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Ten Years of the Relative Risk Model and Regional Scale Ecological Risk Assessment

, 2007
It has been 10 years since the publication of the relative risk model (RRM) for regional scale ecological risk assessment. The approach has since been used successfully for a variety of freshwater, marine, and terrestrial environments in North America ...
Janice K. Wiegersb, Wayne G. Landisa
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Bone and Soft Tissue Neoplasms in Infants Versus Older Children: A Report From the Cancer in Young People in Canada Program

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Infant bone and soft tissue neoplasms present distinct clinical challenges and lack large‐scale data to inform treatment decisions. This study aims to characterize bone and soft tissue neoplasms in infants in Canada and to compare their outcomes with those of older pediatric patients.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Maria Kondyli, Monia Marzouki, Nicolas Prud'homme, Nida Usmani, Rebecca J. Deyell, Lesleigh Abbott, Tony H. Truong, Sapna Oberoi, Ketan Kulkarni, Josée Brossard, Lynette Bowes, Paul Gibson, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Lillian Sung, Catherine Vezina, Laura Wheaton, Alexandra P. Zorzi, Marie‐Claude Pelland‐Marcotte, Thai Hoa Tran   +21 more
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Discounting and Relative Consumption [PDF]

This paper analyzes optimal social discount rates where people derive utility from relative consumption. We identify and compare three separate discount rates -- the social rate (taking positional externalities into account), the private rate, and the ...
Sterner, Thomas, Johansson-Stenman, Olof
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Impact of Initial Treatment Setting on Survival in Relapsed Pediatric and AYA Bone Sarcomas: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Clinical Trial

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Outcomes in relapsed or refractory pediatric and AYA bone sarcomas remain poor, and the impact of early referral to specialized sarcoma centers on survival is unclear. Early centralization of care may improve local and systemic treatment quality, but evidence in this population is limited.
Justyna Antoniuk‐Majchrzak, Katarzyna Bilska, Tomasz Koziński, Jadwiga Węcławek‐Tompol, Dorota Sega‐Pondel, Radosław Chaber, Wanda Badowska, Katarzyna Rosłan, Hanna Koseła‐Paterczyk, Anna Raciborska   +9 more
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Relative Risk [PDF]

The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2011
Ll Davies, G Blackshaw
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Neurocognitive, School‐Based, and Quality of Life Outcomes for Youth With Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia: A Scoping Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The medical burdens of sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion‐dependent β‐thalassemia (TDT) are chronic and cumulative, even in children. Yet the effects expand beyond medications and healthcare visits due to their impacts on school attendance, academic performance, and peer engagement.
Mary Ann Etling, Hakim Tokhi, Alexander A. Boucher   +2 more
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Irritation risk assessment of occupational exposure to formaldehyde from Melamine dinnerware workshops in Tehran

Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān, 2016
Background and aims: Melamine is a chemical widely used in the industries .It was used in the production of plastic – coated plates, glue, molding compounds and melamine dinnerware.
M vahabi, M mazinani, S kdakaram, M rezazadeh, H khiri, AA mosavi, R zendedel   +6 more
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Uma digressão sobre o programa de subvenção ao prêmio do seguro rural e as implicações para o futuro deste mercado

Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural, 2010
Nos últimos anos, o governo federal tem incentivado o mercado de seguro rural por meio de medidas pontuais que visam o aumento da demanda e o estabelecimento de condições adequadas para as seguradoras ofertarem seus produtos.
Vitor Ozaki
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Lorlatinib‐Containing Therapy for MYCN‐Amplified, ALK‐Mutated Neuroblastoma With Bulky Leptomeningeal Relapse: A Case Report

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Central nervous system (CNS) relapse of neuroblastoma carries a poor prognosis, and craniospinal irradiation (CSI) poses substantial long‐term toxicity in young children. We report a toddler with MYCN‐amplified neuroblastoma harboring somatic ALK R1275Q who developed extensive leptomeningeal relapse with paraplegia.
Jinwoo Kim, Minji Kim, Nani Jung, Sung Eun Kim, Ji Yoon Kim, Mi Ae Chu, Jung Eun Kwon, Yeo Hyang Kim, So Mi Lee, Ki‐Su Park, Jeong Eun Lee, Ye Jee Shim   +11 more
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Risk management for whales [PDF]

, 2016
We propose framework for modeling portfolio risk which integrates market risk with liquidation costs which may arise in stress scenarios. Our model provides a systematic method for computing liquidation-adjusted risk measures for a portfolio. Calculation
Wagalath, Lakshithe, Cont, R, Wagalath, L, Cont, Rama   +3 more
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