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View article: Minimum Wage Policies and Obstetric Disorders in the U.S.
Minimum Wage Policies and Obstetric Disorders in the U.S. Open
Findings suggest that minimum wage policies may play a role in reducing maternal hypertensive disorders. Further research is needed using individual-level data to explore effect heterogeneity and examine subgroup impacts, especially by rac…
View article: Efficacy of a 6-month supported online programme (Feeling Safer) for the treatment of persecutory delusions: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Efficacy of a 6-month supported online programme (Feeling Safer) for the treatment of persecutory delusions: protocol for a randomised controlled trial Open
Introduction Persecutory delusions are very common in severe mental health disorders such as schizophrenia. Existing treatments often do not work well enough. We developed a face-to-face theory-driven psychological intervention, called Fee…
View article: Homelessness and Maternal and Infant Health
Homelessness and Maternal and Infant Health Open
This cross-sectional analysis of pregnancy risk data from US individuals with live births analyzes the association of homelessness with utilization of primary care, rates of stress-induced health behaviors, and allostatic load and anxiety.
View article: Infant Mortality in Mother and Baby Homes in 20th Century Ireland
Infant Mortality in Mother and Baby Homes in 20th Century Ireland Open
During the first half of the 20th century, infant mortality in the general population fell by more than 50% in higher income countries. Despite accounting for a disproportionately high share of deaths in these countries during this period,…
View article: Long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 and population health: evidence from linked census data
Long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 and population health: evidence from linked census data Open
Particulate matter suspended in the air that is comprised of microscopic particles with a diameter of 2.5μm or less (PM2.5) is among the most impactful pollutants globally. Extensive evidence shows exposure to ambient PM2.5 is associated w…
View article: Prenatal exposure to particulate matter and infant birth outcomes: Evidence from a population‐wide database
Prenatal exposure to particulate matter and infant birth outcomes: Evidence from a population‐wide database Open
There are growing concerns about the impact of pollution on maternal and infant health. Despite an extensive correlational literature, observational studies which adopt methods that seek to address potential biases due to unmeasured confou…
View article: Association of Increasing the Minimum Wage in the US With Experiences of Maternal Stressful Life Events
Association of Increasing the Minimum Wage in the US With Experiences of Maternal Stressful Life Events Open
Importance Exposure to stressful life events (SLEs) before and during pregnancy is associated with adverse health for pregnant people and their children. Minimum wage policies have the potential to reduce exposure to SLEs among socioeconom…
View article: Neighborhood-level housing affordability and maternal depression
Neighborhood-level housing affordability and maternal depression Open
Housing affordability is a growing public health crisis, with lower-income families disproportionately affected. At the individual-level, measures of housing affordability have been linked to maternal mental health, but less is known about…
View article: Global Imbalances in Funding Sources for HIV Randomized Control Trials
Global Imbalances in Funding Sources for HIV Randomized Control Trials Open
Improving access to grant funding is a critical aspect of strengthening research capacity outside of higher income settings, particularly in HIV/AIDS where randomized control trials (RCTs) that require substantial resources are common. In …
View article: Long-term Exposure to Ambient PM2.5 and Self-Reported Health: Evidence from Longitudinally-linked Census Data.
Long-term Exposure to Ambient PM2.5 and Self-Reported Health: Evidence from Longitudinally-linked Census Data. Open
ObjectivesThis paper estimates associations between long-term exposure to ambient particulate air pollution and 13 self-reported health outcomes including poor general health, chronic illness, experiencing long-running difficulties with br…
View article: Is Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution a Risk Factor for Parkinson’s Disease.
Is Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution a Risk Factor for Parkinson’s Disease. Open
ObjectivesThis paper links prescriptions data for the Northern Ireland population with data from the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study and localized ambient air pollution data from 2002 onwards to estimate the association between long-te…
View article: Exposure to PM 2.5 and Birth Outcomes: Evidence from a Population-wide Database.
Exposure to PM 2.5 and Birth Outcomes: Evidence from a Population-wide Database. Open
This paper links localised annual average ambient air pollution data to a population database of births in Northern Ireland between 2011 and 2017 to investigate the relationship between particulate matter (PM) 2.5 exposure during pregnancy…
View article: The Great Recession, Household Income, and Children's Test Scores
The Great Recession, Household Income, and Children's Test Scores Open
Economic downturns may have important implications for the educational attainment and human capital accumulation of children. We examine how income losses during the Great Recession were associated with children's educational performance i…
View article: Maternal depression and economic well-being: A quasi-experimental approach
Maternal depression and economic well-being: A quasi-experimental approach Open
Maternal depression is associated with adverse impacts on the health of women and their children. However, further evidence is needed on the extent to which maternal depression influences women's economic well-being and how unmeasured conf…
View article: Integrating behavioral health & primary care for multiple chronic diseases: Clinical trial of a practice redesign toolkit
Integrating behavioral health & primary care for multiple chronic diseases: Clinical trial of a practice redesign toolkit Open
Context: Most patients in need of behavioral health (BH) care are seen in primary care, which often has difficulty responding. Some practices integrate behavioral health care (IBH), with medical and BH providers at the same location, worki…
View article: Levels of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress among Ugandan adults during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional evidence from a mobile phone-based population survey
Levels of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress among Ugandan adults during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional evidence from a mobile phone-based population survey Open
Objectives Policy measures to slow the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), such as curfews and business closures, may have negative effects on mental health. Populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) may be particu…
View article: Geographic diversity in authorship of HIV randomized control trial publications
Geographic diversity in authorship of HIV randomized control trial publications Open
aDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology bDepartment of Health Behavior, Society and Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, USA cFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies …
View article: Characterization of HCV-infected people who inject drugs (PWID) in the setting of clinical care in Canada (CAPICA): A retrospective study
Characterization of HCV-infected people who inject drugs (PWID) in the setting of clinical care in Canada (CAPICA): A retrospective study Open
BACKGROUND: People who use drugs (PWUD) are among the highest risk category for becoming infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Canada. There is a need for more information on the demographics of HCV-infected PWUD/PWID who have recen…
View article: Investigating the Potential Use of RADARSAT-2 and UAS imagery for Monitoring the Restoration of Peatlands
Investigating the Potential Use of RADARSAT-2 and UAS imagery for Monitoring the Restoration of Peatlands Open
The restoration of peatlands is critical to help reduce the effects of climate change and further prevent the loss of habitat for many species of flora and fauna. The objective of this research was to evaluate RADARSAT-2 satellite imagery …
View article: The Impact of School Exclusion on Educational Achievement: Evidence from English Administrative Data
The Impact of School Exclusion on Educational Achievement: Evidence from English Administrative Data Open
Around 800,000 children experience exclusion from school every year in England, which can have significant and long-lasting effects, especially on educational achievement. Existing papers on the impact of school exclusion on children's out…
View article: Ambient Air Pollution and Health in Northern Ireland
Ambient Air Pollution and Health in Northern Ireland Open
The breathing of polluted air is associated with the development and exacerbation of various health conditions, and the cost of treating such conditions is substantial. However, while the correlation with respiratory-related health conditi…
View article: CCDC 1910963: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1910963: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: Mixed binary‐continuous copula regression models with application to adverse birth outcomes
Mixed binary‐continuous copula regression models with application to adverse birth outcomes Open
Bivariate copula regression allows for the flexible combination of two arbitrary, continuous marginal distributions with regression effects being placed on potentially all parameters of the resulting bivariate joint response distribution. …