Month of birth influences survival up to age 105+: first results from the age validation study of German semi-supercentenarians [PDF]
Using data from Germany, we examine if month of birth influences survival up to age 105. Since age reporting at the highest ages is notoriously unreliable we draw on age-validated information from a huge age validation project of 1487 alleged German semi-
Gabriele Doblhammer +2 more
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Workplace violence towards healthcare workers impacts workforce stability and patient care delivery. California passed a workplace violence prevention standard, phased in during 2017‐2018, requiring enhanced tracking and training in healthcare workplaces.
Rachel Odes +3 more
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Early-life exposure to the Chinese Famine and subsequent T2DM [PDF]
Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2019 Zhiyong Zou +2 more
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Critical periods during childhood and adolescence: a study of adult height among immigrant siblings [PDF]
We identify the ages that constitute critical periods in children’s development towards their adult health status. For this we use data on families migrating into Sweden from countries that are poorer, with less healthy conditions.
Lundborg, Petter +3 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Robust measurement of disadvantage is essential to identifying and addressing inequities in children's development. We tested how a multidimensional framework of child disadvantage performed relative to a traditional socioeconomic position (SEP) approach to predict developmental outcomes.
Wei Hong +7 more
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The 1998 floods in Bangladesh: disaster impacts, household coping strategies, and responses [PDF]
This report combines a careful analysis of government policy and private foodgrain markets with a detailed survey of 757 households in rural Bangladesh in November and December 1998, about two months after the floodwaters receded.
del Ninno, Carlo +3 more
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Transgenerational and intergenerational effects of early childhood famine exposure in the cohort of offspring of Leningrad Siege survivors. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Tolkunova K +12 more
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Correlation of Great Chinese Famine Exposure During Early Life to Prevalence of Kidney Stone in Adulthood. [PDF]
Int J Gen Med, 2023 Yan YQ, Huang YQ, Feng YQ.
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Photothermal Interfacial Evaporation Characteristics of PVA/SA–CNT–Borax Hydrogel
Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The desalination of seawater has demonstrated significant potential to use solar‐driven interfacial evaporation technologies due to its sustainability, outstanding productivity, and kindness to the environment. In this paper, a hydrogel interfacial evaporator was produced, with PVA and SA as the base materials. The addition of carbon nanotubes
Jia Lian, Xin Sun, Cheng Xue, Cong Qi
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Vulnerability: a micro perspective [PDF]
High downside risk to income and livelihoods is part of life in developing countries. Climatic risks, economic fluctuations, and a large number of individual-specific shocks leave these households vulnerable to severe hardship.
Stefan Dercon (QEH)
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