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Ménière's Disease: A Tri‐Decade Scoping Review of Treatment Trends and Evidence Quality
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.This tri‐decade scoping review of Ménière's disease literature reveals a significant increase in high‐level evidence and a clinical pivot toward hearing‐preserving interventions, such as intratympanic steroids and cochlear implants. However, a significant quality paradox has emerged, where adherence to standardized AAO‐HNS reporting and diagnostic ...
Ofir Zavdy +4 more
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Hearing Preservation Rates After Cochlear Implantation Using Soft Surgery Techniques
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives To determine if hearing preservation rates after cochlear implantation varied over time with soft surgery techniques. Methods The hearing preservation rate over time in adult cochlear implant patients over 10 years was analyzed. The association between hearing preservation rate and sex, age, perioperative steroid dose, and type of ...
Tina C. Huang, Scott Lunos
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Movement Disorders, EarlyView.Abstract Deep brain stimulation (DBS) effectively treats motor symptoms in movement disorders but often compromises speech through incompletely defined mechanisms. We conducted a PROSPERO‐registered systematic review and meta‐analysis of publications through August 2024 (CRD42024527738).
Elina Tripoliti +15 more
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Neurourology and Urodynamics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To synthesize the evidence on the efficacy and safety of mirabegron and intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA (BoNT‐A) as separate interventions for overactive bladder (OAB) in Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods A systematic review and meta‐analysis with parallel synthesis of two distinct interventions was conducted of randomized and ...
Hussain Arshad +4 more
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Improving Affordability and Accessibility for Socially‐Beneficial Services via Government Incentives
Naval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.ABSTRACT Many socially‐beneficial services, like dental care, suffer from a dual challenge: Low affordability for citizens and long waiting times due to insufficient provider capacity. We model a government's problem of designing subsidy policies to address this issue.
Xiaoyan Zhao, Venus Lo, Stephen Shum
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Complications of Cochlear Implant Surgery in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Hearing loss disproportionately affects low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Recent advances in cochlear implant surgery have benefitted patients globally, but the risk of complications in LMICs may be heightened due to social and structural factors.
Akash Srinivasan +4 more
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Election Day Registration: The Second Wave
The number of states with election-day registration (EDR) of voters doubled in the early 1990s, providing a new opportunity to estimate the turnout impact of EDR.
Knack, Stephen
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Brokering Localization: Country‐Based Pooled Funds in Humanitarian Assistance
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article analyzes Country‐Based Pooled Funds (CBPFs) to identify types of brokerage models and their effects on localization. CBPFs are intermediaries in the aid chain connecting donors to implementers such as the United Nations, international non‐governmental organizations (INGOs) and national NGOs (NNGOs). This paper analyzes four of the
Maryam Zarnegar Deloffre
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From Connections to Actions: When Do Government Ties Matter to Nonprofit Organizational Performance?
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nonprofit organizations are essential for public service delivery, yet the value of their government ties is contested. This study examines the mechanism that translates these connections into tangible results. We propose that political networking—the deliberate cultivation and use of official relationships—is the critical catalyst.
Qiang Dong, Jiahuan Lu, Shanshan Guan
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A computational model of spatial politics: Hotelling-downs model as statistical physics. [PDF]
PLoS OneCampbell C, Ackland GJ.
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