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Parole In Place As A Solution For The Immigration Status Of Immediate Relatives Of U.S. Citizens, Maximiliano Gluzman

Law Faculty Scholarship

This Article examines the structural barriers that prevent many undocumented immigrants—particularly immediate relatives of U.S. citizens—from adjusting their immigration status under current U.S. immigration law. It focuses on the interaction between the Immigration and Nationality Act’s adjustment-of-status requirement that applicants be “inspected and admitted or paroled” and the unlawful presence provisions enacted by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act. Together, these rules create a dilemma for many noncitizens who entered the United States without inspection but later become eligible for lawful permanent residence through family petitions: leaving the United States to pursue consular processing triggers the three- or …

League Of Women Voters Of The Huntington Area E-Mail Bulletin, January 2022, League Of Women Voters Of The Huntington Area

League of Women Voters of the Huntington Area Bulletin 2020 - Present

The Bulletin is published by the League, which is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

Addressing Gender-Based Violence Using Evidence-Based Practices During Covid-19: The Case Of Puerto Rico, Ayorkor Gaba, Roseanne Flores, María Rebecca Ward, Bailey Pridgen

Publications and Research

As gender-based violence (GBV) surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65) called for member states, civil, and other stakeholders to consider the specific needs of women and girls in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. Psychology provides scientific knowledge to help answer this call. Despite existing global guidance and psychological research to mitigate GBV, COVID-19 presents new challenges for consideration. This article summarizes existing GBV guidance/research and COVID-19 considerations, uses an illustrative case study to describe Puerto Rico’s application of GBV guidance/research during COVID-19, and provides preliminary policy and practice recommendations.

A Populist World Order? Origins And Predictions, Michael Lee

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Art. 8.9 Ceta Investment And Regulatory Measures, Stefanie Schacherer

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Article 8.9 CETA on “Investment and Regulatory Measures” is at the centre of continuous and vigorous debate on how to ensure a proper balance between private business interests and the prerogative of States to regulate public welfare issue. The concerns expressed in the debate on the right to regulate are well-known. International investment agreements (IIAs) came under criticism due to their substantive protection standards, whose language is perceived as lacking in precision; as a consequence, they deliver too little policy flexibility. The protection standards together with the investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) system, moreover, afford high levels of discretion to the …

Teaching And Assessment Of Clinical Diagnostic Reasoning In Medical Students, Lucy Gilkes, Narelle Kealley, Jacqueline Frayne

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

Background: Teaching diagnostic reasoning and giving feedback has an important role in medical education. Clinicians who teach may recognise errors, but be unfamiliar with the terminology used to describe them, leading to a lack of consistent and useful student feedback.

Objective: This prospective project evaluation study aimed to develop an examiner training package regarding errors in diagnostic reasoning, utilising consistent language and feedback tool, and report on diagnostic reasoning errors in second year medical students over the transition from preclinical to early clinical training at objective structured clinical exams (OSCEs).

Results: Likert questionnaire regarding examining, assessment and feedback pre- and …

Fracture Liaison: A Crucial Tool In The Fight Against Fragility Fracture, Paul J. Mitchell

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

Over the course of the first half of the 21st century the age structure of the human population will have undergone dramatic change, leading to what has been described by the Fragility Fracture Network and the International Osteoporosis Foundation as a new demographic era. In the absence of widespread implementation of systematic approaches to chronic disease management, and prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and fragility fractures in particular, fracture rates among older people will increase significantly by mid-century. The purpose of this narrative review is to characterise the current and projected burden of fragility fractures, evaluate current gaps in delivery …

Necrosis Is An Independent Predictor Of Disease-Free And Overall Survival In Pancreatic Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumours (Nets): A Proposal To Include It In Grading Systems, Talia L. Fuchs, Angela Chou, Mahsa Ahadi, Amy Sheen, Loretta Sioson, Anubhav Mittal, Jaswinder Samra, Anthony J. Gill

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are currently graded using the World Health Organization (WHO) 2019 system, which is based solely on mitotic count and Ki-67 proliferative index. Although necrosis is a well-recognised adverse prognostic feature that is included in the grading systems of NETs of certain types such as pulmonary carcinoid and medullary thyroid carcinoma, there is currently insufficient evidence to support its inclusion in the grading of pancreatic NETs. Therefore, we sought to investigate the prognostic significance of tumour necrosis in our cohort of resected pancreatic NETs, with a view to providing evidence to support its incorporation into the WHO …

Defining The Rate Of Nutritional And Metabolic Derangements After Pancreatic Resection, K L. Percy, Y X. Ooi, C B. Nahm, F Simpson, G Hickey, S Sahni, D Chesher, M Itchins, N Pavlakis, V H. Tsang, R Clifton-Bligh, A J. Gill, J S. Samra, A Mittal

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

Background and aims: Pancreatic resection is associated with pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) leading to nutritional consequences. The Pancreatic Nutrition Clinic was established to diagnose and manage PEI through standardised nutritional assessment. In this prospective observational study, we aimed to define the rate of PEI, diabetes mellitus and nutritional abnormalities in patients who underwent pancreatic resection.

Methods: All Pancreatic Nutrition Clinic patients were included for analysis. Clinical data were prospectively obtained at initial assessment. Biochemical data included micronutrient levels, faecal elastase-1 and haemoglobin A1c. Bone mineral density and nutritional assessment were undertaken.

Results: Ninety-eight patients were included. Fifty-nine per cent (58/98) …

Gastric Bezoars And Glp-1ra Medications [Data Set], Ritesh Patel, Reginald Lord, Tamara C. Preda

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

This dataset relates to journal article: Gastroparesis with bezoar formation in patients treated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists: Potential relevance for gastric, especially bariatric, surgery.

Quality Improvement Initiatives In The Care And Prevention Of Fragility Fractures In The Asia Pacific Region, Paul J. Mitchell, Seng Bin Ang, Leilani Basa Mercado-Asis, Reynaldo Rey-Matias, Wen-Shiang Chen, Leon Flicker, Edward Leung, David Choon, Sankara Kumar Chandrasekaran, Jacqueline Clare Therese Close, Hannah Seymour, Cyrus Cooper, Philippe Halbout, Robert Daniel Blank, Yanling Zhao, Jae-Young Lim, Irewin Tabu, Maoyi Tian, Aasis Unnanuntana, Ronald Man Yeung Wong, Noriaki Yamamoto, Ding-Cheng Chan, Joon Kiong Lee, On Behalf Of The Asia Pacific Fragility Fracture Alliance

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

Summary: This narrative review summarises ongoing challenges and progress in the care and prevention of fragility fractures across the Asia Pacific region since mid-2019. The approaches taken could inform development of national bone health improvement Road Maps to be implemented at scale during the United Nations ‘Decade of Healthy Ageing’.

Purpose: This narrative review summarises recent studies that characterise the burden of fragility fractures, current care gaps and quality improvement initiatives intended to improve the care and prevention of fragility fractures across the Asia Pacific region.

Methods: The review focuses on published studies, reports and quality improvement …

The Global Burden Of Fragility Fractures – What Are The Differences, And Where Are The Gaps, Paul J. Mitchell, Ding-Cheng (Derrick) Chan, Joon-Kiong Lee, Irewin Tabu, Bernardino B. Alpuerto

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

The current burden of fragility fractures is enormous, and it is set to increase rapidly in the coming decades as humankind enters a new demographic era. The purpose of this review is to consider, in different settings:

• The human and economic toll of fragility fractures.

• Risk factors for fragility fractures.

• Current acute management of fragility fractures.

• Current care gaps in both secondary and primary fracture prevention.

A summary of global, regional, and national initiatives to improve the quality of care is provided, in addition to proposals for the research agenda. Systematic approaches to improve the acute …

Foot Pain Is Common, But Frequently Improves 1 Year After Total Knee Arthroplasty, David Carmody, Geffrey Keighley, Lucy Salmon, Ka Martina, Leo Pinczewski, Matthew Lyons, Benjamin Gooden, Phil Huang, Michael O'Sullivan, Justin Roe

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

Background: Osteoarthritis frequently affects multiple joints through the lower limbs. This study sought to examine the incidence of foot pain in subjects undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and determine if foot symptoms improved following surgery.

Methods: Six hundred ten subjects undergoing TKA completed patient-reported outcome measures preoperatively, and at 6 and/or 12 months after surgery including the incidence and severity of foot or ankle pain, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Scores (KOOS) Joint Replacement, Oxford Knee Scores (OKS), EQ5D, and satisfaction.

Results: Foot or ankle pain was reported in 45% before, 32% at 6 months, and 36% at 12 months …

Nurse Staffing And Adverse Events In Residential Aged Care: Retrospective Multi-Site Analysis, Dorika Nhongo, Annie Holt, Tracy Flenady, Amanda Rebar, Kasia Bail

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

Background: People living in residential aged care homes are entitled to a safe environment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Unfortunately, past evidence tells us this is not always the case and that our most vulnerable population experience high rates of adverse events.

Aim: To determine whether after-hours shifts are associated with number of adverse events, independent of registered nurse staffing levels and residential aged care home size.

Methods: Retrospective cohort design with multilevel modelling. Adverse events, registered nurse staffing and facility size were collected via routine reporting from ten homes (1020 beds) in one Australian state for …

Repeat Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury And Return To Sport In Australian Soccer Players After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Hamstring Tendon Autograft, Jonathan R. Manara, Lucy J. Salmon, Faisal M. Kilani, Gerardo Zelaya De Camino, Claire Monk, Keran Sundaraj, Leo A. Pinczewski, Justin P. Roe

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

Background: Soccer is the most commonly played team sport in the world and a high-risk sport for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and subsequent ACL reconstruction (ACLR).

Purpose: To assess the rate of further ACL injury in patients who have undergone ACLR with hamstring tendon autograft after soccer injuries in Australia and to determine factors associated with repeat ACL injury and return to soccer.

Study Design: Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods: From a prospectively collected database, a series of 1000 consecutive ACLRs using hamstring autografts performed in soccer players were identified. Patients were surveyed at a minimum 5 …

Health Risks From Indoor Gas Appliances, Ben Ewald, George Crisp, Marion G. Carey

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

Background

Cooking and heating with gas is common in Australian homes and is a risk factor for several important health problems; however, there is little awareness of these risks among doctors or the public. Gas stove use is estimated to cause 12% of childhood asthma in Australia.

Objective

The aim of this article is to help general practitioners identify when gas combustion products such as nitrogen dioxide might be contributing to asthma in children and adults and to alert them to the risks of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, which can be hard to diagnose.

Discussion

There are excellent alternatives to …

“It’S About Our Bodies… We Have The Right To Know This Stuff”: A Qualitative Focus Group Study On Australian Women’S Perspectives On Breast Density, Brooke Nickel, Hankiz Dolan, Stacy Carter, Nehmat Houssami, Meagan E. Brennan, Jolyn Hersch, Angela Verde, Lisa Vaccaro, Kirsten Mccaffery

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

Objective

This study aimed to explore Australian women’s current knowledge, perspectives and attitudes about breast density (BD); and information needs to inform effective evidence-based communication strategies.

Methods

Fourteen online focus group sessions with a total of 78 women in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia aged 40–74 years without a personal diagnosis of breast cancer were conducted. Audio-recorded data was transcribed and analysed thematically.

Results

Women had a very limited knowledge of BD. Overall, women expressed a preference for more frequent mammograms and/or supplemental screening should they be told they had dense breasts, despite being presented with information on potential …

Ideological Boundaries Of Status Advantages: Legislative Effectiveness In The House Of Representatives In The United States Congress, Francois Collet, Gianluca Carnabuci, Gokhan Ertug, Tengjian Zou

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Prior research assumes that high-status actors have greater organizational influence than lower-status ones, that is, it is easier for the former to get their ideas and initiatives adopted by the organization than it is for the latter. Drawing from the literature on ideology, we posit that the status-influence link is contingent on actors’ ideological position. Specifically, status confers organizational influence to the degree that the focal actor is ideologically mainstream. The more an actor’s ideology deviates from the mainstream the less will her status translate into increased organizational influence. We find support for this hypothesis using data on the work …

The Role Of Emotions As Mechanisms Of Mid-Test Warning Messages During Personality Testing: A Field Experiment, Hairong Li, Jinyan Fan, Guoxiang Zhao, Minghui Wang, Lu Zheng, Hui Meng, Qingxiong Weng, Yanping Liu, Filip Lievens

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This study focuses on the role of emotions in personnel selection and faking research. In particular, we posit that emotions are likely to be activated when applicants receive warning messages from organizations. Drawing on Nabi (Nabi, Communication Theory, 9, 1999, 292) cognitive-functional model of discrete negative emotions, we propose and empirically test the effects of three discrete negative emotions (guilt, fear, and anger) triggered by a warning message during a personality test on personality score accuracy and perceived test fairness. Participants in this within-subjects field experiment were 1,447 applicants for graduate school at a large public university in China. They …

The Moderating Effect Of Solar Radiation On The Association Between Human Mobility And Covid-19 Infection In Europe, Wenyu Zhao, Yongjian Zhu, Jingui Xie, Zhichao Zheng, Haidong Luo, Oon Cheong Ooi

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a global pandemic. Some studies have suggested a negative association between sunlight intensity and COVID-19 infection, alluding to the belief that it might be safe to go out on sunny days. This paper examined whether solar radiation mitigated the association between human mobility and COVID-19 infection in Europe using a dynamic panel data model to investigate the effect of human mobility, solar radiation, and their interaction on COVID-19 infection. The results revealed that outgoing mobility was positively correlated and solar radiation was negatively correlated with COVID-19 infection at lag levels of 1, …

Construyendo Identidades Desde La Educación. Cap. 31: Aprendizaje Servicio Para La Campaña De #Yomigrepor De Movimiento Por La Paz En El Grado En Artes Digitales, Rafael Conde Melguizo, Esther Aldés Tejera, Laura Elendo Rodríguez-Carmona

Capítulos de libros

No abstract provided.

Delirium In Hospitalised Adults With Acute Burns – A Systematic Review, Guy H.M Stanley, Angus R.J Barber, Aoife M. O'Brien, Cheryl Hamill, Glenn Boardman, Cody C. Frear, Dale W. Edgar, Hannah Seymour, Fiona M. Wood

IHR Papers and Journal Articles

Introduction: Delirium is a potentially modifiable, acutely altered mental state, commonly characterised as a hospital-acquired complication. Studies of adult inpatients with acute burns with and without delirium identify causative risks related to the injury or treatment and outcomes related to the patient and healthcare system. We compare patients with and without delirium, providing a high-level quantitative synthesis of delirium risks and outcomes to inform guidelines and future research.

Methods: A systematic review, meta-analysis and GRADE evaluation of risks and outcomes associated with delirium in adults with acute burns was conducted using PRISMA guidelines and PROSPERO protocol CRD42021283055. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale …

A Differential Response To Antihypertensive Therapy In African Men And Women: Insights From The Creole Trial, Dike B. Ojji, Gabriel L. Shedul, Mahmoud Sani, Okechukwu S. Ogah, Anastase Dzudie, Felix Barasa, Charles Mondo, Prossie M. Ingabire, Erika S.W. Jones, Brian Rayner, Damasceno Albertino, Elijah Ogola, Wynand Smythe, Nicky Hickman, Veronica Francis, Pandie Shahiemah, Grace Shedul, Akinyemi Aje, Karen Sliwa, Simon Stewart, For The Creole Investigators

IHR Papers and Journal Articles

Background: We sought to address the paucity of data to support the evidence-based management of hypertension to achieve optimal blood pressure (BP) control on a sex-specific basis in Africa.

Methods: We undertook a post hoc analysis of the multicenter, randomized CREOLE (Comparison of Three Combination Therapies in Lowering Blood Pressure in Black Africans) Trial to test the hypothesis that there would be clinically important differences in office BP control between African men and women. We compared the BP levels of 397 and 238 hypertensive women (63%, 50.9 ± 10.5 years) and men (51.2 ± 11.3 years) from 10 sites across …

Accessing Antenatal Care When You Are Rough Sleeping: Barriers And Enablers, Lisa Wood, Natalie Bogoias

IHR Papers and Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Nurses Leading Volunteer Support For Older Adults In Hospital: A Discussion Paper, Rosemary Saunders, Kate Crookes, Karen Gullick, Olivia Gallagher, Karla L. Seaman, Debra Scaini, Seng G.M. Ang, Caroline Bulsara, Beverley Ewens, Jeff Hughes, Beverly O'Connell, Christopher Etherton-Beer

IHR Papers and Journal Articles

Background

The ageing population has led to growing numbers of older adults in hospital. Given the increased care needs of older adult patients, hospitals are facing resource challenges to ensure patient safety and quality of care. Support from trained volunteers focussed on older adults needs, such as eating, drinking, ambulation and cognitive stimulation have been found to improve patient outcomes.

Aim

This discussion paper describes a novel nurse-led model of volunteer support providing individualised supportive care for hospitalised older adults.

Methods

Discussion paper.

Findings

Nurses’ clinical expertise, 24 hour care and leadership skills makes them ideally placed to guide support …

Designing And Evaluating Falls Prevention Education With Residents And Staff In Aged Care Homes: A Feasibility Study, Jacqueline Francis-Coad, Tessa Watts, Caroline Bulsara, Anne-Marie Hill

IHR Papers and Journal Articles

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to co-design a falls prevention education programme with aged care home residents and staff and evaluate its feasibility. The intention of providing the education programme was to assist residents to stay safe and mobile whilst reducing their risk of falling.

Design/methodology/approach: A two-phase mixed methods participatory design using a resident (n = 6) and care staff (n = 5) consumer engagement panel, pre- and post-programme resident (n = 35) survey and semi-structured care staff interviews (n = 8) was undertaken in two countries.

Findings: A poster, brochure, video and staff education guide featuring …

Improving Care For Older Patients Visiting Emergency Departments. Are They Receiving Falls Prevention Guideline Care?, Melinda Williamson, Annette Barton, Deborah Edwards, Claire Morrisby, Angela Jacques, Kristie J. Harper

IHR Papers and Journal Articles

Background: The primary objective was to examine whether the Emergency Department (ED) treatment of older adults who fall in Australia is concordant with falls prevention and management clinical guideline care recommendations.

Methods: A retrospective medical records audit was completed for patients 65years and older, who at-tended the ED with a fall and were discharged home. An audit tool was developed from local, national, and international falls clinical guidelines.

Results: One thousand and twenty-seven patients presented following a fall throughout 2020. One hundred and seven patient medical records were audited. Assessment of cognition (94%), medication review (76%) and …

Childhood And Infant Exposure To Famine In The Biafran War Is Associated With Hypertension In Later Life: The Abia Ncds Study, Okechukwu S. Ogah

IHR Papers and Journal Articles

There are very few studies in Africans investigating the association between early life exposure to malnutrition and subsequent hypertension in adulthood. We set out to investigate this potential association within an adult cohort who were born around the time of the Biafran War (1968–1970) and subsequent famine in Nigeria. This was a retrospective analysis of Abia State NonCommunicable Diseases and Cardiovascular Risk Factors (AS-NCD-CRF) Survey, a community-based, cross-sectional study that profiled 386 adults (47.4% men) of Igbo ethnicity born in the decade between January 1965 and December 1974. Based on their date of birth and the timing of the famine, …

The Association Between Diabetes Mellitus Of Different Durations And Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer: An Australian National Data-Linkage Study In Women, Sitwat Ali, Renhua Na, Karen Tuesley, Katrina Spilsbury, Louise M. Stewart, Michael Coory, Penelope M. Webb, Peter Donovan, Sally-Anne Pearson, Susan J. Jordan, Rachel E. Neale

IHR Papers and Journal Articles

Aims: The bidirectional association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and pancreatic cancer (PC) is established; however, the strength of association between duration of DM and risk of PC needs further investigation.

Methods: We conducted a case-control study nested within a population-based cohort of Australian women established using record linkage. Women diagnosed with PC from July 2007 to December 2013, were matched to five controls based on age and state of residence. DM was defined according to prescription of anti-diabetic medication from administrative prescription data. We used conditional logistic regression to calculate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI), adjusted for …

Accuracy Of The Australian National Subacute And Nonacute Patient Classification In Predicting Rehabilitation Length Of Stay For Stroke Survivors Who Are ≥65 Years Of Age And Have Lateropulsion, Jessica Nolan, Erin Godecke, Katrina Spilsbury, Andy Wu, Barbara Singer

IHR Papers and Journal Articles

Background

Lateropulsion is a common impairment after stroke. Regardless of stroke severity, functional recovery is slower in people with lateropulsion, resulting in requirement for longer rehabilitation duration. In Australia, inpatient rehabilitation funding is determined via the Australian National Sub-Acute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP). AN-SNAP class is determined using age, diagnosis, weighted Functional Independence Measure (FIM) motor score, and FIM cognitive score.

Objectives

To explore accuracy of the AN-SNAP to predict length of stay (LOS) for people with poststroke lateropulsion.

Methods

A retrospective database audit was undertaken. AN-SNAP predicted LOS for each participant was calculated based on 2019 calendar year …