Results 121 to 130 of about 19,158 (277)

The Seven Design Principles for Co‐Creating Health Information Visuals for People With Learning Disabilities

British Journal of Learning Disabilities, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background People with learning disabilities often face significant challenges in understanding health information. Pictorial supports are widely assumed to improve communication for people with learning disabilities, yet little research examines how visual communication can be effectively designed for this group.
Alison Drewett, Eleanor Harvey, Michelle O'Reilly, Panos Balatsoukas, Gyuchan Thomas Jun, Satheesh Gangadharan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is there a role for cannabidiol in obesity, metabolic syndrome and binge eating?

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the most abundant phytocannabinoids isolated from the Cannabis sativa plant. CBD is a lipophilic, non‐intoxicating substance that differently from Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9‐THC) does not present the typical profile of a drug of abuse.
Luca Botticelli, Emanuela Micioni Di Bonaventura, Giacomo Einaudi, Gustavo Provensi, Alessia Costa, Claudio D'Addario, Carlo Cifani, Maria Vittoria Micioni Di Bonaventura   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Collusion through debt and managers

Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract We investigate the anticompetitive effects of debt financing and managerial incentives in the presence of managers incurring personal bankruptcy costs. We characterize the strategic value for firms' shareholders of resorting to debt and managerial incentives as complementary devices to sustain collusion among firms, when managerial bankruptcy ...
Raffaele Fiocco, Salvatore Piccolo, Giancarlo Spagnolo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Consequences of Parents' Trust and Distrust of Social Workers in Child Welfare Services: Social Workers' Perspectives in Finland

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, we explore the consequences of parents' trust and distrust of social workers in child welfare services. We collected data via qualitative surveys administered in 2022, to which 29 Finnish social workers responded. We used thematic analysis to identify the key themes of the consequences of trust in our data.
Eveliina Heino, Anne‐Mari Jaakola, Tuuli Lamponen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Piloting an immersive virtual reality 3D self‐management education experience for adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: A qualitative study

Diabetic Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims Diabetes is a condition of global concern that can be mitigated through self‐management education. Virtual reality (VR) technology offers an immersive and interactive approach. It may promote self‐care and access to healthcare information.
Marion A. Waite, Olga Kozlowska, Clare Martin, Michal Krezalek, David Duce, Arantza Aldea, Mark Green   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thickness dimensioning of water flow glazing facades

, 2019
The fluid inside water fluid glazing facades creates a linear distribution pressure along the vertical direction. Hence, the glazings must be designed to with stand pressure loads satisfying deflection and stresses requirements given by the norms and ...
Escoto, F. Javier, Hernandez Ramos, Juan A.   +1 more
core  

Big fish in a bigger pond: positional envy in the workplace

Economica, EarlyView.
Abstract In an agency model with hidden information, we examine how skill heterogeneity can affect the design of optimal contracts and the distribution of rents across workers. We first consider a standard model with two worker types, and show that under certain conditions, the information rent accruing to high‐ability workers can be non‐monotonic ...
Rosaria Distefano, Francesco Reito
wiley   +1 more source

Tactile Perception of 3D‐Printed Typodont Materials in Dental Education: A Systematic Review

European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adoption of additive manufacture of printed typodonts within dentistry for education occurs despite inadequate reproduction of desirable tactile characteristics of human tooth tissues. Variable findings regarding material properties and educational outcomes of 3D‐printed typodonts are reported.
Alice M. G. Cheadle, Reece Bushell, William M. Palin, Phillip L. Tomson, Zehra Yonel, Mohammed A. Hadis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

PARÁMETROS DE DISEÑO Y DESEMPEÑO ENERGÉTICO EN EDIFICIOS DE CLIMA MEDITERRÁNEO

ARQ, 2012
La elección de cuatro parámetros de diseño como determinantes básicos del desempeño energético de un edificio permitió configurar un esquema de análisis de sensibilidad global para evaluar cómo los cambios en el diseño pueden afectar las condiciones ...
Waldo Bustamante, Felipe Encinas
doaj  

Ceramic ecology in an Islamic capital: changes in the production and consumption of pottery in Palermo

Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
Palermo became the new capital of Sicily after the Aghlabid conquest in 831. The transformation of the city into a capital took many forms, including the production and consumption of pottery. The perspective from ceramic evidence shows that Palermo underwent faster and deeper processes of Islamization than other urban and rural contexts across the ...
Viva Sacco
wiley   +1 more source