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Later life, inequality and sociological theory [PDF]

, 1999
A central concern of many theorists of later life has been to elucidate the processes which shape the marginalisation and relative disadvantage of older people in contemporary society.
Irwin, S.
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Treatment Decision‐Making Roles and Preferences Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Decision‐making (DM) dynamics between adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer, parents, and oncologists remain underexplored in diverse populations. We examined cancer treatment DM preferences among an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse group of AYAs and their parents.
Amanda M. Gutierrez, Jill O. Robinson, Wendy A. Allen‐Rhoades, Hadley S. Smith, Isabel Canfield, Rebecca L. Hsu, Sarah R. Scollon, Lauren R. Desrosiers‐Battu, Nicole M. Schneider, Frank Y. Lin, Donald Williams Parsons, Sharon E. Plon, Mary A. Majumder, Janet Malek, Amy L. McGuire   +14 more
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Life satisfaction across life course transitions [PDF]

This paper looks at how life satisfaction changes as we pass through various life transitions on the pathway from adolescence through young adulthood, middle age and into old age.
David de Vaus, Lixia Qu
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Cognitive Functioning in Vorinostat‐Treated Pediatric and Young Adult Patients Over the First 180 Days After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Cognitive and psychological difficulties could negatively interfere with treatment adherence and quality of life before and after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Methods to mitigate these changes may have positive effects on treatment success.
Kristen L. Votruba, Michelle Rozwadowski, Thomas Braun, April Rahrig, Edward Peres, Kirsten M. Williams, Vanessa Fabrizio, Julie‐An Talano, Carrie L. Kitko, Nicolas Parnell, Pavan Reddy, Sung Won Choi   +11 more
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal healthcare costs: a time series analysis of pregnancies of multi-ethnic mothers in South London, United Kingdom

BMC Medicine
Background Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, maternity care reconfigurations disrupted in-person care, which shifted towards virtual care and self-monitoring. We assessed the impact of these changes on maternity service provision costs.
Alice McGreevy, Marina Soley-Bori, Florence Tydeman, Kathryn V. Dalrymple, Sara L. White, Asma Khalil, Lucilla Poston, Emma L. Duncan, Tisha Dasgupta, Hiten D. Mistry, Julia Fox-Rushby, Peter von Dadelszen, eLIXIR-BiSL Partnership, RESILIENT Study Group, Laura A. Magee   +14 more
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Coping with a changing world: the UK Open University approach to teaching ICT [PDF]

, 2008
The rapid pace of change in the ICT field has affected all HE providers, but for the UK Open University (UKOU), used to print-based courses lasting eight years or more, it has been a particular challenge. This paper will present some of the ways the UKOU
Bissell, C C, Williams, J P
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Caste, Kinship, and Life Course: Rethinking Women's Work and Agency in Rural South India [PDF]

, 2014
This paper reexamines the linkages between women's work, agency, and well-being based on a household survey and in-depth interviews conducted in rural Tamil Nadu in 2009 and questions the prioritization of workforce participation as a path to gender ...
Benería Lourdes, Cederlof Gunnel, Chari Sharad, Djurfeldt Göran, Dreze Jean, Garda Laila, Geetha V., Gorringe Hugo, Gough Kathleen, Harriss-White Barbara, Heyer Judith, Heyer Judith, Heyer Judith, Jejeebhoy Shireen J., Jeyaranjan J., Kapadia Karin, Liddle Joanna, Mazumdar Indrani, Mencher Joan P., Mies Maria, Molyneux Maxine, Nitya Rao, Prabhu K. Seeta, Rao Nitya, Sen Amartya   +24 more
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Gemcitabine, Docetaxel, Melphalan, Carboplatin as Part of Sequential Cycles of High‐Dose Chemotherapy With Autologous Hematopoietic Stem‐Cell Rescue for Multiply Relapsed/Refractory Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although most malignant germ cell tumors (GCTs) are highly curable with cisplatin‐based therapy, options for patients with multiply relapsed/refractory disease remain limited. For this population, we report the first pediatric use of gemcitabine, docetaxel, melphalan, and carboplatin (GemDMC) as part of sequential cycles of high‐dose ...
Maria Frost, Olayinka Okeleji, Amr Elgehiny, Douglas Harrison, Cynthia Herzog, Jeremy Connors, Demetrios Petropoulos, Priti Tewari, Dristhi Ragoonanan, Yago Nieto, Irtiza N. Sheikh   +10 more
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Fruit and vegetable consumption and mental health across adolescence: evidence from a diverse urban British cohort study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2019
Background Evidence on the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption (FV) and mental health in adolescence is sparse and inconsistent. Social determinants of FV include ethnicity, family environments and economic disadvantage.
Peiyuan Huang, Majella O’Keeffe, Christelle Elia, Alexis Karamanos, Louise M. Goff, Maria Maynard, J. Kennedy Cruickshank, Seeromanie Harding   +7 more
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Developing an online course to support student transitions to university [PDF]

, 2017
The University of Strathclyde developed "We are Strathclyde", an online course developed to aid the transition of incoming undergraduate students into university life.
Johnston, Aidan, Ramsay, Howard
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