A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY EXAMINING EXPOSURE TO INCARCERATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY – JUSTICE STUDY): A PROTOCOL PAPER

A prospective cohort study examining exposure to incarceration and cardiovascular disease (Justice-Involved Individuals Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology – JUSTICE study): a protocol paper

Abstract Background People who have been incarcerated have high Enamel Spill Tray rates of cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension and smoking, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of hospitalizations and mortality in this population.Despite this, little is known regarding what pathways mediate the association between incar

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Potential of wet blue leather waste for ruminant feeding

The objective of this study was to find an alternative to minimize environmental contamination by leather waste using it as ruminant feed.The wet blue leather wastes (WB) without chrome extraction were compared with the leather wastes in which the chrome was extracted (CE).Both materials had 99.7% of dry matter (DM), but the crude protein level was

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Institutional analysis of the conservation management for Litsea leytensis Merr. in Laguna and Quezon, Philippines

Abstract This paper aims to analyze the institutions involved in the conservation management of Litsea leytensis Merr., with the trade name Medang, a wood species preferred by carvers in the Philippines, particularly in Paete, Laguna.The art of wood carving is thriving as a culture and as a wood-based industry for Filipinos, intertwined with natura

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The value of foresight: how prospection affects decision-making

Traditional theories of decision-making assume that utilities are based on the intrinsic value of outcomes; in turn, these values depend on associations between expected outcomes and the current motivational state of the decision-maker.This view disregards the fact that humans (and possibly other animals) have prospection abilities, which permit an

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