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Talk weight : an observational study of communication about patient weight in primary care consultations

, 2015
Obesity is a major public health issue and primary care practitioners are well placed to opportunistically raise the issue of overweight or obesity with their patients.
Cecil, Joanne Elizabeth, Laidlaw, Anita Helen, Locke, Heather, McHale, Calum Thomas   +3 more
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Mussel Caging and the Weight of Evidence Approach in the Assessment of Chemical Contamination in Coastal Waters of Finland (Baltic Sea)

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019
Contamination status of coastal areas of Finland (northern Baltic Sea) markedly affected by anthropogenic activities (harbors, shipyards and maritime activity, industry, municipal and agricultural inputs, legacy contamination) was assessed for the first ...
Kari K. Lehtonen, Giuseppe d'Errico, Samuli Korpinen, Francesco Regoli, Heidi Ahkola, Tanja Kinnunen, Anu Lastumäki   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Landslide Susceptibility Assessment in Constantine Region (NE Algeria) By Means of Statistical Models

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica, 2018
The purpose of the present study was to compare the prediction performances of three statistical methods, namely, information value (IV), weight of evidence (WoE) and frequency ratio (FR), for landslide susceptibility mapping (LSM) at the east of ...
Manchar Nabil, Benabbas Chaouki, Hadji Riheb, Bouaicha Foued, Grecu Florina   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in body weight and food choice in those attempting smoking cessation: a cluster randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2012
<p><b>Background:</b> Fear of weight gain is a barrier to smoking cessation and significant cause of relapse for many people. The provision of nutritional advice as part of a smoking cessation programme may assist some in smoking ...
Mhairi Mackenzie, Hankey, C.R., Wilma S Leslie, Mackenzie, M., Murray, H.M., Walker, A., Susan Boyle, Michael EJ Lean, Leslie Wilma S, Mackenzie Mhairi, Walker Andrew, Koshy Preethi R, Catherine R Hankey, Leslie, W.S., Koshy, P.R., Lean, M.E.J., Hankey Catherine R, Murray Heather M, Lean Michael EJ, Heather M Murray, Boyle, S., Boyle Susan, Preethi R Koshy, Andrew Walker   +23 more
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Integrative Assessment of Sediment Quality in the São Francisco River (Mina Gerais, Brazil)

Applied Sciences, 2023
The São Francisco River (one of the most important South American rivers) has many contamination sources, but just a few environmental assessments have been conducted. A weight-of-evidence approach identified the pollution sources (industrial activities,
Inmaculada Riba, Estefanía Bonnail, María José Salamanca, Mercedes Conradi, Maria Helena Costa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of SMS for Weight Management [PDF]

, 2020
Short Message Service (SMS)-delivered behaviour change interventions are frequently used to support weight management. This systematic review examines the effectiveness of SMS-delivered behaviour change interventions for weight management.
Rebecca Skinner, Sinéad Currie, Dombrowski, Stephan, Gonet, Veronica, Stephan U. Dombrowski, Skinner, Rebecca, Pat Hoddinott, Hoddinott, Pat, Currie, Sinead, Veronica Gonet   +9 more
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Application of a Hybrid Model in Landslide Susceptibility Evaluation of the Western Tibet Plateau

Applied Sciences
The evaluation of landslide susceptibility plays a crucial role in preventing the risks associated with landslides and debris flows, providing valuable insights for the effective prevention and mitigation of geological hazards.
Yongpeng Yang, Ya Guo, Hao Chen, Hao Tang, Meng Li, Ang Sun, Yu Bian   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Chimpanzees Use Weight to Select Hammer Tools?

, 2011
This study was financially supported by a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Predoc Grant (http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-summer/index.html) to Cornelia Schrauf.
Josep Call, Schrauf, C., Schrauf, Cornelia (University of Vienna), Call, Josep, Schrauf Cornelia, Koki Fuwa, Hirata, Satoshi (Great Ape Research Institute, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories), Hirata, Satoshi, Satoshi Hirata, Fuwa, Koki, Hirata, S., Cornelia Schrauf, Hirata Satoshi, Fuwa, K., Call, J. ; https://orcid.org/, Fuwa Koki, Fuwa, Koki (Great Ape Research Institute, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories), Schrauf, Cornelia, Call Josep, Call, Josep (Department for Developmental and Comparative Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology)   +19 more
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Small Shifts, Big Impacts: Using Probabilistic Genotyping Software in Forensic Genetics

RevSALUS
The genetic analysis of crime scene samples is increasingly challenging due to the low DNA quantity and/or quality and associated stochastic effects, that make them highly complex and difficult to analyze.
Camila Costa, Carolina Figueiredo, Sandra Costa, Paulo Miguel Ferreira, António Amorim, Lourdes Prieto, Nádia Pinto   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source