Time discounting and the decision to protect areas that are near and threatened or remote and cheap to acquire
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DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13129
Abstract: Should conservation organizations focus on protecting habitats that are at imminent risk of being converted but are expensive or more remote areas that are less immediately threatened but where a large amount of land can… read more here.
Keywords: decision protect; time; conservation; protect ... See more keywords
PROTECT: PRoximal balloon Occlusion TogEther with direCt Thrombus aspiration during stent retriever thrombectomy – evaluation of a double embolic protection approach in endovascular stroke treatment
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DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2017-013558
Abstract: Purpose Stent retriever-based mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for emergent large vessel occlusions (ELVO) is often complicated by thrombus fragmentation causing distal embolization and embolization to new vascular territories. Well-established embolic protection approaches include proximal flow arrest… read more here.
Keywords: protect; approach; aspiration; thrombus ... See more keywords
Modelling the impact of social protection on tuberculosis: the S-PROTECT project
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5539-x
Abstract: BackgroundTackling the social determinants of Tuberculosis (TB) through social protection is a key element of the post-2015 End TB Strategy. However, evidence informing policies are still scarce. Mathematical modelling has the potential to contribute to… read more here.
Keywords: protection; modelling impact; impact social; social protection ... See more keywords
COVID-19: a plea to protect the older population
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DOI: 10.1186/s12939-020-01193-5
Abstract: Introduction A recent WHO declaration reports that over 95% of COVID-19 related deaths in the European Region (currently the epicentre of the pandemic alongside with North America) occurred in people older than 60 years. Elaborating… read more here.
Keywords: older people; covid plea; protect; covid ... See more keywords