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Assessing the Impact of Regulatory Impact Assessments
Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, 2009 The concept of a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) and its aims and objectives are discussed. RIAs have proved to be quite effective with governments including Australia, and their capabilities are highlighted.
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A first assessment of the impact of the extreme 2018 summer drought on Central European forests
Basic and Applied Ecology, 2020 In 2018, Central Europe experienced one of the most severe and long-lasting summer drought and heat wave ever recorded. Before 2018, the 2003 millennial drought was often invoked as the example of a “hotter drought”, and was classified as the most severe
B. Schuldt +27 more
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PharmaceuticalsBackground/Objectives: Bisphenol AF (BPAF) is a prevalent environmental contaminant with demonstrated metabolic and immunological toxicity. This study aimed to investigate whether VDAC1 (Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel 1) mediates BPAF-induced succinate ...
Xinyu Hong +7 more
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A method for human health impact assessment in social LCA: lessons from three case studies
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2018 PurposeImproving human health is a long-lasting endeavour of mankind. In the field of social life cycle assessment (SLCA), the importance of human health is often highlighted, and further development of impact assessment methods has been recommended. The
Rickard Arvidsson +4 more
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A preliminary assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on environment – A case study of China
Science of the Total Environment, 2020 The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seriously threatening world public health security. Currently, >200 countries and regions have been affected by the epidemic, with the number of infections and deaths still increasing.
Qiang Wang, Min Su
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RNA-Seq Analysis of Mouse Hepatocytes AML12 Exposed to Neodymium Nitrate
ToxicsObjective: Neodymium nitrate (Nd(NO3)3) is widely used globally, raising concerns about its occupational and environmental safety. It enters the human body via the digestive system, accumulates in organs, and causes toxicity, including potential ...
Ning Wang +9 more
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Blending practice worlds: Impact assessment as a transdisciplinary practice
Business Ethics: A European Review, 2017 Organisations with explicit social missions such as social enterprises, impact investors, nonprofits, and foundations are under increasing pressure to illustrate their impact on the social problems they claim to be addressing.
Jarrod Ormiston
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The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on GDP and Trade: A Preliminary Assessment
, 2020 The virus that triggered a localized shock in China is now delivering a significant global shock. This study simulates the potential impact of COVID-19 on gross domestic product and trade, using a standard global computable general equilibrium model.
M. Maliszewska +2 more
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AntioxidantsFerroptosis, a form of regulated cell death driven by lipid peroxidation, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of liver diseases. This study investigates the role of circRNA_1156 in neodymium nitrate (Nd(NO3)3)-induced hepatocyte ferroptosis.
Ning Wang +7 more
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Pesticide exposures and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology: an epidemiologic review
Environmental Health, 2017 The main causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) globally are diabetes and hypertension but epidemics of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) occur in Central America, Sri Lanka, India and beyond.
Mathieu Valcke +3 more
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