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Risk reduction. [PDF]

Circulation, 2020
I n the 1950s, atherosclerosis, the disease process underlying coronary heart disease (CHD), was considered an inevitable, irreversible, and degenerative consequence of aging.
V. Fuster, A. Gotto
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Postoperative delirium: perioperative assessment, risk reduction, and management.

British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2020
Postoperative delirium is a relatively common and serious complication. It increases hospital stay by 2-3 days and is associated with a 30-day mortality of 7-10%.
Zhaosheng Jin, Jie Hu, D. Ma
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Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by Surfaces: Risks and Risk Reduction Strategies

Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 2021
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, is perceived to be primarily transmitted via person-to-person contact through droplets produced while talking, coughing, and sneezing.
A. K. Pitol, Timothy Ryan Julian
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World-Wide FINGERS Network: A global approach to risk reduction and prevention of dementia

Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2020
Reducing the risk of dementia can halt the worldwide increase of affected people. The multifactorial and heterogeneous nature of late‐onset dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), indicates a potential impact of multidomain lifestyle interventions ...
M. Kivipelto, F. Mangialasche, H. Snyder, R. Allegri, S. Andrieu, H. Arai, Laura D. Baker, S. Belleville, H. Brodaty, S. Brucki, I. Calandri, P. Caramelli, Christopher P. Chen, H. Chertkow, E. Chew, S. Choi, Neerja Chowdhary, L. Crivelli, R. Torre, Yifeng Du, T. Dua, M. Espeland, H. Feldman, M. Hartmanis, T. Hartmann, Megan Heffernan, C. Henry, C. H. Hong, K. Håkansson, T. Iwatsubo, J. Jeong, G. Jimenez-Maggiora, E. Koo, L. Launer, J. Lehtisalo, F. Lopera, P. Martínez-Lage, Ralph M. Martins, L. Middleton, J. Molinuevo, M. Montero‐Odasso, S. Moon, Kristal Morales-Pérez, R. Nitrini, H. Nygaard, Yoo Kyoung Park, M. Peltonen, C. Qiu, Y. Quiroz, R. Raman, Naren P Rao, V. Ravindranath, A. Rosenberg, T. Sakurai, R. M. Salinas, P. Scheltens, G. Sevlever, H. Soininen, A. Sosa, C. Suemoto, Mikel Tainta-Cuezva, L. Velilla, Yongxiang Wang, Rachel A. Whitmer, Xin Xu, L. Bain, A. Solomon, T. Ngandu, M. Carrillo   +68 more
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Linking disaster risk reduction and human development

Climate Risk Management, 2021
As disaster risks from floods and droughts continue to increase and affect communities, the relationship between disaster risk and human development has become increasingly important.
J. Raikes, Timothy F. Smith, C. Baldwin, D. Henstra   +3 more
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Challenges with Disaster Mortality Data and Measuring Progress Towards the Implementation of the Sendai Framework

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2019
Disasters exact a heavy toll globally. However, the degree to which we can accurately quantify their impact, in particular mortality, remains challenging.
Helen K. Green, Oliver Lysaght, Dell D. Saulnier, Kevin Blanchard, Alistair Humphrey, Bapon Fakhruddin, Virginia Murray   +6 more
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MANTRA: Improving Knowledge of Maternal Health, Neonatal Health, and Geohazards in Women in Rural Nepal Using a Mobile Serious Game

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Serious games, conveying educational knowledge rather than merely entertainment, are a rapidly expanding research domain for cutting-edge educational technology.
Sonja Mueller, Sonja Mueller, Delphine Soriano, Delphine Soriano, Andrei Boscor, Andrei Boscor, Naomi M. Saville, Abriti Arjyal, Sushil Baral, Maureen Fordham, Maureen Fordham, Gareth Hearn, Rachya Kayastha, Rachya Kayastha, Patty Kostkova, Patty Kostkova   +15 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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Impact of culture towards disaster risk reduction [PDF]

, 2010
Number of natural disasters has risen sharply worldwide making the risk of disasters a global concern. These disasters have created significant losses and damages to humans, economy and society.
Adato M., Arunotai N., Baligh H. H., Boen T., Cahn M., Chambers R., Daskon C., EM‐DAT, Faulkner S., Haigh R., Hall J. R., Hall N., Haviland W. A., Hoffman S. M., Huntington S. P., Kendall D., Koentjaraningrat A., Kroeber A. L., Lavigne F., McEntire D., Mercer J., Nanda S., Nissanka N. M. N. W. K., Nunn N. P. D., Ogburn W. F., Oliver‐Smith A. S., Palliyaguru R., Perez I. N., Ratnayake R. M. G. D., Schaefer R. T., Schech S., Schein E. H., Sumner W. G., Taylor W., Udayangani Kulatunga, UN/ISDR, UNESCO, Williams R., Wisner B.   +38 more
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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and Its Indicators—Where Does Health Fit in?

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2017
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 recognizes the strong connection between health and disasters and promotes the concept of health resilience throughout.
Rishma Maini, Lorcan Clarke, Kevin Blanchard, Virginia Murray   +3 more
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