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Influence of working conditions and clinical mentorship on job satisfaction among newly qualified nurses and midwives: a systematic review
No full textNewly qualified nurses and midwives play vital frontline roles but often face high workloads, limited autonomy, and inadequate support. These challenges threaten job satisfaction, retention, and care quality. Mentorship is recognised as a key strategy, yet structured programmes remain inconsistent globally, leaving transition-to-practice gap
Non-invasive and minimally invasive adipocyte apoptosis–inducing methods for the reduction of localized lipodystrophy in adults: a scoping review
No full textLocalized lipodystrophy, commonly known as localized fat, is a frequent aesthetic and clinical concern in adults and is associated with reduced self-esteem and quality of life. In recent years, there has been increasing demand for non-invasive and minimally invasive body-contouring procedures that are safer, more accessible, and capable of producing clinically meaningful reductions in subcutaneous fat. Many of these interventions act by inducing controlled adipocyte apoptosis, leading to a reduction in adipose tissue volume.
Several technologies and agents based on this mechanism have been developed, including cryolipolysis, radiofrequency, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), high-intensity focused electromagnetic field (HIFEM), low-level laser therapy (LLLT), and injectable adipocytolytic agents such as CBL-514. Although primary studies report promising results, the evidence is heterogeneous, with variability in study design, treatment parameters, outcome measures, and populations.
The aim of this scoping review is to systematically map and describe the scientific evidence on non-invasive and minimally invasive adipocyte apoptosis–inducing methods for the treatment of localized lipodystrophy in adults. The review will identify the types of interventions, populations, protocols, outcomes, and safety data reported in the literature, in order to summarize the current state of knowledge and identify gaps to guide future research in aesthetic and dermatofunctional physiotherapy
Family-based treatment for Anorexia nervosa: Lived experience and Clinician Opinions between Nations (FALCON)
No full textFamily-based treatment (FBT) is the recommended first-line treatment for anorexia nervosa in both Australia and the United States. While it is the most effective weight restoration treatment available (even with only a 50% success rate (Bentz et al., 2021)), it can be a traumatising experience for both the young person and their families (Waage et al., 2025).
Anecdotally, families and clinicians in the United States appear to be more accepting of FBT than those in Australia. In this study, we will collect information from clients and their carers who have participated in FBT, as well as from clinicians who have delivered it, to determine whether this anecdotal evidence is accurate. If it is, we aim to understand the factors contributing to these differences, to identify ways to improve the experience of FBT for families in Australia.
Our comparative survey of the acceptability of FBT addresses a critical gap in the literature and has the potential to inform service delivery of FBT generally and specifically, to improve its fit for the Australian population. This survey study will compare clients, carers and clinicians from the US and Australia to (1) determine if there is a greater acceptability of FBT in the US and (2) determine what factors within and across countries influence the experience of receiving or delivering FBT.
The primary objective is to determine if the experience of FBT differs between Australia and the US for clients, carers, and clinicians. Outcomes measures will include responses to items about satisfaction, effectiveness and positivity of their experiences.
The secondary objective is to determine whether there are differences in experiences between clients, carers and clinicians based on a range of other variables including:
• For clients and carers, the influence of attachment/parenting style along with demographic factors (e.g. age of illness onset, number of comorbidities, socioeconomic status)
• For clinicians, training and delivery factors (e.g. adherence to the manual, inpatient vs. outpatient delivery)
Elite Rhetoric and Public Opinion on Foreign Policy: How Aid to Ukraine Became a Polarizing Issue
No full textThe goal of this project is to investigate to what extent positive arguments about aid to Ukraine move opinion about aid when presented via a conversation with a chatbot. It will also test whether a pro-aid conversation positively moderates the effects of exposure to negative cues about aid to Ukraine from in-party elites
Mapping, Political Economy, and Impacts of Media and Democracy Funding in the Global South
No full textThis project investigates how international aid, philanthropy, and technology companies fund media and democracy initiatives in the Global South. It examines funding flows, governance structures, power relations, and the implications for journalism, civil society, and public discourse.
All research materials, data, and outputs will be shared openly whenever ethically and legally feasible
THE ROLE OF METHODS AND SKILLS IN TEACHING UZBEK
No full textthis scientific research work, different methods of teaching
languages and learning styles were studied and analyzed according to scientific
view. Author also pointed her own opinions and tried to illustrate them by
examples. The using of bilingual, comparative, communicative methods,
kinesthetic, visual learning styles in teaching Uzbek language on this studied issue
Exposure vs Survivability: Interpreting Declines in Overdose Mortality Using Case Fatality Dynamics
No full textThis study examines temporal changes in overdose case fatality (CFR), defined as the ratio of fatal overdoses to total overdoses (fatal + nonfatal), to better understand the population-level processes underlying recent declines in U.S. overdose mortality. Specifically, the project evaluates whether observed mortality reductions are more consistent with structural changes affecting overdose exposure — such as shifts in drug supply characteristics — or with behavioral and system-level adaptations that improve survivability, including naloxone diffusion, bystander response, and evolving use practices.
Using a longitudinal state-level panel constructed from national surveillance data, the study models CFR dynamics over time while adjusting for seasonality, flexible temporal trends, and persistent geographic differences. By decomposing mortality into its underlying components — overdose incidence (proxied by nonfatal overdoses) and lethality conditional on overdose — the analysis evaluates whether deaths are declining because fewer overdoses are occurring or because overdoses are becoming less likely to result in death.
A central objective is to assess whether lethality trends are nationally synchronized, which would suggest broad structural influences, or heterogeneous across states, which would instead indicate the importance of localized behavioral, policy, or health system contexts. Additional models estimate the elasticity between fatal and nonfatal overdoses to evaluate whether the coupling between exposure and death has shifted over time, providing an interpretable indicator of survivability dynamics.
This study is descriptive and inferential rather than strictly causal; it is not designed to attribute mortality changes to any single mechanism. Instead, the goal is to evaluate which classes of explanations are most consistent with observed population-level patterns and to provide structured empirical evidence for ongoing debates regarding supply-side versus survivability-based drivers of the overdose transition.
Expected contributions include:
• Identification of whether mortality declines are primarily incidence-driven or survivability-driven
• Evidence on the degree of national versus geographic synchronization in overdose lethality
• Quantification of temporal changes in the fatal–nonfatal relationship
• Stronger empirical grounding for competing structural and response-based interpretations of the overdose decline
By focusing directly on case fatality rather than deaths alone, this study advances a population-health framework for interpreting overdose dynamics and provides a more policy-relevant lens for understanding how mortality reductions emerge