Publications by authors named "William Sandy"

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  • TBRT and ATRP are two different ways to start making plastics from vinyl materials.
  • This text talks about combining both methods for the first time.
  • They made strong, branched polyester materials that can create special star-shaped plastics using different types of building blocks called methacrylate monomers.
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Introduction: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends Cognitive-Behavioural therapy (CBT) as the psychotherapeutic treatment of choice for adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the UK. However, the literature often refers to adapted CBT programs tailored for ADHD and provides limited insight into how adults with ADHD experience and perceive this form of treatment in routine clinical practice.

Methods: This mixed-methods study aims to explore ADHD individuals' experience and perception of CBT delivered in routine clinical practice, to gain a better understanding of this treatment's helpfulness and perceived effectiveness.

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  • - The study explored vaccine hesitancy in US-based Black and Latinx online communities, focusing on historical and current racism, medical mistrust, and concerns about vaccine safety and effectiveness.
  • - Participants expressed strong fears about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine, with individual concerns being more prominent than broader issues of structural or historical racism.
  • - The findings suggest that tackling personal fears and doubts is crucial to addressing vaccine hesitancy, while also recognizing the potential role of structural racism in encouraging a sense of community protection.
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Reluctance to accept vaccination against COVID-19 poses a significant public health risk and is known to be a multi-determined phenomenon. We conducted online focus groups, or "bulletin boards," in order to probe the nature of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and its implications. Participants were 94 individuals from three distinct U.

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