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Survival Outcomes and Complications Among Canadian Children With Retinoblastoma: A Population‐Based Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common pediatric ocular cancer, yet population‐based data on survival and risk factors remain limited. This study aimed to describe survival in a large national RB cohort and identify predictors of death and complications.
Samuel Sassine, Ofélie Trudeau‐Ferrin, Caroline Laverdière, Patrick Hamel, Rosanne Superstein, Bénédicte Koukoui, Carole Provost, Paul C. Nathan, Vijay Ramaswamy, Furqan Shaikh, Brenda Gallie, Ashwin Mallipatna, Stephanie Kletke, Helen Dimaras, Hallie Coltin   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the asymmetric cost behavior in China [PDF]

AJAR (Asian Journal of Accounting Research)
Purpose – A country’s institutional environment influences every facet of its business. This paper aims to identify institutional factors (state ownership, government attention on employment and employees’ educational background) that affect the ...
Yuxin Shan, Vernon J. Richardson, Peng Cheng   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adherence to Protocol Recommendations for Children With Wilms Tumour in Two Consecutive Studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland—Does Variation Matter?

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Wilms tumour (WT) has excellent event‐free and overall survival (OS). However, small differences exist between countries participating in the same international study. This led us to examine variation in adherence to protocol recommendations as a potential contributing factor.
Suzanne Tugnait, R. Al‐Saadi, A. Lopez‐Cortes, K. Dzhuma, M. Oostveen, J. Brok, S. Irtan, M. Weeks, J. Bate, S. Baker, R. Williams, M. Powis, D. Saunders, O. Olsen, T. Watson, S. Shelmerdine, S. Vaidya, L. Howell, C. Duncan, G. M. Vujanic, C. Stiller, G. P. Balchin, T. Chowdhury, K. Pritchard‐Jones   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Governance of Land Use Planning to Reduce Fire Risk to Homes Mediterranean France and California

Land, 2017
Wildfire is a natural part of forested Mediterranean systems. As humans continue to live and build housing in these areas, wildfire is a constant threat to homes and lives.
Susan D. Kocher, Van Butsic
doaj   +1 more source

"If You Don't Do Parking Management .. Forget Your Behaviour Change, It's Not Going to Work.": Health and Transport Practitioner Perspectives on Workplace Active Travel Promotion. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
After having conducted two studies of the effectiveness of workplace travel plans for promoting active travel, we investigated health and transport practitioners' perspectives on implementing workplace travel plans to share some of the lessons learnt ...
Nick Petrunoff, Chris Rissel, Li Ming Wen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Are We Heading Toward Socialized Medicine? [PDF]

, 2008
Defines socialized medicine, examines claims that the State Children's Health Insurance Plan and Democratic presidential candidates' reform plans would lead to government-run health care, and compares the plans with Republicans' market-oriented ...
John Holahan, Stan Dorn
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Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the Crowding Out Effect of Government Expenditure on Private Investment [PDF]

Journal of Competitiveness, 2018
This study investigates the crowding out effect of government expenditure on private investment in Nigeria using annual data spanning from 1981-2015. The research is shaped by the high level of competition that investors are exposed to in the economy ...
Olawunmi Omitogun
doaj   +1 more source

A critical analysis of health system in Nepal: Perspectives based on COVID-19 response

Dialogues in Health, 2023
Background: Nepal moved from a unitary government to a federal system of government in 2015 under its constitution. Nepal is a federal democratic republic governed by three levels of government: a federal, provincial, and local level.
Bihari Sharan Kuikel, Archana Shrestha, Dong Roman Xu, Brish Bahadur Shahi, Bakhat Bhandari, Ravi Kanta Mishra, Navaraj Bhattrai, Kiran Acharya, Ashish Timalsina, Nripa Raj Dangaura, Bikram Adhikari, Rabin Dhital, Biraj Man Karmacharya   +12 more
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Handbook of Emergency Management For State-Level Transportation Agencies, MTI Report 09-10 [PDF]

, 2010
The Department of Homeland Security has mandated specific systems and techniques for the management of emergencies in the United States, including the Incident Command System, the National Incident Management System, Emergency Operations Plans, Emergency
Edwards, Frances L., Goodrich, Daniel C.
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