Amy Case

United States Solvitur Consulting

Funding

Commented on Public Policy Research Award
The deadline for this has passed; it is not clear if there will be another call for proposals in 2022.

Funding

Commented on Innovation Grants
The emphasis on innovation for this grant sets it apart from most funding opportunities.

Journal

Commented on PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
Top notch journal, reasonable review process.

Article

Commented on Grape seed oil: a potential functional food?
I wonder if the high Vitamin E content is why this oil is sometimes recommended for skin irritation.

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Commented on Grape seed extract: having a potential health benefits
Very awkwardly worded abstract.

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Commented on The Wellbeing of Clergy and Vowed Religious
"The findings of the study indicate that age is a strong predictor of psychological well-being." As in, greater age, or younger age? The abstract should make this clear.

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Commented on Introducing The Index of Balanced Affect Change (TIBACh): a study among Church of England clergy and laity
I wonder why the authors selected clergy and laity in the Church of England for their population.

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Commented on Should acupuncture, biofeedback, massage, Qi gong, relaxation therapy, device-guided breathing, yoga and tai chi be used to reduce blood pressure?: Recommendations based on high-quality systematic reviews
Although poor quality studies are not by any means restricted to CAM research, many of the interventions discussed in this review are commonly delivered as part of a holistic approach (i.e. including diet, meditation, or other therapies), that even when the highest standards of research are adhered to, it may be impossible to tease out the effect from a particular therapy when they were never intended as standalones.

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Commented on Yoga training modulates adipokines in adults with high-normal blood pressure and metabolic syndrome
There are so many types of yoga (e.g. Hatha, Iyengar, Kundalini), and variances within any type depending on teacher and local expectations, that abstracts/articles that conclude anything about the outcome of a "yoga" intervention basically tells us nothing at all. Was the workout highly cardio in nature, with 6 sun salutations in a row, or was it half meditation and the other half gentle stretching? These types of variations and concomitant results in heart rate and respiration could clearly affect the outcome.

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Commented on One way to help science: become Republican
I'll bet the author would have an even harder time convincing fellow scientists to become Republicans in 2021.

Funding

Commented on Nimrod Literary Awards
The criteria regarding subject appear to be wide open.

Funding

Commented on Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Fellowship
Well, a feminist tradition for a century or more, turns out: https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/mary-shelley-science-fiction/

Article

Commented on Perceived age discrimination in the workplace: the mediating roles of job resources and demands
I disagree with the authors' conclusions that "Cultivating a supportive organizational climate toward older employees and offering awareness-based training programs." First, the need for a "supportive organizational climate" is circular reasoning--if co-workers and supervisors are (consciously or unconsciously) acting with a negative bias against older workers, then they are not providing a supportive climate. Further, awareness-based training might have some chance of moving the needle, but it seems more likely that employees will assume that they are not guilty of this largely unconscious bias.