Amy Case

United States Solvitur Consulting

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评论了 Small Project Research Grant
There do not appear to be any plans to award these funds in 2022.

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评论了 Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software, Phenomenology, and Colaizzi’s Method
This is a helpful head-to-head comparison of the strengths and weaknesses in vivo.

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评论了 ERIC Fund Grant
This is an unusual opportunity to directly purchase assistive technology.

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评论了 Community Economic Development Projects
Here is the correct URL: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/grant-funding/ced-information-prospective-grantees

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评论了 Theorising the dynamics of collaborative consumption practices: A comparison of peer-to-peer accommodation and cohousing
This sounds like a fascinating article, but the abstract could be much improved with a brief description of Social Practice Theory.

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评论了 Impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on exclusive breastfeeding in non-infected mothers
This is a distressing finding, especially given that breastfeeding has been found to confer some immunity to infants of vaccinated moms.

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评论了 Did marijuana legalization in Washington State reduce racial disparities in adult marijuana arrests?
It is quite puzzling why the relative arrest rates (Black:White) increase so dramatically. Are African Americans less likely than Whites to access the legal retail market for some reason?

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评论了 Comparative Analysis of Serum Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Iron, Calcium, and Magnesium Level and Complexity of Interelement Relations in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Patients
If I understand this correctly, it seems that the authors propose that measuring trace elements would help with the diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder. However, anxiety is a condition perceived by the patient, and does not require confirmation by biological analysis of serum elements. Also, the abstract notes that "most of the patients were in the lower middle class group and middle-aged," but does not indicate whether this was both the patient and the control subjects. Finally, the abstract does not state where, geographically, this study was done.

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评论了 Association Between Magnesium Intake and Depression and Anxiety in Community-Dwelling Adults: The Hordaland Health Study
An interesting study, but the abstract has some confusing wording; for example, "Systemic inflammation is associated with both the dietary intake of magnesium, and depression. Limited experimental and clinical data suggest an association between magnesium and depression" sounds as though the authors expected a positive association, whereas they probably expected (and did find) an inverse relationship.

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评论了 Inconsistencies in study eligibility criteria are common between non‐Cochrane systematic reviews and their protocols registered in PROSPERO
Excellent analysis! While prospective registration is an important first step in scientific accountability, without follow-up, it may become meaningless.

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评论了 Longleaf Stewardship Fund
There does not seem to be any application information for 2021.

期刊

评论了 SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
Excellent reputation, with a huge word limit.

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评论了 Complementary Medicine Field Bursary
An excellent approach to strengthening the rigour of CAM research.

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评论了 Current and Future Directions in CAM Research at NCCAM/NIH
Some years ago, the NIH sponsored a campaign to encourage patients to share information about their use of CAM with their health care providers (https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/tips/tips-start-talking-with-your-health-care-providers-about-complementary-health-approaches). However, it would likely be equally important to encourage health care providers to listen attentively.

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评论了 Quantity and Quality of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Recommendations in Clinical Practice Guidelines for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review
This is a nicely written abstract, and findings that should be noted by organizations that develop clinical practice guidelines. It could have been improved by including more about the methods than the data synthesis approach; in particular it would be helpful to know what practices they considered to be CAM.