice Network." AORN Journal 71, no. 3 (March 2000): 664–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0001-2092(06)61591-3.

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Pamungkas, Listyaningsih Dewi, and Rukhana Fitriati. "BEST PRACTICE PELAYANAN ADMINISTRASI KEPENDUDUKAN KABUPATEN KUDUS." Dialogue : Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik 1, no. 2 (December 3, 2019): 26–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/dialogue.v1i2.6611.

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This study aims to analyze the concept of best practice at the Population Administrationand Civil Registration office of Kudus Regency. The study is implemented by applyingthe qualitative descriptive research methods. In terms of theoretical framework, thearticle refers to best practice theory. Best practice theory suggests criteria to examinepolicy innovation, namely impact, partnerships, sustainability, leadership, andinnovations in local contexts that can be transferred (transferability). The results of thisstudy indicate that the Population Administration and Civil Registry especially in theCivil Registry Population Service is categorized as good and feasible as a "Role Modelof Public Service Provider" for other regions. The commitment of agency leadership inimproving the quality of public services is commendable. In addition, the Kudus regencyalso provides facilitation and provides adequate infrastructure and facilities. Theimportant finding of the research also relates to several other factors such asdemocratic leadership style; adequate human resource capacity; and the improvedsupply system of the E-KTP form from central government is among the factors thatsupport the performance of population administration and civil registration services inKudus Regency. On the other hand, there are factors interfering the performance of theadmindukcapil. The factors are inadequate support of internet network in SIAK andunreliability of server. There is also a need to increase public awareness to completepopulation documents. In special cases, such as in time of national events such aselection, demand for completion of population documents increased significantly.

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Kingston, M. "The Best Practice Network: imagining the future together." Critical Care Nurse 18, no. 4 (August 1, 1998): 108. http://dx.doi.org/10.4037/ccn1998.18.4.108.

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Dealtry, Richard. "ECUANET – European Corporate Academies Transnational Best Practice Network." Journal of Workplace Learning 16, no. 5 (July 2004): 293–301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13665620410545570.

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Kanellopoulos, I., and G. G. Wilkinson. "Strategies and best practice for neural network image classification." International Journal of Remote Sensing 18, no. 4 (March 1997): 711–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/014311697218719.

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Holmes, Morgan. "The Guidelines International Network: Translating Best Evidence into Best Practice around the Globe." Healthcare Quarterly 11, no. 1 (January 15, 2088): 64–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.12927/hcq.2008.19499.

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Erdmann, Alacoque Lorenzini, Selma Regina de Andrade, Ana Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira de Mello, and Livia Crespo Drago. "Secondary Health Care: best practices in the health services network." Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem 21, spe (February 2013): 131–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0104-11692013000700017.

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OBJECTIVE: to understand the organization of health practices, based on the interactions at the secondary care level, and to analyze how the actions and services at this level of care contribute to the development of best practice in health. METHOD: a qualitative approach, based in Grounded Theory. Data was obtained from individual interviews, with managers, health care professionals and health service users making up the sample group representing the secondary level of healthcare. The theoretical model was formulated based on four categories, analyzed based in the elements of the network modeling of health care theoretical framework. RESULTS: The organization of health practices at a secondary level is in the process of consolidation and is contributing to the development of best practices in the locale studied. CONCLUSION: The broadening of access to consultations and specialized procedures, and the articulation of the network's points, are aspects of this level of care which are considered essential for care which is effective and integral. This study contributes to the analysis of health practices from the perspective of network modeling, based on the interactions between secondary care and the health system's other health facilities, which are shown as going through a process of consolidation in the locale studied.

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Waixel, Bernie, and Jeanette Laidlaw. "Benchmarking and supplier networking ? best practice approaches." Australian Health Review 19, no. 2 (1996): 105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah960105.

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This article examines the approach adopted by a health service to benchmark outsidethe health industry and to network with its own suppliers in its quest for bestpractice. The Maryborough District Health Service was selected for funding underthe Commonwealth Government?s Best Practice in the Health Sector Program. Thisrural health service is setting a fine example of how generic benchmarking can beused to increase efficiency and improve outcomes in an environment of change,increasing demands and contracting resources. The organisation has networked withits suppliers with a view to ensuring that, as a customer, it has access to the bestquality goods and services. The objective is to improve the services and quality ofpatient care provided by the health service and to minimise its cost structures.

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McLeod, Sam, Jan Scheurer, and Carey Curtis. "Urban Public Transport." Journal of Planning Literature 32, no. 3 (February 26, 2017): 223–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0885412217693570.

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This article reviews the literature on current “best practice” principles for planning public transport (PT) networks within the context of planners seeking to transition their cities toward sustainable mobility. An overview is provided of the history of ideas about network development. The emerging frontiers for multimodal, demand-responsive PT and the potential implications of new transport technology on traditional PT are discussed. The future role of transit-oriented development within PT network structures is considered. The “moderators” to network design that may impede future best practice brings the article to conclusion.

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Olefs, Marc, Dietmar J. Baumgartner, Friedrich Obleitner, Christoph Bichler, Ulrich Foelsche, Helga Pietsch, Harald E. Rieder, et al. "The Austrian radiation monitoring network ARAD – best practice and added value." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 9, no. 4 (April 6, 2016): 1513–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-1513-2016.

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Abstract. The Austrian RADiation monitoring network (ARAD) has been established to advance the national climate monitoring and to support satellite retrieval, atmospheric modeling and the development of solar energy techniques. Measurements cover the downward solar and thermal infrared radiation using instruments according to Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) standards. A unique feature of ARAD is its vertical dimension of five stations, covering an altitude range between about 200 m a.s.l (Vienna) and 3100 m a.s.l. (BSRN site Sonnblick). The paper outlines the aims and scopes of ARAD, its measurement and calibration standards, methods, strategies and station locations. ARAD network operation uses innovative data processing for quality assurance and quality control, utilizing manual and automated control algorithms. A combined uncertainty estimate for the broadband shortwave radiation fluxes at all five ARAD stations, using the methodology specified by the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement indicates that relative accuracies range from 1.5 to 2.9 % for large signals (global, direct: 1000 W m−2, diffuse: 500 W m−2) and from 1.7 to 23 % (or 0.9 to 11.5 W m−2) for small signals (50 W m−2) (expanded uncertainties corresponding to the 95 % confidence level). If the directional response error of the pyranometers and the temperature response of the instruments and the data acquisition system (DAQ) are corrected, this expanded uncertainty reduces to 1.4 to 2.8 % for large signals and to 1.7 to 5.2 % (or 0.9–2.6 W m−2) for small signals. Thus, for large signals of global and diffuse radiation, BSRN target accuracies are met or nearly met (missed by less than 0.2 percentage points, pps) for 70 % of the ARAD measurements after this correction. For small signals of direct radiation, BSRN targets are achieved at two sites and nearly met (also missed by less than 0.2 pps) at the other sites. For small signals of global and diffuse radiation, targets are achieved at all stations. Additional accuracy gains can be achieved in the future through additional measurements, corrections and a further upgrade of the DAQ. However, to improve the accuracy of measurements of direct solar radiation, improved instrument accuracy is needed. ARAD could serve as a useful example for establishing state-of-the-art radiation monitoring at the national level with a multiple-purpose approach. Instrumentation, guidelines and tools (such as the data quality control) developed within ARAD are intended to increase monitoring capabilities of global radiation and thus designed to allow straightforward adoption in other regions, without high development costs.

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Olefs, M., D. J. Baumgartner, F. Obleitner, C. Bichler, U. Foelsche, H. Pietsch, H. E. Rieder, et al. "The Austrian radiation monitoring network ARAD – best practice and added value." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions 8, no. 10 (October 16, 2015): 10663–710. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amtd-8-10663-2015.

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Abstract. The Austrian RADiation monitoring network (ARAD) has been established to advance the national climate monitoring and to support satellite retrieval, atmospheric modelling and solar energy techniques development. Measurements cover the downwelling solar and thermal infrared radiation using instruments according to Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) standards. A unique feature of ARAD is its vertical dimension of five stations, covering an air column between about 200 m a.s.l. (Vienna) and 3100 m a.s.l. (BSRN site Sonnblick). The paper outlines the aims and scopes of ARAD, its measurement and calibration standards, methods, strategies and station locations. ARAD network operation uses innovative data processing for quality assurance and quality control, applying manual and automated control algorithms. A combined uncertainty estimate for the broadband shortwave radiation fluxes at all five ARAD stations indicates that accuracies range from 1.5 to 23 %. If a directional response error of the pyranometers and the temperature response of the instruments and the data acquisition system (DAQ) is corrected, this expanded uncertainty reduces to 1.4 to 5.2 %. Thus, for large signals (global: 1000 W m−2, diffuse: 500 W m−2) BSRN target accuracies are met or closely met for 70 % of valid measurements at the ARAD stations after this correction. For small signals (50 W m−2), the targets are not achieved as a result of uncertainties associated with the DAQ or the instrument sensitivities. Additional accuracy gains can be achieved in future by additional measurements and corrections. However, for the measurement of direct solar radiation improved instrument accuracy is needed. ARAD could serve as a powerful example for establishing state-of-the-art radiation monitoring at the national level with a multiple-purpose approach. Instrumentation, guidelines and tools (such as the data quality control) developed within ARAD are best practices which could be adopted in other regions, thus saving high development costs.

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Haney, Aoife Brophy, and Michael G. Pollitt. "Exploring the determinants of “best practice” benchmarking in electricity network regulation." Energy Policy 39, no. 12 (December 2011): 7739–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2011.09.018.

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Wilmot, Emma G., Peter Hammond, and Pratik Choudhary. "Insulin Pump Best Practice Guide from the ABCD Diabetes Technology Network UK." British Journal of Diabetes 18, no. 2 (June 21, 2018): 69–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2018.176.

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The number of children and adults with Type 1 diabetes on insulin pump therapy in the UK continues to rise. However, there remains significant geographical variation in uptake. It is likely that health care professional training is a key factor driving this variation. In response, the Diabetes Technology Network UK has developed a national best practice guide to support health care professionals to develop and maintain their skills in insulin pump therapy. An overview of this guide is provided

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Zarei, Behrouz, Hoda Nasseri, and Mahdi Tajeddin. "Best practice network business model for internationalization of small and medium enterprises." Journal of International Entrepreneurship 9, no. 4 (September 30, 2011): 299–315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10843-011-0080-3.

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Loo, Leong Shuen, Kathryn Cisera, Tony M. Korman, and Ian Woolley. "Management of gonorrhoea in a hospital network: are we following best practice?" Sexual Health 16, no. 5 (2019): 523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh19018.

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Background Gonorrhoea is usually managed in community sexual health or general practice, but a proportion of cases present to hospital settings. In this study, we examined how gonorrhoea was managed through a large hospital network and what the implications may be for public health management. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed of the management of patients with Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection diagnosed at a large Australian healthcare network from January 2015 to May 2018. Documentation rates of five parameters of care were assessed: (1) the presence (or absence) of previous sexually transmissible infections (STIs); (2) recent travel; (3) discussion of HIV testing; (4) contact tracing; and (5) public health notification. Results: In all, 110 cases (48 male, 62 female) were analysed. Most cases were in the 15–39 years age group; 98 cases (89%) were symptomatic, and 12 (11%) were screening tests. The most common presenting syndromes were pelvic inflammatory disease (32%; 31/98 symptomatic cases), urethritis (26%; 25/98) and epididymo-orchitis (13%; 13/98). None of the five parameters assessed were documented in most cases. Documentation was most likely to occur in patients admitted to hospital. When HIV testing was performed, no new cases of HIV were identified. Conclusion: Infections with gonorrhoea present on a regular basis to hospital practice, but overall management is suboptimal. Automated prompts for other recommended tests, including HIV testing when testing for other sexually transmissible diseases is ordered, may improve management. Better awareness of best practice is needed, which can be facilitated with ongoing education. However, the greatest benefit is likely achieved by linking patients back to community-based services, which are best placed to provide ongoing long-term care.

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Kim, Hyojoon, Xiaoqi Chen, Jack Brassil, and Jennifer Rexford. "Experience-driven research on programmable networks." ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review 51, no. 1 (January 31, 2021): 10–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3457175.3457178.

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Many promising networking research ideas in programmable networks never see the light of day. Yet, deploying research prototypes in production networks can help validate research ideas, improve them with faster feedback, uncover new research questions, and also ease the subsequent transition to practice. In this paper, we show how researchers can run and validate their research ideas in their own backyards---on their production campus networks---and we have seen that such a demonstrator can expedite the deployment of a research idea in practice to solve real network operation problems. We present P4Campus , a proof-of-concept that encompasses tools, an infrastructure design, strategies, and best practices---both technical and non-technical---that can help researchers run experiments against their programmable network idea in their own network. We use network tapping devices, packet brokers, and commodity programmable switches to enable running experiments to evaluate research ideas on a production campus network. We present several compelling data-plane applications as use cases that run on our campus and solve production network problems. By sharing our experiences and open-sourcing our P4 apps [28], we hope to encourage similar efforts on other campuses.

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Puga, Frank, Kathleen R. Stevens, and Darpan I. Patel. "Adopting Best Practices from Team Science in a Healthcare Improvement Research Network: The Impact on Dissemination and Implementation." Nursing Research and Practice 2013 (2013): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/814360.

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Healthcare is a complex adaptive system, and efforts to improve through the implementation of best practice are well served by various interacting disciplines within the system. As a transdisciplinary model is new to clinicians, an infrastructure that creates academic-practice partnerships and builds capacity for scientific collaboration is necessary to test, spread, and implement improvement strategies. This paper describes the adoption of best practices from the science of team science in a healthcare improvement research network and the impact on conducting a large-scale network study. Key components of the research network infrastructure were mapped to a team science framework and evaluated in terms of their effectiveness and impact on a national study of nursing operations. Results from this study revealed an effective integration of the team science principles which facilitated the rapid collection of a large dataset. Implications of this study support a collaborative model for improvement research and stress a need for future research and funding to further evaluate the impact on dissemination and implementation.

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O'Donoghue, Sheila, Lise Matzke, and Peter Watson. "ISBER Best Practice-Based Education: ISBER-Canadian Tissue Repository Network Introduction to Biobanking." Biopreservation and Biobanking 16, no. 1 (February 2018): 13–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/bio.2017.0116.

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Bellini, Pierfrancesco, Daniele Cenni, and Paolo Nesi. "Optimization of information retrieval for cross media contents in a best practice network." International Journal of Multimedia Information Retrieval 3, no. 3 (May 8, 2014): 147–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13735-014-0058-8.

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Maughan, Janet, David Raper, Callum Thomas, and David Gillingwater. "SCAN-UK ? a network approach to environmental best practice in the aviation industry." Eco-Management and Auditing 8, no. 4 (2001): 240–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ema.164.

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Farrell, Elizabeth, and Sara Knight. "Rural Women's Health Education: A Model of Best Practice." Australian Journal of Primary Health 4, no. 3 (1998): 135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py98040.

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The Jean Hailes Foundation has a distinct approach to the health care of women. The integration of a team of clinicians, educators and researchers enables the Foundation to give women access to relevant, timely and clear information about their health and health care issues to assist them in making informed health choices. The Rural Women's Education Program has been developed to meet the increasing demand for more information by rural Australians. The isolation of rural women, their difficulties in service access and transport availability are some of the problems addressed in the planning process for each respective area. To date each program has consisted of large public seminars, interactive information sessions and professional training. The response to each program has been overwhelming. Local ownership of the event has been part of its success. The 'Regional Women's Health Plan, 1998 - 2000' for the Barwon-South Western Region outlined certain health needs in the area. The Foundation responded to this need and, in collaboration with local network leaders, devised a program to meet the specific needs of that community. The planning process, delivery and evaluation of this successful program are discussed.

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Marsh, Sian, and Gill Mason. "A cultural revolution." Early Years Educator 21, no. 9 (January 2, 2020): 18–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/eyed.2020.21.9.18.

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Stenglein, Sharon. "Projects." Mathematics Teacher 90, no. 4 (April 1997): 336. http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/mt.90.4.0336.

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The Minnesota Best Practice Mathematics Network is a statewide group of teacher-leaders committed to and able to support standards-based change in mathematics education throughout the state. The concept of “best practice” comes from the idea of using what we know from research and experience about successfuJ teaching and learning of mathematics. Network members are selected with two essential qualifications:

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Sibruk, Leonid, and Ihor Zakutynskyi. "Recurrent Neural Networks for Time Series Forecasting. Choosing the best Architecture for Passenger Traffic Data." Electronics and Control Systems 2, no. 72 (September 23, 2022): 38–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.18372/1990-5548.72.16941.

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Accurately predicting the urban traffic passenger flow is of great importance for transportation resource scheduling, planning, public safety, and risk assessment. Traditional statistical approaches for forecasting time series are not effective in practice. They often require either strict or weak data stationarity, which is almost impossible to obtain with real data. An alternative method is time series forecasting using neural networks. By their nature, neural networks are non-linear and learn based on input and output data. With this approach, increasing the efficiency of the network is reduced to increasing the amount of data of the initial sample. Today, the class of recurrent neural networks is mainly used for forecasting time series. Another important stage is the choice of neural network architecture. In this article the use of long short term memory and gated recurrent units architecture is considered and also is compared their performance for passenger flow forecasting.

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Igor, Larionov, and Orlova Svetlana. "Establishing the Best Practice in Business in Network Society – the Case of “Natura Siberica”, 2017." TECHNOLOGOS, no. 3 (2021): 54–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.15593/perm.kipf/2021.3.05.

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The aim of this paper is the situation analysis or case study of the conflict between the cosmetics manufacturer "NATURA SIBERICA" (Russia) and its consumers. This conflict took place in 2017 as an interaction of the users of social networks. The importance of this study is that its object is the ongoing process of increasing the role that network society plays in discussing the value problems of contemporary society. This study shows the relevance of J. van Dyck's statement that digitalization promotes the transfer of communication about values in media network, and this constitutes the novelty of the paper. Accordingly, the objectives of the study were formulated as a description of the conflict situation and the definition of the subject of research as a manifestation of the complex interaction in contemporary network society; identifying the groups of irreducible values that caused the conceptual conflict; the analysis of these values from the perspective of law, as well as contemporary business ethics. The methodological approach that was chosen followed the complex nature of the subject of the study. As a general methodological approach the systematic method was used, which allows to determine the essence and key properties of the investigated phenomenon. The method of case analysis or case-study gave us the tools to implement this approach, taking into account the specifics of the object, as well as to connect the study to the practical task of finding the best solution in a situation of conflict of values. To analyze the unfolding of the conflict in conditions of virtual reality the structural-functional method was applied, which allowed conceptualizing the relationship between social phenomena of different levels. Using the method of ethical-philosophical analysis we revealed the content of the positions expressed by the participants of the conflict. The method of categorical analysis of legal texts was also applied. As a result of the study it was revealed that in a case of the gap in legal regulation it were the animal rights values and values of responsible consumption that provided the conceptual background for the positions articulated by the conflict participants. Next, we show that in this case the unfair advertising led to a crisis of consumers’ trust and caused the need to strengthen the ethical image of the company. Finally, this case of the company's reaction to the conflict could be conceptualized as an example of “best practice” for business ethics today.

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Barbas, Kimberly H., and Lauren Mudgett. "Lactation Support and Breast Milk Management." Clinical Lactation 7, no. 3 (2016): 108–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/2158-0782.7.3.108.

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The past 20 years have seen dramatic growth of hospital lactation programs. There are few regulatory guidelines leaving advocates for lactation services to justify need, safety, and best practice to implement changes. The professional networking group, Children’s Hospital Lactation Network, was surveyed about breast milk facilities and practices. Analysis of survey responses will provide lactation programs with information needed to identify improvements and recognize priorities for lactation practice and safe, effective breast milk management. Lactation programs need specific regulations to guide practice to enable them to receive funding for equipment and staffing and support to make decisions on policies and best practices. Specific recommendations, consistent between regulatory agencies and across the United States, would be beneficial to optimizing lactation support for hospitalized infants and their families.

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Aspy, C. B., M. Enright, L. Halstead, and J. W. Mold. "Improving Mammography Screening Using Best Practices and Practice Enhancement Assistants: An Oklahoma Physicians Resource/Research Network (OKPRN) Study." Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 21, no. 4 (July 1, 2008): 326–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.04.070060.

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van Dijk, Lisa, Henry Buller, Harry Blokhuis, Thea van Niekerk, Eva Voslarova, Xavier Manteca, Claire Weeks, and David Main. "HENNOVATION: Learnings from Promoting Practice-Led Multi-Actor Innovation Networks to Address Complex Animal Welfare Challenges within the Laying Hen Industry." Animals 9, no. 1 (January 11, 2019): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9010024.

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The Hennovation project, an EU H2020 funded thematic network, aimed to explore the potential value of practice-led multi-actor innovation networks within the laying hen industry. The project proposed that husbandry solutions can be practice-led and effectively supported to achieve durable gains in sustainability and animal welfare. It encouraged a move away from the traditional model of science providing solutions for practice, towards a collaborative approach where expertise from science and practice were equally valued. During the 32-month project, the team facilitated 19 multi-actor networks in five countries through six critical steps in the innovation process: problem identification, generation of ideas, planning, small scale trials, implementation and sharing with others. The networks included farmers, processors, veterinarians, technical advisors, market representatives and scientists. The interaction between the farmers and the other network actors, including scientists, was essential for farmer innovation. New relationships emerged between the scientists and farmers, based on experimental learning and the co-production of knowledge for improving laying hen welfare. The project demonstrated that a practice-led approach can be a major stimulus for innovation with several networks generating novel ideas and testing them in their commercial context. The Hennovation innovation networks not only contributed to bridging the science-practice gap by application of existing scientific solutions in practice but more so by jointly finding new solutions. Successful multi-actor, practice-led innovation networks appeared to depend upon the following key factors: active participation from relevant actors, professional facilitation, moderate resource support and access to relevant expertise. Farmers and processors involved in the project were often very enthusiastic about the approach, committing significant time to the network’s activities. It is suggested that the agricultural research community and funding agencies should place greater value on practice-led multi-actor innovation networks alongside technology and advisor focused initiatives to improve animal welfare and embed best practices.

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Plasil, Tanja. "“Best before, often good after”." Nordic Journal of Science and Technology Studies 8, no. 1 (May 16, 2020): 16–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.5324/njsts.v8i1.3396.

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In 2018, several Norwegian food producers added a new phrase to date labels of packaged foods: best before (date), often good after. Why and how did they do this? By using two concepts from Actor-Network Theory, translation and script, this article reveals how a seemingly simple addition to a label can reveal underlying issues and policies. This case study sheds light both on how the script of the date label was used to translate UN Sustainable Development Goal 12 about food waste reduction into everyday use and practice and how the date label moved from the domain of food policy making towards the realm of environmental politics.

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Everett, Sally. "Building and developing our staff networks: Reflecting on the successes and best practice approaches of a Women's Network." STEM Gender Equality Congress Proceedings 1, no. 1 (June 1, 2017): 704–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.21820/25150774.2017.1.30.

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Jarke, Juliane. "Community-based evaluation in online communities." Information Technology & People 30, no. 2 (June 5, 2017): 371–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/itp-03-2015-0046.

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Purpose The idea of “best practice” is very much built into information systems and the ways in which they organise and structure work. The purpose of this paper is to examine how “best practice” may be identified (produced) through a community-based evaluation process as opposed to traditional expert-based evaluation frameworks. The paper poses the following research questions: how does “best practice” (e)valuation in online communities differ depending on whether they are produced by community members or experts? And what role play these two practices of valuation for online community performance? Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on a three-year ethnographic study of a large-scale online community initiative run by the European Commission. Participant observation of online and offline activities (23 events) was complemented with 73 semi-structured interviews with 58 interviewees. The paper draws on Science and Technology Studies, and in particular actor-network theory. Findings Promoting the idea of “best practice” is not just an exercise about determining what “best” is but rather supposes that best is something that can travel across sites and be replicated. The paper argues that it is crucial to understand the work performed to coordinate multiple practices of producing “best practice” as apparatuses of valuation. Hence if practices are shared or circulate within an online community, this is possible because of material-discursive practices of dissociation and association, through agential cuts. These cuts demarcate what is important – and foregrounded – and what is backgrounded. In so doing new “practice objects” are produced. Research limitations/implications The research was conducted in the European public sector where participants are not associated through shared organisational membership (e.g. as employees of the same organisation). An environment for determining “best practice” that is limited to an organisation’s employees and more homogeneous may reveal further dynamics for “best practice” production. Practical implications This paper sheds light on why it is so difficult to reach commensuration in crowd-sourced environments. Originality/value The paper provides an analysis of how online community members collaborate in order to identify relevant and meaningful user-generated content. It argues that “best practice” is produced through a process of commensuration.

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Liu, Catherine, Luke Strnad, Susan E. Beekmann, Philip M. Polgreen, and Henry F. Chambers. "Clinical Practice Variation Among Adult Infectious Disease Physicians in the Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia." Clinical Infectious Diseases 69, no. 3 (January 2, 2019): 530–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy1144.

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Abstract Infectious disease management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) was surveyed through the Emerging Infections Network. Although there were areas of consensus, we found substantial practice variation in diagnostic evaluation and management of adult patients with SAB. These findings highlight opportunities for further research and guidance to define best practices.

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Plenty, Jackie, Heidi Dix, and Louise Barley. "Practice Education Network for Social Work (PENSW): Evaluation of an online resource." Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning 14, no. 3 (May 4, 2017): 81–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1921/jpts.v14i3.1016.

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The Practice Education Network for Social Work (PENSW) is an online resource for networking and sharing knowledge and information that is accessed by all the professionals and partner agencies involved in providing social work placements and supervising social work students at the University of Suffolk (UOS) in the United Kingdom (UK). This research explored the ease with which such networks can be set up, and offers an evaluation from network members. Given limited national resources and the need to provide more localised resources; this evaluation demonstrates the importance of providing an easily accessible virtual space for organisations and professionals to access resources, network, and share best practice. The findings suggest that all social work training programmes should consider providing a localised network to support the social work placement process by ensuring that supervisors of social work students have access to necessary documentation, research, and information so that they can effectively fulfil their roles, and stay connected to the programme provider and other professionals involved in social work student practice placements.Keywords: social work placements; supervision; networking; resources; information sharing; practice education.

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O'Sullivan, Belinda, Helen Hickson, Rebecca Kippen, Donna Cohen, Phil Cohen, and Glen Wallace. "A Framework to Guide the Implementation of Best Practice Clinical Learning Environments in Community General Practice: Australia." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 4 (February 4, 2021): 1482. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041482.

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Clinical education/training is increasingly being expanded to community general practice settings (primary care clinics led by doctors). This plays an important role in developing a skilled “primary-care ready” workforce. However, there is limited information to guide the implementation of high-quality learning environments suitable for the range of general practices and clinical learners they oversee. We aimed to develop a consensus-based framework to address this. A co-design participatory action research method involved working with stakeholders to agree a project plan, collect and interpret data and endorse a final framework. As a starting point, an initial draft framework was adapted from an existing framework, the Best Practice Clinical Learning Environment (BPCLE) Framework. We gathered feedback about this from a national GP Supervisor Liaison Officer Network (SLON) (experienced GP clinical supervisors) during a 90-minute face-to-face focus group. They rated their agreement with the relevance of objectives and elements, advising on clear terminology and rationale for including/excluding various components. The resulting framework was refined and re-tested with the SLON and wider GP educational stakeholders until a final graphically designed version was endorsed. The resulting “GP Clinical Learning Environment” (GPCLE) Framework is applicable for planning and benchmarking best practice learning environments in general practice.

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van den Dries, Monique H., Miyuki J. H. Kerkhof, and Sunniva T. Homme. "Heritage and Diversity: Values in European Heritage Management Reflected in Award-Winning Best Practices." Sustainability 14, no. 2 (January 13, 2022): 885. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14020885.

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The EU_CUL research network project, which is a collaboration of academics in heritage studies and in pedagogy, explored the use of cultural heritage for fostering social responsibility in higher education (Erasmus + project. In this context, research was conducted on inspirational examples and best practices in heritage management that include social and other societal values of heritage. This included award winning heritage practices in Europe. Heritage awards have, as a good practice assessment methodology, the potential to promote particular implemented practices. They can therefore help us find out what is considered ‘best practices’ in heritage management. An analysis of these practices also enables us to identify patterns, trends and potential biases. Sub-questions posed were: what is considered a ‘best practice’ in heritage awards? What kind of practices get these prizes and recognitions? What kinds of heritage are included and get the most attention? To what extent is the diversity of heritage, values and individuals in Europe represented? This chapter will discuss the results of this analysis of heritage awards and critically discuss the patterns that emerge and how this relates to governance and leadership in heritage management. The research is limited to Europe, it focuses on EAA and Europa Nostra, thus national prizes were not included.

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Sloan, Sue, Dianne Winkler, and Libby Callaway. "Community Integration Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Outcomes and Best Practice." Brain Impairment 5, no. 1 (May 1, 2004): 12–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/brim.5.1.12.35399.

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AbstractCommunity integration is often cited as the ultimate aim of rehabilitation. However, outcome studies show that following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), many people do not return to valued life roles or reach previous levels of integration within their community. More recent research, in association with extensive clinical experience, reveals significant variability in outcomes within this group. Although some people return to productive activity and maintain a network of family and friends, others lead lives characterised by boredom and loneliness. This paper has two aims. The first is to examine TBI community integration outcome literature and selected theoretical models. The second is to describe a Community Approach to Participation (CAP), an individualised and collaborative model of community-based practice, which endeavours to address the poor outcomes identified following TBI. The CAP will be illustrated in the detailed case study of Sarah.

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Wood, James B., Gregory P. Fricker, Susan E. Beekmann, Philip Polgreen, and C. Buddy Creech. "Practice Patterns of Providers for the Management ofStaphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Children: Results of an Emerging Infections Network Survey." Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 7, no. 3 (March 8, 2018): e152-e155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piy022.

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Abstract We conducted a survey of pediatric infectious diseases providers in the Emerging Infections Network regarding the workup and treatment of children withStaphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB). We found significant practice variation in the management of children with SAB. These findings emphasize the need for further research to guide best practices.

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Mulich, Jeppe. "Transformation at the margins: Imperial expansion and systemic change in world politics." Review of International Studies 44, no. 4 (March 21, 2018): 694–716. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0260210518000074.

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AbstractTaking the phenomenon of empire as its starting point, this article seeks to provide a framework for addressing the question of how and why international systems change over time. Synthesising elements from network-relational analysis and practice theory, I argue that international systems are best thought of as being composed of multiple partially overlapping and interrelated hierarchical networks. These networks are made up of social ties – as in classic network analysis – but also of specific repertoires of practice. Systemic transformations happen through the reconfiguration of networks, both through shifts in social ties and through changes in their practices. Empire provides a particularly illuminating window into the topic of systemic change, in part because a major driver of historical transformations has been the expansion of empires and their encounters with other heterogeneous polities across the globe, and in part because a focus on imperial interactions highlights the limitations of existing unit-centric perspectives. Drawing on examples from the nineteenth century, I illustrate the usefulness of the framework by showing how different regionally anchored systems came into contact with the expanding spheres of Western empires and how such points of interaction contributed to the development of an increasingly global international system.

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Fry, Richard, Scott Orford, Sarah Rodgers, Jennifer Morgan, and David Fone. "A best practice framework to measure spatial variation in alcohol availability." Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science 47, no. 3 (May 11, 2018): 381–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2399808318773761.

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Alcohol outlet density and alcohol-related harms are an internationally reported phenomenon. There are multiple methods described in the literature to measure alcohol outlet density, but with very little commentary on the geographical underpinnings of the methods. In this paper, we present a framework to help practitioners and researchers choose the most appropriate spatial method of measuring alcohol outlet density. The framework includes components on theoretical geography, statistical implications and practical considerations, with an emphasis on population-level exposure. We describe the CHALICE alcohol outlet density measurement method that was developed to investigate the relationships between alcohol outlet density and population harm. The CHALICE method is compared to four other methods found in the published literature. We demonstrate the impact of methodological choices (e.g. network vs. Euclidean distances) on resulting alcohol outlet density scores. We conclude that wherever possible the best practice approach to modelling alcohol outlet density should be used to facilitate flexibility in subsequent statistical analysis and improve the transparency of the results.

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Greenwood, Narcessa Gail-Rosales, Cynthia B. Taniguchi, Amy Sheldrick, and Leslie Hurley. "Navigation models in diverse outpatient settings: Shared themes, challenges, and opportunities." Journal of Clinical Oncology 36, no. 30_suppl (October 20, 2018): 134. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.30_suppl.134.

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134 Background: Navigation has been recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a component of quality oncology care. This discussion highlights progress of Nurse Navigation implementation within 3 US Oncology Network practices. A team-based approach optimizing patient care coordination and providing enhanced services has been identified. Study practices demonstrate common navigation goals and desired outcomes, despite variations in practice size, dissimilar workflows, and unclear best-practice guidelines for navigation in the outpatient setting. Methods: The US Oncology Network formed a committee to study and develop evidence-based nurse navigation processes for recommendation to the greater Network. The committee includes 6 members, each a lead Oncology Nurse Navigator, practicing in different US geographical regions. Preliminary steps were to seek evidence-based support through: Existing models for Oncology Nurse Navigation that are adaptable for the community setting Best-practice in navigation recommendations from esteemed professional organizations Challenges and solutions identified and implemented Scope of practice for the Nurse Navigator in a community setting Performance metrics targeting effective, value-driven navigation Results: Focusing on scientific Nursing Process, study practices provided navigation services to 3762 patients. Gaps in navigation processes were identified, as well as barriers throughout the continuum of care. Scope of Practice for the community-based Nurse Navigator was defined. Navigation framework was established to include patient/family education, psychosocial interventions, referral outsourcing, and patient advocacy. A formal job description was created for the role of the Oncology Nurse Navigator. The Interdisciplinary Care Team Conference Standard was finalized to support coordination of care. Conclusions: Work remains to define, implement, and test effective navigational models to support challenges of patients receiving care in the outpatient setting. Benefits resulting from Nurse Navigation processes are emerging as healthcare trends advance quality of care while decreasing total cost of care.

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Siegel, Robert D., Holley Stallings, Donna M. Bryant, Pamela Kadlubek, Laurel Borowski, Kathleen M. Castro, and Steven B. Clauser. "Utilizing QOPI in the quality improvement efforts of the NCI Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP)." Journal of Clinical Oncology 30, no. 34_suppl (December 1, 2012): 208. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2012.30.34_suppl.208.

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208 Background: The NCCCP is a network of community based institutions from New England to Hawaii funded by the NCI. Quality of care is a priority of the NCCCP with participation in ASCO’s Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) playing a fundamental role. QOPI provides a process for quality assessment but we have also used it as a measure of quality improvement (QI) network-wide. Using QOPI methodology, we have analyzed our performance twice a year in an effort to enhance our implementation of quality indicators relevant to program aims. Methods: A data sharing agreement allows individual practice QOPI data to be electronically sent to the NCI where it is aggregated with the other NCCCP QOPI participants. Data are presented via webinar within the network using a variety of QI strategies. For example, blinded site performance distributions are benchmarked against NCCCP national averages on specific indicators. High performing practices voluntarily present their QI initiatives and best practices to the network. The NCCCP Quality of Care Subcommittee then selects QI projects and areas to focus quality improvement efforts. Results: In Spring 2012, 44 practices affiliated with 25 NCCCP sites participated in QOPI, a consistent pattern since Fall 2010. The table below describes the percent compliance with certain QOPI measures for the NCCCP aggregate over time. Selected measures were perceived as having had suboptimal compliance in Fall 2010. Conclusions: QOPI is an effective tool for assessing quality within a network and for measuring quality improvement efforts. Best practices from within the network can be leveraged and disseminated to enhance the quality of cancer care. This methodology facilitates quality initiatives despite the logistical challenges of working with practices across the country. [Table: see text]

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Dunlop, Sue, and Eryl Zac Maunder. "Developing and nurturing a community practice clinical network for community children's nurses in Wales." British Journal of Nursing 28, no. 12 (June 27, 2019): 782–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2019.28.12.782.

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Working as a children's community nurse (CCN), especially in remote and rural locations, can evoke feelings of professional isolation. Humans are by nature ‘social animals’ and the consequences of feeling isolated, and coping with distances, adverse weather and risky situations, could mean that nurses choose to work instead in more familiar and comfortable environments. This can affect retention issues and increase the risk of CCNs experiencing stress, burnout and illness-related absenteeism. The children they care for often have complex needs and parents want their CCN to be ‘on the ball’; they will feel concerned and frustrated if the CCN team lets them down. Two academics were approached by CCNs in Wales seeking ways of overcoming isolation. It was decided that the best course of action was to develop a community of practice clinical network for band 5 and 6 CCNs working in Wales, with the aim of supporting staff, sharing best practice, and promoting safe and quality-driven care. Alternating the networks among health boards, whereby the nurses decided the agenda, booked the venue, invited guest speakers, led the meeting and wrote up the minutes, was an excellent way to achieve the designated aim: reducing professional isolation. A range of clinically focused topics were discussed and debated, and the first six meetings were so effective in meeting the aim of the network that each health board is starting the cycle of hosting the network again.

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Cartabellotta, F., C. Aru, F. Di Giuseppe, V. Di Marco, D. Integlia, and G. Pompilio. "HCV Network Of Sicilian Region: A Best Practice To Monitor Cost And Consequence Of Treatments." Value in Health 20, no. 9 (October 2017): A787. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2017.08.2300.

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Siddiqui, Shahla, and Voo Teck Chuan. "In the patient’s best interest: appraising social network site information for surrogate decision making." Journal of Medical Ethics 44, no. 12 (June 28, 2018): 851–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2016-104084.

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This paper will discuss why and how social network sites ought to be used in surrogate decision making (SDM), with focus on a context like Singapore in which substituted judgment is incorporated as part of best interest assessment for SDM, as guided by the Code of Practice for making decisions for those lacking mental capacity under the Mental Capacity Act (2008). Specifically, the paper will argue that the Code of Practice already supports an ethical obligation, as part of a patient-centred care approach, to look for and appraise social network site (SNS) as a source of information for best interest decision making. As an important preliminary, the paper will draw on Berg’s arguments to support the use of SNS information as a resource for SDM. It will also supplement her account for how SNS information ought to be weighed against or considered alongside other evidence of patient preference or wishes, such as advance directives and anecdotal accounts by relatives.

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Pettman, Tahna Lee, Rebecca Armstrong, Shae Johnson, Penelope Love, Timothy Gill, John Coveney, Boyd Swinburn, and Steven Allender. "Evaluation outcomes of a knowledge translation platform: a structure for support and exchange in prevention." Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice 16, no. 1 (February 1, 2020): 99–121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/174426418x15260526569269.

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Obesity prevention is an urgent public health priority that requires action at multiple levels. Collaboration between academics, policy and practice is necessary to ensure best-practice implementation. A national knowledge translation and exchange (KT) platform, the Collaboration of Community-based Obesity Prevention Sites (CO-OPS), was delivered and evaluated over three years (2013‐15). A mixed-methods evaluation used communications and website data, knowledge-brokering data, event evaluations, interviews and tracer searches to assess process (reach, delivery, quality, cost, uptake) and impact (use of tools/resources, networking, improvements in practice). Results included: 1) average 27% yearly membership growth (330 new members per year) in response to KT activities including tailored communications, stakeholder engagement, knowledge brokering and networking opportunities; 2) sustained website use with approximately 1200 visits/month and 73% unique visitors; and high access to networking and professional development information (120 hits/month), and best practice guidelines (60 hits/month); 3) higher uptake of face-to-face interactive strategies (for example, workshops) than online interactive strategies (for example, knowledge broker service) and higher uptake of passive KT (for example, website resources) than interactive KT strategies (for example, workshops); 4) the KT function of CO-OPS was clearly valued, and appeared to address a gap in implementation. A central coordinating KT platform provided support for best practice and exchange opportunities to a broad network of practice, policy and academic professionals. Simple KT strategies such as tailored, targeted online resources were useful for practice, whilst more intensive KT strategies were important for network engagement. Findings are applicable to other information-sharing networks where professionals address complex public health problems.

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Becker, Todd, Rajean Moone, and Joan Davitt. "A Follow-Up Content Analysis of Aging Network Conference Proceedings: Aligning Research and Practice." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2020): 63–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.207.

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Abstract The federal government established a collective of agencies tasked with providing support and services to older adults and their caregivers known as the Aging Network. In order to effectively provide these services, the Aging Network must identify and disseminate current best practices. To this end, the Aging Network hosts three annual conferences: the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS), and the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities (NASUAD). This content analysis of key themes emerging from Aging Network conference abstracts (N = 2,392) from 2009 to 2019 expanded upon a similar study analyzing the preceding decade of conference materials (Moone & Cagle, 2011). Reflexivity, analyst triangulation, and confirmability and dependability audits were used to enhance trustworthiness. The most common themes included planning and program development (n = 260), general policy (n = 166), and long-term services and supports system reform (n = 162). Although some themes, such as consumer-directed support (n = 122) and advocacy (n = 111) were consistent with the original article (Moone & Cagle, 2011), others, such as managed care (n = 124) and financial exploitation (n = 50), demonstrated a societal shift in older adult supports and services. These results offer an additional effort towards disseminating current best practices and emerging issues to advance translation between research and practice. Researchers can use these results to better align their research agendas with the needs of the Aging Network for evidence-based interventions.

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Du, Cui Feng, Qiang Xu, and Ji Hua Li. "Assessment and Monitoring Quality of Communications Network Based on Feature Selection and Probabilistic Neural Network." Advanced Materials Research 846-847 (November 2013): 836–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.846-847.836.

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Using feature selection and neural networks to experiment the data, then we bring a warning model of user complaints. It is the core that using the known information of network index sample to analyze and discriminate. First, the training samples need to be extract, because there are too many features in training data will have an adverse impact on machine learning classification algorithm. Using extraction method to explore the feature subset with feature, feature subset is a set of feature vectors, then the feature vectors are input into the probability neural network prediction, find out the best features quantum set. This model can be achieved using the MATLAB software, and it is operational, and it can be extended to the network quality assessment and monitoring practice.

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Gao, Dehua, Flaminio Squazzoni, and Xiuquan Deng. "The Intertwining Impact of Intraorganizational and Routine Networks on Routine Replication Dynamics: An Agent-Based Model." Complexity 2018 (November 11, 2018): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8496235.

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Organizational routines are means through which organizations can reutilize best practices and so their replication, i.e., duplicating beneficial routines across context, is a key value-creating strategy. However, it is difficult to map network effects on routine replication. Here, we investigated routine replicating dynamics considering two types of network contexts, namely, (1) connections between different (geographically distributed) units in a decentralized organization and (2) the coupling relation between routines, i.e., a bundle of different routines involved in each unit. By considering routine replication as one kind of template-based activities between different units, we examined interrelations between routines with a NK-based fitness landscape model. Our results show that when there is an appropriate level of absorptive capacities (i.e., when organizations are capable of identifying and acquiring externally generated knowledge), there is an optimal combination of these two types of networks, which is beneficial to routine replicating practices and organization adaptation. Furthermore, we also found that intraorganizational variations, including template-duplicating errors and innovative activities, are instrumental to enhance adaptive changes. Our findings suggest measures to control and manage best practice diffusion across organizations.

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Krüger, Lars, Thomas Mannebach, Marianne Rahner, Fabian Timpe, Franziska Wefer, and Peter Nydahl. "Learning in one minute: survey of the One Minute Wonder Network." Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin 117, no. 2 (January 4, 2022): 159–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00063-021-00892-3.

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Abstract Background Continuous education of clinicians improves quality of care. One Minute Wonder (OMW) summarize best practice knowledge on one page that can be hung on a wall and can be read during waiting times of just one minute. OMW are a fast, efficient and easy-to-adapt educational method and can easily be shared. Since 2018, an interprofessional network has been set up for OMW in German-speaking countries, but the benefits have not been evaluated yet. Aim The primary objective of this evaluation study was to examine whether and to what extent the members of the OMW network used OMW for training in different settings. Secondary objectives were subjective educational gain, OMW as a training method, and OMW-related structures and processes. Methods An online survey within the OMW network with 301 members over a period of 3 weeks in 2020 was conducted. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. Results Response rate was 62.8% (n = 191). Most participants have used OMW for < 6 months (32.5%, n = 62), developed 1–10 OMW (42.4%, n = 81) by themselves and changed them infrequently (43.5%, n = 74). Topics were most often nursing interventions (79.6%, n = 152), diseases (71.2%, n = 136), drugs (64.4%, n = 123) and others. Participants reported that OMW extended professional knowledge, stimulated them to reflect on their work and are useful for sharing best practice knowledge. Authors of OMW were most often nurses (53.9%, n = 103), who were inspired by the OMW network or by questions of the team. Conclusion Participants use OMW in practice to share best practice knowledge.

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Askin, Debbie Fraser. "Upping the Ante: Third Time’s a Charm." Neonatal Network 26, no. 5 (September 2007): 275. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0730-0832.26.5.275.

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IN THE PAST TWO ISSUES OF Neonatal Network:® The Journal of Neonatal Nursing, the editorials have focused on the move toward basing nursing practice on available evidence (evidence-based practice) and how that might translate to the articles that are published in Neonatal Network.® While I have given my assurances that the fundamental mission and style of the journal have not changed, I have suggested that we are moving towards a higher standard from our authors, our reviewers and ultimately you as our reader. In reality, we are all being asked to practice to a higher standard by the most important stakeholders here—our patients. Clearly, basing our practice on the best available evidence is about providing the best possible level of care for our patients.

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