Lo, T. Wing Yeung, Jerf W. K. Tam, Cherry H. L.
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Substance abuse has been a thorny public health concern throughout human history. Manifestly, prevention and treatment are the two main strategies commonly adopted to tackle the problem of substance abuse. They are in fact cross-disciplinary, and they relate to the various domains of heredity, biology, psychology, cognitive science, family, social ...
Liao, Yu-San Li, Hung-Chou Lu, Hsueh-Kuan Lai, Chung-Liang Wang, Yue-Sheng Hsieh, Kuen-Chang
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Modern bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) provides a wide range of body composition estimates such as fat mass (FM), lean body mass (LBM), and body water, using specific algorithms. Assuming that the fat free mass (FFM) and LBM can be accurately estimated by the 8-electrode BIA analyzer (BIA8MF; InBody230, Biospace), the bone mineral content (B...
Leslie, Catherine J. Hawkins, Melanie Smith, Diane L.
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
More than one in four parents in the United States of America (USA) have low health literacy, which is associated with reduced health equity and negatively impacts child health outcomes. Early intervention (EI) programs are optimally placed to build the health literacy capacity of caregivers, which could improve health equity. The health literacy o...
Cydejko, Aleksandra Kusiak, Aida Grzybowska, Magdalena Emilia Kochańska, Barbara Ochocińska, Jolanta Maj, Adrian Świetlik, Dariusz
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The aim of this study was to estimate differences in selected physicochemical properties of saliva between menopausal and premenopausal women. Methods: The study population consisted of 9 menopausal women and 15 women of the control group. Laboratory tests included the determination of pH saliva, salivary flow rate, and concentrations of lactoferri...
Khoza-Shangase, Katijah Masondo, Nothando
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The study was an initial exploration of the current ototoxicity assessment and management practices by audiologists in South Africa. An exploratory survey research methodology through a cross-sectional research design was adopted where audiologists were recruited from professional associations’ databases in South Africa, using specific inclusion cr...
Dos Santos, Luis Miguel
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
From the East Asian social and cultural perspectives and contexts, this study aimed to understand the relationships and behaviors between nursing students’ sense of filial piety and their decision-making behind selecting nursing education as their major. Forty-two traditional-age nursing students (i.e., six men and 36 women) at their final year of ...
Diego-Mas, Jose Antonio Alcaide-Marzal, Jorge Poveda-Bautista, Rocio
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
In this work, the effects of using immersive media such as virtual reality on the performance of training programs to avoid ergonomics risks are analyzed. The advance of technology has made it possible to use low-cost portable devices able to generate highly immersive experiences in training programs. The effects of using this kind of device in tra...
Hicks, Daniel J.
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Chlorpyrifos, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (ACI), is one of the most widely used insecticides in the world, and is generally recognized to be a moderate human neurotoxin. This paper reports a distributional environmental justice (dEJ) analysis of chlorpyrifos use in California’s Central Valley, examining the way distributions of environmental ...
Khoshnava, Seyed Meysam Rostami, Raheleh Mohamad Zin, Rosli Štreimikienė, Dalia Mardani, Abbas Ismail, Mohammad
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Conventional building materials (CBMs) made from non-renewable resources are the main source of indoor air contaminants, whose impact can extend from indoors to outdoors. Given their sustainable development (SD) prospect, green building materials (GBMs) with non-toxic, natural, and organic compounds have the potential to reduce their overall impact...
Saint-Bryant, Caroline A Murrill, Judy Hayward, Janine K Nunez, Kayleigh-Marie Spector, Aimee
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The authors examined the feasibility of delivering an adapted version of SettleIN, a manualised staff-led programme designed to facilitate adjustment to care for new residents with dementia. The effects of SettleIN on resident adjustment, mood and quality of life were also investigated. A pilot randomised controlled trial was conducted. Nineteen ne...
