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When politics meets policy: a realist review of how political context shapes the impact of public health legal interventions

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundPublic health laws—whether focusing on taxation, bans, mandates, or licensing—are powerful tools for reducing risk behaviors and improving population health. However, identical legal interventions often produce starkly different outcomes across
Yuri Lee, Jiwon Park
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KLK7 overexpression promotes an aggressive phenotype and facilitates peritoneal dissemination in colorectal cancer cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
KLK7, a tissue kallikrein‐related peptidase, is elevated in advanced colorectal cancer and associated with shorter survival. High KLK7 levels in ascites correlate with peritoneal metastasis. In mice, KLK7 overexpression increases metastasis. In vitro, KLK7 enhances cancer cell proliferation, migration, adhesion, and spheroid formation, driving ...
Yosr Z. Haffani, Tobias Dreyer, Meriem Naim, Rea Lo Dico, Natalia A. Ignatenko, Viktor Magdolen, Dalila Darmoul   +6 more
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Sustainable bioplastics manufacturing from renewable sources

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Bioplastics are manufactured by using polymers from different bio‐based sources. These novel materials not only offer biodegradability but also possess various functional properties that make them suitable for diverse applications. Recent developments in the preparation of bioplastics are reported, highlighting the distinct properties of each type of ...
C. Valeria L. Giosafatto, Marika Avitabile, Michela Famiglietti, Talayeh Kordjazi, Marzieh Moosavi‐Nasab, Odile F. Restaino, Loredana Mariniello   +6 more
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The effects of continuity of care on hospital utilization in patients with knee osteoarthritis: analysis of Nationwide insurance data

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Korea’s rapidly aging population has led to a rise in the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis (which reached upwards of 21.3% in 2017) in elderly people aged 65 years and over. Most patients with knee osteoarthritis require ongoing management in
Boyoung Jung, Kyoung Hee Cho, Dong Hyun Lee, Soyoon Kim   +3 more
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Hospital Readmission After Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the risk of hospital readmission after an index hospitalization for TBI in older adults. Methods Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, we used propensity score matching of individuals with an index TBI‐related hospitalization to individuals with (1) non‐TBI hospitalizations (primary analysis)
Rachel Thomas, Connor A. Law, Joan A. Casey, Thomas Mosley, Rebecca F. Gottesman, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Holly Elser, Andrea L. C. Schneider   +7 more
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MEDICAL SPECIALISTS AND ETHICS COMMITTEES IN HEALTHCARE ESTABLISHMENTS IN BULGARIA [PDF]

Journal of IMAB, 2019
The legal framework in the Republic of Bulgaria governing the structure and the activity of ethics committees in the area of healthcare is contained in the laws and regulations in force.
Neli Gradinarova, Emilian Radev, Natalia Shtereva-Nikolova   +2 more
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Predicting Epileptogenic Tubers in Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Using a Fusion Model Integrating Lesion Network Mapping and Machine Learning

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Accurate localization of epileptogenic tubers (ETs) in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is essential but challenging, as these tubers lack distinct pathological or genetic markers to differentiate them from other cortical tubers.
Tinghong Liu, Qi Wang, Suhui Kuang, Dezhi Cao, Ping Ding, Shaohui Zhang, Haihua Wei, Zhirong Wei, Jinshan Xu, Xinyu Huang, Bing Liu, Shuli Liang   +11 more
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Costa Rica’s implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Overcoming decades of industry dominance

Salud Pública de México, 2016
Objective. To analyze the passage of Costa Rica’s 2012 tobacco control law. Materials and methods. Review of legislation, newspaper articles, and key informant interviews. Results.
Eric Crosbie, Patricia Sosa, Stanton A Glantz   +2 more
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Law enforcement, public health, and so much more

Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 2019
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Norman E. Taylor
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ETHICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF FUNCTIONING OF ETHIC COMMITTEES IN BULGARIA [PDF]

Journal of IMAB, 2017
Scientific research has to be based on ethical standards that promote the protection of human rights. On a national level, the domestic legislation of the Republic of Bulgaria foresees a procedure for obtaining an opinion from the Ethics Committee for ...
Mariela Deliverska, Neli Gradinarova
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