Publications by authors named "A R Currie"
Not wasted on the young: Childhood, trait complexes & human behavioral ecology.
Stud Hist Philos Sci
December 2024
Hypotheses about the evolution of multi-trait organismal features often encounter trade-offs between the precision and historical relevance of tests performed in actualistic contexts. That is, highly precise tests aimed at discriminating between competing hypotheses often incur a risk of explanatory misalignment with the historical phenomenon they target. We illustrate this via a discussion of the evolution of childhood.
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- Measurement-based care (MBC) enhances evidence-based practices (EBPs) by providing personalized feedback reports to clients and clinicians, particularly for young people with early psychosis.
- A study evaluated these feedback reports at five specialty care programs, comparing outcomes for clients who received reports versus those who did not over their first six months of treatment.
- Results indicated improvements in decision-making and treatment engagement among clients receiving feedback, with they participating more in supportive services, although overall statistical significance was not achieved.
Introduction: Compression stocking therapy is the gold standard of treatment for conditions associated with lower limb venous dysfunction. The benefits in symptom relief and preventing disease progression are well documented. Despite this, adherence to compression stocking therapy is poor.
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- The review discusses various innovative neuromodulatory methods being researched to manage motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD).
- Technologies mentioned include temporal interference, gene therapy, optogenetics, and advanced drug delivery systems like nanoparticles.
- The findings suggest that these new approaches could lead to effective treatments for alleviating motor symptoms in PD patients.