Government by WhatsApp? Transparency, Secrecy and Avoidance during Covid in the UK
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract It has been claimed repeatedly that transparency undermines decision‐making. The fear of disclosure means officials and politicians may not discuss policy fully, are inhibited from giving frank advice, and could avoid proper record keeping. The use of informal communications—particularly the use of WhatsApp—makes all these tensions more likely,
Ben Worthy, Martin Rosenbaum
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Binaural pitch fusion in cochlear implant users is broader and narrower with coherent and incoherent envelope modulation, respectively. [PDF]
JASA Express LettOh Y, Reiss L.
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ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF THE NIGHT: Discovering Community and Care in Night Shift Work
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Within the burgeoning attention being paid to the night‐time economy (NTE) in and by cities, the demands and impacts of night work have gathered increasingly scholarly attention. Research has centred on the darker side of these, pointing to workers' precarity and vulnerability. What if we attend also to a ‘brighter side’ of the night and night
Jesse Mentha +3 more
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Research Progress on Pathogenesis, Modern Interventions and Neuromodulatory Mechanisms of Acupuncture for Tinnitus. [PDF]
Int J Gen MedXu J +5 more
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the long‐term impact of a structured, multidisciplinary CS reduction strategy in a high‐complexity Italian hospital. Design Retrospective ecological time‐trend study. Setting Tertiary obstetric care Italian centre. Sample 28 577 deliveries, ≥ 22 weeks' gestation, from 2014 to 2024 were analysed.
Stefania Fieni +4 more
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Theta and Gamma Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) Modulate Mandarin Consonant and Lexical Tone Perception. [PDF]
Neurobiol Lang (Camb)Wang Y, Yu K, Yin S, Liang B, Wang R.
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The relationship between auditory processing and restricted, repetitive behaviors in adults with autism spectrum disorders [PDF]
, 2015 Lopez, Beatriz +3 more
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Human Resource Management Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Problematic substance use (PSU) is a significant, inadequately managed people management challenge. Drawing on the conflicting outcomes and mutual losses perspectives on HRM and employee wellbeing, and using Job Demands‐Resources theory to explain underlying strain‐driven loss cycles, we examine factors shaping PSU and help‐seeking among 575 ...
Karen Maher +4 more
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Family-Involved Hybrid Voice Therapy for Pediatric Vocal Fold Nodules in School-Aged Children: Clinical Outcomes and Socioeconomic Associations. [PDF]
Laryngoscope Investig OtolaryngolAkbal Çufalı Ş +1 more
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Association Characteristics and Potential Mechanisms of Aging, Gut Microbiota, and Hearing Loss
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.The study found that aging leads to unchanged gut microbiota alpha diversity but an increase in Bacteroidetes and a decrease in Firmicutes at the phylum level, with specific genera, species, and functional pathways co‐associated with aging and hearing loss. Through constructing a microbe‐metabolite network, it revealed the mechanism by which protective
Cheng Cheng +7 more
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