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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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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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Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo, Weisi Dai, Jie Mao, Mei Ye, Xingshan Lu, Xiaocui Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 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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Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Historical hypotheses of chimpanzee tool use behaviour in relation to natural and human-induced changes in an East African rain forest

Revue de Primatologie, 2014
Chimpanzees and humans have co-existed in Africa for millennia. The forests inhabited by chimpanzees have experienced numerous changes in recent time, most notably during the last 12,000 years, as the current interglacial age started.
Thibaud Gruber
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