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An Account of Luck, Fortune, and Fate

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Luck is one of our most important concepts. In this article, I first argue that extant accounts of luck are deeply flawed. I then argue for a hybrid account of luck that is based around the difference between skill‐based and non‐skill‐based events.
Jesse Hill
wiley   +1 more source

Representation, medical examination, and the effectiveness of underwriting: Evidence from a life and health insurance company

Risk Management and Insurance Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines whether underwriting methods—representation, medical examination, extra premiums, and coverage—effectively mitigate adverse selection using data from an insurance company. Regarding representation, we focus on statements disclosing pre‐existing medical conditions.
Chia‐Ling Ho, Gene Lai, Chen‐Hsu Liao, Zifen Zeng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Analysis of Splicing Alterations in Three Muscular Dystrophies. [PDF]

Biomedicines
Todorow V, Hintze S, Schoser B, Meinke P.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Deteriorating Mental Well‐Being of the Young in the UK

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using several data sets for the UK we track rising perceptions of mental well‐being among the working‐age population in the UK. The trend is apparent among all age groups and for men and women, but it is most pronounced among the young, and especially young women aged under 25.
David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson, David N. F. Bell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘I Do Feel Some Level of Solidarity… in an Individual Way’: Disability Solidarity, Disability Identity and the Role of Social Services

Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on social policy and solidarity often highlights disability as a paradigmatic case of a ‘deserving’ group that warrants social support. However, this hierarchical view of solidarity frequently ignores the role of solidarity in the lived experiences and everyday practices of disabled people themselves.
Roni Holler, Efrat Keidar, Sagit Mor
wiley   +1 more source

A survey on mutation spectrum in Iranian patients with limb-girdle muscular dystrophies. [PDF]

Hum Genomics
Khalilian S, Fathi M, Tangestani R, Larki P, Sayad A, Ghafouri-Fard S, Miryounesi M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Universal Proteomic Signature After Exercise-Induced Muscle Injury in Muscular Dystrophies. [PDF]

Ann Clin Transl Neurol
Stemmerik MG, Barthel B, Andersen NR, Skriver SV, Russell AJ, Vissing J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Techniques for subretinal injections in animals

Veterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 506-518, March 2025.
Abstract Subretinal injections are not commonly performed during clinical treatment of animals but are frequently used in laboratory animal models to assess therapeutic efficacy and safety of gene and cell therapy products. Veterinary ophthalmologists are often employed to perform the injections in the laboratory animal setting, due to knowledge of ...
Ryan F. Boyd, Simon M. Petersen‐Jones
wiley   +1 more source

Serum titin/creatinine ratio as a biomarker for discriminating disease severity in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies. [PDF]

Front Neurol
Nambu Y, Osawa K, Shirakawa T, Sunami A, Sonehara S, Bo R, Nozu K, Matsuo M, Awano H.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Outcomes of cerebrovascular disease in muscular dystrophies: A propensity-matched nationwide analysis. [PDF]

Eur J Neurol
Al-Salahat A, Dilsaver DB, Bawaneh S, Chen YT.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source