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Review of “Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime
Jessica Danielle Taylor
Jan 29, 2015
The following is a review of Peter Gøtzsche's "Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime: How Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare," which focuses on the corruption that exists in the pharmaceutical industries and in the healthcare...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Monetary Policy Rules in Emerging ASEAN Economies
Mesa Wanasilp
Jul 01, 2021
This paper examines the monetary policy rules for five emerging ASEAN economies—Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand as the adopters of inflation targeting (IT) and Malaysia and Vietnam as the non-IT adopters. For the...
Published by: IGI Global
Facebook, Social Comparison, and Subjective Well-Being
Jessica Joseph
Jul 26, 2019
Facebook use has implications for subjective well-being. Previous research has revealed that passive Facebook use is typically related to deficits in subjective well-being, which is thought to be linked through upward social...
Social Networking Social Sciences and Humanities Human Aspects of Technology Media and Communications
Published by: IGI Global
Modelling quantitative fungicide resistance and breakdown of resistant cultivars
Plant pathogens respond to selection pressures exerted by disease management strategies. This can lead to fungicide resistance and/or the breakdown of disease-resistant cultivars, each of which significantly threaten food...
Triticum Plant Leaves Fungicides Industrial Plant Diseases Multifactorial Inheritance Disease Resistance
Published by: PLoS computational biology
Pivoting to Deeper Experiences in Education
The COVID-19 pandemic led educators to quickly pivot to continue teaching. Negative effects include exacerbated academic achievement gaps between SES groups, less access to health services, aggravated digital divides, widened...
Published by: IGI Global
Racially Motivated Police Brutality Is a Community Public Health Issue in the United States
Ongoing global protests against police violence and racism were heightened in 2020 after the deaths of Breana Taylor and George Floyd, whose deaths made headlines worldwide and raised awareness of the Black Lives Matter...
Published by: IGI Global
Charles Taylor’s Modern Identity and the “Atonement Muddle”
James Gerrie
Feb 05, 2018
In Charles Taylor’s exhaustive study of the historical currents that have helpedconstitute the modern identity he proposes the notion of “the affirmation ofordinary life” as a way of encapsulating the core of that identity. As...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
The Ultimate Weapon against Genetic Discrimination
Jessica Lelani Habet
Sep 25, 2012
Biotechnology is speedily developing in the twenty-first century. Unfortunately, the law is notorious for its inability to remain at par with technological developments. In this paper, I address the issue of genetic...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Toward Holistic and Community-Based Interventions in the Mental Health of Black and Filipino Youth
The field of social work needs critical education on how colonialism and oppression have impacted the mental-health experiences of Black and Filipino youth. The psychological and socio-political factors impacting these...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Leading Through a Crisis
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lamar Soutter Library was faced with moving off campus and into a remote work environment. As the crisis unfolded, it was critical for staff to experience a unified leadership team that...
Library Science Library and Information Science Library Science Computer Science and Information Technology
Published by: IGI Global
Applying a Structured Industry Model Development Process to Support Digital Transformation Efforts
While business models transformed how we describe organizations, the authors apply equivalent modeling to describe industries. Specifically, the authors propose and implement a structured industry model development process...
Published by: IGI Global
A Cross-Country Network Analysis of Resilience Systems in Young Adults.
Multisystemic resilience has been conceptualised as involving a constellation of protective factors which operate at different levels to promote adaptation and thriving despite experiences of adversity. We used network modelling...
Short Report
Jessica Hayton, Atiqah Azhari, Gianluca Esposito, Ray Iles, Michaella Chadiarakos, Giulio Gabrieli, Dagmara Dimitriou, Stephen Mangar
Apr 17, 2023
Objective
The aim of the current study was to examine the potential relationship between sleep patterns, cortisol levels, and anxiety profiles in adolescents with Williams Syndrome (WS) compared to typically developing...
Research priorities relating to the delivery of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programmes
Sheona McHale, Aynsley Cowie, Sarah Brown, Tom Butler, Kathryn Carver, Hasnain M Dalal, Susan Dawkes, Carolyn Deighan, Patrick Doherty, Jo Evans, Sally Hinton, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Mills, Simon Nichols, Rod S Taylor
Apr 17, 2023
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR) research priority setting project (PSP) was to identify a top 10 list of priority research questions for cardiovascular...
Doing More Than Asking for Opinions
Jessica Helwig, Katherine Bishop-Williams, Lea Berrang-Ford, Shuaib Lwasa, Didacus Namanya, Bwindi Community Hospital
Jul 01, 2020
Health information systems (HIS) are used to manage information related to population health. The goal of this research was to conduct an evaluation of a HIS used at a hospital in south-western Uganda using participatory...
Published by: IGI Global
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