Lesser, Iris A Nienhuis, C P Belanger, L
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Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Large numbers of cancer survivors struggle with mental health after cancer diagnosis. Cancer survivors are encouraged to engage in physical activity in order to improve physical and mental health. Additional benefits to physical activity engagement in natural environments have been reported but this has not been explored in cancer survivors. Study ...
Constantino, Sara M. Pianta, Silvia Rinscheid, Adrian Frey, Renato Weber, Elke U.
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Climatic Change
With mandates and taxes to mitigate climate change proving politically challenging to implement, some scholars and policy makers have started looking to social norms as a vehicle for large-scale behavioral change. This raises the question of whether formal institutions or organizations are able to influence social norms and behavior. We designed a ...
Roberts, Kim P. Wood, Katherine R. Wylie, Breanne E.
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Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications
One of the many sources of information easily available to children is the internet and the millions of websites providing accurate, and sometimes inaccurate, information. In the current investigation, we examined children’s ability to use credibility information about websites when learning about environmental sustainability. In two studies, child...
Masri, Shahir Miller, Claudia S. Palmer, Raymond F. Ashford, Nicholas
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Environmental Sciences Europe
BackgroundDespite 15–36% of the U.S. population reporting Chemical Intolerances (CI) or sensitivity, the condition has been overlooked in medicine and public health. CI is characterized by multisystem symptoms and new-onset intolerances that develop in a subset of individuals following a major chemical exposure event or repeated low-level exposures...
Elgabsi, Miri Novack, Lena Yarza, Shaked Elgabsi, Matan Shtein, Alexandra Ifergane, Gal
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Multiple sclerosis and related disorders
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system with both a genetic and environmental component. In the current study, we examined an association between incidence of MS moderate to severe relapses and exposure to air pollutants and meteorological exposures. We enrolled MS patients in Southern Israel during 2...
Clarke, Sarah L. N. Mageean, Katie S. Carlton, Henry Simonini, Gabriele Sharp, Gemma C. Relton, Caroline L. Ramanan, Athimalaipet V.
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Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
BackgroundJuvenile idiopathic arthritis associated uveitis (JIA-U) is the most common extra-articular manifestation of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and carries considerable risk to vision. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesise evidence of environmental risk factors for JIA-U and identify risk factors which may be modifiable or ...
Zhang, Nan Cheng, Xiao-Qing Deng, Bin Rui, Jia Qiu, Luxia Zhao, Zeyu Lin, Shengnan Liu, Xingchun Xu, Jingwen Wang, Yao
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Parasites & Vectors
BackgroundSevere fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging infectious disease that is regionally distributed in Asia, with high fatality. Constructing the transmission model of SFTS could help provide clues for disease control and fill the gap in research on SFTS models.MethodsWe built an SFTS transmission dynamics model based on t...
Bo, Hong Zhang, Ye Dong, Li-Bo Dong, Jie Li, Xi-Yan Zhao, Xiang Li, Zi Shu, Yue-Long Wang, Da-Yan
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty
BackgroundRecurrent infections of animal hosts with avian influenza viruses (AIVs) have posted a persistent threat. It is very important to understand the avian influenza virus distribution and characteristics in environment associated with poultry and wild bird. The aim of this study was to analyze the geographic and seasonal distributions of AIVs...
Surr, Claire Griffiths, Alys W Kelley, Rachael Ashley, Laura Cowdell, Fiona Henry, Ann Inman, Hayley Collinson, Michelle Mason, Ellen Farrin, Amanda
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Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
The risks of developing cancer and dementia increase as we age; however, this comorbidity remains relatively under-researched. This study reports on the challenges that people affected by comorbid cancer and dementia face when navigating engagement with cancer treatment within secondary care. An ethnographic study recruiting 17 people with cancer a...
Tronstad, Oystein Flaws, Dylan Lye, India Fraser, John F Patterson, Sue
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Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses
The intensive care environment and experiences during admission can negatively impact patient and family outcomes and can complicate recovery both in hospital and after discharge. While their perspectives based on intimate experiences of the environment could help inform design improvements, patients and their families are typically not involved in...
