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Large-scale and High-resolution Flood Risk Model for Japan

E3S Web of Conferences, 2016
Japan has experienced several catastrophic flood events causing extensive damage to property and the national economy due to its topography, geography, and climate.
Assteerawatt Anongnart, Tsaknias Dimosthenis, Azemar Frederic, Ghosh Sourima, Hilberts Arno   +4 more
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The Risk Society: Towards a new modernity

, 2009
The present review discusses one of the pioneer projects authored by Ulrich Beck, regarding risk perception issues, which was originally titled Risikogesellshaft, Auf dem weg in eine andere Moderne or in English The society of risk, towards a new ...
M. Korstanje
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tunnels with rough walls and cavities

Ingeniería Investigación y Desarrollo, 2014
Often the finishing surfaces of road tunnels (both gables and vaults) present not only important uniform roughness, but even holes that can be numerous and with significant size: usually in uncoated tunnel is where most uniform and major irregularities ...
Gabriele Vigne, Jimmy Jönsson, Fernando Hacar   +2 more
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Estimated assessment of cumulative dietary exposure to organophosphorus residues from tea infusion in China

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2018
Background China has the world’s largest tea plantation area in the world. To sustain high yields of the tea, multiple pesticides are used on tea crops to control pests.
Pei Cao, Dajin Yang, Jianghui Zhu, Zhaoping Liu, Dingguo Jiang, Haibin Xu   +5 more
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Cardiovascular Risk Reduction with Icosapent Ethyl for Hypertriglyceridemia

New England Journal of Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND Patients with elevated triglyceride levels are at increased risk for ischemic events. Icosapent ethyl, a highly purified eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester, lowers triglyceride levels, but data are needed to determine its effects on ischemic ...
Deepak L. Bhatt, P. Steg, Michael Miller, E. Brinton, T. Jacobson, S. Ketchum, R. Doyle, R. Juliano, L. Jiao, C. Granowitz, J. Tardif, C. Ballantyne   +11 more
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2017

Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries, 2018
Problem Health-risk behaviors contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among youth and adults in the United States. In addition, significant health disparities exist among demographic subgroups of youth defined by sex, race/ethnicity ...
L. Kann, Tim Mcmanus, W. Harris, S. Shanklin, K. Flint, Barbara Queen, R. Lowry, David Chyen, L. Whittle, Jemekia E Thornton, C. Lim, Denise R. Bradford, Yoshimi Yamakawa, Michelle Leon, N. Brener, K. Ethier   +15 more
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Positive Communication Reduces Risk and Improves Dental Patient Outcomes

Journal of the California Dental Association, 2023
TDIC Risk Management Staff
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Comparing diet-related attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors of vegan and omnivorous adults: results from a cross-sectional survey study in Germany

BMC Public Health
Background As a well-balanced vegan diet is associated with reduced diet-related health risks, it is in the interest of local authorities to develop appropriate public health interventions to promote such a diet.
Dan Borzekowski, Emilia Boehm, Natalie Berger, Ann-Kathrin Lindemann, Dino Trescher, Mark Lohmann, Gaby-Fleur Böl   +6 more
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Measuring Geopolitical Risk

International Finance Discussion Papers, 2018
We present a news-based measure of adverse geopolitical events and associated risks. The geopolitical risk (GPR) index spikes around the two world wars, at the beginning of the Korean War, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and after 9/11.
Dario Caldara, Matteo Iacoviello
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Haste, Pressure and Staffing Shortages Contribute to Costly Mistakes

Journal of the California Dental Association, 2023
TDIC Risk Management Staff
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