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A novel quantitative ecological and microbial risk assessment methodology: theory and practice
(Taylor and Francis Inc., 2020)
© 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.The environment is a complex system where humans, materials (e.g. pollutants), and ecological (e.g. plants, animals, microbes) and meteorological conditions interact with each ...
A Novel Methodology for Assessing the Fall Risk Using Low-Cost and Off-the-Shelf Devices
(IEEE, 2014)
Early detection of fall risk can reduce health costs
associated with surgery, rehabilitation, imaging studies, hospitalizations,
and medical evaluations. This paper proposes a
measurement-focused study oriented to ...
Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks of arsenic exposure in drinking water in the rural environment
(Iran Solid Waste Association, 2020)
Carcinogenic and systemic health effects of arsenic exposure in drinking water are well documented. This study estimated the risk associated with chronic consumption of water with high concentrations of arsenic in children ...
Violence risk assessment: what behavioral healthcare professionals should know
(Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Medicina, 2015-07-01)
Violence risk assessment refers to the attempt to predict the likelihood of future violent behavior so that behavioral healthcare professionals may put into place preventative, risk management measures. Mental health and ...
Indoor and personal carbon monoxide exposure risk assessment in sample of apartment buildings in Santiago, Chile
(2012)
Indoor carbon monoxide (CO) exposure is considered around the world as one of the most important causes of poisoning with fatal outcomes. This study determined indoor CO levels and personal CO exposure and related risk ...
Risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in poultry and beef
(Emerald, 2015)
Purpose – A quantitative microbiological risk assessment (QMRA) was developed to estimate the
probability of getting listeriosis as a consequence of chicken and beef consumption in Chile. The paper
aims to discuss these ...
Dynamic Bayesian Network-Based Risk Assessment for Arctic Offshore Drilling Waste Handling Practices
(2016)
The increased complexity of Arctic offshore drilling waste handling facilities, coupled with stringent regulatory requirements such as zero "hazardous" discharge, calls for rigorous risk management practices. To assess and ...
Methodological proposal for ecological risk assessment of the coastal zone of Antioquia, Colombia
(Ecological Engineering, 2018)
Recent developments in the ability to predict and modify breast cancer risk
(ELSEVIER, 2010-10)
The identification of women at higher risk for breast cancer is a matter of public health and anyone who participates in any treatment modality of this condition (this includes the plastic surgeon) should be aware of the ...
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(2018)
Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017 comparative risk assessment (CRA) is a comprehensive approach to risk factor quantification that offers a useful tool for synthesising ...