The European Synarchy: New Discourses on Sovereignty by Dimitris N. Chryssochoou

“…Within the latter, public authority should not reside within a single decision-making centre, but rather should be diffused among different governance levels and forms of social, political and cultural contention that can combine territorial and substantive public issues.…”
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Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by William Choi

“…Timothy Quill’s defense of the patient’s right to medical non-abandonment demonstrates “a world of difference between facing an uncertain future alone and facing it with a committed, caring, knowledgeable partner who will not shy away from difficult decisions when the path is unclear.”[17] As such, by advocating for their patients’ rights to life-sustaining treatment and refraining from making hasty futility judgments, clinicians can honor their enduring commitment to each patient’s wellbeing as they navigate the uncertain terrain of prolonged disorders of consciousness together…”
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Shifting Paradigms by Amanda Pisciotta

“…But this research also explores ways of prevention or management of autism through pharmacological treatment or behavioral therapies like intervention or Applied Behavioral Analysis, both of which are intervention models focused on changing the external behaviors of autistic individuals, with the goal of making an autistic person look and act non-autistic.14,[15] Contrastingly, only a minimal fraction of NIH funding—9.1%, approximately $225 million out of nearly $2.5 billion dedicated to ASD research—was channeled towards services-related research.14 This includes critical areas such as improving accessibility and quality of services in the community, characterizing understudied groups, policy development, dissemination, and implementation.14 This glaring discrepancy highlights a diminished emphasis on services research in funding decisions, revealing an imbalanced focus on biological and risk factor research, aiming to eliminate differences rather than seeking ways to integrate accommodations that allow autistic individuals to authentically express themselves within societal structures. …”
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Building trust in electronic-to-face social network sites : case study of CouchSurfing.org by Tan, Jun-E

“…What do people look for in the interaction online, to be able to make the decision to make a face-to-face connection? …”
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Thoughts and musings from the new International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN) Co-directors by Michael Schull, William Ghali

“…Such terms, describing domains of scientific inquiry, mean different things to different people.  Our network and its broad and interdisciplinary international membership can help to define what these areas are, by identifying high priority population data science questions and opportunities for ambitious collaborative efforts on a global scale. …”
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Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers in the UK: the VALID research programme including RCT by Wenborn Jennifer, Mountain Gail, Moniz-Cook Esme, Poland Fiona, King Michael, Omar Rumana, O’Keeffe Aidan, Morris Stephen, Pizzo Elena, Michie Susan, Vernooij-Dassen Myrra, Graff Maud, Hill Jane, Challis David, Russell Ian, Sackley Catherine, Hynes Sinéad, Crellin Nadia, Mundy Jacqueline, Burgess Jane, Swinson Tom, Di Bona Laura, Field Becky, Hart Cathryn, Stansfeld Jacki, Walton Holly, Rooks Sally, Ledgerd Ritchard, Orrell Martin

“…We restructured the training programme into 2 consecutive days followed by a third day once the therapists had delivered COTiD-UK in practice. …”
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Peer support for discharge from inpatient to community mental health care: the ENRICH research programme by Steve Gillard, Rhiannon Foster, Sarah White, Andrew Healey, Stephen Bremner, Sarah Gibson, Lucy Goldsmith, Mike Lucock, Jacqueline Marks, Rosaleen Morshead, Akshaykumar Patel, Shalini Patel, Julie Repper, Miles Rinaldi, Alan Simpson, Michael Ussher, Jessica Worner, Stefan Priebe

“…The expected QALY gains associated with peer support were marginal: a 0.002 QALY improvement per participant, equivalent to less than a single day in full health. …”
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Challenges of More Institutionalization of State Power in Family Cultural Policies in Iran by Nasir Ebadpour

“…Examining the indicators extracted from the aforementioned policies and evaluating them in Iranian society can draw a better perspective of the degree of realization of the goals of this cultural policy.The conflict between the roles of different cultural institutions in the government and outside it is one of the most important disputes that have been discussed since the first days of the victory of the Islamic Revolution until today. …”
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The Hunt In Arabic Poetry: From Heroic to Lyric to Metapoetic by Gaby Semaan

“…He further establishes that the hunt section of the ode served as the origin for what later became a genre in its own right, known as ṭardiyya. …”
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Hispanic/Latina/o Immigrant Mental Health: Why More Needs to Be Done

“…4% of Hispanics/Latinos report using the term.4 For the purposes of this editorial and based on recommendations from existing literature, we will use Hispanic/Latina/o and Latinx interchangeably according to what is used in the cited article and to be inclusive of all genders.3,4 As of 2021, 62.1 million Hispanics/Latinos reside in the U.S., and roughly a third of them were born in another country.5 People of Mexican origin make up a majority of the Hispanic/Latina/o population (59.5%), with Puerto Rican (9.3%), Salvadorean (4.0%), Cuban (3.8%), and Dominican (3.8%) being the next largest heritage groups.5 The median household income of Hispanics is $49,010, and an estimated 19% of Hispanics live in poverty, 59% have a high school degree or less, and 47% are homeowners. …”
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Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment Concerns with the BoP Guidelines for Advance Directives by Benjamin N. Parks

“…Her stomach was bloated and her chest was bleeding…When she died a few days later, I couldn’t help wondering if she really knew what she was getting herself into.”[6] Thus, when CPR fails, “it may mean that the patient dies in an undignified and traumatic manner.”[7] Moreover, CPR’s success rate outside of a hospital – such as in a prison – is abysmal: 10.2% of people who receive CPR outside of a hospital survive to hospital discharge with only 8.3% surviving with good or moderate cerebral performance.[8] It is no surprise then that many people, including inmates, refuse CPR.             …”
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Persis Local Government (Frataraka) Coins by amir amirinezhad, صلاح الدین معروفی, مریم رحمن ستایش

“…Departure of Alexander Ballas to the West parts put the East parts in turmoil. In these days, Elymais established a local government in which Kamnaskires minted coins as the leader. …”
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