Publications by authors named "A Shaun Rowe"

The "cognitive styles" hypothesis suggests that individual differences in behavior are associated with variation in cognitive performance via underlying speed-accuracy trade-offs. While this is supported, in part, by a growing body of evidence, some studies did not find the expected relationships between behavioral type and cognitive performance. In some cases, this may reflect methodological limitations rather than the absence of a true relationship.

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Introduction: Novel Psychoactive Substance (NPS) use is increasingly prevalent and is often associated with severe acute recreational drug toxicity (ARDT). 258 UK deaths were attributed to NPS use in 2021. Confirmatory testing which identifies NPS is limited by expense and timeliness.

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Background: Prior studies have associated nighttime transfer of patients from the intensive care unit (ICU) with increased morbidity. This study sought to examine this relationship in traumatically injured patients, as this has not been previously performed.

Methods: A retrospective review of traumatically injured patients admitted to a Level I Trauma Center's ICU from January 2021 to September 2022 was performed.

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  • - The study investigates the impact of social vulnerability on clinical outcomes for hospitalized influenza patients, analyzing data from over 57,000 cases between the 2014-2015 and 2018-2019 influenza seasons across 13 states.
  • - It aims to understand how social vulnerability correlates with severe outcomes like ICU admission, use of advanced respiratory support, and 30-day mortality, while also examining patterns of vaccine and antiviral use based on social vulnerability levels.
  • - Findings reveal that patients from areas with high social vulnerability experience worse outcomes, such as higher rates of needing invasive ventilation support compared to those from less vulnerable areas.
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Introduction: Childhood traumatic experiences (CTE) have been identified as a robust risk factor for a range of substance use behaviours. However, little is known about their association with adolescent vaping. We explored prospective associations between CTEs and vaping among a sample of Australian adolescents.

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