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Consumer finance: challenges for operational research
, 2010 Consumer finance has become one of the most important areas of banking, both because of the amount of money being lent and the impact of such credit on global economy and the realisation that the credit crunch of 2008 was partly due to incorrect ...
Thomas, Lyn C.
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that multijoint osteoarthritis would modify the relation between time and frailty progression, in which more affected joints would lead to larger declines over six years compared to those without osteoarthritis using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
Carson Halliwell +2 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disorders (IRDs). High‐resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is widely considered the gold standard for the noninvasive assessment of ILD; however, its interpretation is constrained by substantial interobserver variability and the ...
Alexander Pfeil +7 more
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Facial Cosmetic Therapy Use Among Patients With Systemic Sclerosis: An Australian Cohort Study
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with numerous facial manifestations for which patients may engage in cosmetic therapies. It is unclear how patients with SSc use these therapies. This study sought to characterize patient engagement and experiences with cosmetic therapies for SSc‐related and non‐SSc–related facial changes.
Zachary Warren +11 more
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A Methodological Review of the Impacts of Risk and Trust on Consumer Behaviour Towards Food Safety [PDF]
Consumers' attitudes to trust and risk are key issues in food safety research and attention needs to be focused on clearly defining a framework for analysing consumer behaviour in these terms.
Lobb, Alexandra E.
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Aggregate Consumer Exposure and Risk Assessment in the EU—A Case Study
ToxicsConsumer exposure to chemicals in the EU is currently assessed separately for different products without aggregating exposure from different sources. A more integrated ap proach represents a promising opportunity to improve comprehensive risk evaluation and transparency across the value chain.
Jan Oltmanns +2 more
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Alzheimer's Disease Beyond Amyloid: Lessons From Atherosclerosis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
Marcello Ciaccio, Luisa Agnello
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Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objective Routine liver enzyme monitoring is advocated while on allopurinol but supporting guidance is lacking. We assessed the incidence and factors associated with elevated liver enzymes in gout patients commenced on allopurinol. Methods 150 patients with gout and normal baseline serum aminotransferases initiated on allopurinol were followed ...
May Shuen Tang +4 more
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A Workflow to Accelerate Microstructure‐Sensitive Fatigue Life Predictions
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.This study introduces a workflow to accelerate predictions of microstructure‐sensitive fatigue life. Results from frameworks with varying levels of simplification are benchmarked against published reference results. The analysis reveals a trade‐off between accuracy and model complexity, offering researchers a practical guide for selecting the optimal ...
Luca Loiodice +2 more
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Integrating Risk Assessment and Consumer-Focused Risk Communications
, 2009 Applying the basic tenets of behavioral epidemiology, this thesis integrates food safety risk assessment and health psychology models to produce effective consumer-focused risk communications.
Moore, Christina Melissa
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