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Knowledge brokers or relationship brokers? The role of an embedded knowledge mobilisation team

Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2017
Aim: Policymaking decisions are often uninformed by research and research is rarely influenced by policymakers. To bridge this ‘know-do’ gap, a boundary-spanning knowledge mobilisation (KM) team was created by embedding researchers-in-residence and local
L. Wye, H. Cramer, J. Carey, Rachel Anthwal, James Rooney, Rebecca S. Robinson, K. Beckett, M. Farr, A. May, H. Baxter   +9 more
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The Role of Coordination Mechanisms and Transaction Costs Promoting Sustainability Performance in Agri‐Food Supply Chains: Evidence From Ecuador

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social tensions and resource depletion pose significant challenges to the agri‐food sector, highlighting the need for coordinated strategies to ensure sustainability in supply chains. Despite its critical importance, the relationship between coordination mechanisms and sustainability performance remains underexplored.
Carlos Moreno‐Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
wiley   +1 more source

NHS top managers, knowledge exchange and leadership: the early development of Academic Health Science Networks – a mixed-methods study

Health Services and Delivery Research, 2017
Background: Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) were recently created in the NHS to accelerate the spread of innovations that could promote population-level health gain and also pursue novel goals of wealth creation.
Ewan Ferlie, Davide Nicolini, Jean Ledger, Daniela D’Andreta, Dmitrijs Kravcenko, John de Pury   +5 more
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A Strategic Evaluation of Public Interest Litigation in South Africa [PDF]

, 2008
Based on three case studies, discusses trends and challenges in public interest litigations in South Africa, the most effective combination of strategies in advancing social change, and the role of litigation in social ...
Gilbert Marcus, Steven Budlender
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Knowledge mobilisation crossing boundaries: a multi-perspective framework for agri-food value chains

Acta Horticulturae, 2019
Knowledge has long been recognised as a valuable asset to individuals, organisations and economy, subsequently knowledge management (KM) has been a well-established area of research.
Shaofeng Liu, Guoqing Zhao, Huilan Chen, Alejandro Fernández, Diego Torres, L. Antonelli, H. Panetto, Mario Lezoche   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Economic and Environmental Tradeoffs in Cultivating Short Food Supply Chains With Urban Indoor Agriculture

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study advances the literature on sustainable urban agriculture and alternative sustainable food production systems, which have gained momentum due to the need to strengthen regional food supply chains and meet the growing urban demand for fresh food. Indoor agriculture (IA) holds promise for year‐round cultivation of fresh produce even in
Joseph Seong, H. Christopher Peterson, Simone Valle de Souza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using systems thinking to guide the dissemination of the European code against cancer, 5th edition

Molecular Oncology
Knowledge mobilisation is essential in cancer prevention to equip individuals with the knowledge to reduce their risk and improve their health. Hence, dissemination of evidence‐based recommendations is a key tenet in the fight to reduce the burden of ...
Erica D'Souza, David Ritchie, Hajo Zeeb, Joachim Schüz, Carolina Espina   +4 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revising Fascial Anatomy With a Focus on the Fusion Fascia in Mesenteric Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This review critically reassesses our prior hypothesis and proposes a revised anatomical model of the fusion fascia that is broadly applicable to GI cancer surgeries grounded in the principles of mesenteric resection. Our synthesis suggests that the fusion fascia is neither a dense connective tissue membrane nor a remnant of mesothelial fusion, but ...
Hisashi Shinohara, Yasunori Kurahashi, Jun Watanabe, Yuichi Nagakawa, Tatsuro Nakamura, Eiichiro Nakao, Yudai Hojo, Shugo Kohno, Motoki Murakami, Yoshinori Ishida   +9 more
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Accelerating the open research agenda to solve global challenges

Ecology and Evolution
Harnessing science‐based policy is key to addressing global challenges like the biodiversity and climate crises. Open research principles underpin effective science‐based policy, but the uptake of these principles is likely constrained by the ...
Zuzanna B. Zagrodzka, Thomas F. Johnson, Andrew P. Beckerman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source