Emergency departments (EDs) providing care and forensic examinations for sexual assault (SA) survivors are often supported by SA patient advocates. This study explored advocates' perspectives regarding problems and potential solutions in SA patient care through a focus group with 12 advocates. Thematic analysis identified two major themes: provider-patient interactions and ED-hospital systems. Challenging aspects of provider-patient interactions included (a) provider attitudes and (b) disempowering behaviors. Within ED-hospital systems, themes included time constraints, efficiencies, and hospital preparation. Advocates surveyed were optimistic about an increased presence of SA nurse examiners and enhanced protocols and provider training to improve survivors' experiences.
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CRISPR J
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OceanOmics, The Minderoo Foundation, Perth, Australia.
Characterizing biodiversity using environmental DNA (eDNA) represents a paradigm shift in our capacity for biomonitoring complex environments, both aquatic and terrestrial. However, eDNA biomonitoring is limited by biases toward certain species and the low taxonomic resolution of current metabarcoding approaches. Shotgun metagenomics of eDNA enables the collection of whole ecosystem data by sequencing all molecules present, allowing characterization and identification.
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Faculte de psychologie et des sciences de l'education, Institut de recherche en sciences psychologiques, Universite catholique de Louvain.
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January 2025
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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