The CPWF Working Paper series: Proposed new directions and notes for Contributors

These guidelines provide researchers with an overview of the CPWF working papers series and how to submit potential papers for the series

CPWF publication policies and guidelines: Version 1.2

The Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) was launched in 2002 as a reform initiative of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The CPWF aims to increase the resilience of social and ecological systems through better water management for food production (crops, fisheries, and livestock). Since 2002, the program has evolved from a range of research projects to an integrated research program that focuses on specific development challenges in six river basins around the world: Andes, Ganges, Limpopo, Mekong, Nile and Volta. Publishing and documenting research is an important part of the research for development process. It is increasingly recognized that interim results can be important for development practitioners and that communication strategies need to be integrated from the beginning of the research process rather than seen as a by-­‐product For this reason, the CPWF strongly encourages the publication of research results, both intermediary and final. It is important to share the CPWF's findings and demonstrate our achievements to our stakeholders, extension agents, donors, policy makers, and other researchers.The guidelines should be seen as a complement to the CPWF Information and Communication Strategy and a range of other guidelines that have been developed including: • Internal knowledge-­‐sharing guidelines; • Identity guidelines (to be developed); and • Working Paper series, notes for contributors. The guidelines are intended for CPWF partners working in projects or in the Topic Working Groups. These policies and guidelines should be seen as a work in progress and will be updated as and when necessar

Outcomes after cardiac rehabilitation in patients following repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm or dissection: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND Patients receiving thoracic aortic repair suffer from long-term impairment in daily functioning and quality of life following intervention due to a combination of their life-threatening condition (i.e. aortic aneurysm or dissection), undergoing major surgery, as well as long-term exercise restrictions thereafter. Despite the known risks of exercise, it is vital that patients regain physical activity in order to recover their daily functioning and quality of life. Cardiac rehabilitation could be a safe and effective treatment to support patients to become physically active by providing exercise training, comprehensive rehabilitation services, and safety recommendations. Despite new insights in recent literature and clinical practice, international guidelines do not recommend cardiac rehabilitation due to limited evidence. We aim to fill this knowledge gap by performing a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation in patients following thoracic aortic repair. METHODS This protocol has been developed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P). MEDLINE, Embase, and CINAHL will be searched for eligible observational and interventional studies from inception up to April 2022. Screening (title/abstract and full text), data extraction, risk of bias assessment, and therapeutic validity rating will be conducted by two independent reviewers. A random-effects model will be used to meta-analyse performance-based outcomes, patient-reported outcomes, clinician-reported outcomes, and researcher-reported outcomes. Subsequently, meta-bias and confidence in evidence will be analysed by two independent reviewers. DISCUSSION To exercise or not to exercise in patients following thoracic aortic repair has been a topic of discussion for years. The intended systematic review and meta-analysis will provide comprehensive evidence on the effectiveness of phase III outpatient exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients following thoracic aortic repair. Findings from this review may inform future guidelines for the management of patients with thoracic aortic disease. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42022301204

Community-based fish culture in seasonal floodplains and irrigation systems

The overall objective of the project was to enhance fish production from seasonally flooding areas and irrigation systems using a collective approach to fish culture. The project sought to examine the institutions necessary to support community-approaches to fish culture in a range of social, cultural and economic conditions, in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Vietnam and Mali. Technical designs for fish culture were also tested, building on successes achieved in earlier trials in Bangladesh, with an emphasis on adapting the model to develop locally appropriate culture systems. The project showed that the model is able to generate important benefits for communities in Bangladesh, China and Mali, and may have the potential to so in other countries. However, it was found that introducing fish culture into complex and dynamic institutional contexts, whereby open access waters lie over private property required a range of social, environmental and economic conditions to be in place for the adoption and continuance of the fish culture model