Boston College

About: Boston College is a education organization based out in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 9749 authors who have published 25406 publications receiving 1105145 citations. The organization is also known as: BC.

Community relations 2.0

Abstract: Before the Internet, organizations had far more time to monitor and respond to community activity, but that luxury is long gone, leaving them in dire need of a coherent outreach strategy, fresh skills, and adaptive tactics. Drawing on the authors' study of more than two dozen firms, this article describes the changes wrought by social media in particular and shows managers how to take advantage of them--lessons that Kaiser Permanente, Domino's, and others learned the hard way. Social media platforms enhance the power of communities by promoting deep relationships, facilitating rapid organization, improving the creation and synthesis of knowledge, and enabling robust filtering of information. The authors cite many examples from the health care industry, where social media participation is vigorous and influential. For instance, members of Sermo, an online network exclusively for doctors, used the site to call attention to and organize against insurers' proposed reimbursement cuts. And on PatientsLikeMe, where people share details about their chronic diseases and the treatments they've pursued, charts and progress curves help members visualize their own complex histories and allow comparisons and feedback among peers. As you modernize your company's approach to community outreach, you'll need to assemble a social media team equipped to identify new opportunities for engagement and prevent brand damage. In the most successful firms the authors studied, community management was a dedicated function, combining marketing, public relations, and information technology skills.

Postpartum depression beyond the early postpartum period.

Abstract: Objective: To review the literature concerning maternal postpartum depression beyond the early postpartum period. Data Sources: A literature search was conducted using Cinahl, Medline, and PsychInfo electronic databases. Keywords included postpartum depression, postpartum depressive symptoms, course, prevalence, incidence , and remission . Study Selection: Studies selected included incidence of maternal depression or depressive symptoms, existing in the early postpartum period, and measured again at postpartum points from 6 months through 2 1/2 years after delivery. Only studies published in English were included. Twenty‐three articles were located, and a recent relevant study conducted by the current author also was included. Data Extraction: Studies were reviewed and data organized according to year, sample characteristics, time of depression assessment, instrument used, cutoff score, rate of depression, and factors associated with depression at later postpartum time points. Data Synthesis: For a significant percentage of women, postpartum depressive symptoms continue for months or even years after giving birth. Factors associated with postpartum depression at later time points are identified. Conclusions: Continued evaluation of women with elevated depression levels at initial screening, and treatment for women whose depression does not remit spontaneously within the first few weeks or months postpartum is recommended. Further research is needed to understand the phenomenon of persistent postpartum depression.

"Why Won't He Go to the Doctor?": The Psychology of Men's Help Seeking

Abstract: Men seek help less often than women and underutilize medical and mental health services. This article explores three bodies of theory and research related to men’s help seeking. Gender socialization theories, social constructionist theories, and social psychological theories are considered. Each theoretical paradigm is illustrated through case examples and considered in light of its ability to help health care providers understand men’s orientation to health care and help seeking. Strategies to increase men’s help seeking are also explored.

Superconductivity in the Z 2 kagome metal KV 3 Sb 5

Abstract: Here we report the observation of bulk superconductivity in single crystals of the two-dimensional kagome metal ${\mathrm{KV}}_{3}{\mathrm{Sb}}_{5}$. Magnetic susceptibility, resistivity, and heat capacity measurements reveal superconductivity below ${T}_{c}=0.93\phantom{\rule{0.28em}{0ex}}\mathrm{K}$, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations further characterize the normal state as a ${\mathbb{Z}}_{2}$ topological metal. Our results demonstrate that the recent observation of superconductivity within the related kagome metal ${\mathrm{CsV}}_{3}{\mathrm{Sb}}_{5}$ is likely a common feature across the $A{\mathrm{V}}_{3}{\mathrm{Sb}}_{5}$ ($A$: K, Rb, Cs) family of compounds and establishes them as a rich arena for studying the interplay between bulk superconductivity, topological surface states, and likely electronic density wave order in an exfoliable kagome lattice.

Competitive Dynamics of Deregulation: Evidence from U.S. Banking

Abstract: This paper examines the impact of increased competition from deregulation on the dynamics of the US banking industry We find the link between a bank's relative performance and its subsequent market share growth strengthens significantly after deregulation as competitive reallocation effects transfer assets to better performers Exit dynamics also change in ways consistent with the disciplinary role of competition The net effect is a substantial reallocation of market share toward better banks We conclude that earlier regulation of US banks blunted this market mechanism and seriously hindered the competitive process