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Digital Rights Activism in Multilevel Governance

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multilevel governance (MLG) without a clear hierarchical structure can create power imbalances among various actors, particularly in settings with overlapping jurisdictions and policy areas. This dynamic is especially pronounced in Internet governance, which faces a complex interplay of domestic laws, state interdependence, and heightened ...
Alison Harcourt
wiley   +1 more source

Calcitonin gene‐related peptide concentration in cerebrospinal fluid and serum in horses affected by trigeminal‐mediated headshaking

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Trigeminal‐mediated headshaking (TMHS) in horses shares clinical features with human trigeminal neuralgia (HTN). Increased levels of the neuropeptide calcitonin gene‐related peptide (CGRP) have been found in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of HTN patients. Inhibition of CGRP in humans has shown promise for pain relief.
Lisa Annabel Weber, Hilke Oltmanns, Ludovica Chiavaccini, Kirstie J. Pickles, Veronica Roberts, Tanja Kloock, Tobias Niebuhr, Karsten Feige   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does multidisciplinary rehabilitation of tortured refugees represent ‘value-for-money’? A follow-up of a Danish case-study

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background The recent surge of asylum seekers in the European Union (EU) is raising questions about the EU’s ability to integrate newcomers into the economy and into society; particularly those who need specialized services for the treatment of severe ...
Line Bager, Kristian Schultz Hansen, Carit Jacques Andersen, Shr-Jie Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Torture Debate and the Toleration of Torture [PDF]

, 2019
One of the questions raised by this important and thought-provoking collection of essays on torture is how and why the consensus that torture is wrong - a consensus enshrined in international law for decade - has become so fragile.
Wolfendale, Jessica
core   +2 more sources

Tortured Silence and Silenced Torture in Mario Benedetti's Pedro y el capitán, Ariel Dorfman's La muerte y la doncella and Eduardo Pavlovsky's Paso de dos [PDF]

, 2008
This essay examines the characterization of torturer and victim in three plays about state terrorism and torture in the Southern Cone. Given the inherent complexities involved in the practice and representation of torture, I argue that the portrayal of a
Gates-Madsen, Nancy J.
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Making care audible: Musical gifts and affective reciprocity in the clinic

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract In clinical settings, music therapy is frequently received as a gift—a voluntary offering that invites but does not demand participation. Drawing on ethnographic research with music therapists and patients in Canadian and American hospitals, this article examines how clinical care is co‐constituted through practices of giving, receiving, and ...
Meredith Evans
wiley   +1 more source

Sleep deprivation does not work: Epidemiology, impacts and outcomes of incidental and systematic sleep deprivation in a sample of Palestinian detainees

Torture, 2019
Background: Sleep deprivation (SD) is a method used in the context of interrogations aimed to obtain submission, information and confessions. Its impact on producing false confessions has been documented.
Mahmud Sehwail, Pau Pérez-Sales, Khader M.A Rasras, Wisam Sehwail, Alba Guasch, Andrea Galan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

“The Shadow of Torture: Debating US Transgressions in Military Interventions, 1899-2008 (Book Review)” by Katrin Dauenhauer & “America in the Philippines, 1899-1902. The First Torture Scandal (Book Review)” by Christopher J. Einolf [PDF]

, 2016
Review of Torpedo: Inventing the Military-Industrial Complex in the United States and Great Britain by Katherine C. Epstein Review of The Shadow of Torture: Debating US Transgressions in Military Interventions, 1899-2008 by Katrin ...
Schumacher, Frank
core   +1 more source

A Comprehensive Review on Nutrition, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Food Application Perspectives of Bioactive Rich Superfruits

Future Postharvest and Food, EarlyView.
The review critically evaluated and compared the selected superfruit phytochemistry, their bioactive composition and the key health benefits majorly emphasizing the antioxidant potential. It has highlighted the translational challenges in formulating functional foods by addressing the issues related to delivery system, bioavailability mechanism and the
Sharath Kumar Nagaraja, Javid Iqbal Mir, Mahendra Kumar Verma, Aamir Hussain Dar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A longitudinal exploration of self‐perception, mental images of the self, and depression in young people

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Cognitive theories suggest that negative self‐perception is central to the development and maintenance of depression. One way self‐perception is represented is through mental imagery of the self. Despite its theoretical importance, the role of mental images of the self in depression has not been systematically examined.
Rebecca L. Dean, Victoria Pile, Ellen J. Thompson, Kathryn J. Lester, Faith Orchard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source