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Exploring online health information seeking and sharing among older adults: a mini-review about acceptance, potentials, and barriers

Frontiers in Digital Health
Online health information seeking (OHIS) is understood by health care, health promotion, and disease prevention experts as a resource for healthy aging. It is particularly relevant for older adults since this population can benefit significantly from the
Yves Bachofner, Alexander Seifert, Samin Sepahniya, Carlo Fabian   +3 more
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Research protocol of a multifaceted prospective mixed-method longitudinal study: Navigating Through Life – Western Australian study of transitions from out-of-home care

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Developing robust evidence is a challenge for researchers working with disadvantaged or vulnerable populations. For example, research shows that young people who have transitioned from out-of-home care (OOHC) to independent adulthood often ...
Lauren Parsons, Donna Chung, Reinie Cordier, David Hodgson, Stephan Lund, Philip Mendes, Melissa O’Donnell, Richard Parsons, Stian Thoresen   +8 more
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Cultural adaptation of health interventions including a nutrition component in Indigenous peoples: a systematic scoping review

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
Background Indigenous populations throughout the world experience poorer health outcomes than non-indigenous people. The reasons for the health disparities are complex and due in part to historical treatment of Indigenous groups through colonisation ...
Lisa Vincze, Katelyn Barnes, Mari Somerville, Robyn Littlewood, Heidi Atkins, Ayala Rogany, Lauren T. Williams   +6 more
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Sustainable Software Ecosystems for Open Science

, 2013
Sustainable software ecosystems are difficult to build, and require concerted effort, community norms and collaborations. In science it is especially important to establish communities in which faculty, staff, students and open-source professionals work ...
Hanwell, Marcus D., Hoffman, Bill, O'Leary, Patrick, Osterdahl, Katie, Perera, Amitha, Schroeder, Will, Turner, Wes   +6 more
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Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Soad Fuentes‐Alabí, Courtney E. Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Mauricio Maza, Liliana Vásquez Ponce, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effectiveness of a Must-Have Practical Work in Tertiary Life Science Education

Information, 2020
The teaching of sciences has long been associated with practical work; an instructional tool that is believed to be effective in terms of both promoting learning as well as making the teaching of sciences enjoyable.
Marina Constantinou, Nikolaos Fotou
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Wheel of Wellbeing (WoW) health promotion program: Australian participants report on their experiences and impacts

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Community-based mental health promotion programs focus on improving individual and community wellbeing by strengthening resilience and building capacity to support positive health outcomes.
Daniel Spain, Victoria Stewart, Helen Betts, Amanda J. Wheeler   +3 more
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The effects of graded levels of calorie restriction : I. impact of short term calorie and protein restriction on body composition in the C57BL/6 mouse [PDF]

, 2015
We acknowledge the BSU staff for their invaluable help with caring for the animals and anonymous referees for their inputs. The work was supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) of the UK (Standard grant BB/G009953 ...
Aspden, Richard M, Bruel, Aurélie, Chen, Luonan, Delville, Camille, Derous, Davina, Douglas, Alex, Goodyear, Simon R, Green, Cara, Han, Jackie J D, Kerbois, Celine, Konstantopedos, Penelope, Lusseau, David, Mitchell, Sharon E, Promislow, Daniel E L, Speakman, John R, Tang, Zhanhui, Wang, Yingchun   +16 more
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NRASQ61R Expression in Lymphatic Endothelial Cells Causes Enlarged Vessels, Hemorrhagic Chylous Effusions, and High Mortality in a Mouse Model of Kaposiform Lymphangiomatosis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Kaposiform lymphangiomatosis (KLA) is an aggressive complex lymphatic anomaly. Patients exhibit malformed lymphatic vessels and often develop hemorrhagic effusions and elevated angiopoietin‐2 (Ang‐2) levels. A somatic NRAS p.Q61R (NRASQ61R) mutation has been associated with KLA.
C. Griffin McDaniel, Patricia Pastura, Joshua P. Scallan, Timothy D. Le Cras   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing homelessness among people with mental illness in Ghana: suggestions from Nsawam residents

Discover Public Health
Homelessness among people with mental illness is on the rise in many countries, including Ghana. To curb this phenomenon, appropriate measures must be taken by the relevant authorities.
George Ofosu Oti, Kwamina Abekah-Carter, Joyce Dede Lartey, Margaret Amenuke-Edusei, Anthony Oduro   +4 more
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