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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISKS AND FACTORS INFLUENCING THEM AMONG MEDICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS
2016
The aim of the study is to identify the CVD risks among medical college students associating them to their lifestyle. It should be noted that cardiovascular diseases also affect young people, which students are also. Information obtained during research is necessary for prospective medical staff to acknowledge their cardiovascular health and its influencing factors, as well as for college lecturers to make changes in study programs. The theoretical part of the research discusses various CVD risk determination methods, as well as lifestyle`s impact on cardiovascular health. The empirical part of the research contains information about ten years CVD risk among students, using two Framingham m…
The Impact of a Change in Employment on Three Work-Related Diseases: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study of 10,530 Belgian Employees
2020
BACKGROUND: The literature that has investigated to what extent a change in employment contributes to good health is contradictory or shows inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to investigate whether an association exists between a change in employment and cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and neuropsychological diseases in a sample of 10,530 Belgian workers in a seven-year follow-up study period. METHODS: The following factors were analysed: Demographic variables, a change in employment and the work-related risks. Individuals being on medication for cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and neuropsychological diseases were used as proxies for the three health issues. Logistic regressio…
Nutriential Hazards: Micronutrients: Vitamins and Minerals
2014
To achieve an appropriate and healthy dietary regime, it is necessary to have a balance diet with an adequate contribution of every nutrient. Micronutrients play a fundamental role for normal metabolic functioning of human body, so their deficiencies produce specific clinical manifestations as well as a wide range of non-specific physiological impairments. Under certain situations or physiological conditions (such as stress, smoking, pollution, drugs and alcohol consumption, pregnancy, lactation, etc.), nutrient requirements are even higher, being impossible to fulfill them with standard diets. In fact, over two-third of the world's population lack of one or more essential mineral elements …
Managing in-country transportation risks in humanitarian supply chains by logistics service providers: Insights from the 2015 Nepal earthquake
2017
International audience; Humanitarian supply chains (HSCs) play a central role in effective and efficient disaster relief operations. Transportation has a critical share in HSCs and managing its risks helps to avoid further disruptions in relief operations. However, there is no common approach to or culture of risk management that its applicability has been studied through recent cases. This paper incorporates an empirical research design and makes a threefold contribution: first, it identifies in-country transportation risks during Nepal response. Second, we evaluate afore identified risks through an expert driven risk assessment grid. Third, we use our field data to study how some humanita…
Uz riskiem balstītas pieejas pielietošana zvērinātu revidentu darbā
2020
Maģistra darba tēma ir “Uz riskiem balstītas pieejas pielietošana zvērinātu revidentu darbā”. Darba mērķis ir, balstoties uz Starptautiskiem revīzijas standartiem un auditorfirmas metodoloģiju, novērtēt, kā revidējamās vienības uzņēmējdarbības vide un tās iekšējā kontroles sistēma ietekmē zvērināta revidenta iespēju savā darbībā samazināt riska līmeni, un izstrādāt ieteikumus revīzijas procesa uzlabošanai būtisku neatbilstības risku novēršanai. Maģistra darba ietvaros, pamatojoties uz autores novērojumiem, tika izstrādāti ieteikumi revīzijas procesa uzlabošanai būtisku neatbilstības risku novēršanai. Maģistra darba apjoms ir 96 lappuses, tas sastāv no 3 daļām, 24 tabulām, 24 attēliem, 2 pie…
Acilkarnitīnu koncentrācija asinīs saistībā ar insulīna rezistenci pacientiem ar paaugstinātu kardiovaskulāro risku
2017
Ievads. Acilkarnitīni ir taukskābju metabolīti, kas nodrošina garo ķēžu taukskābju transportu mitohondrijos tālākai β-oksidācijai. Līdzīgi kā citi metabolisma starpprodukti, acilkarnitīni var uzkrāties, traucējot šūnu enerģijas metabolismu un samazinot šūnu izdzīvošanu stresa apstākļos. Šī iemesla dēļ arvien vairāk pēta acilkarnitīnu saistību ar KVS un citām slimībām. Mērķis. Noskaidrot vai acilkarnitīnu koncentrācija asinīs ir saistīta ar insulīna rezistenci un augstāku kardiovaskulāro slimību risku. Metodes. Šis ir viena centra novērojošs šķērsgriezuma pētījums, kurā tika iekļauti pacienti pēc specifiskiem izslēgšanas un iekļaušanas kritērijiem, lai optimāli izvērtētu acilkarnitīnu līmeni…
Selection and evaluation of Internet information by adults with intellectual disabilities
2018
Internet offers people with intellectual disabilities (ID) unique opportunities to access information and to participate in society. But concerns have been raised about the potential risks they face when accessing the Internet (e.g. giving credit to false information, being exposed to manipulative content). As part of the current debate between positive risk-taking and overprotection, our study empirically tested the extent to which 43 adults with ID identified and selected topically relevant as well as trustworthy web pages while searching the Internet for several topics (e.g. Can social networks use your pictures for advertisement?). Participants also justified their search decisions. Res…
Security Controls for Smart Buildings with Shared Space
2022
In this paper we consider cyber security requirements of the smart buildings. We identify cyber risks, threats, attack scenarios, security objectives and related security controls. The work was done as a part of a smart building design and construction work. From the controls identified w e concluded security practices for engineering-in smart buildings security. The paper provides an idea toward which system security engineers can strive in the basic design and implementation of the most critical components of the smart buildings. The intent of the concept is to help practitioners to avoid ad hoc approaches in the development of security mechanisms for smart buildings with shared space. pe…
Political risks: the “red shift” in debt sustainability analysis
2020
Political stability and economic policy uncertainty can be key determinants of sovereign debt dynamics, and we show how they can be incorporated in debt sustainability analysis. We distinguish between short-term ambiguity and long-term uncertainty about political risk factors, and using a combination of narrative scenarios and calibrated probabilistic scenarios we obtain a comprehensive heatmap of high-risk debt dynamics. We use Italy as an interesting case study and demonstrate a “red shift” in the assessment of vulnerabilities when accounting for political risks. Ignoring these risks can lead to excessive optimism and wrong decisions.
Latvian Economy in the Shadow of Pandemic and Opportunities of the Post-Crisis Recovery
2021
Monogrāfija uzrakstīta un izdota Valsts pētījumu programmas “Covid-19 seku mazināšanai” projekta ietvaros: VPP-COVID-2020/1-0010 “Ekonomiskais, politiskais un juridiskais ietvars Latvijas tautsaimniecības potenciāla saglabāšanai un konkurētspējas pieauguma veicināšanai pēc pandēmijas izraisītas krīzes (reCOVery-LV)”