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View article: Copyright Anxiety and Legal Chill in Higher Education: A Comparison of Canada and the United Kingdom (UK)
Copyright Anxiety and Legal Chill in Higher Education: A Comparison of Canada and the United Kingdom (UK) Open
This study builds upon and extends previous research into the phenomenon of copyright anxiety, initially measured through the Copyright Anxiety Scale (CAS) developed by Wakaruk et al. (2021). The primary aims are to explore levels of copyr…
View article: Exploring modifiable neighborhood risk factors for fatal opioid overdose: a case–control study in two US cities
Exploring modifiable neighborhood risk factors for fatal opioid overdose: a case–control study in two US cities Open
To explore associations between physical and social neighborhood factors and fatal opioid overdose, we remotely visited 2018-2019 fatal opioid overdose locations in New York City (n = 2867) and Chicago (n = 1677) via Google Street View and…
View article: Exploring the Impact of Medication Confounders on Determining Death by Neurologic Criteria: An International Survey Investigating Practice Variations
Exploring the Impact of Medication Confounders on Determining Death by Neurologic Criteria: An International Survey Investigating Practice Variations Open
Background and Objective: The determination of death by neurologic criteria (DNC) is completed by a clinical examination alone if no confounding conditions render the clinical examination unreliable. Currently, consensus guidelines on DNC …
View article: Building a Culture of Health Through the Built Environment: Impact of a Cluster Randomized Trial Remediating Vacant and Abandoned Property on Health Mindsets
Building a Culture of Health Through the Built Environment: Impact of a Cluster Randomized Trial Remediating Vacant and Abandoned Property on Health Mindsets Open
Changing built environment conditions to impact health mindsets and health equity may be a promising target for public health interventions. The present study was a cluster randomized controlled trial to test the impact of remediating vaca…
View article: Temperature and firearm violence in four US cities: testing competing hypotheses
Temperature and firearm violence in four US cities: testing competing hypotheses Open
Introduction Firearm violence is a major public health issue in the USA. There is growing evidence that firearm violence is associated with higher ambient temperatures. The aim of this study was to test competing hypotheses that could expl…
View article: Gun-free zones and active shootings in the United States: a matched case-control study
Gun-free zones and active shootings in the United States: a matched case-control study Open
This work was funded in part by the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research and the Arnold Foundation.
View article: The Impact of Vacant and Abandoned Property on Health and Well-Being: A Qualitative Inquiry
The Impact of Vacant and Abandoned Property on Health and Well-Being: A Qualitative Inquiry Open
This qualitative study explored the role of neglected properties and neighborhood environment characteristics on a sample of New Orleans, Louisiana residents’ health and well-being, sense of community, sense of safety, and civic engagement…
View article: The association between street construction projects and community violence in New York City
The association between street construction projects and community violence in New York City Open
Introduction Community violence is a major cause of injury and death in the United States. Empirical studies have identified that some place-based interventions of urban private places, such as remediations of vacant lots and buildings, ar…
View article: Attitudes of women towards intimate partner violence in Guyana: A cross-sectional analytical study
Attitudes of women towards intimate partner violence in Guyana: A cross-sectional analytical study Open
Background To assess the attitudes of women towards intimate partner violence (IPV) in Guyana. Methods We used national data from the publicly available Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted in Guyana in 2019 for women aged 15…
View article: Physical environmental roadway interventions and injury and death for vulnerable road users: a natural experiment in New York City
Physical environmental roadway interventions and injury and death for vulnerable road users: a natural experiment in New York City Open
Introduction This study examined the effectiveness of three physical environmental roadway interventions (enhanced crossings, speed humps, and turn traffic calming) in preventing crashes involving pedestrian and cyclist injury and mortalit…
View article: Building a Culture of Health Through the Built Environment: Impact of a Cluster Randomized Trial Remediating Vacant and Abandoned Property on Health Mindsets
Building a Culture of Health Through the Built Environment: Impact of a Cluster Randomized Trial Remediating Vacant and Abandoned Property on Health Mindsets Open
Changing built environment conditions to impact health mindsets and health equity may be a promising target for public health interventions. The present study was a cluster randomized controlled trial to test the impact of remediating vaca…
View article: Effectiveness of Leading Pedestrian Intervals for Pedestrian Safety in New York City
Effectiveness of Leading Pedestrian Intervals for Pedestrian Safety in New York City Open
Road traffic crashes are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in large cities. Cities including New York City (NYC) in the United States (US) have implemented a suite of interventions to reduce road traffic crashes. Leading pedestria…
View article: Systematic disparities in reporting on community firearm violence on local television news in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Systematic disparities in reporting on community firearm violence on local television news in Philadelphia, PA, USA Open
Television news outlets in Philadelphia systematically over-reported shootings of children, mass shootings, and shootings that occurred in neighborhoods with higher median household income, less socioeconomic inequality, and lower rates of…
View article: Trends in alcohol‐impaired crashes in California, 2016 to 2021: A time series analysis for alcohol involvement and crash distribution among demographic subgroups
Trends in alcohol‐impaired crashes in California, 2016 to 2021: A time series analysis for alcohol involvement and crash distribution among demographic subgroups Open
Background In 2020, the COVID‐19 pandemic and control measures changed alcohol consumption in the United States (US) and globally. Before the pandemic, alcohol‐impaired crashes contributed to approximately one‐third of all road traffic cra…
View article: Casino accessibility and suicide: A county‐level study of 50 US states, 2000 to 2016
Casino accessibility and suicide: A county‐level study of 50 US states, 2000 to 2016 Open
Background and Aims Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States (US). Research over many decades identifies that its etiology is complex, with risk factors operating in multiple domains. One such risk factor is gamblin…
View article: Neighborhood Built Environment and Sleep Health: A Longitudinal Study in Low-Income and Predominantly African-American Neighborhoods
Neighborhood Built Environment and Sleep Health: A Longitudinal Study in Low-Income and Predominantly African-American Neighborhoods Open
In the present study, we examined the associations between physical characteristics of neighborhoods and sleep health outcomes and assessed the mediating role of physical activity in these associations. A longitudinal study (the Pittsburgh…
View article: The Art of Adapting Open Educational Resources for Street Law: Copyright the Card Game a Case Study
The Art of Adapting Open Educational Resources for Street Law: Copyright the Card Game a Case Study Open
The Street Law community is well practiced in designing bespoke activities for particular community groups. Starting with a blank canvas can often be the easier forma. How often do we consider inviting our Street Law students to adapt work…
View article: 13 Copyright Education and Information Literacy
13 Copyright Education and Information Literacy Open
This chapter explores the relationship between copyright education and broader digital and information literacy initiatives. It traces the development of the term copyright literacy and explores the extent to which it has become recognised…
View article: Commentary on Gruenewald <i>et al</i>.: ‘Even one more license may be “too many”’?
Commentary on Gruenewald <i>et al</i>.: ‘Even one more license may be “too many”’? Open
Gruenewald et al.’s [1] contribution is a notable advance for studies of the public health impacts of retail alcohol outlets. This commentary considers the work in the context of regulatory efforts to limit outlet concentrations. Allow me …
View article: The geography of sobriety checkpoints and alcohol‐impaired driving
The geography of sobriety checkpoints and alcohol‐impaired driving Open
Background and Aims Sobriety checkpoints are an effective strategy to reduce alcohol‐impaired driving, motor vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities. The aim of this study was to identify the geographic extent over which individual sobrie…