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From the Warehouse to the Deathbed: Challenging the Conditions of Mass Death in Prison [PDF]

, 2015
The purpose of this project is to analyze the crisis of mass incarceration by placing the conditions faced by elderly, terminally ill, and dying prisoners, as its main point of focus.
Chavez, Ernest K
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Venture Funding: Signals of Environmental Orientation and Their Interplay With Investor‐ and Country‐Level Characteristics

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmentally oriented ventures pursue a dual mission: to create both environmental and financial value. This dual mission adds complexity and can influence ventures' funding prospects, as investors mostly pursue financial motivations.
David Flore, Corinna Vera Hedwig Schmidt, Steffen Strese   +2 more
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Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacterium Exopolysaccharide, Biological, and Nutritional Evaluation of Probiotic Formulated Fermented Coconut Beverage

International Journal of Food Science
Exopolysaccharides (EPSs), produced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB), play a crucial role in enhancing the texture and stability of yoghurt by forming a protective matrix that helps to maintain its rheological and sensory characteristics.
Bukola Christianah Adebayo-Tayo, Bukola Rachael Ogundele, Oladeji Aderibigbe Ajani, Olusola Ademola Olaniyi   +3 more
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Prevalence of Bed Bug Infestation (Cimex lectularius) in Prisons in Mazandaran Province, 2015-2017

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background and purpose: Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are major human ectoparasites. Before planning and implementation of any control measures against bed bugs in prisons, it is essential to determine the infestation rate.
Seyed Hassan Nikookar, Ali Jafari, Mahmoud Fazeli-Dinan, Farzane Sahraee, Jamshid Yazdani-Charati, Ahmadali Enayati   +5 more
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Prisons

Géographie et Cultures, 2012
In prisons, sexual activities are officially forbidden, although sex is ubiquitous. If prison spaces are analyzed within a deterministic framework, they can be considered as generating sexual violence and/or favoring some sexual activities (as ...
Gwénola Ricordeau, Olivier Milhaud
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Unveiling Bias: The Impact of Male Rape Myths and Stereotypes on Juror Verdicts in Male‐on‐Male Rape Trials

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined how male rape myths, racial/ethnicity biases, and sexuality stereotypes influence verdicts in male‐on‐male rape trials—an area that is currently under‐researched. A sample of 463 participants read a mock rape trial, where both the defendant and complainant were male, with defendant ethnicity (White, Black, Asian) and ...
Lee J. Curley, B. Kennath Widanaralalage, Dominic Willmott, Joanna Ermenkova   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Importance of Prisons in Achieving Hepatitis C Elimination: Insights from the Australian Experience

Viruses, 2022
Following the availability of highly effective direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) to treat hepatitis C infection, the uptake of treatment by people living with hepatitis C rose dramatically in high- and middle-income countries but has since declined.
Rebecca J. Winter, Jacinta A. Holmes, Timothy J. Papaluca, Alexander J. Thompson   +3 more
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Health Outcomes for Clients of Needle and Syringe Programs in Prisons

Epidemiologic Reviews, 2018
High levels of drug dependence have been observed in the prison population globally, and the sharing of injecting drug equipment in prisons has contributed to higher prevalence of bloodborne diseases in prisoners than in the general population.
J. Lazarus, K. Safreed-Harmon, Kristina L. Hetherington, Daniel J. Bromberg, De Ocampo, Niels Graf, A. Dichtl, Heino Stöver, H. Wolff   +8 more
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Prisons as Learning Environments for Nursing and Public Health Practice [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Challenges in Securing Community Nursing Rotation Sites Eighteen years of providing clinical placement for Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students has demonstrated that community-based educational opportunities are shrinking due to ...
Bouchaud, PhD, RN, Mary, Brooks, Madeline   +1 more
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Optimized Risk Assessment in Forensic Practice: A Comparison of Machine Learning and Manual Scoring Approaches

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As correctional jurisdictions and risk instrument developers look to optimize scoring for specific population needs, an open question remains ‐ which method is optimal. Popular scoring methods range from manual simple scoring approaches (e.g., Burgess) to more complex machine learning algorithms (e.g., random forests).
Danielle J. Rieger, Ralph C. Serin, Shelley L. Brown   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source