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The Effects of Injury and Accidents on Self-rated Depression in Male Municipal Firefighters

Safety and Health at Work, 2011
Objectives: The present study aims to determine the causal relationship between self-rated depression and experiences of injury and accidents in municipal firefighters.
Yun Kyung Chung, Chung Yill Park
doaj   +1 more source

Orang Utan Rescue Work in North Sumatra [PDF]

Oryx, 1975
Trade in the highly endangered orang utan still goes on despite total protection in its entire range – Indonesia and East Malaysia. The authors spent three years studying orang utans in North Sumatra, trying to get the protection law enforced, and running a rehabilitation station for confiscated animals.
Herman D. Rijksen, Ans G. Rijksen-Graatsma   +1 more
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Intranasal rapamycin ameliorates Alzheimer-like cognitive decline in a mouse model of Down syndrome [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Down syndrome (DS) individuals, by the age of 40s, are at increased risk to develop Alzheimer-like dementia, with deposition in brain of senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles.
Arena, Andrea, Barone, Eugenio, Blarzino, Carla, Butterfield, D. Allan, Di Domenico, Fabio, Lanzillotta, Chiara, Mosca, Luciana, Perluigi, Marzia, Tramutola, Antonella, Zuliani, Ilaria   +9 more
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Health needs assessment: development of a simplified risk probability scale design for rapid mental health screening in emergency frontline rescue teams

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundEmergency frontline rescue workers during the COVID-19 pandemic faced elevated psychological risks, yet existing tools lack specificity for crisis contexts.AimTo develop a simplified risk probability scale (SRPS) tailored for rapid self ...
Yifei Chen, Yan Bo, Zhuanzhuan Han, Guowei Fan   +3 more
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China Medical Team: Medical rescue for “4.25” Nepal earthquake

Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2017
In recent years, global natural disasters have been frequent and resulted in great casualties and property loss. Since Wenchuan earthquake, the disaster emergency rescue system of China has obtained considerable development in various aspects including ...
Xi Lin, Ke-Jia Liu, Yong-Gui Zhang, Yang Dan, Dian-Guo Xing, Li Chen, Ding-Yuan Du   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Stochastic model for dynamics of FtsZ filaments and the formation of Z-ring

, 2020
Understanding the mechanisms responsible for the formation and growth of FtsZ polymers and their subsequent formation of the $Z$-ring is important for gaining insight into the cell division in prokaryotic cells.
Kumar, A. V. Anil, Sumedha, Swain, Arabind   +2 more
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Patient Activation in Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Current Insights and Implications for Survivorship Care—A Systematic Review From the e‐QuoL Project

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Patient activation—encompassing knowledge, confidence, and skills in managing individual's health—is a cornerstone of person‐centered care. However, its significance among childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors (CAYACS) remains unexplored. This article examines the application of the 13‐item Patient Activation Measure (
Charlotte Demoor‐Goldschmidt, Anne Maas, Gisela Michel, Amandine Bertrand, Kristen E. T. Thornton, Martine Bellanger, Anna‐Liesa Filbert, Desiree Grabow, Monica Muraca, Katharina Roser, Sara Oberti, Jelena Roganovic, Hanne Cathrine Lie   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

3D Registration of Aerial and Ground Robots for Disaster Response: An Evaluation of Features, Descriptors, and Transformation Estimation

, 2017
Global registration of heterogeneous ground and aerial mapping data is a challenging task. This is especially difficult in disaster response scenarios when we have no prior information on the environment and cannot assume the regular order of man-made ...
Cadena, Cesar, Dubé, Renaud, Gawel, Abel, Nieto, Juan, Siegwart, Roland, Surmann, Hartmut   +5 more
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Responsibility modelling for civil emergency planning [PDF]

, 2009
This paper presents a new approach to analysing and understanding civil emergency planning based on the notion of responsibility modelling combined with HAZOPS-style analysis of information requirements. Our goal is to represent complex contingency plans
A Aviz̆ienis, C Perrow, CM Pearson, D Martin, D Martin, D Smith, D Smith, D Smith, DM Woods, E Mumford, G Dewsbury, I Sommerville, Ian Sommerville, J Dobson, J Reason, JA McDermid, P Checkland, R Darimont, R Strens, RJ Wieringa, Russell Lock, S Kholsa, Tim Storer   +22 more
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Unheard and Under‐Supported: Health‐Related Quality of Life in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy affecting millions of individuals worldwide. The clinical expression and psychosocial burden of SCD vary widely across geographical, cultural, and healthcare system contexts, underscoring the need for setting‐specific approaches to assessment.
Desiré Fantasia, Giulia Reggiani, Elizabeth J. Maran, Maria Elisa Delle Fave, Ilaria Baido, Anna Chiara Frigo, Maria Paola Boaro, Raffaella Colombatti   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source