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View article: Joining forces: a complex cardio-obstetrics case report of severe ergometrine-induced vasospasm
Joining forces: a complex cardio-obstetrics case report of severe ergometrine-induced vasospasm Open
Background Ergometrine is part of the current guideline-directed management of post-partum haemorrhage (PPH). However, it is also a potent vasoconstrictor capable of causing significant coronary artery vasospasm in susceptible individuals.…
View article: AI-Powered Lawyering: AI Reasoning Models, Retrieval Augmented Generation, and the Future of Legal Practice
AI-Powered Lawyering: AI Reasoning Models, Retrieval Augmented Generation, and the Future of Legal Practice Open
View article: Personalize Your Defaults (Especially When You Write)
Personalize Your Defaults (Especially When You Write) Open
View article: Feedback Loops
Feedback Loops Open
Learning how to give and receive feedback is fundamental to the development of every student and professional. Yet few of us are ever taught anything like "feedback skills." This book, which is the first in the Feedback Loops series, is de…
View article: Editing and Advocacy
Editing and Advocacy Open
Good editors don't just see the sentence that was written. They see the sentence that might have been written. They know how to spot words that shouldn't be included and summon up ones that haven't yet appeared. Their value comes not just …
View article: Enhancing referral processes within an integrated fall prevention pathway for older people: a mixed-methods study
Enhancing referral processes within an integrated fall prevention pathway for older people: a mixed-methods study Open
Objectives Multifactorial interventions, which involve assessing an individual’s risk of falling and providing treatment or onward referral, require coordination across settings. Using a mixed-methods design, we aimed to develop a process …
View article: The Syntax of Sports, Class 4
The Syntax of Sports, Class 4 Open
"Once you find the right structure, perhaps it will be easier to find the right content." That's one of the key insights from this fourth book in the series The Syntax of Sports. Others include: • The importance of being "radically inclusi…
View article: Punctuation and Persuasion
Punctuation and Persuasion Open
With a little knowledge and a lot of practice, you can do more than just sound more professional when you skillfully use commas, semicolons, and other forms of punctuation. You can, importantly, become more persuasive. That's what students…
View article: Great Minds Think Alike, Fools Seldom Differ: An Empirical Analysis of Opportunity Assessment in Technology Entrepreneurs
Great Minds Think Alike, Fools Seldom Differ: An Empirical Analysis of Opportunity Assessment in Technology Entrepreneurs Open
This study extends the literature on self-employment and entrepreneurship by offering empirical insights into the factors that influence technology entrepreneurs at the early stages of the new venture creation process. Specifically, this r…
View article: P613 Social Media Analytics for Inflammatory Bowel Disease – What Are We Missing?
P613 Social Media Analytics for Inflammatory Bowel Disease – What Are We Missing? Open
Background Increasingly, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients are using social media to disseminate information, share experiences and address queries. Gastroenterologists can play an important role in IBD care by better understanding…
View article: Factors associated with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in patients attending an acute hospital ambulatory assessment unit
Factors associated with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in patients attending an acute hospital ambulatory assessment unit Open
To describe the factors associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection in mild‐to‐moderate patients attending for assessment. This observational study was conducted in a Model 4 tertiary referral cen…
View article: Good with Words
Good with Words Open
Suppose you were good with words. Suppose when you decided to speak, the message you delivered—and the way you delivered it—successfully connected with your intended audience. What would that mean for your career prospects? What would that…
View article: Anticipatory Edits
Anticipatory Edits Open
View article: The Syntax of Sports, Class 3
The Syntax of Sports, Class 3 Open
It's not an accident that hall of fame coaches, Pulitzer Prize-winning writers, and the marketing teams at the most innovative companies in the world often rely on a certain three-part structure when trying to communicate their ideas. This…
View article: Notes on Nuance
Notes on Nuance Open
To succeed in law, business, education, government, health care, and many other fields, it is becoming increasingly important to distinguish yourself as a savvy communicator. Social media has only accelerated the ways in which we all must …
View article: ‘I’ve always done what I was told by the medical people’: a qualitative study of the reasons why older adults attend multifactorial falls risk assessments mapped to the Theoretical Domains Framework
‘I’ve always done what I was told by the medical people’: a qualitative study of the reasons why older adults attend multifactorial falls risk assessments mapped to the Theoretical Domains Framework Open
Objectives Multifactorial falls risk assessments reduce the rate of falls in older people and are recommended by international guidelines. Despite their effectiveness, their potential impact is often constrained by barriers to implementati…
View article: Notes on Nuance: Volume 1
Notes on Nuance: Volume 1 Open
View article: Poise
Poise Open
View article: Writing as Mapping
Writing as Mapping Open
View article: The Syntax of Sports, Class 2
The Syntax of Sports, Class 2 Open
What can we learn from baseball great Ted Williams about how to improve our writing? What can we learn we from the iconic ESPN show SportsCenter about how to manage information? And are you sure you really know what the word "peruse" means…
View article: Punctuation and Professionalism
Punctuation and Professionalism Open
View article: Feedback Loops
Feedback Loops Open
View article: Elephant in the Room
Elephant in the Room Open
View article: Breadth and Depth
Breadth and Depth Open
View article: Errors and Insights
Errors and Insights Open
In Seeing What Other's Don't, the psychologist Gary Klein suggests that only focusing on reducing errors limits our ability to improve. We also need to spend time increasing insights. This short essay applies Klein's approach to writing an…
View article: Editing and Interleaving
Editing and Interleaving Open
View article: The Animal Farm Principle
The Animal Farm Principle Open
View article: 220 Is Multifactorial Risk Assessment a Team Sport? Disciplinary Differences in Perceived Acceptability and Feasibility of a Community-based Fall Prevention Service
220 Is Multifactorial Risk Assessment a Team Sport? Disciplinary Differences in Perceived Acceptability and Feasibility of a Community-based Fall Prevention Service Open
Background Multifactorial falls risk assessment is an evidence-based practice recommended to prevent falls among older people. Previous research has identified cultural, practical and professional challenges to implementing complex fall pr…
View article: 217 Investigating the Delivery of Falls Prevention Interventions to Older People Following Multi-Factorial Risk Assessment: A Cross-sectional Study
217 Investigating the Delivery of Falls Prevention Interventions to Older People Following Multi-Factorial Risk Assessment: A Cross-sectional Study Open
Background Falls are one of the most common threats to older peoples’ independence. In Ireland, approximately one in three adults aged ≥65 years fall each year. Multifactorial interventions, which include an assessment of an individual's r…
View article: Carotid Plaque Inflammation Imaged by <sup>18</sup> F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Risk of Early Recurrent Stroke
Carotid Plaque Inflammation Imaged by <sup>18</sup> F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Risk of Early Recurrent Stroke Open
Background and Purpose— Plaque inflammation contributes to stroke and coronary events. 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) identifies plaque inflammation-related metabolism. Almost no prospective data exist on …