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A Novel Multilevel Conceptual Framework for Flood Risk Governance
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Globally, flood risk is increasing as climate change progresses. Contemporary flood risk management practice often utilises hydrodynamic modelling (for hazard risk assessments), social vulnerability assessments, and risk communications in silo, which fragments evidence‐based decision‐making for effective flood risk management. We hence develop
Aiperi Stambekova, Avidesh Seenath
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, 2021 Falls among the elderly are common. Approximately 50% of elderly living at home fall every year with disability and loss of healthy life years as consequences. Up to 40% of admissions to nursing homes happen in the aftermath of falls.
Zargarimarandi, Kimia
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Social Innovation and Social Care: Local Solutions to Global Challenges
Social SciencesThis paper presents a case study of the Local Care Ecosystems developed by the provincial government of Gipuzkoa (Basque Country, Spain) to strengthen coordination between social services, health services, and community-based initiatives at the municipal
Javier Castro-Spila +3 more
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Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Estimation of the time required for damaged building components to return to their pre‐earthquake conditions through repair is a critical element in assessing the seismic resilience of buildings, and it requires consideration of uncertainty.
Tomoaki Nishino +5 more
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Promoting the engagement of interpreters in Victorian health services [PDF]
, 2013 This study examined a range of evidence about the barriers to - and facilitators of - the engagement of interpreters as experienced by the health sector and its practitioners.Executive summaryEffective communication between health practitioners and their
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, 2007 The aim was to investigate healthcare consumption in men and women aged 65 and above in the two years preceding decision about long-term municipal care at home or in special accommodation and to investigate determinants for healthcare consumption.
Rahm Hallberg, Ingalill, +3 more
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Fire and Rescue Service Preparedness for Natural Hazards
Fire and Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Natural hazards driven by extreme weather events are expected to continue to pose a significant risk to citizens, property and the environment. Based on a series of national and international interviews with the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS), this paper presents an analysis of present practices within the FRS and FRS willingness to employ a ...
Johan Björck, Margaret McNamee
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, 2017 A policy shift has taken place in Sweden towards individualised elder-care and consumer choice. The aim of the study is to investigate how older users of home care services view and experience their opportunities of exerting influence and having choice ...
PÄR BJÄLKEBRING +2 more
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Health Care Science, EarlyView.The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was estimated to be 28.3% (95% CI 21.1–35.4), with most of the cases corresponding to mild non‐proliferative diabetic retinopathy. ABSTRACT Background Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes and the leading cause of irreversible blindness in people of working age.
Lorrana Luysse dos Anjos Assis +6 more
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Journal of Rehabilitation MedicineObjective: To estimate the effectiveness and costs of Rehabilitation for Life (RFL) compared with usual rehabilitation and care after hip fracture to determine which course offered the most value for money. Design: Cost-utility analysis.
Jonas A. Ipsen +5 more
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