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Interpersonal and intrapersonal differences among adolescent nonsmokers, ex-smokers, and smokers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: A large body of research has traced tobacco dependence among adolescents to a series of intrapersonal and interpersonal factors. However, there are remaining questions regarding the differences on these factors related to tobacco use ...
Baiocco, Roberto   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Identifying transcription factors controlling the basal expression of human MRP4 highlights a substantial role for Sp1

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The MRP4 transporter exports several drugs and signaling molecules. Here, we identified key promoter elements regulating basal MRP4 expression. Using reporter assays, we defined a conserved region with essential Sp1 and contributory Ets sites, which controlled basal MRP4 expression.
Debora Singer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental risk perception from visual cues: the psychophysics of tornado risk perception

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2015
Lay judgments of environmental risks are central to both immediate decisions (e.g., taking shelter from a storm) and long-term ones (e.g., building in locations subject to storm surges).
Barry Dewitt   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wind speed perception and risk. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: How accurately do people perceive extreme wind speeds and how does that perception affect the perceived risk? Prior research on human-wind interaction has focused on comfort levels in urban settings or knock-down thresholds.
Duzgun Agdas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Product quality risk perceptions and decisions: contaminated pet food and lead-painted toys. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In the context of the recent recalls of contaminated pet food and lead-painted toys in the United States, we examine patterns of risk perceptions and decisions when facing consumer product-caused quality risks.
Feng, Tianjun   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Tracking Motor Progression and Device‐Aided Therapy Eligibility in Parkinson's Disease

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To characterise the progression of motor symptoms and identify eligibility for device‐aided therapies in Parkinson's disease, using both the 5‐2‐1 criteria and a refined clinical definition, while examining differences across genetic subgroups.
David Ledingham   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk assessment terminology: risk communication part 2

open access: yesItalian Journal of Food Safety, 2016
The paper describes the terminology of risk communication in the view of food safety: different aspects of risk perception (perceived risk, media triggers, the psychometric paradigm, fright factors and cultural determinants of risk perception) are ...
Gaetano Liuzzo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vaccine Risk Communication: Lessons from Risk Perception, Decision Making and Environmental Risk Communication Research [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Dr. Bostrom reviews the rich variety of empirical findings available to guide risk communication and demonstrates how it can contribute to vaccine risk and safety ...
Bostrom, Ann
core   +2 more sources

Cognitive Status in People With Epilepsy in the Republic of Guinea: A Prospective, Case–Control Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective People with epilepsy (PWE) may experience cognitive deficits but fail to undergo formal evaluation. This study compares cognitive status between PWE and healthy controls in the West African Republic of Guinea. Methods A cross‐sectional, case–control study was conducted in sequential recruitment phases (July 2024–July 2025) at Ignace ...
Maya L. Mastick   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

One step closer: Laypeople’s perception of production steps for manufacturing CO2-based jet fuel

open access: yesEnergy, Sustainability and Society
Background The need for greenhouse gas abatement measures grows as climate change threatens life on earth. Negative emission technologies, such as carbon capture and utilization (CCU), can reduce emissions from the transport sector, particularly aviation.
Linda Engelmann   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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