Amy Case

United States Solvitur Consulting

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Commented on National narcissism and support for voluntary vaccination policy: The mediating role of vaccination conspiracy beliefs
Fascinating article! This study is helpful in better understanding some of the socio-political processes currently making life in the US right now so difficult to understand. The concept of "national narcissism" is one I had not heard of before, but is invaluable in understanding how white male fragility has given rise to new dynamics in our society.

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Commented on The Impact of THC and CBD in Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review
An excellent, freely available systematic review of this timely challenge.

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Commented on P.329 State anxiety induced by THC and CBD does not change after correcting for baseline anxiety levels
Unfortunately, the journal has not published an abstract for this study, making it difficult to assess whether it would be worth it to go to the trouble to get the full article.

Funding

Commented on Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
It is interesting that individuals are not eligible to apply for this grant, given its focus on independent researchers. However, this can be easily solved by becoming a small business.

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Commented on Current Resources for Evidence-Based Practice, September 2021
An important update.

Journal

Commented on JOGNN-JOURNAL OF OBSTETRIC GYNECOLOGIC AND NEONATAL NURSING
A well respected, highly ranked journal in the OB/GYN field, with helpful reviewers and timely turnaround.

Funding

Commented on Individual Support Grants
It's nice to see a funding source that seeks to support older, rather than younger, grantees.

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Commented on COVID-19 and Diabetes: The Importance of Controlling RAGE
Speaking as a diabetic, I would welcome some help with controlling rage in these trying times. ;)

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Commented on Effects of Self-Efficacy, Depression, and Anger on Health-Promoting Behaviors of Korean Elderly Women with Hypertension
Unfortunately the abstract does not indicate in what direction anger traits and suppression work with hypertension in this population; that is, does suppression of anger predict higher or lower likelihood of hypertension, etc?

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Commented on To Demonstrate the Efficacy of Homoeopathic Simillimum on Mild-to-Moderate Essential Hypertension by Modifying the Underlying Anger State, Trait and Expressions
It is always encouraging to see researchers publishing a priori protocols; I look forward to seeing the results soon!

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Commented on Anger and depression among the elderly people with hypertension
It is unsatisfactory to not report what country the subjects were in. Given that one of the covariates of interest was literacy, I'm assuming that it was from a less developed nation, but it's hard to say.

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Commented on The effects of Cannabis sativa L. seed (hempseed) in the ovariectomized rat model of menopause
The authors' conclusion that "These results suggest that hempseed may improve post-ovariectomy complications in rats" does not suggest anything particularly useful, as rats rarely face ovariectomies outside of a lab. Nor does their introductory statement that the need for this study is because the "potential of this plant to protect against complications of menopause" has been rarely studied; if they are referring to menopause in humans, it involves many more processes than removal of the ovaries. In fact, ovariectomy only overlaps with menopause in a few limited area.

Funding

Commented on Young Investigator Awards
It is unfortunate that they use the word "young" in the title of this funding opportunity (as do so many others); presumably, they are not looking to practice illegal age discrimination, but really mean "early career."

Journal

Commented on Evidence & Policy
Here is the journal URL: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tpp/ep

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Commented on Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System
This journal has recently been accepted for indexing in the Scopus International Index.