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Synthesis and Chemistry of Novel Aryl Sulfonamides and Initial Studies of Their Biological Activity
No full textThe full text will be available at the end of the embargo: 22nd Dec 202
Multi-agency safeguarding as a form of public entrepreneurship
No full textNoTo help address this gap in knowledge, this chapter will explore the relationship between public entrepreneurship and safeguarding practices and processes in England and Wales. The chapter begins by outlining the principles of public entrepreneurship, before providing a broad overview of safeguarding practices in England and Wales. Once this has been achieved, Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASH) are introduced as a contemporary example of collaborative safeguarding practices, with links to public entrepreneurship being made. The chapter finally considers how the principles of public entrepreneurialism can influence collaborative approaches to safeguarding more broadly
The crucial role of language interpretation services in patient safety and healthcare delivery
No full textYesThe NHS lacks adequate interpretation services, which poses a significant threat to patient safety for those with low levels of English language proficiency. Miscommunication, confidentiality breaches and clinical errors are common risks when trained interpreters are unavailable. This article argues that interpretation services should be a core element of the NHS patient safety agenda, rather than being limited to an equality, diversity and inclusion consideration. Policy recommendations and supporting evidence are provided, calling for urgent action to protect vulnerable patients from avoidable harm. Key proposals include the gold standard for interpretation services, which is an in-house, multidisciplinary model where qualified interpreters receive a minimum of 100 hours of specific healthcare-related training. This standard prioritises face-to-face interaction to ensure accurate communication and patient safety. Safe, effective care cannot be achieved without standardised interpretation support. By integrating interpretation services into patient safety priorities, the NHS can uphold its commitment to delivering safe, dignified and equitable care for all patients.Yorkshire and Humber Association of Directors of Public Healt
Types and outcomes of health promotion interventions led by public health students: a scoping review
No full textYesStudent-led interventions can be a sustainable and cost-effective approach to delivering health services. While these interventions are widely incorporated in healthcare programs in medicine and nursing, their use is scarcely reported in public health programs. A scoping review was conducted to assess the extent of the literature related to public health student-led health promotion interventions. The review followed the JBI guidelines. MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase and Google Scholar were consulted. A total of 191 studies were identified, and only five met the inclusion criteria. The five studies were from undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the United States of America. A narrative synthesis of the findings revealed four themes: preventing communicable and non-communicable diseases, targeting (mainly) vulnerable groups, flexible and innovative communication, and impacting through engagement, education, and vaccination. Incorporating public health student-led interventions to promote health can improve access to services and increase health knowledge among underserved groups while enhancing students’ learning. The review contributes to the professionalization of public health and evidences the impact of public health student-led interventions
A deeper state? Anti-Christian violence in contemporary Chhattisgarh
No full textYesThis article analyses the violence directed towards Adivasi Christians in Chhattisgarh in India between 2018 and 2023, under the governance of the Indian National Congress (INC). With Chhattisgarh as a case study, this article pursues a two-fold agenda. First, it maps the anti-Christian violence in the state perpetrated by Hindutva groups. Second, it analyses the persistence of such violence under an INC state government. The INC is a supposedly secular party competing electorally with the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Engaging with Jaffrelot’s concept of a deeper state, this article demonstrates how Chhattisgarh’s ‘deeper state’ exists even when the BJP is not in power. The interaction between the INC’s ‘soft’ Hindutva and anti-Christian violence at a local level in Bastar district is assessed, foregrounding the interplay of governance, vigilante groups and community members
Tailoring mechanical properties and microstructure of stainless steel wires-modified ultra-high performance concrete via direct electric curing
No full textYesThis study investigates the influence of direct electric curing with various durations on thermal, mechanical properties and microstructure of stainless steel wires (SSWs) modified ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), meanwhile, the energy consumption and carbon emission were compared to verify the supplementary effectiveness of SSWs for incomplete network of commonly used steel fibers (SFs). 0.2 vol% SSWs with micro diameter clearly stabilizes the electrical resistivity of UHPC and enables temperature ascending rate of UHPC reach 0.7-0.9 °C/min by Joule effect. 8 h/12 h-20 W direct current electric curing with surface temperature of 70 - 80 °C results in compressive strength of 120.3 MPa /130.7 MPa, and flexural strength of 18.7 MPa/18.2 MPa, respectively, for UHPC modified with 0.2 vol% SSWs and 1.6 vol% SFs (S02F16), accounting for 80.8%/87.8% and 78.6%/76.5% of compressive and flexural strength of composites achieved with 28 d-standard curing. The compressive strength of composites typically increases with prolonged electric curing. However, the flexural strength demonstrates decreasing trend when the duration exceeds 8 h. The flexural failure strain, absorbed energy before the occurrence of macrocracks, and multiple cracking failure characteristic of 8 h-electric curing S02F16 preserved to 28 d are significantly enhanced, resulting from the refined pore structure, coarsened SSWs' interfaces, and enhanced SFs' interfaces under the coupling effect of elevated temperature and direct electric current, confirming an innovative finding of reinforcing effect of SSWs-controlled conductive pathway on SFs' interface and matrix's microstructure. Energy consumption/carbon emission for per MPa/per-increasing MPa compressive strength of electric curing is 23.2%/36.5% and 14.6%/23.8% less than that of hot water curing for S02F16 and S04F16. Furthermore, taking advantage of SSWs' micro diameter and superior conductivity, electric curing on UHPC has potential to be carried out with green and new energy sources to further reduce carbon footprint especially for low temperature environment construction.The full-text of this article will be released for public view at the end of the publisher embargo on 25 April 2027
Chapter 13: Conclusion
No full textNoWe began this volume by highlighting the role of the upcoming Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in 2025 of closing the gap between ‘aspiration and financing’. To fulfil the aspiration, we will need a pearl of collective wisdom to overcome the key challenges in financing many of the SDGs as outlined in the 2030 Agenda. This will be particularly important for the developing economies as they will need to mobilize money by involving both the public and the private sectors to work together at scale. But more so, the challenge is fundamentally related to promoting effective governance as it warrants the re-orientation of how public and private actors (including the third sector) interact with each other in a system that achieves results in all the dimensions of sustainable development: environmental, social, and economic. In this final chapter, we consider both academic and practitioner perspectives to delve into both the challenges and opportunities in financing sustainable development. The overriding conclusion is to recognise that while innovative financing solutions are imminent in dealing with the rising challenges such as climate change and achieving SDGs, it needs to be achieved by taking into account the risks, transparency, and voice of the developing countries