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Helping Microfinance Become Commercially Sustainable [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Microfinance primarily refers to the making of small loans to low-income individuals and the poor, to enable them to start or expand small businesses. Currently, most microfinance loans are made through nonprofit microfinance institutions (MFIs) that
Schwarcz, Steven L.
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Evaluating the Utility of Paired Tumor and Germline Targeted DNA Sequencing for Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Single Institution Report

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic yield and utility of universal paired tumor–normal multigene panel sequencing in newly diagnosed pediatric solid and central nervous system (CNS) tumor patients and to compare the detection of germline pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants (PV/LPVs) against established clinical referral criteria for cancer ...
Natalie Waligorski   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A priest as a person supporting the mental health of the faithful and protecting them from suicide

open access: yesFides et Ratio, 2022
Suicide is a multifaceted problem that is always directly or indirectly related to the functioning of at least a dozen people. The Roman Catholic Church generally condemns the issue of suicide as annihilation is against religious principles and ...
Mateusz Barłóg, Marlena Stradomska
doaj   +1 more source

Helping Junior Lawyers Thrive [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
There has been increased discussion over the past few years about the mental health of lawyers. Most previous studies have researched the extent and causes of psychological distress in law students and lawyers.
Foley, Anthony   +3 more
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Preferences of Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Control Endpoints: A Mixed Methods Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders Help Other People With Autism Spectrum Disorders? An Investigation of Empathy and Helping Motivation in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2019
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often lack cognitive empathy, so they experience difficulty in empathizing with others. Although deficits in social abilities, such as empathy, have been demonstrated in previous studies, most stimuli used ...
Hidetsugu Komeda   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does Activating the Human Identity Improve Health-Related Behaviors During COVID-19?: A Social Identity Approach

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
Taking a social identity approach to health behaviors, this research examines whether experimentally “activating” the human identity is an effective public-health strategy to curb the spread of COVID-19. Three goals of the research include examining: (1)
David J. Sparkman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rotationally actuated prosthetic helping hand [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
A prosthetic device has been developed for below-the-elbow amputees. The device consists of a cuff, a stem, a housing, two hook-like fingers, an elastic band for holding the fingers together, and a brace.
Belcher, Jewell G., Jr.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Outcomes of Live Virus Vaccination in Patients With Vascular Anomalies Being Treated With Sirolimus

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Live vaccination in patients with vascular anomalies (VA) receiving sirolimus remains controversial due to immunosuppressive effects and theoretical risks. Procedure This single‐center retrospective study included patients with VA less than 4 years old at the start of sirolimus therapy who were incompletely vaccinated.
Svatava Merkle   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Relationship Between Prosocial Music and Helping Behaviour and its Mediators: An Irish College Sample

open access: yesJournal of European Psychology Students, 2013
Previous research based on the General Learning Model (GLM) found that exposure to prosocial music increased helping behaviour. The present research aimed to test the effects of prosocial music from current music charts and popular television series.
Patrick Edward Kennedy
doaj   +1 more source

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