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A Conversation with Shankar Balasubramanian

open access: yesACS Central Science, 2022
Rachel Brazil
doaj   +1 more source

“Who's breaking the law … not us, them!”: Inside immigration detention in Portugal

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, we examine immigration detention in Portugal, a system whose daily operations and inherent violence are overlooked in both public and academic discourses. Even within community psychology, discussions on immigration detention have largely remained on the fringes of scholarly debates. Guided by a justice‐centered ecological lens,
Francesca Esposito   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Promoting radical healing to facilitate community capacity building among formerly incarcerated Black and Latino men with substance use disorders

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study reports on a qualitative thematic analysis of secondary data from group session recordings collected as part of the Community Wise Optimization Trial. Community Wise is a multilevel behavioral intervention designed to increase critical consciousness and reduce substance use among formerly incarcerated men living in predominantly ...
Richmond E. Hayes   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why you should also use OLS estimation of tail exponents [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
Even though practitioners often estimate Pareto exponents running OLS rank-size regressions, the usual recommendation is to use the Hill MLE with a small-sample correction instead, due to its unbiasedness and efficiency. In this paper, we advocate that you should also apply OLS in empirical applications.
arxiv  

A Conversation with Molly Stevens

open access: yesACS Central Science, 2021
Rachel Brazil
doaj   +1 more source

Growth Charts for Children With Beckwith–Wiedemann Spectrum

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Beckwith–Wiedemann spectrum (BWSp) is an overgrowth disorder caused by (epi)genetic alterations in chromosome 11p15. This study aimed to develop BWSp‐specific growth charts and explore genotype/phenotype correlations with respect to growth. Heights, weights, and head circumferences were retrospectively collected from 581 individuals with BWSp ...
Saskia M. Maas   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Compound Heterozygous Variants in ZSWIM7 Gene Linked to Infertility and Its Role in Gonadal Development

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to elucidate the role of the ZSWIM7 gene in the etiology of infertility, focusing on its potential association with premature ovarian insufficiency and azoospermia. We investigated an 18‐year‐old female patient who presented with primary amenorrhea, hypoplasia of the uterus and ovaries, Tanner stage II breast and pubic hair ...
Denise M. Christofolini   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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