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Masculinity, Prostitution, and the Imaginary Northwest in Chinese Travel Writings About Shanxi and Western Inner Mongolia, 1920–1949

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article considers travel writings by metropolitan men in Republican China about Shanxi and western Inner Mongolia as a case study to further explore the transformations and continuities of Chinese masculinities. Drawing upon a range of popular travel narratives, it shows that so‐called “Worn‐Out Shoes (poxie)” – women perceived as ...
Amanda Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Drug Rehabilitation and Practice Dilemmas in the Maldives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Substance misuse is a global phenomenon. However, little is known about substance misuse issues in Islamic nations or about the provision of preventative and rehabilitative services in such nations. This thesis explores the legal context of such services
Ageel, Ihsana
core  

Trends and characteristics of accidental and intentional codeine overdose deaths in Australia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Examines trends in codeine-related mortality rates in Australia, and the clinical and toxicological characteristics of codeine-related deaths. Abstract Objectives: To examine trends in codeine-related mortality rates in Australia, and the clinical and ...
Pilgrim, Jennifer   +20 more
core   +1 more source

Programa Farmácia Popular do Brasil: uma análise política de sua origem, seus desdobramentos e inflexões

open access: yesSaúde em Debate
RESUMO O artigo se refere a uma investigação qualitativa que analisa as origens, os desdobramentos, resultados e desafios do Programa Farmácia Popular do Brasil, face à necessária integralidade da assistência farmacêutica.
Tatiane de Oliveira Silva Alencar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Opportunities and Alliances: The Relational Dynamics of Criminal Collusion in Latin America

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Mexico and judicial wiretap analysis in Argentina, this paper shows that collusion between state actors and violent non‐state actors operates through fluid and competitive relational networks rather than stable hierarchies or fixed institutional arrangements.
Eldad J. Levy, Javier Auyero
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Affecting Unused Remaining Volume of Intravenous Patient-controlled Analgesia in Patients Following Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery

open access: yesAsian Nursing Research, 2014
Purpose: This study was undertaken to evaluate the factors affecting the unused remaining volume of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV PCA) in patients who had undergone laparoscopic gynecologic surgery.
Kyoung Ok Kim, MD   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Principles of state control of traffic in narcotic drugs

open access: yesProblems of legality, 2013
Studied and described the main principles of state control of the activity connected with the turnover of narcotic drugs, formulated his concept of control of this species.
openaire   +4 more sources

Determinants of case outcomes in Rwanda's postgenocide gacaca courts

open access: yesCriminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Transitional justice trials have become a central mechanism for addressing mass violence and human rights violations, yet little is known about the determinants of case outcomes within these courts—particularly in domestic contexts. This study examines Rwanda's gacaca courts, a localized transitional justice system that tried people suspected ...
Hollie Nyseth Nzitatira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Superior Hypogastric Nerve Block in Uterine Artery Embolisation Protocols for Symptomatic Fibroids: An Australian Single‐Centre Experience

open access: yesJournal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Assessment of the safety of Superior Hypogastric Nerve Block (SHNB) in uterine artery embolisation (UAE) for symptomatic fibroids. Method Retrospective single tertiary centre analysis of patients who underwent UAE with SHNB (n = 40). Outcomes include assessment of pain scores, overnight stays and complications.
Nessa Kellegher   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Theory of Natural Addiction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Economic theories of rational addiction aim to describe consumer behavior in the presence of habit-forming goods. We provide a biological foundation for this body of work by formally specifying conditions under which it is optimal to form a habit.
Tasnádi, Attila   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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