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Showing 1 to 20 of 96 for “"Premature death"”.
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Fieldwork Summary Report-World Health Organization
… but more specifically focusing on schizophrenia, premature death in severe mental disorders, and maternal mental health. Although my fieldwork focused within these areas, for the purpose of this final report, I have opted to focus on my contributions to the research around schizophrenia and …
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A quantitative analysis of socioeconomic position and the occurrence of violence in South Africa
Violence is the second leading cause of premature death and one of the leading causes of morbidity in South Africa (Bradshaw et aI., 2003). Unlike many public health problems, the causes of violence are predominantly socioeconomic (rather than biological) in nature. The intersection between …
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Perceptions of lecturers in the health and applied sciences faculty at a selected college regarding physical activity in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases: an explorative study
… in developing regions such as Africa, leading to premature death among lecturers. This study explored lecturers' perceptions within the Health and Applied Sciences Faculty at a selected college in Zambia regarding physical activity in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases. A …
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A study of life insurance and other alternative investments
… be adequately protected against the pre-mature death of the bread-wlnner. In any event this study will endeavour to throw some light on the advantages of having separate contracts for protection and savings. We believe the need for protection against premature death is a temporary phase in the …
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Besieged Life: Subjecting Liberal Muslim Women in the War on Terror
… project that exposes Muslim populations to premature death is missing. By premature death, I not only mean the uneven distribution of the loss of life as a result of racism, but also the unmaking of Muslim women as tawhidic subjects—subjects who are forged in relation to an Islamic worldview …
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Socioeconomics of tobacco use in the Southern African Customs Union
… because it is one of the significant causes of premature death, as a result of various types of diseases that arise due to the use of both smoking and smokeless tobacco. Tobacco use has been found to be associated significantly with socioeconomic status, and particularly, tobacco use has been …
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Genetic approaches to studying coronary heart disease in SR-BI/apoE double knockout mice
… myocardial infarction, cardiac dysfunction and premature death. This model represents a unique system in which to study the two principal underlying mechanisms of atherosclerosis and CHD, inflammation and lipoprotein lipid metabolism. The first part of this thesis demonstrates that B- and …
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Predictive Factors for Mortality in Young and Middle-Aged Patients with Ischemic Stroke // Предиктивни фактори за смъртен изход при пациенти с исхемичен мозъчен инсулт в млада и средна възраст
… it frequently results in long-term disability, premature death, and a substantial socioeconomic burden. A retrospective cohort, single-centre study was conducted, including 168 patients admitted to the Second Clinic of Neurology at St. Marina University Hospital – Varna between 2017 and 2022, of …
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Health care financing and expenditure in Malawi : do efficiency and equity matter?
… from a large amount of preventable illness and premature death which could be treated/prevented by simple inexpensive medical interventions. This scenario raises questions with regard to the government stated priority to primary health care and preventive health services. This investigation …
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The Influence of Deprivation on Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in Rural Indians
… Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of premature death in India, in which rural population experiences more vulnerability due to socio-economic absence, limited health literacy and poor access to healthcare. Despite the national prevention programs, intervals in service distribution and …
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21 skin lies & the naked truth : short fiction
… between "you" and the narrator), disease and premature death, finding beauty in garbage and vice versa, popular music and narrative self-identity.
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Dieta de baixo carboidrato: uma revisão de literatura
… health are numerous, ranging from the risk of premature death to several non-lethal diseases, but that affect the individual's quality of life, obese people have a risk of developing type 2 diabetes in 3 times more when compared to people with normal weight. In search of solutions to stop the …
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CommunAir: Building Low-cost Community Data Infrastructure with Sensors, Spreadsheets, and Open Datasets
… source of various health problems and general premature death. However, without appropriate data collection, reporting, and storage systems, it is difficult to both build community awareness and drive policy with air quality measurements alone. Furthermore, while investigations into poor air …
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An Assessment of the Molecular Basis of Toxin-induced Dilated Cardiomyopathy in an Avian Animal Model
… disease of the myocardium, causes morbidity and premature death in humans and other domestic animals including turkeys. Though DCM results from many different factors including those that are unknown or idiopathic, genetic factor is a major cause of idiopathic DCM. In this study, I assessed the …
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Trends in Premature Mortality from Colorectal Cancer in the United States, 2000 to 2010
… However, little is known about the extent of premature death from CRC. This study investigates premature mortality as measured in years of potential life lost (YPLL) attributed to CRC in the United States from 2000 to 2010 by sex, race, ethnicity, and geography. The data used for this study …
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An Investigation into the Use and Limitations of Electrical Impedance Mammography as a Clinical Diagnostic Tool
Breast cancer continues to be a leading cause of premature death in women in the western world. This is despite a concerted effort to reduce mortality through the detection of cancers through organised x-ray screening programmes. These efforts are limited in their extent by the specific …
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Neuroplasticity, Neurorehabilitation, and New Hope for Brain-Injured Persons
… many TBI survivors to permanent disability or premature death. The reasons for this stagnation are arguably historical. In the mid nineteenth century, Paul Pierre Broca established localization theory, which holds that certain cognitive functions are located within specific areas of the brain. …
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Acoustic Startle Response in High and Low Hostiles Before And After A Cold Pressor Task
… is associated with cardiovascular disease and premature death (Everson et al., 1997). This experiment hypothesized that diminished regulatory control would also be evident in the Acoustic Startle Response (ASR). In this experiment, high- and low-hostile undergraduate men (N = 40) were exposed …
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Analysis of Β8 Integrin In Neurogenesis and Neurovascular Homeostasis
… to severe developmental vascular defects and premature death. Here, the functions of αvβ8 integrin in the adult brain have been examined using mice that have been genetically manipulated to lack a functional β8 integrin gene. This study reveals that loss of β8 integrin leads to widespread …
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A Comparison of Several Parameters of Aging in Drosophila Melanogaster Under Normal and High Oxygen Tension
… induces a pathological condition resulting in premature death. It does not provide a valid model for accelerated normal aging. The mechanisms that lead to the decline in catalase activity in conditions under which it is expected to increase await further study.
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