Tsunami loss assessment based on Hazus approach – The Bat Galim, Israel, case study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2021.106175
Abstract: Abstract The extensive loss of human lives and building damage sustained during past tsunamis drove development of the first tsunami risk assessment in Israel. Although past tsunamis have occurred along the eastern Mediterranean coasts, no… read more here.
Keywords: tsunami; bat galim; loss; assessment ... See more keywords
An integrated analysis of households' electricity consumption in Israel
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.04.010
Abstract: Abstract Recent decades have witnessed a growing interest in the conservation of electricity of the household sector as consumption rates grow constantly worldwide. To date, consumption based studies have either focused on households' overall use… read more here.
Keywords: use electricity; analysis; electricity; israel ... See more keywords
Food beliefs and food supply chains: The impact of religion and religiosity in Israel
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.07.007
Abstract: This paper demonstrates that religion and religiosity affect norms, which affect food consumption patterns and production. Heterogeneity and asymmetric information lead to multiple certification channels as well as multiple supply chains. Major supply chains may… read more here.
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Heated beeswax usage in mortuary practices: The case of Ḥorvat Tevet (Jezreel Valley, Israel) ca. 1000 BCE
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102904
Abstract: Abstract The article presents and discusses the results of Residue Analysis performed on 27 pottery vessels, placed as offerings in burials dating to the Iron I period (ca. 1050–900 BCE) at the site Ḥorvat Tevet… read more here.
Keywords: orvat tevet; heated beeswax; israel; bce ... See more keywords
Equid Herpesvirus 8 Isolated From an Adult Donkey in Israel.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2020.103247
Abstract: We report the isolation of Equid herpesvirus 8 from a rescued donkey that suffered severe postcastration complications. Despite intensive treatment, the donkey deteriorated and was euthanized. Postmortem virologic analysis revealed the isolation of a herpesvirus… read more here.
Keywords: herpesvirus isolated; israel; herpesvirus; equid herpesvirus ... See more keywords
Elevated Costs and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Established Cardiovascular Disease in Israel.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vhri.2020.05.003
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To evaluate excess healthcare resource utilization (HRU) and costs among patients with both type 2 diabetes (T2D) and established cardiovascular disease (CVD) relative to those with T2D only, in Israel. METHODS A retrospective, observational,… read more here.
Keywords: resource utilization; utilization; patients type; healthcare resource ... See more keywords
Coming of age: health-care challenges of an ageing population in Israel
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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)30789-4
Abstract: Although Israel is still young in years, with relatively high birth rates and older people (individuals aged 65 years or older) constituting only about 11% of its population, the absolute number of older people is… read more here.
Keywords: older people; age; care; israel ... See more keywords
A personal perspective on health in Israel
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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)30865-6
Abstract: www.thelancet.com Published online May 8, 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30865-6 1 My earliest memories of my father, Noah Lucas (1927–2008), seat him perpetually at a typewriter, pipe in mouth, radio on; and hanging behind him on the wall,… read more here.
Keywords: personal perspective; health israel; perspective health; israel ... See more keywords
Digital health nation: Israel's global big data innovation hub
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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)30876-0
Abstract: Traditional care models are unlikely to sustain the escalating growth in patient needs and health-care costs in high-income economies. Digital medicine innovation holds promise to help reduce inefficiencies in health-care delivery, improve access, increase quality,… read more here.
Keywords: digital health; health care; innovation; israel ... See more keywords
Maternal and child health in Israel: building lives
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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)30929-7
Abstract: Israel is home to a child-oriented society that values strong family ties, universal child benefits, and free education for all children from 3 years of age to school grade 12. Alongside the universal health-care services… read more here.
Keywords: mortality; israel; maternal child; health ... See more keywords
The health status of the Palestinians living in Israel: a cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)30349-0
Abstract: Abstract Background In mid-2014, 1 350 800 Palestinians were living in Israel (excluding residents of occupied East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights). Palestinians comprise 17% of the total population in Israel. The Palestinian community in Israel is… read more here.
Keywords: status; aged years; palestinians living; israel ... See more keywords