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Sandy Regional Assembly Recovery Agenda [PDF]

, 2013
On January 26, 2013, nearly 200 participants representing over 40 community, environmental justice, labor and civic groups from across New York City, New Jersey and Long Island -- from the neighborhoods most impacted by Superstorm Sandy, and most ...

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State practitioner insights into local public health challenges and opportunities in obesity prevention: a qualitative study. [PDF]

, 2014
IntroductionThe extent of obesity prevention activities conducted by local health departments (LHDs) varies widely. The purpose of this qualitative study was to characterize how state obesity prevention program directors perceived the role of LHDs in ...
Khoong, Elaine C, Lasee, Claire, Lewis, Moira, Stamatakis, Katherine A   +3 more
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Comprehensive clinical evaluation of novel 4DCT‐based lung function imaging methods

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Methods have been developed that apply image processing to 4DCTs to generate 4DCT‐ventilation/perfusion lung imaging. Traditional methods for 4DCT‐ventilation rely on Hounsfield‐Unit (HU) density‐change methods and suffer from poor numerical robustness while not providing 4DCT‐perfusion data.
Ehsan Golkar, Taindra Neupane, Lydia Wilson, Jennifer Kwak, Richard Castillo, Edward Castillo, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy   +6 more
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Health Report [PDF]

, 2009
This Plan for Health is an unusual undertaking in two respects. It is part of the Go To 2040 regional master plan along with other human services components that have, historically, been outside the purview of planners, who are usually more concerned ...
Amanda LeBreche, D. Patrick Lenihan, Richard Sewell   +2 more
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Engaging Patient and Family Advisors in Health-Care System Planning: Experiences and Recommendations

Journal of Patient Experience, 2020
Background: Patient and family advisors (PFAs) contributed to the development of the Ontario Cancer Plan IV (OCP IV), a 4-year strategic plan for Ontario, Canada’s cancer system produced by Cancer Care Ontario.
Sarah Wheeler PhD, Jenna MacKay MA, Lesley Moody MBA, Junell D’Souza MBA, Julie Gilbert PhD   +4 more
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Regional variation of family planning services in Nigerian health facilities

MGM Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021
Background: Availability and accessibility of family planning (FP) services are the major factors affecting the fertility pattern and population growth rate in low-resource settings. This study aimed at assessing the availability of contraceptive methods
Johnson A Onoja, Olaniyi F Sanni, Chris O Ogedengge, Sheila I Onoja, Paul O Abiodun, Aisha Abubakar   +5 more
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Radiotherapy medical physics in the Philippines: A contemporary overview

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose With cancer ranking as the third leading cause of death in the Philippines and a disparity in healthcare resources across regions, this research aimed to assess the state of radiotherapy medical physics in the country. Methodology The study utilized a comprehensive online survey with 94 structured questions answered by 19 clinics ...
John Paul C. Cabahug, Ramon Carlo Cruzpero, Luis E. Fong de los Santos, Eric C. Ford, Afua A. Yorke   +4 more
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Contribution of environmental determinants to the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus in a life-course perspective: a systematic review protocol

Systematic Reviews
Background Prevention policies against type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) focus solely on individual healthy lifestyle behaviours, while an increasing body of research recognises the involvement of environmental determinants (ED) (cultural norms of land ...
Yannick Wilfried Mengue, Pierre-Paul Audate, Jean Dubé, Alexandre Lebel   +3 more
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Early Language Impairment as an Integral Part of the Cognitive Phenotype in Huntington's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Huntington's disease (HD) speech/language disorders have typically been attributed to motor and executive impairment due to striatal dysfunction. In‐depth study of linguistic skills and the role of extrastriatal structures in HD is scarce.
Arnau Puig‐Davi, Carla Franch‐Marti, Iñigo Ruiz‐Barrio, Frederic Sampedro, Jesus Perez‐Perez, Jordi A. Matias‐Guiu, Fernando Cuetos, Gonzalo Olmedo‐Saura, Laura Perez‐Carasol, Andrea Horta‐Barba, Ignacio Aracil‐Bolaños, Javier Pagonabarraga, Jaime Kulisevsky, Saul Martinez‐Horta   +13 more
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EEG Spectral Exponents and Visual Chirp Responses Mirror Anti‐Seizure Medication Load in Refractory Focal Epilepsy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Quantitative markers of cortical excitability may help identify responders to anti‐seizure medications (ASMs). We studied the relationship between ASM load and two electroencephalography (EEG) markers of cortical excitability in people with refractory epilepsy. Methods We included individuals with refractory focal epilepsy undergoing
Silvano R. Gefferie, Arthur R. van Nieuw Amerongen, Gerhard H. Visser, Maeike Zijlmans, Else A. Tolner, Mark van de Ruit, Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg, Roland D. Thijs   +7 more
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