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Self-Efficacy, Internet Self-Efficacy, and Proxy Efficacy as Predictors of the Use of Digital Social and Health Care Services Among Mental Health Service Users in Finland: A Cross-Sectional Study

Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 2022
Birgitta Tetri,1,2 Soile Juujärvi1 1Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Vantaa, Finland; 2Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence: Birgitta Tetri, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Ratatie 22, Vantaa ...
Tetri B, Juujärvi S
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Analysis of nucleation events in the European boundary layer using the regional aerosol–climate model REMO-HAM with a solar radiation-driven OH-proxy [PDF]

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2014
This work describes improvements in the regional aerosol–climate model REMO-HAM in order to simulate more realistically the process of atmospheric new particle formation (NPF).
J.-P. Pietikäinen, S. Mikkonen, A. Hamed, A. I. Hienola, W. Birmili, M. Kulmala, A. Laaksonen   +6 more
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La valutazione nelle scienze sociali: avete detto «quantificare»?

Quaderni di Sociologia, 2009
The attempt to assess the quality of research using quantitative methods based on citation statistics is a growing trend. The paper presents the methods, identifies the major factors that can account for this development of quantitative tools.
Laurence Coutrot
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Evaluation of immunisation coverage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children using the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2004
Objective: To estimate immunisation coverage for routinely administered vaccines among children using receipt of a particular Hib vaccine (PRP‐OMP) as a proxy for Indigenous status.
Brynley P. Hull, Peter B. McIntyre, Sophia Couzos   +2 more
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Using Mendelian randomisation to identify opportunities for type 2 diabetes prevention by repurposing medications used for lipid management

EBioMedicine, 2022
Summary: Background: Maintaining a healthy lifestyle to reduce type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk is challenging and additional strategies for T2D prevention are needed.
Nikhil K. Khankari, Jacob M. Keaton, Venexia M. Walker, Kyung Min Lee, Megan M. Shuey, Shoa L. Clarke, Kent R. Heberer, Donald R. Miller, Peter D. Reaven, Julie A. Lynch, Marijana Vujkovic, Todd L. Edwards   +11 more
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Implementing Health‐Related Quality of Life Assessment in Pediatric Oncology: A Feasibility Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There is growing interest in embedding health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) within clinical cancer care. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of implementing an electronic PROM (ePROM) platform to measure HRQoL in children with cancer ...
Mikaela Doig, Sophie Jessop, Jordan R. Hansford, Hien Le, Matthew O'Connor, Peter Gorayski, Andrew Cunningham, Amanda Hutchinson, Victoria Bedford, Eva Bezak, Nayana Parange, Kelly Skelton, Timothy Price, Michala Short   +13 more
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Does insurance promote economic growth: A comparative study of developed and emerging/developing economies

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2017
This paper examines the relationship between insurance and economic growth in 20 countries for the period 2006–2015. Insurance activity is measured through three distinctive proxies such as net written premiums, penetration and density.
Sajid Mohy Ul Din, Arpah Abu-Bakar, Angappan Regupathi   +2 more
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Psychometric validation of the French self and proxy versions of the PedsQL™ 4.0 generic health-related quality of life questionnaire for 8–12 year-old children

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2021
Background The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Version 4.0 (PedsQLTM4.0) is a generic health-related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaire, widely used in pediatric clinical trials but not yet validated in France.
Pascal Amedro, Helena Huguet, Valerie Macioce, Raphael Dorka, Annie Auer, Sophie Guillaumont, Pascal Auquier, Hamouda Abassi, Marie-Christine Picot   +8 more
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Aggressive prostate cancer is associated with pericyte dysfunction

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Tumor‐produced TGF‐β drives pericyte dysfunction in prostate cancer. This dysfunction is characterized by downregulation of some canonical pericyte markers (i.e., DES, CSPG4, and ACTA2) while maintaining the expression of others (i.e., PDGFRB, NOTCH3, and RGS5).
Anabel Martinez‐Romero, Ane Martinez‐Larrinaga, Joaquim Grego‐Bessa, Saioa Garcia‐Longarte, Hielke van Splunder, Ianire Astobiza, Amaia Ercilla, Laura Bozal‐Basterra, Isabel Mendizabal, Pilar Villacampa, Arkaitz Carracedo, Mariona Graupera   +11 more
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Proxy Users Enable Older People Creative Writing on the Web

Frontiers in Sociology, 2019
This paper presents several state-of-the-art concepts within Internet studies and applies them to the creative writing of older people using the Internet.
Piotr Toczyski, Jarosław Kowalski, Cezary Biele   +2 more
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