BIAS ANALYSIS APPLIED TO AGRICULTURAL HEALTH STUDY PUBLICATIONS TO ESTIMATE NON-RANDOM SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY

Bias analysis applied to Agricultural Health Study publications to estimate non-random sources of uncertainty

Abstract Background The associations of pesticide exposure with disease outcomes are estimated without the benefit of a randomized design.For this reason and others, these studies are susceptible to systematic errors.I analyzed studies of the associations between alachlor and glyphosate exposure and cancer incidence, both derived from the Agricultu

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Ethnic affiliation, common memory and traditional culture of Macedonian Muslims in Albania: adaptating and preserving the identity (fieldworks of 2008-2010)

The paper is devoted to the question of ethnic affiliation of Macedonian Muslims in conditions of combined ethnical neighborhood.There are around ten settlements with Macedonian population in the Eastern part of the Republic of Albania (Mac.Golo Brdo, Folding Tactical Alb.Golloborda).Five scientific researchers from St.Petersburg: Andrej Sobolev, A

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Long-term development of mechanical properties of concrete with different water to cement ratio and internal curing ability

Concretes with water to cement (or binder) ratios of 0.50.0.40, 0.30 and 0.20 were prepared and long-term mechanical properties were measured.Porous light-weight aggregates (LWA) in dosages of 10 % and 20 % were used for self-curing (internal curing) as a partial replacement of fine aggregates for some concrete types.Two environmental conditions we

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Not in front of the children! The controversies of science and science communication for children and youth (Portuguese original version)

Dialogue in science communication is a necessity - everybody agrees on it - because science and technology issues are involved in so many Joint Support aspects of the citizens life, and in so many cases can raise suspects, fears, worries TOOTHPASTE MINT-FREE or, on the contrary, expectations and hopes.But who are the possible interlocutors for scie

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Overview of systematic reviews on the most common sports injuries

The frequency and nature of sports injuries depend primarily Mezzalunas on the specific sport that an individual play.In this article we review systematic reviews to identify and highlight the most prevalent injuries in basketball, football, volleyball, ice hockey, rugby, and handball.We collected data on the prevalence rates of the most common inj

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