Res Pract Thromb Haemost
October 2024
Background: Bleeding disorder of unknown cause (BDUC) is a diagnostic category encompassing patients with a clear bleeding phenotype but without identifiable abnormality on hemostatic testing. The optimal management of hemostasis in BDUC patients prior to invasive procedures and childbirth is uncertain.
Objectives: Our objective was to characterize periprocedural hemostatic prophylaxis and bleeding outcomes in patients with BDUC.
Using a novel exchange paradigm, we demonstrate that Australian preschool children from middle to high socioeconomic backgrounds may be capable of executing a mutually beneficial exchange. In Study 1, 3- to 5-year-old children completed a tower building task, in which they were given an opportunity to make trading choices via preset options that could allow both them and a puppet to succeed. A majority of children across age groups selected the efficient trade option over other alternatives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThroughout the 21st century, economic inequality is predicted to increase as we face new challenges, from changes in the technological landscape to the growing climate crisis. It is crucial we understand how these changes in inequality may affect how people think and behave. We propose that economic inequality threatens the social fabric of society, in turn increasing moralization-that is, the greater tendency to employ or emphasize morality in everyday life-as an attempt to restore order and control.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Care partners of people with serious illness experience significant challenges and unmet needs during the patient's treatment period and after their death. Learning from others with shared experiences can be valuable, but opportunities are not consistently available.
Objective: This study aims to design and prototype a regional, facilitated, and web-based peer support network to help active and bereaved care partners of persons with serious illness be better prepared to cope with the surprises that arise during serious illness and in bereavement.