Can criminology sway the public? How empirical findings about deterrence affect public punishment preferences.

Background Setting: Punitive approaches to deter offending remain popular despite limited evidence of their effectiveness. This study investigated what effect presenting empirical criminological findings about the effectiveness of deterrence to a general public has on their punishment preferences. It builds on earlier research showing that such presentation reduces the public's inclination towards strict punishment.

Clinical evaluation of a smart wristband for monitoring oxygen saturation, pulse rate, and respiratory rate.

Recently, photoplethysmography-based vital parameter measurements have increased in popularity. However, clinical evaluation of these measurements is lacking. The objective of this study was to rigorously evaluate the clinical accuracy and reliability of a novel photoplethysmography-based wristband for measuring key vital parameters-oxygen saturation (SpO2), respiratory rate (RR), and pulse rate (PR)-during heart catheterisations.

Analysis of drug-induced and spontaneous cardioversions reveals similar patterns leading to termination of atrial fibrillation.

Introduction: The mechanisms leading to the conversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) to sinus rhythm are poorly understood. This study describes the dynamic behavior of electrophysiological parameters and conduction patterns leading to spontaneous and pharmacological AF termination.

Methods: Five independent groups of goats were investigated: (1) spontaneous termination of AF, and drug-induced terminations of AF by various potassium channel inhibitors: (2) AP14145, (3) PA-6, (4) XAF-1407, and (5) vernakalant.

-Sulfonylphenoxazines as neuronal calcium ion channel blockers.

Neuropathic pain is a type of chronic pain, usually caused by nerve damage, that responds poorly to traditional pain therapies. The N-type calcium channel (Ca2.2) is a well-validated pharmacological target to treat this condition.

What leadership role should University Medical Centers take in regional primary prevention networks? An interdisciplinary, multi-method analysis of a crowded stakeholder environment.

Advancing public health through prevention necessitates collaboration among public, private, and community actors. Only together can these different actors amass the resources, knowledge, and community outreach required to promote health. Recent studies have suggested that university medical centres (UMCs) can play a key role in regional prevention networks, given their capacity to initiate, coordinate, drive, and monitor large partnerships.