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PFAS in first-time mothers from Sweden: temporal trends and the impact from fish/seafood consumption and drinking water exposure

Environment International
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS)-contaminated drinking water has been a significant source of human exposure to PFAS in Uppsala, Sweden. Herein, we investigated temporal trends of PFAS in serum samples collected three weeks after delivery from ...
Irina Gyllenhammar, Jonathan P. Benskin, Merle Plassmann, Martin Kruså, Philip McCleaf, Pernilla Hedvall Kallerman, Erik Lampa, Anders Glynn   +7 more
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Diagnostic assessment for mathematics in a distance learning context [PDF]

, 2008
The idea of a diagnostic process to identify students likely to benefit from additional support originated from two separate investigations relating to the performance of entry-level mathematics students at the University of South Africa (UNISA).
Bohlmann, Carol A, Fletcher, Lizelle
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Radiotherapy Delivery in Deep Inspiration for Pediatric Patients—Final Results of the Phase II Feasibility Study TEDDI

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction The TEDDI trial tested the feasibility and reproducibility of deep‐inspiration breath‐hold (DIBH) in pediatric patients referred for radiotherapy. This report presents final results, including patient‐reported outcomes (PRO) and dosimetric comparison of DIBH and free‐breathing (FB).
Daniella Elisabet Østergaard, Anni Young Lundgaard, Laura Ann Rechner, Danijela Dejanovic, Hanne Krogh Rose, Jolanta Hansen, Leila Vaalavirta, Miia Mokka, Marianne Aznar, Peder Skov Wehner, Lisa Lyngsie Hjalgrim, Maja Vestmø Maraldo   +11 more
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Assessment of food-related knowledge and preferred awareness methods by the Saudi community: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health
Background Food safety and healthy food are linked to each other: to be healthy, people must eat nourishing food that doesn’t carry foodborne diseases (FBDs).
Moudhi Almutlaq, Shaqraa O. Alrasheed, Tagreed Alfuraih, Roaa Almarwani, Sadeem M. Aljabr, Abdulelah Bhkli   +5 more
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Efficacy of ecological compensation programs under centralized management: evidence from China

Frontiers in Marine Science
Watershed ecological compensation programs have emerged as a pivotal instrument for internalizing the externalities associated with watershed ecological protection.
Xiaoyao Xie, Wentai Tao, Yuhong Wang
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Please get me out of here: The difficult decision making in fit-to-fly assessments for international fixed-wing air ambulance operations

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
Introduction: With international travel for leisure and business almost back to pre-pandemic levels, demand for repatriation due to illness and injury abroad is increasing [1,2].
Alex Veldman, Michael Diefenbach, Laurent Taymans, Bettina Vadera, Joseph Lelo, Yann Rouaud   +5 more
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Predicting Chronicity in Children and Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia at the Timepoint of Diagnosis Using Machine Learning‐Based Approaches

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To identify predictors of chronic ITP (cITP) and to develop a model based on several machine learning (ML) methods to estimate the individual risk of chronicity at the timepoint of diagnosis. Methods We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 944 children enrolled in the Intercontinental Cooperative immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Study ...
Severin Kasser, Alice Bizeul, Meera Chitlur, Hugo Donato, Jelena Roganovic, Julia E. Vogt, Thomas Kühne   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life-Cycle Unemployment, Retirement and Parametric Pension Reform [PDF]

This paper investigates the consequences of pension reform for life-cycle unemployment and retirement. We find that (i) improving actuarial fairness in pension assessment not only boosts old age participation but also reduces unemployment among prime age
Fisher, Walter, Keuschnigg, Christian
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COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT IN PRACTICE: WHAT DO PATIENTS SAY?

İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2022
Objective: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is one of the cornerstones of geriatric medicine. In this study, we aimed to find out how satisfied patients aged 60 and over with the application of CGA and whether they would express these complaints ...
Tuğba Erdoğan, Birkan İlhan, Aslı Tufan Çinçin, Gülistan Bahat Öztürk, Mehmet Akif Karan   +4 more
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Pre-admission assessment of elderly applicants to long-term care [PDF]

, 2003
Aim: to identify whether pre-admission assessment of elderly applicants could be an effective means of identifying actual need for long term care Methods: 105 applicants to long term care were assessed at source for suitability for admission.
Dimech, Joseph, Fiorini, Anthony
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