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Making care audible: Musical gifts and affective reciprocity in the clinic

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract In clinical settings, music therapy is frequently received as a gift—a voluntary offering that invites but does not demand participation. Drawing on ethnographic research with music therapists and patients in Canadian and American hospitals, this article examines how clinical care is co‐constituted through practices of giving, receiving, and ...
Meredith Evans
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On the Comovement of Contango and Backwardation Across Futures Commodity Markets

Journal of Futures Markets, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the time‐varying nature of the comovement of the slope of the futures curve in major agricultural, metals and energy commodity futures markets in a Global Vector Autoregressive model. We find significant comovement between the slopes, indicating the co‐existence of backwardation and contango in many seemingly unrelated commodity ...
Angelo Luisi, Francesco Roccazzella, Athanasios Triantafyllou   +2 more
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Why Do Hedgers Hedge? The Role of Ambiguity

Journal of Futures Markets, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether ambiguity influences hedging behavior in commodity futures markets. Using high‐frequency crude oil futures data, distinct measures of risk and ambiguity are linked to weekly hedging positions from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Fiona Höllmann
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Health Influence and Association Analysis of Inpatient Service Under‐Utilization in Older Adults With Multimorbidities: A National Study in China

Health Care Science, EarlyView.
Our analysis of 3636 participants from the nationally representative CHARLS cohort revealed that 8.7% of older adults with multimorbidities declined hospitalization despite medical necessity. This under‐utilization was associated with significant long‐term health deterioration, including reduced self‐rated health, impaired work capacity, and diminished
Yunlian Xue, Zhuomin Huang, Jinqi Ye, Guihao Liu   +3 more
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The Effect of Voluntary Staying at Home on Japanese Female Suicide During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Japan, female suicide increased during the COVID‐19 pandemic. This study evaluated how pandemic‐related home confinement affected female suicide. We employed a shift‐share instrumental variable design to assess whether differential exposure to the pandemic caused changes in suicide incidence.
Yoko Ibuka, Haruo Kakehi, Ryuki Kobayashi, Ryo Nakajima   +3 more
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The Mental Health Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Health and Social Care Workers

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic placed exceptional strain on essential services, raising urgent concerns about the mental well‐being of workers in critical sectors. This study examines the short‐ and medium‐term effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the mental health of health and social care (HSC) workers in the UK relative to other occupational groups ...
Victoria Serra‐Sastre, Jaime Pinilla, Wasana Kalansooriya   +2 more
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Toward a Typology of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: Biopsychosocial Profiles Predicting Longitudinal Quality of Life

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Quality of life (QoL) in head and neck cancer (HNC) is influenced by complex biopsychosocial factors, yet few longitudinal studies have examined these relationships immediately post‐treatment. Methods In this prospective study, 232 patients newly diagnosed with primary HNC completed psychometric assessments, clinical interviews, and
Haley Deamond, Cyril Devault‐Tousignant, Jacob Lang, Christopher Lo, Jennifer Silver, Nader Sadeghi, Zeev Rosberger, Saul Frenkiel, Michael Hier, Anthony Zeitouni, Karen Kost, Alex Mlynarek, Keith Richardson, Gabrielle Chartier, Marco Mascarella, Khalil Sultanem, Georges Shenouda, Fabio Cury, Melissa Henry   +18 more
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Conspiracy Beliefs, Institutional Mistrust, and Health‐Related Behaviours During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Burkina Faso: A Mediation Analysis

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background No study has yet examined the conjoint role of institutional trust and COVID‐19 conspiracy beliefs on compliance with COVID‐19 preventive behaviours among populations of African countries. This study aims to deepen the understanding of the relationship between institutional mistrust, conspiracy beliefs, and health‐related behaviours
Gabin F. Morillon, Marlène Guillon, Jacky Mathonnat   +2 more
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The new meaning of retirement for bridge employees: Situating bridge employment through the lens of the Kaleidoscope Career Model

Human Resource Development Quarterly, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 89-112, Spring 2025.
Abstract Retirees re‐entering the workforce, popularly termed as bridge employment, is a phenomenon that is anticipated to increase in the coming years. Though research establishes that these employees have unique aspirations and work motives (see Mazumdar et al., 2020), primary research on how the retirement transition and bridge employment shape each
Bishakha Mazumdar, Amy M. Warren, Travor C. Brown   +2 more
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