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Inflation, Race, and Legislation—The Erosion in the Real Value of Monetary Compensation for Miners' Occupational Lung Disease in South Africa, 1973–2024

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background For much of the 20th century, the South African mining industry had a statutory compensation system for pneumoconiosis and tuberculosis characterized by gross racial inequality. This study examines the impact of inflation over the period 1973–2024 on the real value of miners' lung disease compensation, including the effect of the ...
Martin Nicol, Jim teWaterNaude, Barry Kistnasamy, Rodney Ehrlich   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Latino Asthma Epidemic [PDF]

, 2009
Chicago is known for many things, our great food and architecture. Unfortunately, we are also known for being an epi-center for asthma. We lead the Nation in asthma deaths, emergency room visits and hospitalizations.

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Nicotinamide riboside and pterostilbene reduces markers of hepatic inflammation in NAFLD: A double‐blind, placebo‐controlled clinical trial

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
NRPT 1X reduces ALT and ceramide 14:0 in 65% of subjects as compared to only 28% in the placebo group. Abstract Background and Aims The prevalence of NAFLD is increasing globally and on a path to becoming the most frequent cause of chronic liver disease. Strategies for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD are urgently needed.
Ryan W. Dellinger, Holly E. Holmes, Tina Hu‐Seliger, Rodney W. Butt, Stephen A. Harrison, Dariush Mozaffarian, Oliver Chen, Leonard Guarente   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Giving Back to Our Community’: The Retention of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Workforce in New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn, J. Gilroy, S. Peter, F. Talbot, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, B. Rambaldini, A. Haines, M. Lincoln   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strengthening research preparedness for crises: lessons from Norwegian government agencies in using randomized trials and quasi-experimental methods to evaluate public policy interventions

Health Research Policy and Systems
During public health crises such as pandemics, governments must rapidly adopt and implement wide-reaching policies and programs (“public policy interventions”).
Unni Gopinathan, Ingeborg Elgersma, Therese Dalsbø, Mona Bjørbæk, Atle Fretheim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Future directions in combating outbreaks at CEPI Centralized Laboratory Network

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
The first CEPI Centralized Laboratory Network (CLN) meeting held in Rome in July 2024 gathered 67 experts from 27 global institutions, including CLN facilities, alongside key collaborators such as the World Health Organization (WHO), European Commission,
Ali Azizi, Gathoni Kamuyu, Peter Spencer, Valentina Bernasconi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Family Dispute Resolution in Australia: The Under‐Servicing of Indigenous, Migrant and Refugee Families Experiencing Family Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Nest predation risk influences the Varied Tit’s life history strategy in response to temperature and precipitation

Journal of Field Ornithology, 2022
Life history strategy is of great significance to the survival and reproduction of any individual because it determines individual fitness. Strategies are shaped by diverse factors: temperature, precipitation, and nest predation risks may be some of them.
Yiting Jiang, Fanmei Shang, Xiaocui Ma, Dongmei Wan   +3 more
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Mapping quantitative trait loci underlying body weight changes that act at different times during high‐fat diet challenge in collaborative cross mice

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Over one billion people worldwide suffer from obesity, and the number is continually rising. Animal models, especially mouse models, are crucial to identifying the genetic components of complex disorders and exploring the potential applications of these genetic findings.
Hanifa J. Abu‐Toamih Atamni, Iqbal M. Lone, Ilona Binenbaum, Kareem Midlej, Eleftherios Pilalis, Richard Mott, Aristotelis Chatziioannou, Fuad A. Iraqi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Yellow fever resurgence: An avoidable crisis?

npj Vaccines, 2022
Nicole P. Lindsey, Jennifer Horton, Alan D. T. Barrett, Maurice Demanou, Thomas P. Monath, Oyewale Tomori, Michel Van Herp, Herve Zeller, Ibrahima Soce Fall, Laurence Cibrelus, J. Erin Staples   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source