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71 items from the past 90 days that mention gambling, betting or lotteries only in passing, usually economics papers that use lotteries as a method or neuroscience papers that use a gambling task. They are kept out of the main index and listed here so that misfiled studies can be found and corrected.
Week of October 26, 20266
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Symptoms of borderline personality disorder in young men from the general population: prevalence, age-related changes, and longitudinal associations with risk-taking behaviors
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe mental illness associated with emotional and functional impairment, elevated suicide risk, and high individual and societal costs. BPD is under-researched in the general population, especially among males, and from a developmental perspective …
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Perceptions of homogeneity reproduction in health sciences academia
Academic institutions privilege norms of continuous productivity and uninterrupted availability, creating conformity pressures that systematically disadvantage those who deviate from an implicit template of the 'ideal academic'. This study explores how doctoral students and faculty in the health sciences perceive the reproduction of social homogeneity …
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Double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised clinical trial on flexible doses of escitalopram and naltrexone in the treatment of men with compulsive sexual behaviour disorder: study protocol presentation
Recent research has led to a better understanding of biological and psychosocial correlates of compulsive sexual behaviour disorder (CSBD). Psychotherapy is considered a first-line treatment strategy, while evidence on the use of pharmacotherapy is still scarce …
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Sex Differences in Aggressive Traits and Superior Temporal Cortical Responses to Monetary Loss
Individuals vary in aggression traits. Here, we investigated how individual aggression is associated with altered reward and punishment processing in the brain and the neural bases of sex differences. Methods: Aggression was assessed by the Achenbach Adult Self-Report …
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BOOK REVIEW
Book Review: Harris, Bob. (2022). Gambling in Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century . Cambridge University Press. 316 pp. ISBN: 9781009067348
Week of October 19, 20269
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Educational outcomes of CDIO-guided progressive case-based learning and gamification in undergraduate critical care nursing: an exploratory two-class quasi-experimental study
This study compared educational outcomes between nursing students receiving a CDIO-guided case-based and gamified teaching program and those receiving conventional teaching. Materials And Methods: This two-class quasi-experimental study included 140 nursing students from two classes between March and June 2025 …
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The Coroners and Justice Act of 2009 and the postcode lottery
The coroner and inquest system dates back to the 10th century but continues to face criticism and debate. This research evaluates whether the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 has reduced regional disparities - often described as a 'postcode lottery' …
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Natural recovery and gaming disorder: a case series
Conceptualizations of recovery in gaming disorder (GD) remain relatively underdeveloped. While remission without formal treatment appears common in longitudinal data, the mechanisms through which it occurs have received little systematic attention …
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A First Case of Compulsive Amnestic Sleep-Related Shopping Induced by Pramipexole Therapy of Restless Legs Syndrome
Dopamine receptor agonists (DAs) such as pramipexole/ropinirole are recognized treatments for restless legs syndrome (RLS) and Parkinson's disease (PD). It is well established that these medications can cause impulse control disorders (ICDs) during wakefulness, side effects with serious and potentially life-altering consequences …
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Risk perception is unlikely to drive underuse of social information in lab studies
Despite the theorized benefits of social learning, participants in controlled experiments consistently copy less than is optimal - instead over-relying on individual exploration. This may be due to learners' perceptions of risk associated with social versus asocial information …
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Behavioural influences on oral health status among individuals with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the behavioural assessment using the schizophrenia oral health profile (SOHP) scale and examine the oral health status using Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified (OHI-S), Decayed, Missing and Filled teeth (DMFT), Community Periodontal Index (CPI) and Loss of attachment (LOA) indices, and correlate the behaviour with oral …
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Ultrasonic-With-Ballistic Versus Pneumatic Lithotripsy in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for 2-4 cm Renal Calculi: A Prospective Quasi-experimental Comparative Study in a Bangladeshi Tertiary-Care Hospital
Background Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is the standard treatment for large renal calculi, and the use of an intracorporeal lithotripter strongly influences its success …
Week of October 5, 20263
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Analysis of selected digital risks as a basis for developing digital hygiene strategies. A perspective of vulnerable populations
The rapid development of digital technologies and widespread Internet access have transformed modern societies, creating new opportunities alongside emerging public health challenges …
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Low-dimensional factorized neural computations underlie risk-adaptive choices
Real-world decision-making rarely occurs with perfect information …
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No evidence of increased gaming-related problems with long-term use of a video game therapeutic: Exploratory endpoint findings from a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Digital therapeutics for mental health often face low patient engagement, which limits their clinical impact. Interventions that deliver treatment using a video game medium may improve engagement and therapeutic efficacy, but the potential emergence of gaming-related problems remains a safety question and a concern among clinical stakeholders …
Week of September 28, 20266
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Clinical correlates of homelessness and cannabis use among U.S. low-income veterans
Homelessness and cannabis use may interconnect in complex ways. This study used a nationally representative sample of low-income U.S. veterans to investigate histories of homelessness and cannabis use, and their associations with clinically relevant variables …
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The Wicked Problem of Selection and Competency-Based Education: Applying TRIZ Inversion to the Graduate Medical Education Selection Process
Graduate medical education (GME) selection processes may pose significant barriers to implementing competency-based health professions education (CBHPE) …
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Comparison of outcomes of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy versus retrograde intrarenal surgery in the management of renal calculi measuring one to two centimeters
To compare outcomes of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for renal stones measuring 1-2 cm, including stone clearance, hospital stay, hematuria, sepsis, postoperative pain, and retreatment …
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[Evaluation of the effect of medical collagen sponge in minimally invasive extraction of impacted mandibular teeth]
To evaluate the effect of medical collagen sponge in minimally invasive extraction of impacted mandibular teeth. Methods: A total of 88 patients with impacted mandibular teeth admitted from December 2021 to December 2024 were selected and randomly divided into the control group (n=44) and the experimental group (n=44) by envelope lottery …
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Combatting Postcode Lottery: A Qualitative Exploration of Staff Perspectives on Rural Surgical Outreach Clinics in Hawke's Bay, Aotearoa New Zealand
Rural communities in Aotearoa New Zealand experience inequitable access to surgical care. Rural surgical outreach clinics aim to reduce geographic and financial barriers by delivering specialist care closer to patients. Healthcare professionals' perspectives on the functioning, value and sustainability of these services remain underexplored …
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The economic returns to citizenship: Evidence from a meta-analysis
Citizenship is widely summarized as producing a "naturalization premium" for immigrants, but naturalization is selected: immigrants who naturalize differ in language, residence, employment, and motivation. We provide a quantitative meta-analysis of citizenship effects on immigrant earnings, synthesizing 60 preferred estimates from 31 studies …
Week of September 21, 20267
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Neural Correlates of Uncertainty Processing During Decision-Making in Individuals with Different Levels of Worry Proneness
Worry proneness has been proposed to influence uncertainty processing; however, its neural mechanisms during different forms of uncertain decision-making remain poorly understood …
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Single-sex schooling and adolescent risk behaviors: quasi-experimental evidence from South Korea
This study examines the effects of single-sex versus coeducational middle schooling on adolescent risk behaviors using South Korea's lottery-based school assignment system …
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Knowledge and Beliefs Surrounding Nalmefene Among Alabama Pharmacists: A Cross-Sectional Survey Informed by the Theory of Planned Behavior
The opioid epidemic continues to be a major public health crisis in the United States, and nalmefene has recently emerged as an alternative opioid overdose reversal agent. However, little is known about pharmacists' awareness and beliefs regarding nalmefene use and distribution …
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Psychiatric outcomes in the first two years after the October 7 attacks: a systematic review of posttraumatic stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction-related outcomes
The October 7 attacks and ensuing war created conditions of sustained, multidimensional trauma. This systematic review synthesizes studies from the first two years of the war to clarify early prevalence of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), anxiety, depression, and addiction-related outcomes in the Israeli population …
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An initial typology of the commercial determinants of physical activity
Much has been written about the commercial determinants in areas such as tobacco, diet, alcohol use, fossil fuels, and gambling, but relatively little on physical activity. This paper reports the development of an initial typology that classifies major themes across physical activity areas that are subject to commercial influences …
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Motivation Profiles Towards Academic Reading, Substance-Related and Problematic Behaviors in Future Teachers
Motivation for academic reading is a relevant component of initial teacher training. However, little is known about whether distinct motivational profiles exist in association with patterns of substance use and problematic behaviors among prospective teachers …
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Impulsivity, Compulsivity, Social Inappropriateness, and Other Neuropsychiatric Features in Cerebellar Histiocytosis
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) may present with cerebellar and brainstem lesions associated with ataxia, cognitive impairment, and behavioral symptoms. While neuropsychiatric manifestations have been reported in LCH, little attention has been paid to impulsivity, compulsivity, and social inappropriateness in the context of cerebellar involvement …
Week of September 14, 20267
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Access to cardiovascular magnetic resonance in Europe: a postcode lottery
Access to cardiovascular magnetic resonance in Europe: a postcode lottery A tale of two patientsJames, a 52-year-old teacher in the United Kingdom (UK), presents with exertional breathlessness and a non-diagnostic echocardiogram.His cardiologist suspects cardiomyopathy and requests cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR).Within weeks, CMR was performed …
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The role of metacognitive beliefs in impulse control disorders and addictive-like behaviors in Parkinson's disease: an exploratory study
Impulse control disorders (ICDs) are clinically relevant non-motor complications of Parkinson's disease (PD). ICDs include gambling, hypersexuality, compulsive shopping, binge eating, hobbyism/punding, and dopamine dysregulation syndrome …
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Effects of Binge Drinking and Alcohol Withdrawal on Serum Neurofilament Levels
Chronic heavy alcohol use and alcohol withdrawal are known to diffusely damage white matter (WM), but it has remained rather unclear whether the damage sustained during a single withdrawal event is functionally relevant and whether WM damage also occurs during or after single episodes of heavy drinking …
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Optimized efficient channel attention-based ShuffleNet framework for EEG graph-based brain topology modeling in motor imagery tasks
Brain topology modeling in motor imagery tasks represents Electroencephalography (EEG) channels as graph nodes and their interactions as edges, which captures neural activity patterns essential for distinguishing motor imagery tasks …
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Addictions are linked but distinct: A transdiagnostic network analysis of concurrent disorder risk
Abstract Background and aims Concurrent disorder refers to the co-occurrence of one or more addictive disorder(s) alongside one or more other mental health disorder(s) …
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Why balance matters more than totals: a candidate structural model of non-compensable wellbeing, duratva, and Buddhist contemplative practice
Problem: A persistent observation troubles both positive psychology and contemplative science: people suffer in the midst of success. The wealthy report emptiness; the deeply loved report captivity; the lucid report paralysis; the renunciate remains seized by the identity of renouncing …
Week of September 7, 20263
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Why the Gap Persists: A Systematic Review of Sociocultural, Clinical, and Systemic Factors Driving Maternal Health Disparities Between Black and White Women in the United Kingdom
Despite overall low maternal mortality rates in the United Kingdom, Black women are approximately four times more likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth, or the postnatal period than White women. This disparity has persisted for over a decade despite national initiatives …
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Dissociating decision-making deficits in temporal and frontal lobe epilepsy using Bayesian methods
People with epilepsy exhibit various cognitive impairments, including deficits in executive functioning that could impact their decision-making …
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Instagram v. Reality: The Case for Regulating Adolescent Social Media Use
In the span of just two decades, social media has transformed from a novel communication platform into an omnipresent force in modern life, fundamentally altering how we connect, communicate, and consume information …
Week of August 31, 20266
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The Systemic Lottery - A Field Observational Study on the Detection and Management of Acute Events in Care Homes
Aims And Objectives: Care home residents represent some of the frailest and most vulnerable members of society due to impaired physical and cognitive functions. In acute situations specifically, residents often rely heavily on others to speak and act on their behalf …
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When deliberation becomes inefficient
Dual-process theories often assume that reflective, effortful thinking yields superior outcomes relative to intuitive processing. However, many decision contexts, such as chance-based or low-stakes choices, are ones in which additional deliberation cannot improve outcomes …
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The prevalence of Type D personality and its association with clinical outcomes in patients with cervical radiculopathy after either conservative or surgical treatment
Type D personality, characterized by the combination of negative affectivity and social inhibition, has been associated with adverse outcomes in several patient populations, but its role in patients with cervical radiculopathy remains unknown …
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Computational simulation tools for quantum-dot-based ionizing-radiation detectors: an integrative review (2018-2026)
Quantum dots (QDs) have been explored as active elements of scintillators, dosimeters and detectors for X-ray and gamma-ray ionizing radiation …
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Symbolic Immortality, Mental Health, and Addictions: A Terror Management Perspective
Terror Management and Anxiety Buffer Disruption Theories suggest that socio-cultural psychological resources, such as self-esteem, attachment security, meaning in life, and group identity, can buffer against death-related anxiety and related psychological problems, by providing people a sense of symbolic immortality …
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Living Death in the City of Widows: A Mixed-Methods Study of Social Death, Stigma, and Abandonment Among Older Widows in Vrindavan, India
India has 46.4 million widows, the highest number globally, with thousands migrating to Vrindavan, the "City of Widows," where they experience systematic social exclusion and marginalization (Loomba Foundation, 2015; Pathak & Tripathi, 2016) …
Week of August 24, 20263
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Prevalence, determinants and trends of anabolic-androgenic steroid use among 93,437 high-school students: Repeated cross-sectional studies in Italy
Limited information is available on anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) use among young people. This study aims to fill this knowledge gap using a large Italian dataset. Study Design: Repeated representative cross-sectional study …
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Association of Depressive Symptom Scores with Multimodal Brain Imaging and Behavioral Phenotypes: A Resting-State, Task-FMRI, and Clinical Comorbidity Study Based on the Human Connectome Project
Depressive symptoms exist on a continuum in the general population, yet the underlying neurobiological mechanisms, particularly the interplay between resting-state networks and task-evoked social cognitive responses, remain elusive. Methods: Leveraging the Human Connectome Project (HCP) dataset, we included 867 participants …
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HEXACO Personality Traits and Risky Choices in Hypothetical Financial Lotteries: A Repeated-Measures Study
Risky choice depends not only on individual differences but also on characteristics of the decision context, including how decision problems are framed. This study examined whether HEXACO personality dimensions were associated with risky choices in four hypothetical financial lotteries varying by outcome domain and stake size …
Week of August 17, 202610
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Angry and "productive": engagement in gamified precarious work
We examine the affective engagement of workers in app-mediated food delivery who continue working while explicitly describing the work as harming them financially, emotionally, and bodily, while using the language of betrayed intimacy …
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Effectiveness of a structured protocol for the prevention of acute respiratory tract infections in daycare centers: A quasi-experimental study
Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are a major cause of pediatric morbidity. Daycare centers (DCCs) are high-risk environments where close interpersonal contact facilitates rapid viral transmission. Effective and practical preventive strategies are therefore essential to reduce infection-related burden in these settings …
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Determinants of policy innovation diffusion in China's provincial sports industry funds: A mixed-methods analysis of strategic adaptation and institutional constraint
Existing policy-diffusion theories emphasize economic capacity, market maturity, and intergovernmental pressure, yet these factors may operate differently in specialized industrial policies …
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A systematic review and meta-analysis on impulse-control disorders in patients with pituitary adenomas exposed to dopamine agonists
Background Patients exposed to dopamine agonists (DAs) may develop impulse-control disorders (ICDs), as shown in Parkinson’s Disease. Patients with pituitary adenomas treated with DAs may also have a higher frequency of ICDs …
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A randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of art therapy and mindfulness on depression, anxiety, and stress among elderly people living in old age homes in Salem district, Tamil Nadu
The mental health burden (depression, stress, anxiety) is significant among institutionalized elderly. The interventions, such as art therapy and mindfulness, have gained importance in managing common mental health disorders …
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Fluctuations in Real-Life Drinking in Alcohol Use Disorder: A 1-Year Longitudinal Study Using Gamified Tasks of Decision Making and Cognitive Control
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major contributor to global disability and mortality. Cross-sectional studies have linked AUD to reduced cognitive control and heightened risky decision making. However, the temporal direction of these effects remains unknown: are cognitive-behavioral alterations a consequence or a precursor of changes in drinking? …
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Determinants of Antenatal Care Visits Among Pregnant Women in Somalia: A Zero-Inflated Poisson Regression Analysis of the First-Ever Somali Health and Demographic Survey 2020 Datasets
Antenatal care (ANC) is critical for maternal survival, yet utilization in postconflict Somalia remains among the lowest globally. This study identifies the individual, household, and regional determinants associated with both the initiation and frequency of ANC visits among Somali women …
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Overt visual attention modulates decision-related signals in the frontal cortex
When indicating a preference between two options, decision makers are thought to compare and accumulate evidence in an attention-guided process. Little is known about this process's neural substrates or how visual attention affects the representations of accumulated evidence …
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Epidemiological impact of a dual-action insecticidal coating applied to Aedes aegypti breeding sites on dengue transmission in Colombia: a cluster-randomised trial
Cost-effective, socially acceptable, and sustainable strategies for dengue vector control are urgently needed, particularly in settings with low resources for prevention measures. Following preliminary entomological and safety studies, we evaluated a novel dual-action insecticidal protective coating targeting domestic water containers …
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Early photobiomodulation in nipple pain and injury during breastfeeding: pilot double-blind randomized clinical trial
To verify the feasibility of a randomized clinical trial to test the effects of early photobiomodulation on nipple pain and injury resulting from breastfeeding. Method: External pilot study for a randomized clinical trial, conducted between June and December 2023 …
Week of August 10, 20267
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Assessment of Gaps in Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Antenatal Care Among Primigravida Women in the First Trimester of Pregnancy and Their Information-Seeking Behavior
Background Good quality antenatal care (ANC) lays the foundation for a healthy pregnancy and favorable maternal and neonatal outcomes. Low utilization of ANC services is a global public health problem leading to preventable maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity …
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Effectiveness of Buerger Allen Exercise as an Adjunct to Standard Pharmacotherapy in Reducing Peripheral Neuropathy Symptoms Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
A BSTRACT Background: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) with limited response to pharmacotherapy alone. Adjunct non-pharmacological interventions may enhance treatment outcomes …
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Impact of Basic Life Support Training Program on Nurses' Knowledge and Practice
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) remains a significant cause of in-hospital mortality and morbidity in Ghana, with increasing incidence in the Central Region of Ghana. Although nurses are continuously present at patients' bedsides, their ability to recognize and manage cardiac arrest using basic life support (BLS) is under scrutiny …
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Are commercial determinants of health addressed in Australian health policies?
The commercial determinants of health (CDoH) are increasingly recognized as major drivers of non-communicable disease and health inequities. However, the extent to which CDoH concepts are translated into policy action remains unclear …
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The Impact of Behavioural Economics-Informed Interventions on the Care Cascade for Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
While behavioural economics principles are widely used for public health interventions, a comprehensive understanding of their impact across the sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) care cascade remains limited. We systematically evaluated the effectiveness of behavioural economics-informed interventions for an STBBI care cascade …
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How Public Turkish-Language Telegram Channels Organize Drug Trade-Facilitating Communication: A Qualitative Content Analysis
The study aims to examine how publicly accessible Turkish-language Telegram channels organize communication related to illicit drug availability and access in Türkiye. Methods: We conducted an inductive qualitative content analysis of 3,204 text messages posted in 10 publicly accessible Turkish-language Telegram channels between 3 and 9 November 2025 …
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A budding science of illegal markets
Illegal markets create untold societal and environmental harm, but they have attracted surprisingly little scholarly attention. This paper explores illegal markets as a class of objects …
Week of August 3, 20264
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Health Mode On and Health Mode On Plus: a multisite protocol to assess and promote mental wellbeing and healthy lifestyles among Italian university students
University is a pivotal life-course transition in which academic, social and geographic changes intersect with heightened risk for mental disorders and maladaptive behaviors …
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["I tried so hard to be normal… that I ended up exhausting myself.": Forms of social exclusion experienced by young autistic adults]
Introduction Autistic people are particularly at risk of experiencing forms of violence, ostracism or discrimination, which lead to social exclusion in the course of their lives. However, very little research has addressed social exclusion from its subjective dimensions (e.g …
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Assessing the validity and reliability of computational phenotyping of mood
Mood can be understood as an affective state resulting from the integration, over time, of positive and negative outcomes. To capture intra- and inter-individual variability in mood fluctuations, computational models have been increasingly applied to self-reported mood ratings obtained during behavioural tasks …