A5054814683- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Global Health Care Issues
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Insurance and Financial Risk Management
- Brain Metastases and Treatment
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
- State Capitalism and Financial Governance
- Housing Market and Economics
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Regional Development and Policy
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Economic, financial, and policy analysis
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
- Risk Management in Financial Firms
- Corporate Finance and Governance
- Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Financial Reporting and Valuation Research
Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates
2024
Geisinger Health System
2024
Levine Cancer Institute
2021-2023
UNSW Sydney
2012-2023
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2020-2022
University of Cincinnati
2021
Milton Keynes Hospital
2016
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
2016
University of Zurich
2015
Carolinas Medical Center
2006-2013
The Glioma Outcomes Project represents a contemporary analysis of the management malignant (Grade III and Grade IV/GBM) gliomas in North America. This observational database was used to evaluate influence resection, as opposed biopsy, on patient outcome measured by length survival. Attempts were made reduce impact selection bias repeating data after omitting patients with major negative prognostic factors.Outcome from 788 accrued multiple sites over 4-year period (1997-2001) analyzed primary...
Does a combination of lifestyle pressures and personality, as reflected in genre, lead to the early death popular musicians? We explored overall mortality, cause death, changes patterns over time by music genre membership musicians who died between 1950 2014. The records 13,195 were coded for age year gender, genre. Musician statistics compared with age-matched deaths US population using actuarial methods. Although common perception is glamorous, free-wheeling this occupational group,...
Object The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness brachytherapy using GliaSite Radiation Therapy System in patients with a newly diagnosed resected single brain metastasis. primary end point local tumor control. secondary points included patient survival, distant recurrence, quality life, and treatment toxicity. Methods authors conducted prospective multiinstitutional phase II prescribed at 60-Gy dose administered 1-cm depth after resection No whole-brain radiation therapy...
INTRODUCTION: Machine learning techniques able to parse high-dimensional clinical data are a promising avenue for optimized identification of ideal surgical candidates. The formulation such medical prediction problems as classification or regression tasks can have significant effects on model performance. METHODS: Patients undergoing single-segment surgery were collected from the prospective Quality Outcomes Database Lumbar Spondylolisthesis dataset. Classification models trained 60-month...
Effective design and regulation of retirement benefits require accurate understanding how the elderly decumulate. We analyse income, assets decumulation patterns a longitudinal panel 10,000 Australian age pensioners. On average, pensioners preserve financial residential wealth leave substantial bequests. There is, however, considerable heterogeneity in patterns. Younger households generally run down wealth, while older maintain their or save. Means-testing accelerates decumulation, with...
We investigate relationships between retirement self-efficacy, financial literacy and judgement across a sample of older trustees self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). Aside from demographic factors, we explore self-rated dementia behaviours, general mental ability, mastery risk tolerance. An increasing number people are controlling significant assets, particularly those who elect to become fund trustees. The ageing population, including trustees, is susceptible cognitive decline with...
Recent studies have highlighted the disturbing morbidity and early mortality of popular musicians. Most focused on male musicians because, until recently, there were relatively few female which to base a population study. With sharp increase in from fewer than 2% 1950s 32% current decade, researchers are better able examine health status profile To this end, paper makes what we believe is first detailed analysis Mortality patterns similar for musicians, both highly discrepant curves....
The long-term effects of increased body mass index (BMI) on surgical outcomes are unknown for patients who undergo surgery low-grade lumbar spondylolisthesis. goal this study was to assess in obese versus nonobese after grade 1
OBJECTIVE: Periodic self-assessment is an important component of postgraduate medical education and certification. The Self-assessment in Neurological Surgery (SANS) examination has a history usefulness for neurosurgical written oral board preparation. SANS Wired test represents recreation the original using Internet-based platform. Advanced functionality contemporary content have been added to meet increasing requirements demonstration lifelong learning as part Maintenance Certification...
Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) remains a clinico-radiologic diagnosis without routine tissue acquisition. Reliable imaging distinction between DIPG and other tumors with potentially more favorable prognoses treatment considerations is essential.Cases submitted to the International registry (IDIPGR) histopathologic and/or radiologic data were analyzed. Central review was performed on diagnostic brain MRIs (if available) by two neuro-radiologists. Imaging features suggestive of...
Abstract Recent discoveries have provided valuable insight into the genomic landscape of pediatric low-grade gliomas (LGGs) at diagnosis, facilitating molecularly targeted treatment. However, little is known about their temporal and therapy-related heterogeneity. An adequate understanding evolution LGGs’ profiles over time critically important in guiding decisions therapeutics diagnostic biopsy recurrence. Fluorescence situ hybridization, mutation-specific immunohistochemistry, and/or...
Using eight years of data drawn from the records Australia’s Centrelink agency, we describe income, asset and decumulation patterns over 10,000 age pensioners. Analysis this longitudinal set shows that pensioners, on average, preserve both financial residential wealth, consuming conservatively and, ultimately, passing substantial bequests. While younger households do run down wealth early in retirement, older generally maintain their assessable balances, some even manage to save. The largest...
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Children ≤36 months with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) have increased long-term survival (LTS, overall (OS) ≥24 months). Understanding distinguishing characteristics in this population is critical to improving outcomes.Patients at diagnosis enrolled on the International DIPG Registry (IDIPGR) central imaging confirmation were included. Presentation, clinical course, imaging, pathology and molecular findings analyzed.Among 1183 patients IDIPGR, 40 eligible (median age: 29 Median OS...
Abstract Most people need professional advice to navigate complex financial markets. However, information asymmetry between adviser and client makes the assessment of difficult, is exacerbated when providers are motivated by self‐interest. This undermines effectiveness system. New regulations aim mitigate such issues, prohibiting some conflicts interest imposing educational requirements a code ethics for advisers practising in Australia. An Australian case study highlights main ethical...
Begin early to make a threefold category-clear cases, doubtful mistakes.And learn play the game fair, no selfdeception, shrinking from truth; mercy and consid eration for other man, but none yourself, upon whom you have keep an incessant watch… It is only by getting your cases grouped in this way that can any real progress education; gain wisdom with experience.sir WiLLiAM osLer 9Professional growth emerges practice of neurosurgery large part via contact communication peers patients.When...
Recent studies of age-related effects on cognition and performance have raised concerns about the appropriate timing regulatory surveillance retirement for surgeons. Little is known practice patterns plans aging neurosurgeons. Analyses informed opinions possible options are also lacking.During a consensus development workshop conducted at 2007 Annual Meeting Congress Neurological Surgeons, participants collected data regarding neurosurgeons' plans, reviewed expert background information,...
Abstract We investigate the relationships between financial literacy, judgment, and cognitive ability at older ages. find people who actively manage their own retirement savings portfolios display greater levels of literacy judgment than those do not. identify different processes underlying decision‐making tasks versus learned concepts such as basic literacy. Although these decline rates latter may potentially compensate for, mask declines, in former. an overall low propensity to seek advice...