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Learning Disease Progression Models That Capture Health Disparities [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
Disease progression models are widely used to inform the diagnosis and treatment of many progressive diseases. However, a significant limitation of existing models is that they do not account for health disparities that can bias the observed data. To address this, we develop an interpretable Bayesian disease progression model that captures three key ...
arxiv  

Enhanced Fog Water Harvesting on Superhydrophobic Steel Meshes

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Fog harvesting using mesh designs offers a sustainable solution to water scarcity. This study highlights key considerations for fog harvesting research and develops a methodology for a standardized protocol reflecting fog characteristics and environmental conditions.
Pegah Sartipizadeh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disparities in Access to Health Insurance and Workers’ Compensation Benefit between Non-Contingent and Contingent Farm Workers in U.S. Agriculture

open access: yes, 2014
The share of contingent employment has increased significantly in the last two decades. Not much is known about the impact of this shift on disparities in access to health insurance and other benefits.
Asfaw, Abay
core  

Determining Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Breastfeeding in the United States [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The benefits of breastfeeding have been thoroughly studied and researched, with the majority of healthcare providers, health organizations and policies, and professionals in health all recommending the practice.
Coker, Summer
core   +2 more sources

The Human Face of Health Disparities

open access: yesPublic Health Reports, 2003
In the last 20 years, the issue of disparities in health between racial/ethnic groups has moved from the realm of common sense and anecdote to the realm of science. Hard, cold data now force us to consider what many had long taken for granted. Not only does health differ by race/ethnicity, but our health care system itself is deeply biased.
openaire   +4 more sources

Low‐Activation Compositionally Complex Alloys for Advanced Nuclear Applications—A Review

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Low‐activation compositionally complex alloys (LACCAs) are advanced metallic materials primarily composed of low‐activation elements, offering advantages such as rapid compliance with operational standards and safe recyclability. This review highlights their potential for extreme high‐temperature irradiation environments as structural materials for ...
Yangfan Wang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Human Capital Approach to Reduce Health Disparities

open access: yes, 2012
Objective: To introduce a human capital approach to reduce health disparities in South Carolina by increasing the number and quality of trained minority professionals in public health practice and research.
Elder, Keith   +5 more
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Addressing Health Disparities Through Organizational Change - Evaluation Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In the coming decades, racial and ethnic minorities will constitute more than 50% of many states' populations -- including that of Colorado. Individuals of racial and ethnic minority status are disproportionally affected by disease and disability and ...
Kien Lee, LaKeesha Woods
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