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Demography in an increasingly variable world [PDF]

, 2006
Recent advances in stochastic demography provide unique insights into the probable effects of increasing environmental variability on population dynamics, and these insights can be substantially different compared with those from deterministic models ...
Haridas, Chirakkal V, Lee, Charlotte T, Boyce, Mark S, NCEAS Stochastic Demography, Group, the NCEAS Stochastic Demography Working   +4 more
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Molecular characterization of rotavirus group A strains circulating prior to vaccine introduction in rural coastal Kenya, 2002-2013 [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Wellcome Open Research, 2019
Background: Kenya introduced the monovalent Rotarix® rotavirus group A (RVA) vaccine nationally in mid-2014.  Long-term surveillance data is important prior to wide-scale vaccine use to assess the impact on disease and to investigate the occurrence of ...
Betty E. Owor, Mike J. Mwanga, Regina Njeru, Robert Mugo, Mwanajuma Ngama, Grieven P. Otieno, D.J. Nokes, C.N. Agoti   +7 more
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Demography: To the limit [PDF]

Nature, 2012
More people are surviving to older ages than ever before, pushing life expectancy from birth to unprecedented highs. Further gains will require tackling age-related conditions, across the world, with ramifications for society as a whole.
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Sustained Therapeutic Efficacy of Intravenous Plasminogen Concentrate in Pediatric Patients With Type 1 Plasminogen Deficiency: An Analysis of Dosing Parameters and Clinical Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Type 1 plasminogen deficiency (PLGD‐1) is an ultra‐rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by variants in the PLG gene and affects approximately 1.6 individuals per million. The condition is characterized by decreased plasminogen levels and impaired function, resulting in fibrin‐rich lesions on mucous membranes throughout the body.
Charles Nakar, Karen Thibaudeau, Mary Mathias, Heather McDaniel, Madlen Reschke, Klaus Tenbrock, Joseph M. Parker, Amy Shapiro   +7 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elementi di business demography [PDF]

, 2009
Analisi della nascita e della diffusione della business demography, seguita da casi di studio effettuati sul territorio italiano, al fine di meglio esemplificare le potenzialità di questa recente branca della ...
BUCCIANTI, CINZIA
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Human Evolutionary Demography: Closing Thoughts [PDF]

A complete understanding of demographic patterns and behaviours is not possible without including the role of evolutionary processes. Many challenges in the social sciences, and in demography in particular, can be more readily met if they include the ...
Sear, R, Lee, R, Burger, O
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The initial journey of an Endangered penguin: implications for seabird conservation

Endangered Species Research, 2013
Seabirds can disperse widely in search of prey, especially during non-breeding periods. Conservation measures predominately focus on protecting breeding colonies, but juvenile survival and recruitment can have critical impacts on population dynamics.
RB Sherley, K Ludynia, T Lamont, JP Roux, RJM Crawford, LG Underhill   +5 more
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An assessment of the role of socio-economic, maternal and service utilization factors in increasing self-reported maternal complications in India

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background Self-reported maternal complications are associated with maternal morbidity, deliveries by C-section, postpartum depression, and maternal death.
Pradeep Kumar, Shobhit Srivastava, Chanda Maurya, Preeti Dhillon   +3 more
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The Demography of Development

The European Journal of Development Research, 1991
This article on recent research on the demography of development, and the contribution of Francophone demographers to that research, cannot be started without evoking the memory of two French pioneers in the field, both of whom died recently just a few months apart; they are Jean Bourgeois-Pichat (1912-90) and Alfred Sauvy (1898-1990).
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