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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
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Seasonal Variation in Groundwater Quality of Yavatmal District, India

E-Journal of Chemistry, 2011
Seventy samples of groundwater were collected from different parts of Yavatmal District, India and analyzed. The results of this analysis were compared with the WHO water quality standards.
P. N. Rajankar, D. H. Tambekar, S. R. Wate   +2 more
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Leukemia and Exposure to Potential Benzene Sources in Children From the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, 2010–2021: A Geospatial Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in Mexico, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent subtype. Exposure to high concentrations of benzene has been associated with ALL incidence, particularly in urban areas. This study evaluated the relationship between distance to benzene emission sources and the number
Orlando Rivera Zurita, Norma Candelaria López Santiago, Claudia Maria García Cuellar, Karla Maldonado Silva, Nancy Reynoso Noverón, Leticia Hernández Cadena   +5 more
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Numerical Simulation on the Diffusion of Alien Phytoplankton in Bohai Bay

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
In order to investigate the motion feature of alien phytoplankton in the Bohai Bay area, this manuscript builds a two-dimensional tide hydrodynamic model coupled with a particle tracking model to simulate the alien phytoplankton movement trajectory and ...
Beibei Zhang, Beibei Zhang, Amin Pu, Amin Pu, Amin Pu, Peng Jia, Peng Jia, Chenglong Xu, Chenglong Xu, Qinggai Wang, Qinggai Wang, Wenhao Tang, Wenhao Tang, Wenhao Tang   +13 more
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Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte, Hannah Koch, Olivia A. Coughlin, Jillian R. Bouck, Allie Carter, Seethal A. Jacob   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ironic Medications: A Narrative‐Based Psycho‐Educational Intervention to Explore Patient–Provider Communication in Adolescents With Haematological Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with haematological malignancies face significant emotional and relational challenges, often accompanied by difficulties in communicating their needs within the healthcare context. To address these issues, a narrative‐based psycho‐educational intervention based on the creation and prescription of Ironic Medications was ...
Marta Stoppa, Elena Pagani Bagliacca, Selena Russo, Giulia Rampoldi, Maria Grazia Strepparava, Adriana Cristina Balduzzi, Andrea Biondi, Marco Spinelli   +7 more
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Performance of the Cold-Bending Channel-Angle Buckling-Restrained Brace under Cyclic Loading

Advances in Civil Engineering, 2019
In this study, three restricted cold-bending channel-angle buckling-restrained brace (CCA-BRB) specimens were experimentally characterised by a low-reversed cyclic loading test. Three specimens had steel cores with cruciform cross section.
Kun Wang, Junwu Xia, Xiaomiao Chen, Bo Xu, Xiangzhou Liang, Jian Wang   +5 more
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Environmental Impacts—Terrestrial Ecosystems [PDF]

, 2016
The chapter starts with a discussion of general patterns and processes in terrestrial ecosystems, including the impacts of climate change in relation to productivity, phenology, trophic matches and mismatches, range shifts and biodiversity. Climate impacts on specific ecosystem types—forests, grasslands, heathlands, and mires and peatlands—are then ...
Hölzel, N., Hickler, T., Kutzbach, L., Joosten, H., van Huissteden, J., Hiederer, R.   +5 more
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T2* Magnetic Resonance Imaging Uncovers Hemosiderin Burden in Pediatric Hemophilia: A Call for Sensitive Imaging Biomarkers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hemophilic arthropathy remains the leading morbidity in hemophilia despite modern prophylaxis, and early joint damage may be missed by routine exams. This study explored T2* MRI as a noninvasive biomarker of hemosiderin deposition in pediatric hemophilia.
Jessica Garcia, Tarique Hussain, Jeanne Dillenbeck, Matthew Hammer, Annette von Drygalski, Guy Young, Ayesha Zia   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pyrolysis of municipal waste catalyzed with synthesized zeolite from steel making factory waste

Scientific Reports
Bio-oil is lacking of many quality standards required for the engine fuel. Many types of catalysts have been used to upgrade the bio-oil. However, they deactivated quickly or had high price.
Leidy Marcela Ulloa-Murillo, Víctor Ortíz i Roca, Mortaza Gholizadeh, Sandra Meca Fabrega, Frederic Clarens, Pavel Tlustoš   +5 more
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