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Showing 1 to 20 of 419 for “"Harms"”.
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Pharmacological modulation of insulin resistance - benefits and harms
Aims: Thiazolidinediones have been advocated as second or third line insulin sensitizing agents in the management of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Their widespread use has been hampered by concerns about their cardiovascular safety, including fluid retention. Metformin is established as first-line …
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A Critical Analysis of Harms Experienced by Transgender Individuals
… acknowledge the significance of wider everyday harms that characterise trans individuals lived experiences; this thesis adopts a zemiological perspective. The data was analysed through a social harm lens in combination with a theory of the formation of human subjectivity that begs scrutiny of …
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An empirical study of privacy harms in data violation cases
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-08-01
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Fully informed consent: Can public trust be restored and harms avoided?
Currently, research with human subjects is going through a period of tremendous upheavals. In many cases these upheavals have created a variety of unmet expectations and have given rise to the perception that trust in the research enterprise is eroding. Trust is vital to the responsible conduct of …
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Diffusion of New Psychoactive Substances: understanding population motives, harms and intervention needs
… Nevertheless, the changes in health and social harms associated with individuals accessing NPS through the underground market or choosing to use traditional illegal drugs should be recognised. Finally, the need to conduct research with a range of stakeholders, to gain a greater understanding of …
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Transient Lives: Trans & Non-Binary People’s Encounters with the Harms of Work
… this study was to offer a revised account of the harms trans people encounter in relation to their work via a new theoretical framework which is informed by ultra-realist criminology, critical hate studies. The theoretical framework was informed by contemporary criminologies of the harms of work, …
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Overlooking the Little Guy: An Analysis of Cyber Incidents and Individual Harms
… We present a new Taxonomy of Individual Cyber Harms, a formalized harm assessment methodology, and a cyber risk forecasting model to predict probable estimates of individual harms through a series of Monte Carlo Simulations. Through the analysis, we show that not only do harms exist for …
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Developing intelligence to understand and prevent violence and alcohol-related harms in nightlife settings
… widersociety and public services. Many of the harms associated with violence and alcohol occur in nightlife settings and preventing these harms is a priority for the UK government.Increasingly, a public health approach to prevention is evident in both national and localpolicies and strategies. …
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A web of vulnerability and harms: caring for women who use spice in prison
… thesis offers a zemiological analysis of ‘Spice harms’ in women’s prisons. Spice is the colloquial name for synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists, the most commonly found drugs in prisons in England and Wales. The study draws on 15 semi-structured interviews with participants with relevant …
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"Pliable and Easily Shaped": History, harms, and regulations of plastic in the United States
<p>The majority of plastic exists in a linear economy, wherein a product is developed with raw materials, used, and then discarded. Because there are many applications for plastic in today’s society unparalleled by alternative materials, removing all or most plastic use from daily life in the …
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Perceived harms and benefits of parental cannabis use, and parents’ reports regarding harm-reduction strategies
… family members’ perceptions of the benefits and harms of cannabis use and the strategies parents used to minimise cannabis-related harm to themselves and their children. In depth, semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 43 individuals from 13 families, producing a series of family case …
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When "First, Do No Harm" Fails: A Restorative Justice Approach to Workgroup Harms in Healthcare
<p>In healthcare, workgroup mistreatment is a pervasive problem that begins during medical education (medical and nursing school) and becomes embedded in the “hidden curriculum of professionalism,” which dissuades and even punishes learners for talking about abuse they witness. Furthermore, the …
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Electronic gaming machines: an integrated mixed-methods examination of the spectrum of gambling-related harms
… as a particularly risky form of gambling. The harms of frequent EGM play and problem gambling are many, and negatively affect the individual, families and the broader community. New Zealand is one of the few countries that has incorporated public health approach to gambling harm; however, …
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Small corners: Explorations of ethics and epistemic harms in forced disclosure research, advocacy, and legislation
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2026-12-01
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The Role Of Individual Differences In Young Adults' Responses To Graphic Health Harms Anti-Tobacco Media
<p>Tobacco use is the most preventable cause of overall mortality. The highest smoking rate, about 30%, in the U.S. is among young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 years. Anti-tobacco media campaigns appear to be effective in preventing and reducing tobacco use, although little is known about …
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Exploring the use of digital technologies and stakeholder perspectives of online harms and harassment in the Higher Education sector
… and stakeholder perspectives of online harms and harassment in the Higher Education sector<br/><br/>This research investigates the significant changes in the Higher Education (HE) sector over the past decade, driven by government policies, neo-liberal influences, and technological …
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‘Exploring the potential of the law of delict in South Africa to address climate harms caused by private actors'
… of another, can evolve to address climate harms caused by private actors in the country. It does so in response to carbon-emitting companies (polluters) being identified, through advancing climate science, as primary contributors to climate change due to their sizable historic and …
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