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Comparing Risks Thoughtfully [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
Dr. Finkel argues that comparing risks is neither impossible nor immoral - but is nonetheless very difficult. He then discusses two major pitfalls of making such comparisons, one commonly cited and one routinely ignored, before sketching a framework for ...
Finkel, Adam M.
core   +1 more source

Assessment of crisis readiness to move a patient from the airport with suspected Ebola [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The aim of this article is to verify the readiness of patient transport from the airport with symptoms for Ebola disease by the rescue services of the Integrated Rescue System of the Czech Republic.
Blahová, Marta, Hromada, Martin
core   +1 more source

Nutritional and Behavioral Intervention for Long‐Term Childhood Acute Leukemia Survivors With Metabolic Syndrome

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a common complication in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemia (AL), and a major risk factor for premature cardiovascular disease, type‐2‐diabetes, and metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
Visentin Sandrine   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weight and head circumference at birth in function of placental paraben load in Belgium: an ENVIRONAGE birth cohort study

open access: yesEnvironmental Health, 2020
Background Parabens are a group of esters of para-hydroxybenzoic acid utilized as antimicrobial preservatives in many personal care products. Epidemiological studies regarding the adverse effects of parabens on fetuses are limited.
Karen Vrijens   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Principles for the assessment of the safety requirements of work equipment for working at heights in electrical installations [PDF]

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2019
The work in electrical installations requires some activities to be carried out on heights, and must be carried out in a safe manner and with appropriate ergonomic conditions, by choosing specific work equipment and means of protection, to ensure optimal
Buica Georgeta, Beiu Constantin
doaj   +1 more source

Sensitivity of Earthquake Damage Estimation to the Input Data (Soil Characterization Maps and Building Exposure): Case Study in the Luchon Valley, France

open access: yesGeosciences, 2021
This article studies the effects of the soil data and exposure data of residential building inventories, as well as their spatial resolution, on seismic damage and loss estimates for a given earthquake scenario.
Rosemary Fayjaloun   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Survival for Children Diagnosed With Wilms Tumour (2012–2022) Registered in the UK and Ireland Improving Population Outcomes for Renal Tumours of Childhood (IMPORT) Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Improving Population Outcomes for Renal Tumours of childhood (IMPORT) is a prospective clinical observational study capturing detailed demographic and outcome data on children and young people diagnosed with renal tumours in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Naomi Ssenyonga   +56 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk-Taking-Neutral Background Risk [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2013
We define a class of risk-taking-neutral (RTN) background risks. These background risks have the property that they will not alter decisions made with respect to another risk, for individuals with HARA utility. If we wish to compare a decision made with and without some exogenous background risk, it is often easier to compare the decision made to one ...
Guenter Franke   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Women's perception, attitudes, and intended behavior towards predictive epigenetic risk testing for female cancers in 5 European countries: A cross-sectional online survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
BACKGROUND: Epigenetic markers might be used for risk-stratifying cancer screening and prevention programs in the future. Although the clinical utility of consequent epigenetic tests for risk stratification is yet to be proven, successful adoption into ...
Pashayan, N.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The MedSupport Multilevel Intervention to Enhance Support for Pediatric Medication Adherence: Development and Feasibility Testing

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction We developed MedSupport, a multilevel medication adherence intervention designed to address root barriers to medication adherence. This study sought to explore the feasibility and acceptability of the MedSupport intervention strategies to support a future full‐scale randomized controlled trial.
Elizabeth G. Bouchard   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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