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Brain Injury in Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews: Missed opportunities: a retrospective analysis of DARDR reviews

Domestic abuse related death reviews record events capable of injuring the brain for most of the people who died. Agencies almost never considered brain injury as a result, and what the reviews record is associated with abuse towards a person and not with abuse by them. A coded f...

Future Redistribution of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Risk in Two Contrasting CMIP6 Scenarios

Abstract We analyze North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone (TC) activity using the Columbia HAZard model to downscale 12 models from CMIP6 under the SSP1‐2.6 and SSP5‐8.5 scenarios—representing low and high radiative forcing, respectively. Despite greater warming under SSP5‐8.5, basin‐w...

Neighbourhood-level variations in psychosis prevalence and involuntary psychiatric admissions

Studies have highlighted geographical variations in psychosis and involuntary psychiatric admissions. However, the association of neighbourhood-level factors on these variations remains underexplored. Aims To investigate geographical variations in psychosis prevalence and involun...

“I didn’t even know humans could get polio … I swear that’s for dogs.” A co-produced, thematic analysis exploring adolescent attitudes to vaccines

Abstract Background Immunisation forms a cornerstone of public health policy. However, uptake rates of routine vaccines offered in adolescence are sub-optimal. In 2023/24, for example, HPV uptake in England, for example, was 72.9% of girls and 67.7% of boys in school year 8 (aged...

Care Models for the Genetic Evaluation of Dilated Cardiomyopathy at Sites of the DCM Consortium

Abstract Background Clinical genetic evaluation for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is minimally implemented and models of care are not defined. To understand current genetics care for DCM, a systematic needs assessment was conducted. Methods Principal Investigators (P...

Adoption of AI in Romanian PR and communication education: A TAM-informed survey study

This study examines Romanian communication and public relations (PR) students' familiarity with and attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI). We conducted a cross-sectional online survey from September to October 2023 and recruited participants through targeted Facebook adve...

A case study assessing implementation of the Victorian Government’s Healthy Choices Policy Directive in a rural hospital café

Introduction In 2021, the Victorian Government in Australia introduced the Healthy Choices policy directive to improve availability of healthier food and drink options in health services.Theory We applied the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to assess implementa...

‘No, it is a virus, your body will fight it.’ The value of diagnostic testing for managing respiratory viruses in primary care: an observational study from a post-COVID pilot programme

Introduction International studies suggest that advancing diagnostic technologies have the potential to reduce uncertainty and improve management of acute respiratory infections. Aim This study aimed to observe the impact that laboratory-based polymerase chain reaction testing fo...

“She cannot use these methods before she has at least one child”: a qualitative study on family planning attitudes, knowledge, and experiences among adolescent girls and young women living with HIV in Moshi, Tanzania

Abstract Background Each year, about half of pregnancies in adolescents (15–19 years of age) are unintended, and the rate of adolescent pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa is twice the global rate. Adolescent pregnancies have similar social determinants as those of HIV acquisition, r...

The Carbon Handshake Architecture: From Verified Carbon to Settled Farmer Income

Smallholder carbon finance in India is constrained not only by methodology or market access, but by fragmentation across farmer enrolment, evidence generation, verification, transition finance, aggregation, registry operations, benefit sharing and payment settlement. This paper f...

The Carbon Handshake Architecture: From Verified Carbon to Settled Farmer Income

Smallholder carbon finance in India is constrained not only by methodology or market access, but by fragmentation across farmer enrolment, evidence generation, verification, transition finance, aggregation, registry operations, benefit sharing and payment settlement. This paper f...