BackgroundThe Infectious Diseases (ID) Medical Education (MedEd) category at IDWeek is a relatively recent addition, and its scope and quality have not been systematically assessed. We conducted a scoping review of IDWeek MedEd abstracts (2020–2024) to characterize content areas, learner type, instructional strategies, and outcomes, to inform future ID MedEd research priorities.Figure 1:Codebook of categoriesFigure 1 describes the categories in the Codebook used for data collection in this scoping review.Figure 2:Percent of s Coded to Each SubcategoryFigure 2 is a heatmap that illustrates percentages of abstracts that were classified into each category using the Codebook.MethodsGuided by Constructivist learning theory, we used a deductive coding approach, expanding inductively as new concepts emerged. Three authors piloted and finalized a codebook (Figure 1), and then author pairs independently extracted and adjudicated data to ensure reliability.Figure 3:Learning Environment SettingFigure 3 describes the distribution of abstracts based on the learning environment in which they were implemented. Clinical environment includes clinical rotations and patient care settings, non clinical environment includes teaching and learning spaces outside of patient care settings.Figure 4:Educational outcome measures classified according to the Kirkpatrick's model for training evaluation levels.Figure 4 describes educational outcome measures classified according to the Kirkpatrick's model of training evaluation levels.ResultsOf 182 MedEd abstracts published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 130 (71.4%) assessed MedEd innovations and were included. Key topics focused on a breadth of content areas (Figure 2). Students and residents were the most common target learners (74 abstracts); fewer studies involved ID fellows (26 abstracts). A broad range of instructional strategies and technologies were employed (Figure 2). Over half the studies were single-site (58%), with the majority of innovations (81%) being implemented in non-patient care environments (Figure 3). Outcomes were mapped across Kirkpatrick’s levels of evaluation (Figure 4).ConclusionThis review demonstrates the breadth and depth of ongoing ID MedEd innovations, identifies gaps (e.g., transplant ID, mycology, patient education, robust study designs, rigorous statistical analysis, Kirkpatrick evaluation levels 3–4), and reveals the underrepresentation of fellows as learners. These findings highlight opportunities for future research and the development of a multi-institutional ID MedEd research consortium to select research priorities and elevate the impact of MedEd research for our field. This data repository of current and past MedEd Innovations can help support collaboration, promote dissemination, reduce redundancy, crowdsource MedEd resources (e.g., existing online modules, Artificial Intelligence programming) and provide opportunity for networking and community building within ID. This information can be used as a foundation by professional ID societies to allocate future training resources for medical educators and MedEd scholarship.DisclosuresAll Authors: No reported disclosures

Urban tourism increasingly presents socio-environmental challenges, straining relationships between tourists and residents. While regenerative tourism is gaining recognition for its environmental contributions, its potential to support social cohesion especially through positive tourist–resident interactions, remains underexplored. This study examines how tourism enterprises mediate these interactions to advance socially regenerative practices, using four tourism enterprises involved in Copenhagen’s 2024 CopenPay campaign in a revelatory case study. Drawing on practice theory and mediation theory, it proposes a framework for enterprise-mediated social value–creating interaction practices. It identifies four key practice bundles: aligning for commitment, structuring for engagement, curating for encounters, and consolidating for appreciation. Through these practices, social value is co-created between tourists and residents, contributing to community building and conviviality. The study contributes to regenerative tourism literature by foregrounding its social dimension and showing how regenerative experiences unfold in urban contexts; to mediation theory by incorporating more-than-human components such as materials, animals, plants, and natural elements; and to mediation and practice theory by developing a practice-based framework for analysing enterprise-mediated social value–creating interactions. Practically, the findings suggest that regenerative tourism fosters social value when shared goals and opportunities for interaction are supported, and that this can be made more effective through strategic facilitation.

This study examined the relationship between the comprehensiveness of nonprofit hospitals' health equity strategies and their community benefit spending. Health equity strategies were measured using data from the American Hospital Association's Annual Survey and included indicators of equitable and inclusive organizational policies; systematic and shared accountability for health equity; diverse representation in hospital leadership and governance; community engagement; collection and use of segmented data to drive action; and culturally appropriate patient care. Community benefit spending was measured using data from Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 990 Schedule H. Among 984 hospitals with complete data for the year 2022, those with the most comprehensive health equity strategies dedicated more resources to traditional clinical community benefits-including charity care and Medicaid payment shortfalls-while spending less on subsidized health services. These hospitals also consistently invested more in population health-related community benefits, such as community health improvement programs, community building activities, and cash or in-kind contributions. These findings suggest that robust health equity strategies are linked to greater investment in both clinical needs and broader determinants of community health.

Purpose A gap between theory and practice in managing gamified services can hinder consumer engagement and retention. A practice lens is used to identify affordance-centered organizational practices and provide insights into how these practices manage gameful affordances for sustained engagement and consumer retention in gamified services. Design/methodology/approach Executives at 16 different organizations involved in decision-making related to the design of gamified sport and entertainment services were interviewed. A midrange scheme approach was used to conduct a reflexive thematic analysis, resulting in the generation of themes, a narrative description and the development of a framework. Findings Organizations engage in four affordance-centered organizational practices – torture gap testing, community building, novel experience management and need treadmill generation – to manage gameful affordance for sustained engagement and consumer retention in gamified services. These practices emerge from ongoing sensemaking processes and reflect how organizations strategically manage consumers' affordances through the orchestration of game design elements. Originality/value A Gameful Affordance Management for Engagement and Retention (GAMER) framework for gamified services is developed to (1) bridge the gap between theoretical understanding of factors' influencing consumer engagement and retention outcomes in gamified services and practices undertaken by organizations to achieve these outcomes and (2) highlight the interconnected and iterative affordance-centered organizational practices that are a interlinked with practitioners' sensemaking processes. The framework offers actionable insights to practitioners wanting to build a loyal consumer base for their gamified service.

This qualitative study explores the multifaceted experiences of South African pastors during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the forced adaptations in ministry, the erosion of pastoral authority, and the disruption of community life. Conducted between 2020 and 2022 in the Vaal Triangle area, the research aimed to describe the shift in ministry norms, analyze the impact of limited physical gatherings on fellowship (koinonia), and reflect on the theological implications of a digitally-connected church. A sample of 25 pastors from diverse denominations (Methodist, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Pentecostal, and Independent) was selected using purposive and convenience sampling. Data were gathered through in-depth, one-on-one key informant interviews (KIIs) and analyzed using a six-step thematic analysis framework adapted from Braun and Clarke (2006). The findings reveal that pandemic-induced lockdown restrictions led to a significant loss of koinonia and a resulting failure in effective discipleship of new converts, as the essential in-person relational aspects could not be replicated online. The forced migration to digital platforms created a "one-stop shop" environment for worship, which exposed churches to heightened membership instability; this facilitated church-switching as congregants compared preachers and transferred loyalty. This, coupled with the difficulty of pastoral oversight and a resulting feeling of pastoral alienation among clergy, introduced intense subtle competition and severely tested the limits of pastoral authority. Overall, the study highlights the painful process of forced adaptation and underscores the urgent need for a resilient and adaptable hybrid ecclesiology that leverages digital reach while intentionally cultivating the irreplaceable value of physical fellowship and interpersonal pastoral care. This empirical study offers a vital contribution by providing qualitative insights into the dynamics of church ministry during a period of forced digital adaptation. The findings challenge the church to fundamentally re-examine its mission in a rapidly digitizing world and to develop resilient strategies for pastoral care and community building that extend beyond physical structures.

“They Were Your Family”: Church Social Activities and Community Building among Salvadoran and Guatemalan Latter-day Saints, 1960s–1980s

This study explored the experiences and perceived health and wellbeing benefits of participating in a campus community garden among university staff, students, and faculty. Community gardens are increasingly recognized for their potential to positively impact physical, mental, and emotional health, as well as increase social connection. Their impact within university settings, specifically in Canadian post-secondary contexts, remains underexplored. This qualitative study was conducted at a large Canadian university. Fourteen participants affiliated with the campus community garden (including students, staff, and faculty) participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Four key themes emerged: (1) the garden as a “third place”, (2) deepened connection to nature, (3) empowerment through knowledge and ability to grow food, and (4) community building. Findings suggest that campus community gardens offer a cost-effective and accessible approach to supporting mental wellbeing, food security, and connectedness to nature in post-secondary settings. By functioning as a third place and fostering engagement with nature, campus community gardens may provide students and staff with meaningful opportunities for community integration, improved wellbeing and personal growth. These findings support integrating community gardens into campus wellness strategies and sustainability initiatives.

Background: Schools play a central role in child development and socialization and can function as protective environments that mitigate the effects of adversity. Building on the Social Ecological Model and Community School Transformation, we propose a “Schools-as-Neighborhoods” framework that conceptualizes schools as intentionally designed microenvironments capable of generating social capital, promoting positive childhood experiences, and buffering harmful neighborhood exposures through trauma-informed programming. Methods: We conducted a convergent mixed-methods study across four public and charter schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving grades five through nine. STRYV365’s peak team and Brain Agents gamified intervention were implemented between 2022–2024. Quantitative surveys and qualitative data assessed students’ lived experiences, exposure to adversity, emotional awareness, coping skills, and school connectedness/climate across multiple waves. Results: Across the four schools (n = 1626 students), baseline academic proficiency was low, and exposure to adversity was high among surveyed participants (n = 321), including bereavement (74%) and family incarceration (56%). Despite these challenges, qualitative findings revealed strengthened emotional regulation, empathy, motivation, and goal setting among students engaged in trauma-informed programming. Teachers reported improved peer interaction and community building during sustained implementation. Conclusion: The Schools-as-Neighborhoods framework highlights the value of trauma-informed, relationship-centered school environments in promoting student well-being. By positioning schools as cohesive ecosystems that foster belonging and cultivate social capital, this approach offers educators and policymakers a pathway for mitigating the effects of hostile lived environments and supporting students’ mental health, social development, and engagement in learning.

University nature trails are innovative forms of experiential learning and environmental education that foster sustainability awareness, student engagement, and well-being. This study examines the impact of the nature trail located on the campus of the University of Sopron on students’ sustainability-related attitudes and behaviors. The research applies a mixed-methods approach: narrative and institutional case studies are complemented by a quantitative survey with 916 valid responses. The case study presents the conceptual background of the trail, its design and implementation process, and its integration into the university’s educational and community life. It highlights the cultural and local significance of the trail, as well as its connection to the sustainability efforts of higher education in Central Europe. The quantitative survey assesses students’ knowledge, confidence in applying sustainability principles in practice, and opinions on the university’s environmental initiatives (e.g., selective waste collection, use of renewable energy sources, and green infrastructure). The findings indicate a high level of interest in environmental issues among students, yet gaps remain in translating sustainability knowledge into consistent, everyday actions. The case study reveals that the trail provides a place-based, experiential learning environment that strengthens emotional bonds with nature, supports interdisciplinary learning, and fosters community engagement. By linking theoretical knowledge with direct experiences, it enables deeper understanding and helps bridge the gap between knowledge and action. The combined methodological approach offers a comprehensive view of how experiential learning environments can influence sustainability awareness. The study presents a Central European example in which sustainability education is embedded in local values and a nature-based setting, supporting behavioral change and community building in higher education.

The internet has profoundly transformed interfaith relations, offering an unprecedented global arena for dialogue and community building. Yet this transformative power is shadowed by a growing threat: the digital space is increasingly weaponized as a battleground for religious tensions, fueled by hate speech, misinformation, and targeted harassment. The absence of robust legal and ethical frameworks tailored to the complexities of online interaction leaves interfaith communities vulnerable and undermines genuine cooperation. This article introduces the conceptual model of a “digital sanctuary”—a deliberately designed and protected online space where diverse faiths can coexist and flourish. Achieving this ideal is not an organic outcome of technology but requires intentional, multi-faceted efforts from all stakeholders. The paper critically examines regulatory gaps and ethical dilemmas obstructing interfaith harmony online, highlighting the limitations of fragmented national laws in a borderless environment and analyzing the responsibilities of technology platforms. We advocate moving beyond simple content moderation toward a proactive, rights-based approach that prioritizes the safety and dignity of religious minorities. By proposing a model of “digital jurisprudence,” the article calls for holistic guidelines that extend beyond traditional statutes. These include policy recommendations for algorithmic transparency, community-led dialogue, and greater international cooperation to establish standards that balance freedom of expression with protection from religious incitement. Ultimately, the paper contends that the future of peaceful interfaith coexistence depends on transforming the digital realm from a passive, ungoverned space into a resilient ecosystem where principles of mutual respect are systematically protected and nurtured

Faculty who conduct community-engaged scholarship (CES) are often evaluated for promotion using “traditional” metrics of success. In this one-year project, we established a space to focus on the contributions of, and evaluation metrics for, CES. Goals included creating sense-giving opportunities to articulate terms, grapple with traditional metrics of faculty promotion criteria, and encourage better alignment with the university mission, values, and faculty work. We describe how we used Participatory Research Methods (PRM) to engage our campus community in a four-phased project designed to identify and define the issue and then co-create tangible solutions related to CES promotion processes. Five transformational action items were identified and implemented as a result of the project : a) the addition of “holistic” promotion criteria to include community and institution building in 11 departments; b) a standing committee to encourage the revision of evaluation criteria to be more inclusive of multiple forms of scholarship; c) a revised faculty success web-based tool to assist faculty with tracking their impacts; d) a dossier repository and sample CES vita template; and e) reviewer resources, templates, and instructions for how to review CES. Results of our partner survey as well as our campus-wide survey suggest a positive view of the PRM we employed and benefits associated with supporting CES including greater job satisfaction, feelings of belonging, and retention intentions. Details and results of the year-long project are described and all of the materials are shared to inspire, support, and provide a blueprint on how to facilitate the career progression of community-engaged scholars.

Rodeo has millions of fans and plays an important role in rural life, the lifestyle of one in five Americans. In this study, I used the computational text mining application Voyant Tools and qualitative framing analysis to examine how news articles about rodeo framed rurality as newsworthy. I found that the news articles framed rurality as newsworthy through American Western pop culture origins, community building impact, conflict of reclaiming a generational past, and inevitable and sensationalized violence. Overall, while these criteria represent an opportunity for rurality to be included in journalistic coverage, they also provided a narrow representation of rural lifestyles and rodeo as an under-studied sport. Given that news values and frames for issues reinforce the boundaries and capital of journalism as a field, these findings have implications for the potential marginalization of rurality in journalism.

Research Trends on Grid-Interactive Efficient Building Communities: From Passive Design to AI-based Operational Optimization

We are delighted to present Issue 1 of Clepsidra, a journal promoted by the Uruguayan Society of Mathematics Education to open and sustain a space we consider essential: a place for professional and academic exchange where teaching practice and research in mathematics education can meet, dialogue, and strengthen each other. Clepsidra is born with a clear vocation: to strengthen the Uruguayan community of teachers, teacher educators, and researchers and, at the same time, to connect it with regional and international conversations that help us see the current directions of the field of mathematics education. We hope this journal will be both an entry point and a meeting place: to share proposals, discuss ideas, make local work visible, and build—issue by issue—a more articulated, reflective community open to the world. In Uruguay, since Reloj de Agua ceased publication, a valuable thread was interrupted: having a journal that could sustain continuity in the professional and academic conversation in mathematics education. Clepsidra is born explicitly to take up and continue that project, acknowledging what Reloj de Agua meant as a space for circulation, exchange, and community building. At the same time, this new beginning does not aim only to recover a lost place, but to strengthen it: to broaden horizons, diversify voices, and reinforce the bridges between practice and research. We hope Clepsidra will help consolidate the Uruguayan community and, at the same time, connect it more strongly with the regional and international mathematics education community, inviting colleagues from the region and around the world to join this conversation to extend and enrich it. Clepsidra proposes a space in which teaching practice and research do not run on separate tracks, but meet in the concrete terrain of didactic decisions: what tasks are proposed, what mediations are built, what evidence receives attention, what assumptions are held, and how they are put to the test. For this reason, we aim to publish works that not only present results or narrate experiences, but also make explicit their foundations, choices, and learnings, so that other teachers and researchers can discuss, adapt, and recirculate those ideas.

This study explores the multifaceted role of social media in the lives of transgender, focusing on how digital platforms such as you tube facilitate identity expression, community building and resistance against social stigma. The research uses qualitative methods to explore the discursive practices used by Mehrab Awan to challenge dominant narratives of patriarchy and marginalization. The finding reveals highlights the media capacity to give voice to marginalized gender identities, challenge patriarchy, correct misconception of transgender, and humanize gender diversity. Social media also create counter discourse against discrimination and enable to reconstruct identities. Overall, social media emerges as vital source where transgender individuals negotiate their identities, foster social support and resist hegemonic structures.

Family, as the smallest social unit, plays a crucial role in ensuring individual and societal well-being. In response to growing challenges such as mental health issues, economic instability, and changing social dynamics, the Family Welfare Service Center (PPKS/SATYAGATRA) was established to provide integrated, adaptable, and measurable services to strengthen family resilience. This study evaluates the effectiveness of the PPKS/Satyagatra program in Karawang Regency by examining its objectives, service accessibility and quality, impact on families, implementation challenges, and stakeholder and community involvement. This study uses a qualitative descriptive design and was conducted from October to December 2024. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 30 informants, including program implementers, beneficiaries, and key stakeholders, selected through purposive sampling. The data were analyzed using the Braun and Clarke thematic analysis model. The results show that strong multi-stakeholder collaboration, adaptive service strategies, and continuous evaluation support the program's effectiveness. However, the program also faces challenges, including limited resources, a shortage of trained personnel, and the absence of standardized performance indicators. This study concludes that enhancing the effectiveness of PPKS/Satyagatra requires strategic planning, capacity building, and stronger community engagement to ensure the delivery of holistic and sustainable family welfare services.

This article explores the complexities of practicing meaningful multicultural education in varied sociocultural landscapes, including areas with limited ethnic diversity. Highlighting how the COVID-19 pandemic revealed deep-rooted structural inequalities, the article emphasises the need for education systems to address the specific realities of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. This is because the study findings reveal a lack of curricular representation of BAME communities, time constraints that prevent teachers from incorporating multicultural education into their daily routines, limited understanding around multicultural education among teachers, and a need for recruiting and retaining teachers from diverse communities. This article revisits existing school multiculturalist discourses by drawing on empirical findings from a doctoral study and using dimensions of multicultural education to provide contextual recommendations in fostering resilience and inclusion in schools. The proposed framework supports a multiculturally responsive approach that involves students, teachers, parents, policymakers, and the wider community.

The CONNECT conference series was established as an alternative academic format designed to strengthen connectivity, trust, and opportunity within the Western Balkans, with a particular emphasis on students and early-career researchers. Rather than following traditional conference models focused on finalized research results and hierarchical presentation structures, CONNECT prioritizes dialogue, participation, and collaborative learning. Through interactive formats, including World Café discussions and project-based teamwork, students are positioned as active contributors to academic and societal discourse. This manuscript outlines the guiding philosophy of CONNECT, its emphasis on student-centered engagement, interdisciplinary exchange, and long-term community building, as well as the role of international academic networks and institutional support, particularly from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD; Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst). The article further contextualizes CONNECT 2025, held in August 2025 in Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which focused on the integration of Western Balkan research communities into the European Research Area. The contributions collected in this special issue reflect personal, institutional, and thematic perspectives shaped by participation in CONNECT 2025, highlighting inclusive academic practices and regional cooperation.

While previous research suggests that innovation capability can enhance sustainable operational performance in sustainable supply chain management practices, empirical insights into the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain limited. Drawing on dynamic capability theory, this study investigates how innovation capability influences sustainable operational performance within the context of Alternative Food Networks (AFNs). Utilizing matched survey data and objective performance metrics from 276 fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing firms in China, the study employed Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with bootstrapping techniques to test the mediating roles of business platforms and community building. The findings reveal that novelty-centered innovation capability has a significant positive effect on sustainable operational performance, with business platforms serving as a partial mediator in this relationship. In contrast, value-centered community building neither directly influences sustainable operational performance nor mediates the effect of innovation capability. Furthermore, the mediating effect of business platforms is found to be stronger than that of community building. This research presents a novel empirical framework that distinguishes the operational effectiveness of digital platforms in social community building within AFNs, providing managers with a strategic roadmap for prioritizing innovation investments to achieve sustainability.

Online Religious Leader, online advertising and management performance are factors that will influence the existence of Islamic banks. These factors are important for Bank Syariah Indonesia because they impact consumer trust and decisions regarding the use of Islamic bank products in Indonesia. Therefore, banks must understand and adapt to the challenges of future competition. This study aims to evaluate and develop the influence of the variables of online Religious Figures, Online Advertising and Management Performance on trust and its implications for the decision to become a customer of Bank Syariah Indonesia. This study used a quantitative descriptive survey with a population of all Bank Syariah Indonesia customers in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi. A total of 320 samples were collected. This study uses cross-sectional data from various respondents at a certain point in time. Thus, the influence of one factor on another is assumed to occur instantly at the same time. The analysis technique of data processing results in this study is PLSs and Structural Equation Modeling, which are used to determine the influence of variables in this study. Research shows that online religious leaders have a direct, indirect, and significant influence on the decision to become a customer of Bank Syariah Indonesia. Likewise, online advertising significantly influences the decision to become a Bank Syariah Indonesia customer. The performance of Bank Syariah Indonesia Management significantly influences the decision to become a customer of Bank Syariah Indonesia. The findings of this study are novel in banking marketing and consumer behavior, especially those related to understanding the integrative model of the Theory of Reason Action and Stimulus Organism Response to increase the Decision to Become a Customer of Bank Syariah Indonesia.