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Modelling the Effects of Complacency and Educational Countermeasures on the Spread of HIV
In this project, we consider a system of five ordinary differential equations which describe the population dynamics of HIV/AIDS when individuals are tested for the virus and then moved onto antiretroviral therapy. We include a...
Published by: Winthrop University
Alumna to Address Youth Voting Behaviors at Constitution Day 2010
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
The Sept. 17 Constitution Day program will be held at 2 p.m. in Kinard Auditorium. Gentry '04, a native of Charleston, S.C., earned honors degrees in political science and psychology at Winthrop.
Published by: Winthrop University
Are Electronic Cigarettes an Effective Aid to Smoking Cessation or Reduction Among Vulnerable Groups? A Systematic Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence.
INTRODUCTION: Smoking prevalence remains high in some vulnerable groups, including those who misuse substances, have a mental illness, are homeless, or are involved with the criminal justice system. E-cigarette use is increasing...
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Why is translating research into policy so hard? How theory can help public health researchers achieve impact?
S Gentry, L Milden, MP Kelly
Sep 17, 2019
OBJECTIVE: To describe how overly simple conceptualisations of how research is translated into public health policy impact impair effective translation. To suggest how alternative approaches to conceptualising impact, which...
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How can we achieve impact from public health research? A meta-ethnography of case studies.
SV Gentry, L Milden, MP Kelly
Jun 25, 2019
BACKGROUND: Generation of public health impact from research is challenging. Research of similar quality often has differential uptake and there is considerable lag time between initiation and uptake of research. Improving...
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Productive consumption in the class-mediated construction of domestic masculinity
In the context of do-it-yourself (DIY) home improvement, this article extends theorizing on productive consumption, domestic masculinity, and social class. Based on interviews with informants varying in cultural capital...
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Productive consumption in the class-mediated construction of domestic masculinity
In the context of do-it-yourself (DIY) home improvement, this article extends theorizing on productive consumption, domestic masculinity, and social class. Based on interviews with informants varying in cultural capital...
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The Feasibility of Integrating Wearable Cameras and Health Trackers for Measuring Personal Exposure to Urban Features
Built environment factors such as greenery, walkability, and crowd density are related to physical activity and mental health. New emerging wearable sensors provide an opportunity to objectively monitor human exposure to...
SnRE at the BBC
Clive Upton
Sep 30, 2014
Two strands - perhaps "strains" might at times be thought a more accurate word -exist within dialectology. One, geographical and historical, charts linguistic variation on the ground and seeks to study language in its diachronic...
SnRE at the BBC
Clive Upton
Sep 30, 2014
Two strands - perhaps "strains" might at times be thought a more accurate word -exist within dialectology. One, geographical and historical, charts linguistic variation on the ground and seeks to study language in its diachronic...
Climatic and societal impacts of a "forgotten" cluster of volcanic eruptions in 1108-1110 CE.
Recently revised ice core chronologies for Greenland have newly identified one of the largest sulfate deposition signals of the last millennium as occurring between 1108 and 1113 CE. Long considered the product of the 1104 CE...
Published by: Scientific reports
Extended impacts of climate change on health and wellbeing
Anthropogenic climate change is progressively transforming the environment despite political and technological attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to tackle global warming. Here we propose that greater insight and...
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Tricks of the mind
What do cognitive illusions reveal about the psychology of the human mind? In this book Gustav Kuhn explores the psychological processes and cognitive road blocks that contribute to the wonderment and entertainment value of...
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Seven myths of memory.
In this paper we highlight seven myths about memory, which centre around the fact that memories, as we experience them, are not only about the past, they are also prospective. Although episodic memory provides the template for...
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Reflections on the spoon test.
In this paper, we shall use Tulving's seminal empirical and theoretical research including the 'Spoon Test' to explore memory and mental time travel and its origins and role in planning for the future. We will review the...
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