Bank Income Smoothing, Societal Patriarchy and Policy Uncertainty
ABSTRACT Using a sample of 745 banks from 26 OECD countries over the period 1997–2023, we investigate the moderating effects of societal patriarchy on bank income smoothing (IS), amidst policy uncertainty (PU). Results indicate that in periods of high PU, banks operating in highly patriarchal societies tend to curtail the use of loan loss provisions ...
Tanveer Ahsan +4 more
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Influences of the criminal justice system on use of medications for opioid use disorder: a qualitative study. [PDF]
Taylor E +8 more
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes in Gaza amid armed hostilities in 2025
Abstract Objective This study documents facility‐based maternal, obstetric, and neonatal outcomes and associated conflict‐related exposures and living conditions among pregnancy‐related encounters at Al‐Helou Maternity Hospital in Gaza from late April to early September 2025, with a small number of additional encounters recorded at Al‐Shifa Medical ...
Shaymaa Abuhaiba +16 more
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Irish traveller women and sexual assault: Patterns of engagement with sexual assault treatment units
Abstract Objective To detail the attendance of female Irish Travellers at the national Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) network. Methods Retrospective cross‐sectional study examining the attendance of female patients who identified as members of the Irish Traveller community at the national SATU network between 2017 and 2023 and comparing them with
Daniel Kane +7 more
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Revisiting the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy for reducing reoffending in the criminal justice system: A systematic review. [PDF]
Smith A +8 more
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Abstract The term femicide, widely used in reference to the “killing of a woman because she is a woman,” has been questioned on the ground that it implies unequal dignity of men and women victims of gender related death. This position called for an analysis of the terminology used to describe and define the various forms of killing of women and men. We
Giuseppe Benagiano +3 more
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Land Use Policy and Racial Segregation
ABSTRACT Land use policies, though seemingly race‐neutral, can inadvertently contribute to racial segregation. Our study focuses on examining the impact of minimum lot size regulations on the likelihood of ethnic minorities integrating into a community, which reveals compelling evidence suggesting that black households exhibit a preference for smaller ...
Ling Huang
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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Substance Use: The Mediating Role of Executive Function Deficits
ABSTRACT Introduction While adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are robust risk factors for adolescent substance use, the prospective neurocognitive pathways linking both cumulative and specific adversities to substance use remain understudied. This study tested a vulnerability model by examining whether executive function (EF) deficits mediate the ...
Mahsa P. Yousefkhani +2 more
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Developing evidence for a national strategy for older adults in the criminal justice system: overview of the nominal group approach for this series of brief reports. [PDF]
O'Neill A +19 more
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No Apologies? The Role of Apology for Structural‐Historical Injustice
ABSTRACT During this era of political apologies, a new literature has emerged in historical injustice interrogating the relationship between structural and historical injustice, with various theories conceptualising the relationship in different ways. Interestingly, ‘apology’ rarely appears in this literature.
Maeve McKeown
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