Staggered release policies for COVID-19 control: Costs and benefits of relaxing restrictions by age and risk
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2020.108405
Abstract: Abstract Lockdown and social distancing restrictions have been widely used as part of policy efforts aimed at controlling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Since these restrictions have a negative impact on the economy, there exists a… read more here.
Keywords: staggered release; costs benefits; age risk; release policies ... See more keywords
Fiction in the age of risk
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DOI: 10.1080/0950236x.2017.1294897
Abstract: ABSTRACT When Ulrich Beck theorised a ‘Risk Society’ (Risikogesellschaft) in 1986, the threat of global annihilation through nuclear war remained uppermost in the minds of his readership. If we skip forward three decades to the… read more here.
Keywords: fiction; risk; war; fiction age ... See more keywords
Patient age and risk of recurrence of primary melanoma at high risk of spread
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DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19601
Abstract: Melanoma is more aggressive with poorer outcomes in older than younger patients. Older age has been associated with greater tumour thickness, higher rates of ulceration, and high mitotic rates,1,2 but it is not clear whether… read more here.
Keywords: melanoma; risk; age; patient age ... See more keywords
Is age a risk factor for liver disease and metabolic alterations in ataxia Telangiectasia patients?
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DOI: 10.1186/s13023-017-0689-y
Abstract: BackgroundAtaxia telangiectasia (A-T) is a neurodegenerative disease that leads to mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress. Insulin resistance (IR), type 2 diabetes and the risk for development of cardiovascular disease was recently associated as an extended… read more here.
Keywords: risk; metabolic alterations; disease; risk factor ... See more keywords
Advanced paternal age and risk of cancer in offspring.
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DOI: 10.18632/aging.202333
Abstract: Many risk factors of cancer have been established, but the contribution of paternal age in this regard remains largely unexplored. To further understand the etiology of cancer, we investigated the relationship between paternal age and… read more here.
Keywords: age; paternal age; advanced paternal; cancer ... See more keywords