Background Despite the significant role “values” play in decision-making no definition or attributes regarding the concept have been provided in health policy-making. This study aimed to clarify the defining attributes of a concept of value and its irrelevant structures in health policy-making. We anticipate our findings will help reduce the semantic ambiguities associated with the use of “valu...

Teaching writing is complex, and a number of ideas circulating among schools teachers often belie the difficulty how to teach techniques processes writing. I’ve come believe that authorship not passive undertaking does originate in struggle put something onto page. Rather it emerges by living with sense awareness. It is, sense, life work, consciousness significance our experiences impression th...

The benefits of exposure to nature for health and well-being have been demonstrated across multiple disciplines. Recent work has sought establish one ‘dose’ or type that is universally beneficial, which proven difficult. We use the principles psychopharmacology look beyond dose as a concept prescribing nature. Instead, we posit multidimensional model bioavailability shift focus universal effect...

Abstract. Knowledge of regional changes in mean sea level and local tides are crucial to inform effective climate adaptation. An essential element is the availability accurate observations level. Sea data Republic Ireland, prior establishment National Tide Gauge Network mid-2000s, limited but belie a wealth historical available archival form. In this study, we digitize records located Cork Harb...

The decade following the 2010–2011 Arab uprisings saw a flourishing of emerging media organisations across region. most recognisable examples these new independent actors include <em>Enab Baladi</em> in Syria, <em>Mada Masr</em> Egypt, and Inkyfada Tunisia. However, this phenomenon comprises much more diverse set from small-scale associative radio stations Tunisia to num...

Why is heart failure in children important? If we just consider the number of individuals affected, adult heart failure is clearly a more compelling public health problem. However, the relatively small numbers belie the overall economic and social impact of pediatric heart failure. When a child is admitted to the hospital for heart failure, the costs are considerably higher for children than ad...

The decision of the House of Lords in the case of Purdy compelled the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to promulgate guidance as to the exercise of prosecutorial discretion with respect to those suspected of an offence under the Suicide Act 1961. Consequently, the Policy for Prosecutors in Respect of Cases of Encouraging or Assisting Suicide now sets out determining factors for potential c...

The ability to hold information briefly in mind in the absence of external stimulation forms the core of much of higher-order cognition. This ability is referred to as short-term memory (STM). However, single-term labels such as this belie the complexity of the underlying construct. Here, we review evidence that STM is an amalgamation of three qualitatively distinct states. We argue that these ...

THE EVOLUTIONARY TRAJECTORY from non-human primate to human forms of social organization encompasses an extraordinary series of social and cultural changes that belie our close anatomical affinity with other primates. Through our capacity to transfer what is in the conscious mind of one individual to another, we have developed adaptations that incorporate collective and not just individual thin...

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a primary brain cancer of poor prognosis, with existing treatments remaining essentially palliative. Current GBM therapy fails due to rapid reappearance the heterogeneous neoplasm, models suggesting that recurrent growth from treatment-resistant glioblastoma stem-like cells (GSCs). Whether GSCs depend on survival/proliferative cues their surrounding microenviron...