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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
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Implementation Strategies Applied in Communities Matching Process (ISAC Match): Expanded Guidance and Case Study

Implementation Science
Background Implementation strategies are methods or techniques to improve the adoption, implementation, sustainment, and scale-up of evidence-based interventions.
Laura E. Balis, Taren Massey-Swindle, Shelly Palmer, Emily Shaw, Shelby Jones-Dozier, Michelle Grocke-Dewey   +5 more
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Leukemia and Exposure to Potential Benzene Sources in Children From the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, 2010–2021: A Geospatial Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in Mexico, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent subtype. Exposure to high concentrations of benzene has been associated with ALL incidence, particularly in urban areas. This study evaluated the relationship between distance to benzene emission sources and the number
Orlando Rivera Zurita, Norma Candelaria López Santiago, Claudia Maria García Cuellar, Karla Maldonado Silva, Nancy Reynoso Noverón, Leticia Hernández Cadena   +5 more
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Human-triggered earthquakes and their impacts on human security [PDF]

Nature Precedings, 2010
AbstractA comprehensive understanding of earthquake risks in urbanized regions requires an accurate assessment of both urban vulnerabilities and earthquake hazards. Socioeconomic risks associated with human-triggered earthquakes are often misconstrued and receive little scientific, legal, and public attention.
Christian Klose, Christian Klose
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Collecting Accurate and Robust Equity (CARE) data: an analysis of a pilot quality improvement initiative in ambulatory settings

BMJ Open Quality
Background Social determinants of health (SDoH) influence disease incidence, access to care, experiences, and outcomes. Recognising their importance, researchers and governments have emphasised the need to collect SDoH data in healthcare settings ...
Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Alison Fox-Robichaud, Fatima Sheikh, Lisa Schwartz, Jennifer Walker, Marlena Dang Nguyen, Kamal Babrah, Nili Begum, Nagham Azzam Iqbal, Rochelle Reid   +9 more
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The Impact of Past Human Activities on the Current State of Vegetation in Historical Settlements of a Wine-Growing Cultural Landscape (Svätý Jur, Slovakia)

Land, 2023
The aim of our study is to reconstruct the human influence on the current vegetation in selected parts of the cadastral territory of Svätý Jur. Svätý Jur is a town with more than 700 years of winemaking tradition, located on the oak-hornbeam-forested ...
Natália Hurajtová, Veronika Piscová, Petra Gašparovičová, Michal Ševčík   +3 more
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Psychosocial Functioning After Pediatric Bone Sarcoma: Generic and Survivor‐Specific Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors may experience psychosocial challenges related to childhood cancer after their intensive, body‐altering treatment. This cross‐sectional study aimed to evaluate generic and survivor‐specific psychosocial outcomes in a national cohort of pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors, and ...
Hinke van der Hoek, Heleen Maurice‐Stam, Laura R. Beek, Jennifer van Dijk, Marjolein E. M. Langemeijer, Relinde W. Slooff‐Lentink, Alied M. van der Aa‐van Delden, Anne Westerweel, Marloes van Gorp, Hendrik W. B. Schreuder, Lianne M. Haveman, W. Peter Bekkering, Leonie G. Tigelaar, Johannes H. M. Merks, Martha A. Grootenhuis   +14 more
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The psychological significance of female traditional initiation rites among the Bakopa community of South Africa: a qualitative approach to the understanding of koma ya basadi

Frontiers in Sociology
IntroductionFemale traditional initiation rites are deeply entrenched in the cultural fabric of many societies, representing profound rites of passage marking the transition from girlhood to womanhood.
Mmakotsedi Magampa, Thelmah Maluleke, Rudzani Marry Mhlari, Anastasia Julia Ngobe, Lehlogonolo Makola, Abongile Pindo, Alinah Segobye, Tholene Sodi   +7 more
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The Influence of Industrial Waste on the Magnetic Properties of Salt-Affected Soils from Two Soda Ash Manufacturing Sites

Agronomy, 2021
The aim of this study was to characterize the impact of soda ash manufacturing on the magnetic properties of soils located in the agricultural landscape in north-central Poland. Two study sites were chosen: Mątwy (SM) and Janikowo (SJ).
Katarzyna Łuczak, Sylwia Pindral, Adam Michalski, Grzegorz Kusza, Ewelina Ślęzak, Piotr Hulisz   +5 more
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Incidence and Severity of Carboplatin‐Associated Hearing Loss in Children With Cancer Assessed by the SIOP Boston 2012 Ototoxicity Criteria

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Platinum‐based chemotherapy is known to cause severe and debilitating hearing loss, but unlike cisplatin, the true incidence of carboplatin‐induced hearing loss remains unclear. We evaluated functional hearing outcomes in children receiving carboplatin to determine the incidence and severity of ototoxicity. Procedure We identified a
Aniket Chawla, Sean Carter, Andrew Wood, Sandra Staffieri, Andrew Dodgshun, David D. Eisenstat, Michael Sullivan   +6 more
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