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The Royal Commission on the Constitution, 1927–1929

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Royal Commission on the Constitution (1927–1929) is a little‐remembered event in Australian political, policy and legal history, which produced—in the words of the constitutional law scholar Geoffrey Sawer—‘a useful student's textbook and a minor alteration in the Judiciary Act’.
Carolyn Holbrook
wiley   +1 more source

The Rape of the Spine: Endoscopic Innovation and the Imperative of Restraint. [PDF]

Neurospine
Kim JS.
europepmc   +1 more source

Getting on the grid: A field experiment on bottom‐up political pressure and access to essential public services

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Water is essential for human life, yet governments frequently leave vulnerable citizens to rely on informal channels for access. What can motivate governments to provide public services such as water to citizens trapped in informality?
Nikhar Gaikwad, Anjali Thomas
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding what Australians find fearful and hopeful about climate change through qualitative approaches. [PDF]

PLoS One
Mackay MI, Klas A, Kothe EJ, Barford K, Fernando JW, Ling M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Medication Use and Risk of Microscopic Colitis: A Propensity‐Matched Analysis of US Adults ≥ 50 Years (2014–2024)

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Commonly prescribed NSAIDs, PPIs and SSRIs were associated with a higher risk of microscopic colitis after propensity score matching, whereas ACE inhibitors, ARBs and statins showed no significant association. ABSTRACT Background The association between medications—including non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), proton pump inhibitors (PPIs ...
Yassine Kilani, Farah Heis, Andrew Dugaesescu, Youssef Hafez, Shadi Hamdeh, Wissam Kiwan, Mahmoud Y. Madi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Informal payments and the illusion of free care: a perspective from Somalia's fragile health system. [PDF]

Int J Equity Health
Khalif IA, Hubow YA, Abdi AN, Dahir NA, Abdi AM, Bashir SG.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Transformation of the Agrarian Landscape and Hope in the Central Kalimantan Peatlands

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, agrarian state programs and corporate strategies seek to transform indigenous Ngaju Dayak into sedentary farmers. Focusing on the notion of transformation, the paper traces whether and how rural people can engage in struggles against structural injustices.
Anu Lounela
wiley   +1 more source

"The Art of Loving": A Psychobiographical Perspective on Erich Fromm's Life and Love Concepts. [PDF]

J Pers Oriented Res
Mayer LJP, Mayer CH.
europepmc   +1 more source

Transhumanism Without Transindividuation in the Age Without Epochality: Stiegler, Vice, and Radical Human Enhancement

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT At its core, transhumanism is utopic and apocalyptic: it tells us we will be saved through an imminent radical change of our being wrought by radical human enhancement (RHE) technologies. We are rushing, its supporters claim, towards a technological utopia so long as assorted techno‐phobes do not stand in the way.
Benjamin N. Parks
wiley   +1 more source

Differential item functioning detection across multiple groups

British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Differential item functioning (DIF) can be investigated by estimating item response theory (IRT) parameters separately for different respondent groups, thus allowing for the detection of discrepancies in parameter estimates across groups. However, before comparing the estimates, it is necessary to convert them to a common metric due to the ...
Michela Battauz
wiley   +1 more source