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Alcohol’s Impact on the Cardiovascular System [PDF]
Nutrients, 2021 Alcohol consumption has been shown to have complex, and sometimes paradoxical, associations with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Several hundred epidemiological studies on this topic have been published in recent decades. In this narrative review, the epidemiological evidence will be examined for the associations between alcohol consumption, including ...
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Trustworthiness, Not Trust: How Systemic Racism Impacts COVID-19 Vaccine Receipt
Health Equity, 2023 To illuminate the forces of structural racism influencing COVID-19 vaccine receipt, we developed a conceptual model that recontextualizes trust and presents potential pathways to address structural racism.
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The Impact of Obesity on the Cardiovascular System [PDF]
Journal of Diabetes Research, 2018 Obesity is a growing health problem worldwide. It is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk on the one hand of obesity itself and on the other hand of associated medical conditions (hypertension, diabetes, insulin resistance, and sleep apnoea syndrome). Obesity has an important role in atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease.
Imre Csige +6 more
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THE DETERMINANTS OF SYSTEMIC RISK: EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIAN COMMERCIAL BANKS
Buletin Ekonomi Moneter dan Perbankan, 2020 This paper examines the determinants of systemic risk across Indonesian commercial banks using quarterly data from 2001Q4 to 2017Q4. Employing four measures of systemic risk, namely value-at-risk (VaR), historical marginal expected shortfall (MESH ...
Mutiara Aini +1 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by an out-of-frame mutation in the DMD gene that results in the absence of a functional dystrophin protein, leading to a devastating progressive lethal muscle-wasting disease.
Kholoud K. Saleh +12 more
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Impact Propagation in Airport Systems [PDF]
, 2021 AbstractThe effective protection of critical infrastructure against cyber and physical security threats involves many different steps from initially the identification of risks to finally the implementation of counter measures in the infrastructure. To derive counter measures and to come to intelligent decisions facing the identified risks, the impact ...
Köpke, Corinna +13 more
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Contamination of the Aquatic Environment with Neonicotinoids and its Implication for Ecosystems
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2016 The widespread use of systemic neonicotinoid insecticides in agriculture results first in contamination of the soil of the treated crops, and secondly in the transfer of residues to the aquatic environment.
Francisco Sánchez-Bayo +2 more
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Human and Murine Evidence for Mechanisms Driving Autoimmune Photosensitivity
Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 Ultraviolet (UV) light is an important environmental trigger for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, yet the mechanisms by which UV light impacts disease are not fully known.
Sonya J. Wolf +5 more
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Systemic evaluation of social impacts of soybean production for biofuels in Porto Nacional – TO
GEPROS: Gestão da Produção, Operações e Sistemas, 2017 The current energy crisis affects the whole society and points to a change in the use and dependence on fossil fuels. The way these fuels have been used at the moment points to fuel shortages of this energy source, however, at the same time, to the ...
Thiago de Loiola Araújo e Silva +1 more
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Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 2023 Modelling potential impacts of salmon lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis on Atlantic salmon Salmo salar requires estimation of the levels that cause serious sub-lethal physiological impacts and direct mortality.
SC Ives +4 more
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