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Family Work Among the Astors

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Within classical sociological accounts of capitalism, families are curious remnants of the past. Contemporary elite sociology dismisses the family in a different way: by primarily focusing on individual men. When the family does appear within elite studies, scholars frequently follow a stratification framework, which focuses on the ...
Shamus Khan, Max Besbris, Estela Diaz
wiley   +1 more source

Volumetric Comparison of Overall Brain and Neuropil Size Between Social and Non‐social Spiders: Exploring the Social Brain Hypothesis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Brain size may be influenced by the cognitive demands of sociality (social brain hypothesis). We used microCT to compare CNS and brain volumes in social versus solitary huntsman and crab spiders. Social huntsman spiders had larger arcuate and mushroom bodies, while social crab spiders had larger visual neuropils.
Vanessa Penna‐Gonçalves, Donald James Mclean, Nikolas J. Willmott, Michael B. J. Kelly, Jay R. Black, Elizabeth C. Lowe, Marie E. Herberstein   +6 more
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Decision usefulness of SME financial statements in Sri Lanka

Accounting &Finance, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 1059-1088, March 2025.
Abstract This paper examines the users of Sri Lankan small and medium‐sized entities' (SMEs) financial statements, and their information needs. Semi‐structured interviews found the main recipients of SME financial information are banks, the Inland Revenue Department and other government institutions.
Nisansala Wijekoon, Umesh Sharma, Grant Samkin   +2 more
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Cryopreservation of Spermatozoa Prior and Post‐Orchiectomy in Patients With Testicular Germ Cell Cancer—Does the Timing Matter?

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Testicular germ cell cancer (TGCC) is the most frequent malignancy in young men of reproductive age. According to guidelines, semen cryopreservation should be performed prior to orchiectomy. Lack of time and local facilities as well as mental pressure are challenges in terms of fertility preservation before surgery.
Yuhe Tang, Gerald Pühse, Sabine Kliesch, Jann‐Frederik Cremers, Maria Schubert   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facilitators, Barriers and Reported Implementation Outcomes of Wide‐Awake Local Anaesthesia No Tourniquet in Hand Surgery Practice: A Systematic Scoping Review

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wide‐Awake Local Anaesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) is increasingly being used by hand surgeons. This systematic scoping review aims to identify and collate existing evidence on the reported implementation outcomes, barriers, facilitators and implementation strategies relevant to WALANT in hand surgery practice. Methods A systematic
Freya Roberts, Ali Gholamrezaei, Brett McClelland, Dion Sandoz, Tanya Burgess   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamics of HIV PrEP use and coverage during and after COVID-19 in Germany

BMC Public Health
Background Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with oral emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil (FTC/TDF) proved highly efficient in preventing HIV. Since 09/2019, FTC/TDF-PrEP is covered by health insurances in Germany, if prescribed by licensed specialists ...
Daniel Schmidt, Yannick Duport, Christian Kollan, Ulrich Marcus, Sara Iannuzzi, Max von Kleist   +5 more
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Not again! Effect of previous test results, age group and reason for testing on (re-)infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in Germany

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) is the most commonly reported sexually transmitted infection in Europe. In Germany, Ct screening is offered free of charge to pregnant women since 1995 and to women
Alexandra Sarah Lang, Matthias an der Heiden, Klaus Jansen, Andrea Sailer, Viviane Bremer, Sandra Dudareva, Chlamydia trachomatis laboratory sentinel team   +6 more
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Brokers, Collaborators and Knowledge Translators: Expanding the Role of Research Assistants in Geographic Research

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While ‘local’ research assistants (RA) often play a key role in knowledge production in fieldwork‐based disciplines like geography, their role and agency often remain silenced. This paper brings together scholarship in feminist geography and critical development studies to reposition RAs as brokers, collaborators, and knowledge translators.
Zali Fung
wiley   +1 more source

Association of ultra-processed food patterns with overweight and obesity in the German health interview and examination survey for children and adolescents (KiGGS): a longitudinal study

BMC Public Health
Background Ultra-processed foods (UPF) consumption has been linked to adverse health outcomes, but evidence in children and adolescents from longitudinal studies remains limited.
Mayra Figueiredo Barata, Gert B.M. Mensink, Anja Schienkiewitz, Almut Richter, Renata Bertazzi Levy   +4 more
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Hair Degradation Patterns in Aquatic and Soil Environments

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hair is a biological material that can provide information in archaeology and forensics. Previous studies have mainly examined changes occurring post‐mortem. In this study, we focused on hair pulled out ante‐mortem. The aim of the study was to identify patterns in the degradation of hair in water and soil.
Katarzyna Palacz‐Ziółek, Monika Krzyżanowska, Rafał Ogórek, Marcin Kadej   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source