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Paramagnetic Rim Lesions Are Associated With Trans‐Synaptic Degeneration of the Visual Pathway in Multiple Sclerosis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Retrograde trans‐synaptic degeneration (rTSD) from posterior visual pathway lesions in multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by hemi‐macular ganglion cell‐inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thinning and contralateral visual field loss.
Abdul Jaber Tayem   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex Representation in US Stroke Clinical Trials: A Decade of Trends and Challenges

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Stroke remains a major cause of disability and mortality in the US, with significant sex‐based disparities, and females remain underrepresented in stroke clinical trials. We aimed to examine sex representation in US‐based stroke clinical trials, identify trial characteristics associated with higher female enrollment (≥ 50%), and ...
Chaitali Dagli   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Sustainability in Construction – An Explorative Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Construction Management, 2012
The construction industry has massive impacts on the society, environmentally, economically and socially. Sustainability has been an important issue being considered by both industry and academia.
Jian Zuo, Xiaohua Jin
exaly   +2 more sources

The social construction of birth

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, 1977
Birth is discussed as a socially mediated experience, with emphasis on the role of the hospital in defining reality. Childbirth preparation is suggested as providing ways of dealing with the institution rather than the birth experience per se. Some implications for maternal satisfaction and mother-child relationships of the hospital as controller and ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Social niche construction

Current Opinion in Psychology, 2016
Humans are niche constructors who create physical and social environments to which they adapt. The social niche construction approach to human behavior analyzes behavior as a strategy to further long-term self-interest given a specific institution-that is, a set of stable and predictable responses from others to one's own behavior.
Toshio, Yamagishi, Hirofumi, Hashimoto
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Behavior as a social construction

Behavioural Processes, 2001
Behavior analysis is examined from a social constructionist perspective. Constructionism is first defined and contrasted with a generic positivistic image of science. Behavior analysis, especially the matching law, is then viewed from both perspectives.
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Alcoholism: A Social Construct

Journal of Drug Issues, 1982
Alcoholism as a specific disease was discovered about 200 years ago in North America. The disease is thought to be characterized by loss of control over drinking and by certain “symptoms,” supposed to occur in a typical order during the “natural” history of the disease. The basic assumptions of the disease model are, however, untenable.
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Social Constructions of Hypnosis

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 1992
Both clinical and experimental views of hypnosis are social constructions that reflect the biases and interests of practitioners and scientists. Each perspective offers useful metaphors for hypnosis. Underlying clinical uses of the term hypnosis are states of mind associated with imaginative reverie and automatic behavior based on procedural knowledge.
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The Self, Social Media, and Social Construction

The American Journal of Bioethics, 2012
The extent to which participation in social media should inform subsequent medical decisions raises a host of questions, among them foundational concerns of locating the self amidst social construc...
Meredith, Stark, Joseph J, Fins
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Social construction of episiotomy

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 1998
This article explores the meaning of episiotomy. A review of the literature examines the definition, procedure, perceptions and outcomes of episiotomy to create a better understanding for those using or experiencing its practice. The article highlights that episiotomy means more than just a cut in the perineum.
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