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Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vivendo entre exposições e agravos: a teoria da relatividade do risco Living among exposures and ailments: the theory of risk relativity

open access: yesHistória, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos, 1996
Abordam-se aspectos conceituais e teóricos relativos à construção da categoria risco por disciplinas relativas à engenharia de segurança, à epidemiologia e às ciências atuariais. O papel da biologia molecular neste processo é destacado.
Luis David Castiel
doaj   +1 more source

Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exponential Genius: How African American Male Actuaries Develop Mathematical Expertise [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This study explored the development of mathematical expertise among male African American actuaries, within the present hegemonic educational, social and cultural system of the US.
Figuero Charles, Mary Anne
core   +1 more source

Editorial: A Celebration of the Ties That Bind Us: Connections between Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance

open access: yesRisks, 2018
In the nearly thirty years since Hans Buhlmann (Buhlmann (1987)) set out the notion of the Actuary of the Third Kind, the connection between Actuarial Science (AS) and Mathematical Finance (MF) has been continually reinforced.
Albert Cohen
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of DFPP on Ferroptosis in Peripheral Blood CD14+ Monocytes of Hyperlipidemic Patients Involving the ACSL4/LPCAT3/ALOX5 Pathway

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Hyperlipidemia is a major risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Although statins are the cornerstone of lipid‐lowering therapy, their use may be limited in some patients by adverse effects. This study evaluated the possible impact of non‐drug treatment using double‐filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) on CD14+
Yun Cheng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Arkistotoimen organisointi Suomen senaatissa kaksi vuosisataa sitten

open access: yesInformaatiotutkimus, 2017
The paper deals with the organization of records and archives management in the middle of 1810s at the Senate, i. e. the supreme administrative board of the Grand Duchy of Finland, belonging to the Russian Empire. Also the reasons why the creation of the
Eljas Orrman
doaj   +1 more source

Address by the President of the Institute of Actuaries: Communication, Culture and Companionship

open access: yes, 2001
The Presidential Address relates events which occurred during significant years in the life of the President with matters relevant to the Institute, past, present and still to come, and with what was written by previous Presidents. It considers actuarial
Peter Nigel Stuckey Clark
core   +1 more source

Enteropathogenic E. coli shows delayed attachment and host response in human jejunum organoid‐derived monolayers compared to HeLa cells

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infects the human intestinal epithelium, resulting in severe illness and diarrhoea. In this study, we compared the infection of cancer‐derived cell lines with human organoid‐derived models of the small intestine. We observed a delayed in attachment, inflammation and cell death on primary cells, indicating that host ...
Mastura Neyazi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Use of Remotely Sensed Rainfall for Managing Drought Risk: A Case Study of Weather Index Insurance in Zambia

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2016
Remotely sensed rainfall is increasingly being used to manage climate-related risk in gauge sparse regions. Applications based on such data must make maximal use of the skill of the methodology in order to avoid doing harm by providing misleading ...
Emily Black   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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