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Characterization of Anticholinergic Medication Use and Its Associations With Everyday Memory Problems and Cognitive Decline in Autistic Adults With Higher Support Needs

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Among older adults in the general population, medications with anticholinergic (AC) effects are associated with declines in cognitive functioning and with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Autistic people have high rates of co‐occurring medical conditions and polypharmacy across the lifespan; thus, they may be at particularly high risk of ...
Goldie A. McQuaid, Nancy Raitano Lee, Gregory L. Wallace   +2 more
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Climate, land, and bears: Exploring habitat suitability of Asian bears under environmental changes

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
We aimed to assess the impacts of climate and land-use alterations on the Asian habitats of four bear species black bear, brown bear, sloth bear, and sun bear using ensemble framework.
Amar Paul Singh, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Vineet Kumar, Amira Sharief, Hemant Singh, Shahid Ahmad Dar, Saurav Bhattacharjee, Bheem Dutt Joshi, Mukesh Thakur   +8 more
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A phase 1 study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of PF‐07261271 in healthy participants

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim There is an unmet need for more effective therapies in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A single drug that blocks multiple distinct pathogenic pathways may offer therapeutic benefit superior to current monotherapies. PF‐07261271, a bispecific antibody targeting both the p40 subunit of interleukin‐12/23 and tumour necrosis factor‐like cytokine 1A ...
Srividya Neelakantan, Christopher Banfield, Kenneth Hung, Anna Sapone, Vivek Pradhan, Yuxi Zhao, Dana Parsons‐Rich, Grace Lee, Bryce G. Johnson, Elena Peeva, Michael S. Vincent, Valerie M. Clerin   +11 more
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International student agency in academic self‐formation: Mobility as agency situated within knowledge structures

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract With growing attention to student agency in academic and policy discourse, international education has become a prominent context for examining how students navigate new cultural, academic, linguistic and social environments. However, much of this discussion attributes student agency to the ‘international’ aspect, while overlooking the ...
Soyoung Lee
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Identifying corridors for Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in a part of Eastern Himalayas, India

Frontiers in Conservation Science
The Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus), classified as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List, is an important mammal species found in the state of Sikkim, India.
Malyasri Bhattacharya, Debanjan Sarkar, Sneha Pandey, Indranil Mondal, Sambandam Sathyakumar, R. Suresh Kumar, Gautam Talukdar   +6 more
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Understanding the prevalence of bear part consumption in Cambodia: A comparison of specialised questioning techniques.

PLoS ONE, 2019
The trade in bear parts for medicine and for status is a conservation challenge throughout Asia. The Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) and the sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) are endemic to this region, and populations are estimated to have declined ...
Elizabeth Oneita Davis, Brian Crudge, Thona Lim, David O'Connor, Vichet Roth, Matt Hunt, Jenny Anne Glikman   +6 more
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The impact of the current student loans regime on Muslim student engagement and retention in English higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall, Yusraa Maryam, Sumeya Loonat   +2 more
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Educational pathways and outcomes for care‐experienced children: A 16‐year longitudinal study

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children who are removed from their birth families during childhood—termed care‐experienced—can be at risk for lower educational attainment and poorer school experiences, often linked to deprivation and behavioural factors. However, research often uses aggregated measures that obscure the complexities of care (e.g.
Emily Lowthian, Stuart Bedston, Olivia Deavall, Tom Crick, Lucy J. Griffiths, Ashley Akbari, Alex Lee, Gemma Hammerton, Jon Heron, Donald Forrester   +9 more
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Distribution, behavior and diet of the Asiatic black bear in human modified landscapes

Basic and Applied Ecology
The broad negative effects of land-use conversion for agriculture on wildlife species are well known, but few studies have evaluated how different land-use types impact spatiotemporal patterns and trophic strategy of large carnivores.
Hadi Fahimi, Mahmood Soofi, Nahid Ahmadi, Ali T. Qashqaei, Hamidreza Heidari, Haaken Bungum, Bent Rech, Jonas Trepel, Matthias Waltert   +8 more
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source