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Personal Exposure to Ultrafine Particles According to Different Environments and Modes of Transport in Schoolchildren: Results from a Spanish Cohort …
2017
Background Combustion, especially in diesel engines, emits a complex mixture of gases and particles that could be harmful for the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Daily personal exposure to the smallest particulate matter (less than 0.1 µm and usually called nanoparticles or ultrafine particles – UFP) has been studied to a lesser extent compared to coarser particles. In this study we aim to assess personal exposure to UFP in different environments and transport modes among schoolchildren from a Spanish birth-cohort in the province of Valencia. Methods The study population consisted of 114 children aged 10-11 years. For each of them, personal exposure to UFP was measured continuously …
Search without rescue? Evaluating the international search and rescue response to earthquake disasters
2020
Earthquakes around the world are unnecessarily lethal and destructive, adversely affecting the health and well-being of affected populations. Most immediate deaths and injuries are caused by building collapse, making search and rescue (SAR) an early priority. In this review, we assess the SAR response to earthquake disasters. First, we review the evidence for the majority of individuals being rescued locally, often by relatives and neighbours. We then summarise evidence for successful live rescues by international SAR (ISAR) teams, along with the costs, ethics and other considerations of deployment. Finally, we propose an alternative approach to postdisaster ISAR, with the goal of reducing …
Characterization and conservation of Clinopodium raimondoi Spadaro, A.S. Faqi & Mazzola germplasm in the Parco della Favorita of Palermo city (Si…
2017
In urban areas, the parks represent an important source of plant biodiversity. The Parco della Favorita is the largest green area in Palermo city (Sicily, Italy). Clinopodium raimondoi Spadaro, A.S. Faqi & Mazzola is an aromatic plant species which has a range of uses in Sicilian traditional culture. The essential oil of this species is rich in terpene components and its aroma is similar to that of mint. The aim of this study was to enhance the germplasm of C. raimondoi in the Parco della Favorita. A collection-field was set up within the park. The main biometric and productive parameters of the species were determined and gas chromatographic analyses were carried out to determine the quali…
Do Australopithecus aos ciborgues. Estamos diante do fim da evolução humana?.
2020
Abstract Social implementation of post-humanism could affect the biological evolution of living beings and especially that of humans. This paper addresses the issue from the biological and anthropological-philosophical perspectives. From the biological perspective, reference is made first to the evolution of hominids until the emergence of Homo sapiens, and secondly, to the theories of evolution with special reference to their scientific foundation and the theory of extended heredity. In the anthropological-philosophical part, the paradigm is presented according to which human consciousness, in its emancipatory zeal against biological nature, must “appropriate” the roots of its physis to tr…
Facteurs influençant le choix de la spécialité de médecine générale par les étudiants en médecine
2016
Contexte et problematique : Depuis plus de 20 ans, une diminution du nombre d'etudiants en medecine choisissant de devenir medecin generaliste semble s’observer. Objectif : L'objectif de cette etude etait d'etudier les facteurs influencant ce choix chez des etudiants en medecine d'une faculte francaise. Methodes : Une etude observationnelle descriptive a ete realisee en mars 2015. Les etudiants de la faculte de medecine de l’Universite de Caen (France) inscrits aux epreuves classantes nationales ont ete invites a repondre a un questionnaire valide auto-administre divise en trois parties : renseignements personnels ; choix de specialite et ville d'affectation ; facteurs influencant le choix …
La Declaración GATHER para la presentación precisa y trasparente de los estudios sobre estimaciones de salud procedentes de múltiples fuentes de info…
2016
Transteoretical Approaches on Domestic Violence
2019
Abstract Domestic violence is a widespread public health problem. Domestic violence does not just manifest itself physically, it can take different forms, from verbal aggression to insults of psychological, emotional, sexual, material deprivation or simply negligence. All these affect the victim in many ways. Thus, the professionals in medical, legal sciences, but also the state authorities with responsibilities in social protection and assistance must know the phenomenon very well and find the best ways to fight it. No institution will be able to achieve this objective by working individually, but only an efficient cooperation of all these factors can contribute to limiting the negative ef…
Réhospitalisation précoce des personnes âgées d’au moins 75 ans admises dans un service de médecine polyvalente post-urgence : taux et facteurs prédi…
2016
Resume Introduction Compte tenu des implications de la rehospitalisation a l’echelon individuel et societal, le depistage des personnes âgees (PA) a risque apparait fondamental. Nous avons analyse les facteurs predictifs de rehospitalisation precoce des PA d’au moins 75 ans hospitalisees en medecine. Methodes Etude retrospective monocentrique ayant inclus des PA d’au moins 75 ans hospitalisees en medecine polyvalente via le service d’accueil des urgences. Les patients decedes durant l’hospitalisation, mutes et hospitalises le mois precedent etaient exclus. L’influence sur la rehospitalisation a un mois de donnees sociodemographiques, administratives et biomedicales a ete analysee. Resultats…
Überlegungen des Expertenbeirats zu Anträgen im Rahmen des Innovationsfonds
2018
Zusammenfassung Der Innovationsfonds schafft Anreize zur Entwicklung und Erprobung von Versorgungsinnovationen im Bereich der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung (GKV) mit dem Ziel einer qualitativen Weiterentwicklung der Versorgung in Deutschland. Uber einen Zeitraum von zunachst vier Jahren (2016-19) werden jahrlich 300 Millionen Euro fur Projekte zu „Neuen Versorgungsformen“ und zur „Versorgungsforschung“ bereitgestellt. Der vom Bundesministerium fur Gesundheit (BMG) berufene zehn-kopfige Expertenbeirat begutachtet in einem formalisierten Verfahren alle Antrage anhand verschiedener Kriterien auf wissenschaftliche Gute, Innovationsgehalt, Versorgungsrelevanz und Implementierbarkeit. Das vorl…