Dynamic Partnerships Research Articles

Development and evolution of clinical partnerships: K-12 school leaders' perspectives

PurposeThe purpose of this research study was to examine school leaders’ critical perspectives about the nature of their partnerships with K-12 schools and two Educator Preparation Programs (EPP).Design/methodology/approachData were collected through interviews with K-12 school leaders to obtain partners’ critical perspectives about school–EPP partnerships. The interviews were coded thematically and oriented around the central concept of working to represent the interplay of the participants and their collaborators’ perceptions of the nature and dimensions of school–EPP partnerships.FindingsThe analysis resulted in the construction of a mosaic of school leaders’ collective lived experiences using a statewide conceptual framework as a guide. Four themes emerged from our interviews with school partners: (a) the need for dynamic, responsive and synergistic partnerships; (b) the need to monitor and maintain the underlying structure and integrity of the partnership; (c) the culture of interns as colleagues or as visitors; and (d) the need to innovate.Originality/valueFour themes emerged from our interviews with school partners: (1) the need for dynamic, responsive and synergistic partnerships; (2) the need to monitor and maintain the underlying structure and integrity of partnerships; (3) the culture of interns as colleagues or interns as visitors; and (4) the need to innovate.

Primary Ovarian Insufficiency: A Case of the Cart before the Horse

Overt Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI) is a rare disorder characterized by a constellation of other rare conditions, posing significant diagnostic and management challenges. This disorder necessitates a global mechanism for information exchange, streamlined data sharing, dynamic international partnerships, and the integration of artificial intelligence to enhance diagnostic accuracy through next-generation sequencing and specific antibody testing. Empowering women with POI involves providing them with access to the best available evidence at the point of care and facilitating informed decisions throughout their health journey. A key strategy is transcending the traditional biomedical model by adopting a population-based approach that encourages global cross-sectional collaboration. Optimal care for women with POI is achieved through an integrated, multidisciplinary approach that leverages diverse expertise to evaluate evidence and update care practices effectively. Initiatives are also underway to establish a patient advocacy group, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis in allowing women to adapt family planning or preserve fertility. The overarching vision for POI research and care aims to cultivate proactive international partnerships and data sharing, driven by the needs and experiences of women with Overt POI.

Examining Collaborative Business Process Modeling Techniques

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the recognition and use of Business Process Management (BPM) in both academic research and practical applications. The use of innovative ICT plays a crucial role in efficacy enhancement and efficiency of corporate collaboration and the management of inter-organizational business processes. Within this particular context, it is essential for organizations that engage in cooperation to possess a collective comprehension of their internal processes, as well as those of their collaborating partners. Additionally, they must also possess an awareness of the evolving inter-organizational process structures that may arise. To foster a collective comprehension, the use of collaborative modeling might prove to be a valuable strategy. The scope of business processes extends to include activities that go outside the confines of a company, hence necessitating the adoption of process of modelling collaborative business. The practice of BPM involves several intricate iterations and extensive collaboration between business analysts and domain experts. Processes of collaborative business serve as enablers for businesses to cultivate adaptable and dynamic partnerships, allowing them to effectively respond to changing circumstances and maintain competitiveness within the global market. The primary objective of this study is to conduct a comprehensive examination of contemporary cBPM methodologies.

Integration knowledge and -skills for providing person centred care, A Personalised Integrated Care Approach

Introduction/Background: Do you also see citizens’ complex needs are nowadays often poorly met by the current services from single organizations which are mainly focused on providing single component care? Citizens’ complex needs are characterized by support questions in several interrelated domains of daily life. A need for support consists therefore of several interacting components: also called a complex care need (MRC, 2008). Citizens want to feel supported in being able to participate as optimally as possible in society with the highest possible quality of life, at the lowest possible cost (triple aim) and with more meaning for care providers (quadruple aim). Dynamic micro networks might be part of the solution of providing integrated healthcare and social care services (Schrijvers, 2016).
 Why a workshop? Knowledge and skills for providing care in dynamic networks are lacking among almost all parties involved: care providers, informal carers, managers, administrators, supervisors and financers. Dynamic partnerships in which healthcare services are provided in an integrated and personalized manner will increase in significance (Nies & Minkman, 2015). Earlier in over fifty research projects in practice involving healthcare and social care organisations and citizens in neighbourhoods in The Netherlands, we worked on answering questions for creating, organising, financing and delivering personalised care to citizens. However, most professionals have good ideas about how to deliver integrated and personalized care. Exchange of knowledge, expertise and experiences of all attendees is central in this workshop.
 Who is it for? Everybody working in healthcare and social care who wants to share her or his ideas on providing integrated care for enabling personalized care.
 What are you going to do?
 Workshop, 60 minutes (55 minutes audience interaction time), with group work and pitches;
 a.Opening and short introduction (5”)
 b.Short presentation about our findings (5”)
 c.Discussion in groups: Interaction between participants aiming at discussing the perspectives of micro level, meso level, macro level of dynamic networks in integrated care research, in four groups: (30”):
 1.How can we achieve co-creation and collaboration with clients, informal carers and various professionals in dynamic networking?
 2.How can we organize and manage dynamic networks for providing integrated personalised care?
 3.How do we structure accountability and financing of dynamic networks for providing integrated personalised care?
 4.How policy can we design policy facilitating dynamic micro network care on regional, national and European level?
 d.Pitches and Conclusions and general reflections (15”)
 How are you going to engage with the audience? Everybody is an expert in her or his own (working)situation. In small groups of 4-6 persons we will discuss one of the four questions mentioned above. We challenge everyone to share their own experiences and ideas.
 How are you going to summarize the take home messages? We end up with lessons learned and sum these up in take home messages. Attendees are invited to write these down and take these with them.

Non-fungible tokens as a framework for sustainable innovation in pharmaceutical R&D: a smart contract-based platform for data sharing and rightsholder protection

ABSTRACT Research and development (R&D) in the pharmaceutical sector traditionally operated with in closed, siloed institutional settings, driven by intellectual property rights concerns that viewed data sharing as a threat. However, the evolving scientific landscape demands a more collaborative approach involving external engagement and dynamic partnerships. To address this, a hybrid contractual framework combining smart contracts, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and traditional licensing schemes is introduced. This framework was developed through an experimental pilot platform that adhered to FAIR data principles, allowing participants to store, find, and reuse data related to drug discovery. The platform utilizes blockchain technology to document real-world assets in an immutable digital ledger. Smart contracts and NFTs offer an open and global collaborative platform for advancing drug research assets, overcoming hurdles related to standardization, interoperability, and disclosure. This framework aims to reconcile the conflict between the demand for greater data sharing and the protection of rightsholder interests in pharmaceutical R&D. By providing mechanisms for resolving practical challenges, it facilitates further cooperation and innovation in the field.

Redefining Radiology: A Review of Artificial Intelligence Integration in Medical Imaging.

This comprehensive review unfolds a detailed narrative of Artificial Intelligence (AI) making its foray into radiology, a move that is catalysing transformational shifts in the healthcare landscape. It traces the evolution of radiology, from the initial discovery of X-rays to the application of machine learning and deep learning in modern medical image analysis. The primary focus of this review is to shed light on AI applications in radiology, elucidating their seminal roles in image segmentation, computer-aided diagnosis, predictive analytics, and workflow optimisation. A spotlight is cast on the profound impact of AI on diagnostic processes, personalised medicine, and clinical workflows, with empirical evidence derived from a series of case studies across multiple medical disciplines. However, the integration of AI in radiology is not devoid of challenges. The review ventures into the labyrinth of obstacles that are inherent to AI-driven radiology-data quality, the 'black box' enigma, infrastructural and technical complexities, as well as ethical implications. Peering into the future, the review contends that the road ahead for AI in radiology is paved with promising opportunities. It advocates for continuous research, embracing avant-garde imaging technologies, and fostering robust collaborations between radiologists and AI developers. The conclusion underlines the role of AI as a catalyst for change in radiology, a stance that is firmly rooted in sustained innovation, dynamic partnerships, and a steadfast commitment to ethical responsibility.

Extracts from Wallis Sponges Inhibit Vibrio harveyi Biofilm Formation.

Pathogenic bacteria and their biofilms are involved in many human and animal diseases and are a major public health problem with, among other things, the development of antibiotic resistance. These biofilms are known to induce chronic infections for which classical treatments using antibiotic therapy are often ineffective. Sponges are sessile filter-feeding marine organisms known for their dynamic symbiotic partnerships with diverse microorganisms and their production of numerous metabolites of interest. In this study, we investigated the antibiofilm efficacy of different extracts from sponges, isolated in Wallis, without biocidal activity. Out of the 47 tested extracts, from 28 different genera, 11 showed a strong activity against Vibrio harveyi biofilm formation. Moreover, one of these extracts also inhibited two quorum-sensing pathways of V. harveyi.

Examining Collaborative Business Process Modeling Techniques

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the recognition and use of Business Process Management (BPM) in both academic research and practical applications. The use of innovative ICT plays a crucial role in efficacy enhancement and efficiency of corporate collaboration and the management of inter-organizational business processes. Within this particular context, it is essential for organizations that engage in cooperation to possess a collective comprehension of their internal processes, as well as those of their collaborating partners. Additionally, they must also possess an awareness of the evolving inter-organizational process structures that may arise. To foster a collective comprehension, the use of collaborative modeling might prove to be a valuable strategy. The scope of business processes extends to include activities that go outside the confines of a company, hence necessitating the adoption of process of modelling collaborative business. The practice of BPM involves several intricate iterations and extensive collaboration between business analysts and domain experts. Processes of collaborative business serve as enablers for businesses to cultivate adaptable and dynamic partnerships, allowing them to effectively respond to changing circumstances and maintain competitiveness within the global market. The primary objective of this study is to conduct a comprehensive examination of contemporary cBPM methodologies.

Involving children, teachers and parents/carers in dialogues around child well-being in schools

Building dynamic partnerships between communities and academic institutions, via knowledge exchange, plays a vital role in generating research with mutual benefits for research partners and wider communities. Knowledge exchange between universities and schools has recently received particular interest in child and adolescent mental health research. This article outlines a knowledge exchange programme that involved children, primarily, and teachers and parents/carers in dialogues around school well-being. Using a series of co-created and multimodal creative activities, we: (1) worked closely with 25 students of an inclusive and multicultural primary school (aged 9 to 10 years old) to understand their school well-being experiences, and to co-create a school blog to communicate key messages with local communities; and (2) initiated a discussion around child and school well-being with a group of parents/carers and teachers through expanding on the children’s blog. In this article, we outline our methodology to facilitate children’s involvement with the project well-being activities. We explore key methodological strengths and challenges, and highlight lessons we learned and how these stress the significance of seeking young people’s points of view when designing school well-being initiatives.

Outcome Insights: Applying an NPG Lens to Examine a Capacity Building Initiative Among the Government and its Partner

ABSTRACT Providing services for a diverse population requires a shift in paradigms and mechanisms. New Public Governance (NPG) provides insights on the need for collaborative actions between organizations from all sectors. This study applies an NPG lens to investigate a state’s effort to enhance mental health and substance use recovery through building capacity in peer-support service providing organizations (SPOs). We used 37 participant interviews from a training program. Results show variations between intended and actual outcomes and highlight NPG as a relevant framework for capacity building and co-creation of public value in dynamic partnerships between the public sector and SPOs.

Tingbjerg Changing Diabetes: Dynamic intersectoral collaboration in community health promotion

Abstract Background Intersectoral collaborative action is a beneficial and cost-effective strategy in health promotion and multilevel, comprehensive interventions are increasingly used to prevent chronic diseases. Yet, more knowledge is needed on processes of sustainable intersectoral partnership building. Tingbjerg Changing Diabetes (TCD) is a long-term (2014-2032) initiative to promote health and prevent type 2 diabetes in the socially disadvantaged neighbourhood Tingbjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark. TCD applies the Supersetting approach to mobilise community resources and to attain synergistic effects through coordinated engagement of multiple stakeholders in multiple settings in local community. The Supersetting approach constitute five core principles: integration, participation, empowerment, context-sensitivity, knowledge. Activities draw on Community Action Research. Methods The paper analyses partnership building processes in TCD. Data includes contextual analyses, log data, notes from partner meetings/workshops, partner interviews and activity process evaluations. Partners include educational, private and public institutions (incl. Copenhagen Municipality), a local political committee, social housing associations and research institutions. Results Drivers of sustainability of TCD related partnerships included trusting, dynamic and flexible relations established at multiple levels of involvement. Local resource identification and co-creation processes ensured feasibility of activities by involving most relevant partners. The evolvement of interrelated project activities based on shared goals, structures and principles fostered cohesion of TCD's intersectoral partner collaboration. Conclusions The intersectoral partner collaboration in TCD was established, maintained and expanded through iterative processes of activity and project development. Thus, TCD has been effective in mobilizing and integrating multiple intersectoral partners in community health promotion. Key messages The sustainability of TCD intersectoral partner engagement and collaboration is driven by dynamic relations at multiple levels ensuring consistent, yet flexible engagement. The iterative project development building on community interests and shared goals, structures and principles maintain the dynamic partnerships of TCD.

The Views of Directors of Health Institutions Relating to the Current Situation of the Healthcare System in the Republic of Macedonia and Their Expectations for the Future

Health institutions as an integral part of the healthcare system operate in a dynamic and complex environment in which they are constantly faced with numerous shocks from the economic, technical, technological, political, socio-cultural and demographic changes of the uncontrolled external environment that are expected to be much more challenging in the next decade. The purpose of this paper is to identify how the top management of health care institutions assess the current state of the health system and how they prepare for the future of this system. This research is conducted through an anonymous annual survey of responsible persons of the decision-making hierarchy in the public health institutions. Directors of health institutions predict that in the future the new model of value-based healthcare will reformulate and change the future of healthcare. The technological advancement is the one that will significantly improve future healthcare by making the services more accessible, information more transparent as well as prepare the doctors and other medical staff to be able to provide a better healthcare. It can be concluded that healthcare managers feel great uncertainty about the dynamic and complex environment they are operating in, the overall economic situation and the possibility of increasing income. They are focused mainly on the implementation of contemporary technology for creating new values in new forms, developing new and dynamic partnerships and reducing the spending.

The tripartite partnership between female entrepreneurs, banks and governments in female entrepreneurship-development: a case study of Zambia

PurposeThis paper aims to provide insights on the void between the needs and demands of bank finance from female entrepreneurs and the supply, as well as the approaches of banks for that finance. In addition, it creates a conceptual framework recognising a tripartite and dynamic partnership amongst female entrepreneurs, banks and governments as essential to female entrepreneurship-development, based on Zambia as the context.Design/methodology/approachConcepts and theories are explained to construct a conceptual framework using the lens of multi-polar network theory and stakeholder engagement theory. In-depth discussions are facilitated through a bilateral partnership between each party and tripartite partnerships amongst female entrepreneurs, banks and governments.FindingsThe framework presents how female entrepreneurs, banks and governments are interconnected in the network as mutually benefiting stakeholders and shows their collective contribution to female entrepreneurship-development within certain contexts. The findings suggest that the sustainable development of female entrepreneurship depends on a dynamic tripartite partnership amongst female entrepreneurs, banks and governments.Research limitations/implicationsThe conceptual framework has important implications when setting up a nation’s enterprise development strategies and policies promoting inclusivity and diversity amongst a nation’s entrepreneurs. The contributions and the dynamic relationship of the three stakeholder groups should be acknowledged and considered to achieve sustainable development in female entrepreneur enterprises. The framework can be generalised to other emerging economies with similar social, economic and cultural profiles to Zambia, particularly in sub-Saharan African countries with patriarchal norms.Originality/valueThis paper extends multi-polar (network) theory and stakeholder management engagement theory, previously explained in homogeneous firms, to more complex and dynamic partnerships amongst heterogeneous organisations, i.e. female entrepreneurs, banks and governments.

Free-Riding Under Joint Liability

We study dynamic partnerships where the output evolves stochastically, each player can exit at any time, and players who have exited continue to enjoy some benefits of the partnership. We analyze the contagion of defections and show that severe contagion facilitates cooperation among players by deterring free-riding. The unique equilibrium features a curse of productivity, namely, a larger output of the partnership may harm all players by exacerbating free-riding. Another main finding is that a partnership's ability to sustain cooperation is non-monotonic in its size.

‘Seeing is believing, but not necessarily perceiving!’: Chinese EFL M.E.d. student teachers’ perceptions of school visit experiences

ABSTRACT School experience has been practised as an integral component of undergraduate teacher education programmes in many countries. This has spurred a large amount of research on various issues in the whole experience. However, the stage of school visits and classroom observations remains unexplored as a research subject. This paper reports on a study of a group of Chinese EFL (English as a foreign language) M.E.d. student teachers’ perceptions of their year-long experience of school visits. It was found that, whilst the student teachers benefited from the experience, such as increased familiarity with school life, an enhanced motivation for professional development, and an emerging collaborative community, three limitations emerged in the process, including limited professional experiences and understanding, potential oscillation from an idealistic to realistic mindset, and the limited depth of collaboration. Therefore, the study indicates that extensive school visits experience alone is insufficient, and should be offered in tandem with well-structured reflective teaching practicum to facilitate student teachers’ gradual teacher identity formation. Dynamic and systematic partnerships are necessary to set concrete goals and assessments at each stage, and make curricular and pedagogical transformations responsively.

Retaining and Supporting Faculty Who Are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color: The Promise of a Multi-Leveled Mentoring-Partnership Model

A greater number of predominantly White institutions (PWIs) in the United States have focused their efforts on recruiting a more diverse faculty body to better reflect the students and surrounding communities they aspire to or currently serve. More of these institutions are actively moving beyond recruitment efforts and are seeking to explicitly focus on retaining diverse academic personnel through formal and informal mentoring initiatives. However, most dominant mentoring models at PWIs do not generally address the socioculturally specific challenges and realities that many faculty who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) experience and negotiate at PWIs. This article describes a field-tested mentoring-partnership model for BIPOC faculty in education and allied fields that could be adapted and applied across various institutional contexts and settings. For over a decade, the author, who is a Woman of Color faculty member, leader, and scholar, has designed equity-focused multi-leveled models of mentoring support for PWIs and other White-dominated organizations that have expressed interest in retaining, supporting, and advancing BIPOC employees. The model describes alternative paradigms for conceptualizing mentoring as dynamic partnerships with differentiated, equity-focused, and multi-leveled systems of support that explicitly center anti-racist and anti-deficit frameworks as core values.

The Demola model as a public policy tool boosting collaboration in innovation: A comparative study between Finland and Spain

The next generation of Science, Technology & Innovation (STI) policies will be defined by mission orientation and co-creation processes and implemented by dynamic public-private partnerships. However, the experience of European countries up to now in attempting to boost cooperation in innovation reveals a very different story. Beyond some contextual factors, the characteristics of the agents involved, the dynamics of their relationships and the design of the collaboration tools also have a critical influence at organisational level. This paper aims to identify these organisational factors in different contexts through the analysis of the Demola model, a university-industry innovation platform created in Finland which has spread to other countries, including Spain. Demola applies a standardised model but it has differences in its functioning depending on the national levels of collaboration in the innovation systems. In our case study, we have compared Finland and Spain, bearing in mind the features of the agents involved and their relationships, through a content analysis of primary and secondary information. The results of the study show that the institutional structure of the collaboration and the organisational culture of each institution are key factors in its functioning. These results can be useful for innovation managers, university leaders, educational experts and policy makers.

Editors’ Note and Prologue

* Abbreviations: AIR-P — : Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health ASD — : autism spectrum disorder ATN — : Autism Treatment Network ED — : emergency department HRSA — : Health Resources and Services Administration MCHB — : Maternal and Child Health Bureau Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience significant developmental challenges and complex co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions,1–3 and they are at risk for considerable unmet health care needs.4–8 As the reported prevalence of ASD continues to rise,9,10 the need for a health care system that is fully equipped to meet the needs of this population is increasingly important. We are pleased to introduce the third supplement to Pediatrics led by the Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P) with support from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) through the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act.11 The 2 previous supplements led by the AIR-P were published in 2012 and 2016, and the work presented in this volume represents significant advances in improving the health and well-being of children with ASD through innovations in research and practice. The articles in this supplement describe infrastructure investments, multiinstitutional collaborations, new models of practice, and original research focused on improving care in multiple locations and contexts for children with ASD and their families. The work reflected in this supplement would not have been possible without considerable federal and private foundation funding. This infrastructure support enabled researchers, clinicians, family members, and key stakeholders to engage in dynamic partnerships to share knowledge and improve systems of care. The supplement begins with an overview of the reach of the HRSA-MCHB Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Program and its alignment with federal priorities for ASD research.11 The AIR-P represents 1 of 5 autism research networks funded by HRSA and MCHB. In 2008, the … Address correspondence to Evdokia Anagnostou, MD, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, ON M4G1R8, Canada. Email: eanagnostou{at}hollandbloorview.ca

Descriptive Approach Towards Managing True E-governments

The role of true e-Government is becoming vital and gaining much attention as modern businesses need adaptive, dynamic and strategic business partnerships in the form of Virtual Organizations and e-Enterprises to survive in the turbulent and global competitive environment. Therefore, managing today's dynamic, collaborative and networked nature of government environment is quite challenging. Real e-Government solution is expected to use, flexible and reusable technology to support valuable citizens and modern business expectations to access necessary government services and information. Here comes the requirement for more efficient ways of integrating their systems together under appropriate e-Government solution. It enables citizens and business organizations to interact with government on nearly all matters, 24/7, without knowing which part of the government is providing the required service. In fact, much research work is being done in e-Business Integration but e-Government Integration is comparatively ignored. As a matter of fact, practical implementation of 'seamless' government across jurisdiction is the most challenging aspect of the future of eGovernment which is the subject of our research. In this research, we first formalize the basis/requirements of such e-Government Integration framework as standard and then analyze all candidate software solutions which could help us in development of better and appropriate integrated solution of e-Government, and finally develop the required e-Government Integration framework that adheres to the requirements. Fulfilling our requirement, major approaches like SOA and EDA, transformation of supporting technologies starting from Electronic Data Interchange to WS's and integration at processes level through XML are primarily examined with the intent to give easy to use, reusable, flexible, scalable and adaptable e-Government Integration solution. Our proposed solution encompasses the most difficult problem of efficiently connecting varied inter eGovernments and intra e-Government activities with citizens and modern business configurations like: Virtual Organizations (VO), e-Enterprises, etc. allowing the governments to respond efficiently

Challenging spaces: Liminal positions and knowledge relations in dynamic research partnerships

This article draws upon concepts of liminality and Third Space to explore what happens when undergraduate students become research partners and illustrates how various positions emerge, change, and fluctuate within the educational space of an interdisciplinary course. Based on perspective dialogues with student groups who have worked on research projects concerned with learning environments in higher education, we discuss which experiences from various academic spaces the students make relevant and useas resources in their group work. Furthermore, we highlight how the act of challenging traditional knowledge hierarchies and well-established roles also involves a revision of students’ relations to each other.