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How Changing Narratives About the Future Shape Policymaking for the Long Term

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How can we explain decisions by governments to engage in policy investments—accepting short‐term costs in return for anticipated gains in the longer term—after previously sustaining the status quo? Our article examines the role of narratives in changing expectations about the future as a key driver of intertemporal policymaking. In light of an
Pieter Tuytens, Charlotte Haberstroh
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Abstinence under fire [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2003
It will take more than condoms to reverse the tide of sexually transmitted infections engulfing Britain’s young people The Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, unequivocally states in his first update for this year, that “Evidence does not exist to suggest that abstinence approaches are effective” 1 in reducing teenage pregnancy.
openaire   +2 more sources

Anterior Insular Cortex is Critical for the Propensity to Relapse Following Punishment-Imposed Abstinence of Alcohol Seeking

Journal of Neuroscience, 2018
Humans with alcohol use disorder typically abstain because of the negative consequences associated with excessive drinking, and exposure to contexts previously associated with alcohol use can trigger relapse.
E. Campbell, J. Flanagan, L. Walker, M. K. Hill, Nathan J. Marchant, A. Lawrence   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Queer configurations: The female divine, regional identity, and Queer‐religious belonging in South India

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how queerness and religion intersect in a unique enactment of Bathukamma, a flower festival honoring the female divine in Hyderabad, the capital of the South Indian state of Telangana. Drawing on theories of figuration, I analyze how local queer organizations celebrate the festival in a way that engages two distinctive ...
Stefan Binder
wiley   +1 more source

Role of self-efficacy in dealing with patients with alcohol dependence syndrome

Telangana Journal of Psychiatry
Background: Self-efficacy plays a very important role in maintaining abstinence as well as predicting response to treatment in patients with alcohol dependence syndrome.
Treiadalang Nongtdu, Omesh Kumar Elukapally, Sireesha Srinivas Rao, L.V.R. Usha, Raghuveer Raju Boosa   +4 more
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Influence of the abstinence period on human sperm quality: analysis of 2,458 semen samples

JBRA Assisted Reproduction, 2017
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of different periods of abstinence on conventional semen parameters as well as functional parameters in human semen, including mitochondrial function, chromatin packing and sperm DNA ...
V. Comar, C. Petersen, A. Mauri, M. Mattila, L. Vagnini, A. Renzi, B. Petersen, A. Nicoletti, F. Dieamant, J. B. Oliveira, R. Baruffi, J. G. Franco Jr   +11 more
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Characterization of the Sperm Proteome and Reproductive Outcomes with in Vitro, Fertilization after a Reduction in Male Ejaculatory Abstinence Period*

Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 2018
Physiologic and biochemical parameters in sperm are significantly improved after reduced periods of ejaculatory abstinence; in addition, we also observe improved reproductive outcomes.
Zi-Qi Shen, Bei Shi, Tian-ren Wang, Jiao Jiao, X. Shang, Qi‐Jun Wu, Yiming Zhou, Tiefeng Cao, Q. Du, Xiuxia Wang, Da Li   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Body mass index and colorectal cancer recurrence and mortality: A nationwide cohort study in Denmark

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Obesity may worsen colorectal cancer prognosis, but the existing evidence remains inconclusive. This large nationwide cohort study comprehensively assessed how BMI interacts with demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic factors to influence colorectal cancer prognosis.
Cathrine F. Hjorth, Maja H. Olsen, Sinna P. Ulrichsen, Jesper Nors, Jannik Wheler, Signe Borgquist, Lene H. Iversen, Susanne O. Dalton, Deirdre Cronin‐Fenton   +8 more
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Examining Factors Associated with Retention and Abstinence in Abstinence-based Treatment for Heroin Dependence: A Pilot Study

Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour
Background: Retention in abstinence-based treatment is often studied in the context of sociodemographic/clinical factors with scant literature on individual factors such as craving, personality, coping, and social support.
Nishtha Chawla, Biswadip Chatterjee, Romil Saini, Mahadev Singh Sen, Rahul Mathur, Ashish Pakhre, Suraj Verma   +6 more
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Circadian Rhythmic Characteristics in Men With Substance Use Disorder Under Treatment. Influence of Age of Onset of Substance Use and Duration of Abstinence

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2018
There is evidence of the reciprocal influence between the alteration of circadian rhythms and Substance Use Disorders (SUD), and part of the success of the SUD treatment lays in the patient's rhythmic recovery.
Maria del Mar Capella, Antonio Martinez-Nicolas, Antonio Martinez-Nicolas, Ana Adan, Ana Adan   +4 more
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