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Understanding the Experiences of Young People Living With Haemophilia—A UK Social Media Study

Haemophilia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Haemophilia is a rare congenital bleeding disorder that presents significant physical and psychological challenges, especially for young people, with limited real‐world evidence about their experiences in the UK. Aim This study sought to understand the perspectives and challenges of young people living with haemophilia in the UK ...
Emma Gayton, Ranjit Nagra, Bekki Millward, Erin Plummer, Laura Galimam, Alex Dowsett, Nikki Curry   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Problematising ‘Vulnerability’ in Women's Prisons

The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ‘Vulnerability’ is a commonly used but little understood term in the field of social policy and beyond. The refocusing of our criminal justice system around notions of ‘vulnerability’ has had wide‐reaching consequences which often escape both academic and political attention.
Sarah Waite, Danica Darley
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological stress in referees during a football (soccer) match: a potential cause of burnout and cardiac risk

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Football (soccer) referees are crucial to contol of football matches. Exposure to emotional stressors may precipitate coronary events. Aims To characterise emotional stressors, including abuse faced by football (soccer) referees, which may lead to burnout and potential cardiac risk.
Toby M. Plasto, Thomas Buckley, Judith Fethney, Geoffrey H. Tofler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Goodness‐of‐Fit Tests for Positive Quadrant Dependence

International Statistical Review, EarlyView.
Summary When two random variables are positive quadrant dependent (PQD), they are more likely to assume small (or large) values simultaneously compared with when the random variables are independent. This dependence structure is of interest in many areas, including finance, actuarial science and engineering.
Chuan‐Fa Tang, Joshua M. Tebbs
wiley   +1 more source

Multidimensional Militarisation, Evidence From Mexico's War on Drugs

International Social Science Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article documents different dimensions of militarisation observed in Mexico since the start of the war on drugs. It argues that militarisation is a multidirectional phenomenon that is characterised by rationales that justify the use of illegal means to address complex issues, promising expediency and efficiency but rarely delivering on it.
Agustin Hernandez Berea
wiley   +1 more source

Neglected Conflicts Induce Negative Consequences on Displaced Persons and Host Families

International Social Science Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Conflict studies disproportionately focus on internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees, largely side‐lining host community and family dynamics in neglected conflict contexts. We use the sustainable livelihoods capital portfolios to compare changes among IDPs and host families (HFs) of the neglected Anglophone conflict in Cameroon ...
Roland Azibo Balgah (He/him), Hilda Mbungai Yibongka (She/her), Michaela Pelican (She/her)   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How to optimise tournament draws: The case of the FIFA World Cup

International Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract The organisers of major sports competitions use different policies with respect to constraints in the group draw. Our paper aims to rationalise these choices by analysing the trade‐off between attractiveness (the number of games played by teams from the same geographic zone) and fairness (the departure of the draw mechanism from a uniform ...
László Csató
wiley   +1 more source

Neurotrophic extracellular matrix proteins promote neuronal and iPSC astrocyte progenitor cell‐ and nano‐scale process extension for neural repair applications

Journal of Anatomy, Volume 246, Issue 4, Page 585-601, April 2025.
The extracellular matrix plays a critical role in modulating cell behaviour in the central nervous system influencing neural cell morphology and growth. However, a better understanding of the impact of individual matrix proteins on both neurons and astrocytes is critical for advancing the development of matrix‐based neural repair strategies.
Cian O'Connor, Rena E. Mullally, Sarah F. McComish, Julia O'Sullivan, Ian Woods, Ingmar Schoen, Massimiliano Garre, Maeve A. Caldwell, Adrian Dervan, Fergal J. O'Brien   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Referee bias in Scottish football

openaire   +1 more source

Ploughing for Justice: Land Return, Clientelism and Citizenship in Central Burma

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article asks if clientelism is a form of citizenship in an agrarian society under military domination. It focuses on the efforts made by villagers in central Burma to recover land previously grabbed by force by the military state. A promise of land return during the political transition of the 2010s enabled dispossessed farmers to define ...
Stéphen Huard, Mya Dar Li Thant
wiley   +1 more source