Diets high in red meat and processed meats are established colorectal cancer (CRC) risk factors. However, it is still not well understood what explains this association. We conducted comprehensive analyses of CRC risk and red meat and poultry intakes, taking into account cooking methods, level of doneness, estimated intakes of heterocyclic amines (HCAs) that accumulate during meat cooking, tumo...

What are some effective ways to assess your IS program educational objectives and program outcomes? Today, assessment is a focus point for AACSB, ABET as well as regional accrediting agencies. Practical examples for different aspects of assessment will be presented that help faculty develop meaningful and comprehensive program assessment techniques and tools. Eight experienced speakers will sha...

identification of risk factors of acute hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection in egypt is crucial for developing appropriate prevention strategies. there are few community-based studies on the epidemiology and risk factors of hepatitis c infection in egypt, which could not provide enough information. clear identification of past and current risk factors for infection is of utmost importance so that...

BACKGROUND Improvement in the delivery of influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations to high-risk groups is an important aspect of preventive care for primary healthcare teams. AIM To investigate the effect of an educational outreach visit to primary healthcare teams on influenza and pneumococcal vaccination uptake in high-risk patients. DESIGN Cluster randomised controlled trial. SETTING Th...

The last century has seen dramatic shifts in population work circumstances, leading to an increasing normalization of non-standard work schedules (NSWSs), defined as non-daytime, irregular hours. An ever-growing body of evidence links NSWSs to a host of non-communicable chronic conditions; yet, these associations primarily concentrate on the physiologic mechanisms created by circadian disruptio...

agreed to take an initiative on flood prediction, prevention and mitigation. A core group led by the Netherlands and France has prepared a "best practice document" on flood prevention, protection and mitigation to be presented to the Water Directors meeting in Athens in June 2003. The document at hand concerns the " best practice document " , which is an update of the United Nations and Economi...

Employers recognize that business success depends on the human capital that drives and supports company objectives.1 But what happens when the individuals who comprise the human capital – employees – aren’t meaningfully engaged in their work? Research studies in the last decade show that only about one in every five workers is highly engaged.2 These findings means that upwards of 80 percent of ...

– Benchmarking: new approaches and algorithms ought to be validated against their predecessors to be able to accurately assess their contribution. – Best Practices: model benchmarks and reference models may contribute to improving the state of the practice of modeling by making good (or bad) examples widely accessible. – Validation: a body of examples that is generally accepted as being represe...

Nutrition in early stages of life is one of the most influential environmental factors for the good development of organs and systems and the wellbeing of the child. Epigenetic mechanisms can explain how prenatal and postnatal nutrition affects genes expression with the subsequent risk of immune and metabolic diseases. The objective of this paper is to update the knowledge of the role the nutri...

OBJECTIVE Despite tremendous efforts to scale up key maternal and child health interventions in Zambia, progress has not been uniform across the country. This raises fundamental health system performance questions that require further investigation. Our study investigates technical and scale efficiency (SE) in the delivery of maternal and child health services in the country. SETTING The stud...