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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing Health Indicators for Project Success

, 2001
The use of indicators has proliferated in a variety of fields. This presentation explores various aspects of indicator selection. It includes ideas, examples and personal experiences drawn from the presenter's (Dr.

core   +1 more source

Characterization and modeling of urban environmental quality indicators

Revista Ambiente & Água, 2013
Environmental problems in the urban area of Belém, Pará, Brazil, deny a large portion of the population critical environmental quality. The present study evaluated the environmental quality of the urban village of União, in a neighborhood called Terra ...
Francisco de Assis Cruz Melo, Mariko Ueno   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental burden of disease resulting from long-term nitrogen dioxide exposure in Germany

BMC Public Health
Background Exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular, respiratory, and other diseases and health outcomes.
Paulina Sell, Dietrich Plass, Sarah Kienzler, Hajo Zeeb   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determining the Ecological Status of Benthic Coastal Communities: A Case in an Anthropized Sub-Arctic Area

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
With the widespread influence of human activities on marine ecosystems, evaluation of ecological status provides valuable information for conservation initiatives and sustainable development. To this end, many environmental indicators have been developed
Elliot Dreujou, Elliot Dreujou, Elliot Dreujou, Nicolas Desroy, Julie Carrière, Julie Carrière, Lisa Tréau de Coeli, Lisa Tréau de Coeli, Lisa Tréau de Coeli, Christopher W. McKindsey, Christopher W. McKindsey, Philippe Archambault, Philippe Archambault, Philippe Archambault   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systematizing Environmental Indicators and Indices

Journal of Environment and Ecology, 2014
Environmental indicators and indices are detailed and complex devices that attempt to describe not only ecological status but also the reactions of the biosphere to the demands placed on it by society. Researchers have proposed the use of hundreds of different environmental indicators to evaluate everything from socially responsible investing, to the ...
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The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Moringa oleifera seeds as a natural solution in comparison to alum for combatting common aquatic pathogenic bacteria by coagulation and antibacterial action

Applied Water Science
Conventional water treatment methods typically involve chemicals and mechanical processes; there is growing interest in exploring natural and sustainable alternatives.
Walaa S. Mohamed
doaj   +1 more source

Green capital East of the Leitha? The chances and disadvantages of major cities in the Pannonian Basin to win the European Green Capital Award

Hungarian Geographical Bulletin, 2023
This study focuses on the chances of major cities (over 100,000 inhabitants) in the Pannonian Basin to win the European Green Capital Award. The 28 cities covered by the analysis can be divided into two groups: eleven cities that have already applied ...
Dalma Schmeller, Gábor Pirisi
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