Christianitter have forestalled state action through their de-centralized structure, and used it to legitimize and explain their uniqueness and autonomy. However, rather than supporting the developing democratic form, the neoliberal government has responded by labeling their consensus democracy a failure. Rather than aiding this alternative political and social formation, the state intends to put into…
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We used a standard threshold score of 16 or more to categorize depressive symptomatology or significant distress
At the enrollment and follow-up interviews, participants reported whether they had spent any time in jail or prison in the past 6months. At both visits, we gathered residential history of every place that the individual had stayed, by using a 6-month follow-back residential calendar.We categorized participants as having stayed in shelters if they reported staying…
Neuro feedback is a promising tool that enables mapping of the causal mechanisms of SUD
Despite positive signals from proof-of-concept studies and pilot RCTs, they require replication and testing with suitable control conditions in order to demonstrate their applicability in clinical settings. These limitations highlight the need for a harmonization approach that promotes greater standardization in cognitive training protocols and assessment of its effectiveness . Since the software and manuals of…
Synthetic cannabinoids have become a widely used type of designer drug in the global drug market
The study was approved by the Loma Linda University Institutional Review Board.The most common symptoms reported in our study were cough, shortness of breath, and vomiting, each occurring separately in five patients. Three patients presented with chest pain. Two patients presented with altered mental status in the form of unresponsiveness, with one patient requiring intubation.…
Similar findings were also reported in genetic mouse models of diabetic nephropathy
Hepatitis C and HIV risk are often examined at the same time; yet, we could not estimate HIV risk due to low base rates. Limitations should be noted. Our SMI sample was comprised of patients with bipolar or schizophrenia, and did not include certain psychiatric disorders sometimes regarded as SMI, such as major depression. While…
Neurotransmission is influenced by activity in receptors for adrenal and gonadal hormones
Changes in tissue morphometry are attributable to synaptic proliferation and pruning as well as myelination. Diminutions in gray matter density and concomitant brain growth in dorsal parietal and frontal regions suggest an interplay between regressive and progressive changes , and the coupling of these neurobiological processes is associated with increasingly economical neural activity .The increasing divergences…
Even less exists on associations between policies and smoking behavior within and across smoking trajectories
The identification of distinct trajectories of smoking behavior, which arise from different determinants, offers a more accurate way of describing and understanding behavior and makes it possible to design interventions for specific groups instead of assuming that interventions have comparable effects across the entire population. This is similar to the market segmentation that the tobacco…
All survey measures in this study were self-reported and are subject to bias
More than half of young people with past-month nicotine vaping reported purchasing vaping products at a retail location, including vape/smoke/head shops that are restricted to adults in some cities. To our knowledge, this study was the first to examine associations between city-level tobacco retail policy and individual young people’s e-cigarette risk perceptions. We proposed that…
Study limitations include small sample sizes of some subgroups which limits statistical power
Some PLWH also face HIV related stigma which can perpetuate disparities driven by race, gender, or sexuality leading to intersectional disadvantages. Intersectionality theory suggests that multiple social identities can intersect in a way that reflects multiple social structural disadvantages . Applied to emotional health, for example, PLWH who are also gay or bisexual may be at a higher risk…
A binary variable indicated whether the period was pre- or post-policy
While the use of ACHS to capture the outcomes of all arrests in the state is a strength of this study, ACHS also faces the quality challenges typical of large administrative datasets, as CA DOJ must rely upon consistent and timely reporting from 58 counties. Though courts and law enforcement agencies are mandated to report…