86 research outputs found
Codebook for Exploratory Study into Contracts from the Australian Society of Authors Archive
No full textThis is a codebook used for an exploratory content analysis of Australian book publishing contracts as set out in Joshua Yuvaraj and Rebecca Giblin, 'Are Contracts Enough? An Empirical Study of Author Rights in Australian Publishing Agreements' (2020) 44(1) <i>Melbourne University Law Review </i>(forthcoming).<div><br></div><div>The codebook contains instructions for the coding of contract clauses. These instructions were given to an external coder for the purposes of testing the reliability of the coding. Changes to the codebook made since the reliability test for clarity and commentary on the results have been written in bold. </div>
Codebook for Exploratory Study into Contracts from the Australian Society of Authors Archive
No full textThis is a codebook used for an exploratory content analysis of Australian book publishing contracts as set out in Joshua Yuvaraj and Rebecca Giblin, 'Are Contracts Enough? An Empirical Study of Author Rights in Australian Publishing Agreements' (2020) 44(1) Melbourne University Law Review (forthcoming).The codebook contains instructions for the coding of contract clauses. These instructions were given to an external coder for the purposes of testing the reliability of the coding. Changes to the codebook made since the reliability test for clarity and commentary on the results have been written in bold. </div
Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
No full textIntroductionPre-existing comorbid conditions in COVID-19 patients are risk factors for developing severe disease and death. We aimed to determine the association of chronic liver disease (CLD), a comorbid condition, with severity of disease and death among COVID-19 patients.MethodsWe searched for studies reporting COVID-19 outcomes among CLD and non-CLD patients in databases including Medline, EMBASE, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library from inception of the pandemic until February 2022. Risk of bias assessment was conducted by using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for assessing the quality of nonrandomized studies in meta-analyses. We conducted a meta-analysis with a random-effects model and reported pooled odds ratios (ORs) with 95% CIs.ResultsWe included 40 studies with 908,032 participants. Most studies were conducted in China and the US. COVID-19 patients with CLD had significantly higher odds of having a severe form of COVID-19 (pooled OR = 2.44; 95% CI, 1.89\u20133.16) and death (pooled OR = 2.35; 95% CI, 1.85\u20133.00) when compared with COVID-19 patients without CLD.ConclusionThe presence of CLD is significantly related to adverse clinical outcomes among COVID-19 patients in terms of severity and mortality. Clinicians should develop a comprehensive intervention plan to manage these high-risk patients and reduce COVID-19\u2013related deaths
Search terms used in 'U.S. Copyright Termination Notices 1977-2020: Introducing New Datasets'
No full textThis is a list of terms used to search the Copyright Office Catalog to compile data for the paper Yuvaraj, J., Giblin, R., Russo-Batterham, D., and Grant, G., 'U.S. Copyright Termination Notices 1977-2020: Introducing New Datasets' (forthcoming in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies)The terms are split into columns according to the labels used on the Copyright Office Catalog. Certain terms are searched with year and other phrase filters because the Catalog (at the time) had a 10,000 result limit. This meant additional filters were needed to ensure every set of search results was under 10,000 in size. For more information about the search terms please contact the corresponding author at [email protected] work was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship, the Monash University Graduate Excellence Scholarship, and a Monash University Faculty of Law Top-Up Scholarship, funded by an ARC Future Fellowship provided to Associate Professor Rebecca Giblin (FT170100011).</div
Codebooks for 'U.S. Copyright Termination Notices 1977-2020: Introducing New Datasets'
No full textThese are the codebooks used to extract, construct, and analyse the datasets in Yuvaraj, J., Giblin, R., Russo-Batterham, D., & Grant, G. 'U.S. Copyright Termination Notices 1977-2020: Introducing New Datasets' (forthcoming in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies). They were written in Jupyter notebooks using the Python programming language. We also used the numpy, pandas, and matplotlib packages. The codebooks are intended to be read sequentially, so later notebooks will only have instructions that have not already been set out. While every effort has been made to ensure the notebooks are user-friendly, users are encouraged to contact the corresponding author at [email protected] if any questions arise. The work was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship, the Monash University Graduate Excellence Scholarship, and a Monash University Faculty of Law Top-Up Scholarship, funded by an ARC Future Fellowship provided to Associate Professor Rebecca Giblin (FT170100011).</div
Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
No full textIntroductionSeveral studies have explored the effect of anthropometric risk factors on metabolic syndrome. However, no systematic effort has explored the effect of overweight and obesity on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in India. Thus, we undertook a meta-analysis to estimate the effect of anthropometric risk factors on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome.MethodsWe searched databases PubMed Central, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and Cochrane library and search engines ScienceDirect and Google Scholar, from January 1964 through March 2021. We used the Newcastle\u2013Ottawa scale to assess the quality of published studies, conducted a meta-analysis with a random-effects model, and reported pooled odds ratios (OR) with 95% CIs.ResultsWe analyzed 26 studies with a total of 37,965 participants. Most studies had good to satisfactory quality on the Newcastle\u2013Ottawa scale. Participants who were overweight (pooled OR, 5.47; 95% CI, 3.70\u20138.09) or obese (pooled OR, 5.00; 95% CI, 3.61\u20136.93) had higher odds of having metabolic syndrome than those of normal or low body weight. Sensitivity analysis showed no significant variation in the magnitude or direction of outcome, indicating the lack of influence of a single study on the overall pooled estimate.ConclusionOverweight and obesity are significantly associated with metabolic syndrome. On the basis of evidence, clinicians and policy makers should implement weight reduction strategies among patients and the general population
Copyright Around the World
No full text<p>Record of article published in the Society of Authors quarterly magazine 'The Author': https://societyofauthors.org/News/The-Author/Spring-2020</p>
Spatial Pattern and Determinants of Tobacco Use Among Females in India: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey
No full textHousehold survey on public awareness and attitudes toward dengue infection in rural Tamil Nadu, South India
No full textBACKGROUND: Dengue is the most common life-threatening arboviral infection contributing to 92 million infections worldwide. India alone contributes for 34% of the global burden. Success of dengue control depends largely on adequate knowledge and good practices of preventive measures. However, there is a need to find the existing awareness among the general population, especially in rural areas. Thus, our present study was done to determine the awareness, attitude, and practice measures regarding dengue fever in rural Tamil Nadu.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional survey was done among 303 individuals belonging to the selected village in rural Tamil Nadu during November 2016. Information regarding sociodemographic details and awareness, attitude, and practice toward dengue were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. Adequacy of knowledge and attitude was summarized as proportion with 95% confidence interval.
RESULTS: Among 303 participants, 204 (67.3%) were above 30 years of age; 196 (64.6%) were females; 255 (84.1%) were ever married; 149 (49.1%) were employed and most of them 93 (30.6%) were educated up to secondary level; 103 (33.9%) belonged to the Class 4 socioeconomic status. About 33.3% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 28.2–38.8) of the study participants had adequate knowledge and 56.1% (95% CI: 50.5–61.6) had positive attitude toward dengue prevention. About 57.7% (95% CI: 52.1–63.2) were practicing preventive measures.
CONCLUSION: The current study found that only one-third of the participants had adequate knowledge regarding dengue but more than half of them had positive attitude toward dengue prevention and practicing mosquito control measures. Hence, large-scale information, education, and communication campaigns need to done at frequent intervals for rural population
Assessment of quality of life based on psychological, somatovegetative, and urogenital health problems among postmenopausal women in Urban Puducherry, South India: A cross-sectional observational study
No full textBackground: An average Indian woman spends almost one-third of her lifespan in the postmenopausal phase enduring the consequences of hormonal decline. This can have a significant impact on quality of life (QOL). Hence, this study was conducted to assess the QOL and health problems among postmenopausal women in urban Puducherry, South India. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among postmenopausal women attending urban primary health center between April and May 2017. Information about social, economic, and demographic characteristics was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire, and menopause rating scale was used to assess the QOL. Results: Among 204 participants, 55.4% belonged to elderly age group (≥60 years); 61.3% did not have any formal education; 55.9% of the participants were unemployed; 68.7% were widowed, separated, or divorced; 89.7% belonged to Hindu religion; and 42.2% belonged to lower socioeconomic class. Majority (78%) suffered from psychological problems followed by somatovegetative (62%) and urogenital problems (33%). The prevalence of poor QOL was 37.2% (95% confidence interval: 30.8%–44.0%). Participants belonging to Hindu religion (annual percentage rate [aPR]-4.14), in nuclear family (aPR-2.31), and with chronic comorbidity (aPR-5.52) and alcohol/tobacco users (aPR-6.03) had significantly higher risk of poor QOL. Conclusion: The current study found that more than one-third of the postmenopausal women in urban Puducherry have poor QOL with majority suffering from psychological problems. Hence, more focus needs to be given to this target population to achieve physical, social, and mental well-being among females
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