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Transition in Global Basins From Precipitation‐Dominated to Evaporative Demand‐Dominated Meteorological Drought: Past Patterns and Future Projections

open access: yesEarth's Future
Meteorological drought, one of the most destructive natural hazards, is driven by both precipitation deficits and high evaporative demand. While precipitation has traditionally been considered the dominant driver, recent studies suggest an increasing ...
Jiachen Ji   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Iranian women’s experiences of infertility: A qualitative study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2020
Background: There are concerns and diverse experiences related to infertility and childlessness. The lived experience of infertile people from various cultures needs to be explored.
Nader Aghakhani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Risk Reduction Benefits of the Mesoamerican Reef in Mexico

open access: yesFrontiers in Earth Science, 2019
Coastal development and climate change are dramatically increasing the risks of flooding, erosion, and extreme weather events. Coral reefs and other coastal ecosystems act as natural defenses against coastal hazards, but their degradation increases risk ...
B. Reguero   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Fate (Outcome) of Clinically Apparent Single Lesion and Oligofocal Nephroblastomatosis Treated According to SIOP/GPOH Protocols for Wilms Tumor

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The management of clinically apparent single lesions or oligofocal nephroblastomatosis, a facultative precursor of nephroblastoma, remains debated. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 37 patients with clinically apparent single or oligofocal nephroblastomatosis (two to three lesions per kidney) among 2347 patients registered between
Nils Welter   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Germline TP53 Mutations Causing Diamond–Blackfan Anemia: A French Report

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diamond–Blackfan anemia is a rare congenital erythroblastopenia typically caused by mutations in ribosomal protein genes. Recently, gain‐of‐function mutations in TP53 have been identified as a novel cause of Diamond–Blackfan anemia. We report two French patients who both harbored a heterozygous TP53 deletion (NM_000546.5: c.1077delA; p ...
Rafael Moisan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantitatively detecting ground surface changes of slope failure caused by heavy rain using ALOS-2/PALSAR-2 data: a case study in Japan

open access: yesScientific Reports
Many SAR images have been utilized for geologic disasters investigations with the continuous launch of new Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites such as ALOS-2/PALSAR-2.
Xuechen Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Adaptive Design Methodology for Reduction of Product Development Risk

open access: yes, 2011
Embedded systems interaction with environment inherently complicates understanding of requirements and their correct implementation. However, product uncertainty is highest during early stages of development.
Khan, Dr. Ibrahim   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Measuring political will: An index of commitment to disaster risk reduction

open access: yesInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2019
The future of societal resilience depends largely on political commitment to allocate resources to manage and reduce disaster risks and vulnerabilities and build resilience.
Jonatan A. Lassa   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

High‐Altitude Lakes Have Become Emerging Carbon Sinks on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau

open access: yesEarth's Future
The lack of seasonal observations of CO2 in lakes at altitude gradients over the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau (QTP) limits the accurate assessment of CO2 fluxes in lakes and the understanding of their variation mechanisms. We carried out seasonal observation of
Zhigang Wang, Xiaoyan Li, Xin Liu
doaj   +1 more source

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