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Sean Cowlishaw

Research Fellow in Primary Health Care, University of Bristol

My primary areas of research are in the field of problem and pathological gambling, and include topics relating to gambling comorbidity and effective treatments for gambling disorders. I also have primary interests relating to family adaptation to occupational and traumatic stress, as well as influences of family and family-focussed interventions on individual mental health problems. My additional interests extend across topics relating to work-family interactions (including the interface of paid work and family and non-traditional roles such as volunteer or military reservist) and influences of such interactions on individual and organisational outcomes (e.g., burnout, turnover intentions), as well as longitudinal studies of older adults and ageing.

My primary areas of research are in the field of problem and pathological gambling, and include topics relating to gambling comorbidity and effective treatments for gambling disorders. I also have primary interests relating to family adaptation to occupational and traumatic stress, as well as influences of family and family-focussed interventions on individual mental health problems. My additional interests extend across topics relating to work-family interactions (including the interface of paid work and family and non-traditional roles such as volunteer or military reservist) and influences of such interactions on indiviudal (eg. burnout) and organisational-relavant outcomes (e.g., turnover intentions), as well as longitudinal studies of older adults and ageing.

Why healthcare services have a problem with gambling

Jun 13, 2017 15:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

I have a problem with gambling. Theres not enough of it. That was the admission from billionaire Steve Wynn, a major figure in the casino industry, speaking at a recent gambling research conference in (where else?)...

Economy

UK gilts slump after wage growth remains upbeat in August; investors await September retail sales

The UK gilts slumped Wednesday after the countrys wage growth remained upbeat during the month of August, adding to riskier sentiments among the investors. Further, investors now wait to watch the countrys retail sales for...

FxWirePro: UK unemployment report preview

The UK continues to suffer political trouble since the last election, where Prime Minister Theresa Mays Conservative Party fell short of an outright majority in the Parliament and is being forced to govern a minority...

EUR/PLN likely to witness further downside over near-term, says Commerzbank

The EUR/PLN currency pair is expected to witness further downside risks over the near-term, driven by concerns about accelerating inflation and possible rate hikes next year, according to the latest report from...

New Zealand bonds jump at close after dairy prices decline for second straight month

The New Zealand bonds jumped at the time of closing Wednesday after Global dairy prices slumped for the second time in a row at an auction held early on Wednesday, suggesting an earlier rally was running out of steam....

FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 18th October 2017

Not many economic data and events scheduled for today but some with high volatility risks associated. Upcoming: Eurozone: ECB President Mario Draghi is set to deliver a speech at 8:10 GMT. August construction...

Politics

As China prepares for its Communist Party congress, what will it mean for the rest of the world?

Of Chinese President Xi Jinpings many achievements in his time in office about which much will be made in the official propaganda one of the most surprising was the more confident and assertive approach to foreign policy...

Las Vegas: the US is racked with impossible divisions over rights and freedoms

In the immediate aftermath of the October 2 Las Vegas massacre the USs 273rd mass shooting in 2017 alone it seems neither President Donald Trump nor his Republican colleagues will entertain a review of current gun...

Trump speaks at the UN: 5 takeaways

It is a short distance from Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue to the United Nations headquarters on First Avenue, but these are different worlds. Donald Trumps native world is one of unilateralism and competition, with more than...

Angela Merkel wins a fourth term in office – but it won't be an easy one

Angela Merkel will continue as chancellor of Germany. But following an election that saw the rise of smaller parties most notably the far right her fourth term will probably be an eventful one in ways she would not wish...

US under Trump Series: President Trump signs new travel ban with additional countries as old one expires

President Trump has signed a new executive order travel ban that was first initiated on the very first week after his inauguration and created quite a furore not only within the United States but around the world too. The...

Science

New Treatment For Blindness Gets FDA Panel Recommendation, First Of Its Kind

Providing hope to thousands of people suffering from hereditary blindness, advisers for the US Food and Drug Administration just gave a critical recommendation to a new type of treatment. Using gene therapy, the treatment...

VP Mike Pence Heads NASA’s Revived Moon Council, SpaceX To Do The Heavy Lifting

After months of hinting that a Lunar mission is in the works, US vice-president Mike Pence announced via The Wall Street Journal op-ed that NASA would be sending humans to the moon. The article was published just before...

Scientists Makes Hydrogen Fuel Production Cheaper With Seawater And New Nanomaterial

Solar and wind energy might be the renewable resources that are growing in popularity, but hydrogen fuel has proven to be incredibly reliable and powerful as well. Now, a University of Central Florida (UCF) scientist has...

Ikea Now Has Indoor Vertical Farm, Huge Potential For Solar Partnership

With the worlds climate constantly becoming hotter by the year, industries such as farming are going to experience massive problems such as drought and daylight heat thats too much for plants to handle. Thats why products...

Genome editing of human embryos broadens ethics discussions

For several years, scientists have experimented on human embryos with a powerful genome editing tool called CRISPR to see if they could correct genetic errors or reduce the risk of disease. In September, Kathy Niakan at...

Technology

EA Axes Yet Another Studio, Shuts Down Dead Space Developer

Entertainment Arts (EA) has earned a reputation for buying video game studios and ruining them, and it seems it has done it again. This time, the victim is Visceral Games, the studio behind the Dead Space series. EA just...

Google AI Creates Better AI Than What Humans Can Develop

Just to prove that practically no one is safe from being replaced by robots, Google recently revealed that its AutoML project has created another artificial intelligence thats even better than what humans can make. The...

CD Projekt Red Addresses Ex-Employee Complaints Alleging Mistreatment Of Workers

The Polish video game company CD Projekt Red is known for running the digital distribution platform GOG.com and producing the massively popular The Witcher franchise. However, rumors of poor working conditions and...

Google Photos Can Now Recognize Pets, Much Better For Sorting

Tech companies have been able to recognize humans faces for years but now, Google just revealed that it can now recognize pets. Through Google Photos, pictures of pets can automatically be tagged as either dog or cat and...

Netflix Revenue Could Exceed $11B, To Spend $8B On Original Content In 2018

The movie streaming mega giant Netflix is on track to exceed expectations with regards to its revenue by racking up $11 billion. This is largely being attributed to the growth of faster internet access and the spread of...

Digital Currency

Former JP Morgan VP Dr Joseph Chen-Yu Wang joins blockchain startup Ambrosus

Mauritius-based SBM Group and SALT partner to collateralize blockchain assets

Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx adds support for USDT

Law

Uber can't be ethical – its business model won't allow it

Japan FSA approves 11 firms as cryptocurrency exchange operators

Three steps Congress could take to help resolve the net neutrality debate – without legislating a fix

Life

The new atheists are not atheist enough

The enduring power of print for learning in a digital world

The end of the world is coming – just not this Saturday

Nature

Fine-particulate pollution: can we trust microsensor readings?

How hurricanes such as Irma and Maria can devastate the Caribbean marine environment

Q&A: how cities can recover from natural disasters

Sports

The big money Mayweather-McGregor fight pits boxing against UFC in a battle of the brands

The English Premier League is experiencing a textbook case of hyperinflation

Nicotine in sports: high use but little evidence of effects on performance

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro: EUR/USD Trade Idea

FxWirePro: GBP/USD declined slightly after lower UK wage growth, good to sell on rallies

FxWirePro: USD/CAD Double Top and Long legged Doji

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JAPAN SEP TRADE BALANCE TOTAL YEN* INCREASE TO 670.2 BLN JPY (FCAST 559.8 BLN JPY) VS PREV 112.6 BLN JPY (REVISED FROM 113.6 BLN JPY)

JAPAN SEP IMPORTS YY* DECREASE TO 12 % (FCAST 15.0 %) VS PREV 15.2 %

JAPAN SEP EXPORTS YY* DECREASE TO 14.1 % (FCAST 14.9 %) VS PREV 18.1 %

JAPAN W/E FOREIGN INVEST JP STOCK DECREASE TO 840.7 BLN JPY VS PREV 1235.3 BLN JPY

JAPAN W/E FOREIGN BOND INVESTMENT INCREASE TO 269.7 BLN JPY VS PREV 93.7 BLN JPY (REVISED FROM 89.2 BLN JPY)

BRAZIL'S BOVESPA CLOSED AT 76,567.93, UP +0.48%

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE CLOSES ABOVE 23,000 FOR FIRST TIME

CANADA'S S&P/TSX COMPOSITE CLOSED AT 15,791.07, DOWN -0.16%

NASDAQ UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES UP 0.88 POINTS, OR 0.01 PERCENT, AT 6,624.53

S&P 500 UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES UP 2.01 POINTS, OR 0.08 PERCENT, AT 2,561.37

DOW JONES UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES UP 159.71 POINTS, OR 0.69 PERCENT, AT 23,157.15

U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE TILLERSON TO VISIT PAKISTAN AS WELL AS INDIA NEXT WEEK - SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL

U.S. SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN HATCH SAYS BIPARTISAN HEALTHCARE DEAL IS NOT A "GOOD IDEA"

CATALAN LEADER TOLD PARTY MEETING HE WOULD FORMALLY DECLARE INDEPENDENCE IF SPAIN SUSPENDS REGIONAL AUTONOMY - CATALAN GOVT SOURCE

U.S. SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN HATCH SAYS BIPARTISAN HEALTHCARE DEAL IS NOT A "GOOD IDEA"

FITCH SAYS ‍STABILIZING GENERAL GOVT. BUDGET WILL REMAIN A KEY RATING SENSITIVITY FOR PERU HEADING INTO 2018, EVEN AS ECONOMY RECOVERS

‍FITCH SAYS PERU'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY STRENGTHENS, TAX REVENUE LAGS

FITCH: PERU'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY STRENGTHENS, TAX REVENUE LAGS

WHITE HOUSE SAYS A HEALTHCARE PACKAGE WITHOUT FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS IS A PRIORITY FOR TRUMP

WHITE HOUSE SAYS NEEDS HEALTHCARE LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES RELIEF FOR ALL AMERICANS, SENATE BIPARTISAN DEAL DOES NOT DO SO

Why craft beer is going corporate

FxWirePro: USD/ZAR hovers around key support at 13.38 mark, South Africa’s CPI data in focus

FxWirePro: GBP/USD declined slightly after lower UK wage growth, good to sell on rallies

FxWirePro: EUR/USD forms head and shoulder pattern, good to sell on rallies

FxWirePro: USD/INR back above 65.00 mark, stay bullish

FxWirePro: ECB’s tapering and EUR/USD call spreads

FxWirePro: South Korean won trades flat against euro despite higher than expected export, import price growth data

FxWirePro: Cable’s intermediary upswings hampered by shooting star, major trend retrained below channel resistance – Tunnel spreads to speculate

FxWirePro: What risks to watch out for and rationale to stay short in EUR/PLN?

Economics Monitor

October 18 23:50 UTC Released

JPTrade Balance Total Yen*

Actual

670.2 Bln JPY

Forecast

559.8 Bln JPY

113.6 Bln JPY

October 18 23:50 UTC Released

JPImports YY*

Actual

12 %

Forecast

15.0 %

15.2 %

October 19 00:00 UTC 99m

KRBank of Korea Base Rate*

Actual

Forecast

1.25 %

October 19 00:00 UTC 99m

ID7-Day Reverse Repo*

Actual

Forecast

4.25 %

October 19 00:00 UTC 99m

IDDeposit Facility Rate*

Actual

Forecast

3.50 %

3.5 %

October 19 00:00 UTC 99m

IDLending Facility Rate*

Actual

Forecast

5.00 %

5 %

October 19 00:30 UTC 3939m

AUEmployment*

Actual

Forecast

15.0 k

54.2 k

October 19 00:30 UTC 3939m

AUFull Time Employment*

Actual

Forecast

40.1 k

October 19 00:30 UTC 3939m

AUParticipation Rate*

Actual

Forecast

65.2 %

65.3 %

October 19 00:30 UTC 3939m

AUUnemployment Rate*

Actual

Forecast

5.6 %

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