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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021 Introduction: Dairy fat is rich in saturated fatty acids known to increase serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentration, an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Monika Lund Machlik +3 more
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Molecules, 2021 Traditionally, arctic Finnish Angelica (Angelica archangelica L.), marsh Labrador tea (Rhododendron tomentosum, syn. Ledum palustre) and common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) have been used as medicinal herbs in folklore medicine. However, these underutilised
R. Korpinen +3 more
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Pressing issues of environmental health and medical challenges in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions
Health Risk Analysis, 2022 The paper concentrates on reviewing results of studies that address the influence exerted by climate change in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions on local population health, ecological situation and ongoing sanitary-epidemiological processes. The systemic
J. Reis, N. Zaitseva, P. Spencer
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In search of virus carriers of the 1988 and 2002 phocine distemper virus outbreaks in European harbour seals [PDF]
, 2017 European harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) populations decreased substantially during the phocine distemper virus (PDV) outbreaks of 1988 and 2002. Different hypotheses have stated that various seals and terrestrial carnivore species might be the source of ...
Baumgartner, W. +10 more
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Medicine of Extreme Situations, 2023 There is an inextricable link between exploration and development of the Arctic territories and emergence of associated problems of medical and biological nature.
MV Volkova, S. Biryukov
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Behavioral Sciences, 2023 School dropout increases the risk of unemployment, health problems, and disability benefits. Employing an ecological-developmental perspective, we analyzed the interviews of thirteen students from a peripheral Norwegian county, aiming to explore the ...
Karl Ottar Ottosen +3 more
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Genetic predictors of oxidative stress in the indigenous ethnous of the Arctic
Ekologiya cheloveka (Human Ecology), 2022 BACKGROUND: Fundamental scientific research and practical medicine indicate that certain genes are potentially involved in the pathogenesis of oxidative stress.
N. Vorobyeva +2 more
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Suicides in the indigenous and non-indigenous populations in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Northwestern Russia, and associated socio-demographic characteristics [PDF]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2014 Background: To describe suicide rates in the indigenous and non-indigenous populations of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) in 2002–2012, as well as associated socio-demographic characteristics.
Yury A. Sumarokov +3 more
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Psychological adaptation to extreme environments: Antarctica as a space analogue [PDF]
, 2018 Space analogues are settings where particular conditions can be reproduced to study physiological and psychological variables experienced in space. Antarctica is one of the most reliable analogues to assess the effects of isolation, confinement, light ...
Barbarito, Marta +5 more
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International Breastfeeding Journal, 2020 Background The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for six months, defined as no other solids or liquids besides breast milk and essential vitamins or medicines.
Marie Sigstad Lande +2 more
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