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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann +8 more
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Methodology for analyzing socio-environmental vulnerability applied to rural settlements [PDF]
Ambiente & SociedadeStudies on vulnerability that include both environmental and social aspects, are important tools to support decision-making in the face of socio-environmental problems.
Francielle Rodrigues de Oliveira +2 more
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Social vulnerability, social-ecological resilience and coastal governance
Global Sustainability, 2022 Non-technical summary Our analysis shows that the framing of social vulnerability is shaped by a narrow definition of resilience, focusing on post-disaster return and recovery responses.
Javad Jozaei +3 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida +6 more
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Social resilience: the forgotten dimension of disaster risk reduction
Jàmbá, 2006 The current thinking in the Disaster Risk Reduction field emphasizes assessment and reduction of vulnerability and especially social vulnerability as an important factor in mitigating the effects of disasters. In the process of emphasizing vulnerability,
Guy Sapirstein
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Study of Integrated Social Vulnerability Index SoVIint of Hilly Region of Uttarakhand, India
Environmental and Climate Technologies, 2020 The hilly regions of India have suffered many disasters, both natural and anthropogenic. In the hilly state like Uttarakhand, the hazards like flash flood, forest fires, and landslide affect the community at the large scale.
Kumar Dilip, Kumar Bhattacharjya Rajib
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Vulnerability of Social Institutions [PDF]
OECD Economic Policy Papers, 2014 Social institutions face many challenges. The recent economic crisis has provided a stress test as it has left a legacy of high unemployment and high government debt in many countries. It also lowered potential output and thus the revenue base for social protection schemes.
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Organoids in pediatric cancer research
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
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Exposure to social engagement metrics increases vulnerability to misinformation
Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, 2020 News feeds in virtually all social media platforms include engagement metrics, such as the number of times each post is liked and shared. We find that exposure to these signals increases the vulnerability of users to low-credibility information in a ...
Mihai Avram +3 more
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The association of social vulnerability with colorectal enhanced recovery program failure
Surgery Open Science, 2023 Background: Enhanced recovery programs (ERPs) improve outcomes, but over 20 % of patients fail ERP and the contribution of social vulnerability is unknown.
Burkely P. Smith, MD +9 more
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