Evolution of gynaecologists’ practices regarding the implementation of Swiss legislation on maternity protection at work between 2008 and 2017 by Alessia Abderhalden-Zellweger, Zakia Mediouni, Isabelle Probst, Maria-Pia Politis Mercier, Brigitta Danuser, Pascal Wild, Bastien Chiarini, Marie-Louise Hale, Peggy Krief

“…Gynaecologists-obstetricians have a key role in this legislation, particularly through the prescription of preventive leave for patients who would otherwise face dangerous or arduous tasks in the absence of an adequate risk analysis or suitable protective measures. However, international and national literature suggests that gynaecologists-obstetricians may encounter difficulties in fulfilling their role. …”
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High order stochastic transport and Lagrangian data assimilation by Dutt, Arkopal

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Effect of protocolized weaning with early extubation to noninvasive ventilation vs invasive weaning on time to liberation from mechanical ventilation among patients With respirator... by Perkins, G, Mistry, D, Gates, S, Gao, F, Snelson, C, Hart, N, Camporota, L, Varley, J, Carle, C, Paramasivam, E, Hoddell, B, McAuley, D, Walsh, T, Blackwood, B, Rose, L, Lamb, S, Petrou, S, Young, D, Lall, R, Breathe Collaborators

“…The median time to liberation was 4.3 days in the noninvasive group vs 4.5 days in the invasive group (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.1; 95% CI, 0.89-1.40). Competing risk analysis accounting for deaths had a similar result (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.1; 95% CI, 0.86-1.34). …”

Development of reliability-centered maintenance model using linguistic failure mode and effect analysis by Mohammed Ahmed Qaid, Alrifaey Moath

“…Moreover, identification of failure modes and their prioritization may be useful for particular risk analysis and judgments in complex or vague conditions, consequently increasing the success of reliability maintenance system.…”
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Guidelines for the reliable use of high throughput sequencing technologies to detect plant pathogens and pests by Massart, Sebastien, Adams, Ian, Al Rwahnih, Maher, Baeyen, Steve, Bilodeau, Guillaume J., Blouin, Arnaud G., Boonham, Neil, Candresse, Thierry, Chandellier, Anne, De Jonghe, Kris, Fox, Adrian, Gaafar, Yahya Z.A., Gentit, Pascal, Haegeman, Annelies, Ho, Wellcome, Hurtado-Gonzales, Oscar, Jonkers, Wilfried, Kreuze, Jan, Kutjnak, Denis, Landa, Blanca B., Liu, Mingxin, Maclot, François, Malapi-Wight, Marta, Maree, Hans J., Martoni, Francesco, Mehle, Natasa, Minafra, Angelantonio, Mollov, Dimitre, Moreira, Adriana G., Nakhla, Mark, Petter, Françoise, Piper, Alexander M., Ponchart, Julien P., Rae, Robbie, Remenant, Benoit, Rivera, Yazmin, Rodoni, Brendan, Botermans, Marleen, Roenhorst, J.W., Rollin, Johan, Saldarelli, Pasquale, Santala, Johanna, Souza-Richards, Rose, Spadaro, Davide, Studholme, David J., Sultmanis, Stefanie, van der Vlugt, René, Tamisier, Lucie, Trontin, Charlotte, Vazquez-Iglesias, Ines, Vicente, Claudia S.L., van de Vossenberg, Bart T.L.H., Westenberg, Marcel, Wetzel, Thierry, Ziebell, Heiko, Lebas, Benedicte S. M.

“…A special emphasis is given to key elements to be considered: undertaking a risk analysis, designing sample panels for validation, using proper controls, evaluating performance criteria, confirming and interpreting results. …”
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From Impact Assessment to the Policy Cycle: Drawing Lessons from the EU’S Better-Regulation Agenda by Andrea Renda

“…The first better-regulation agenda followed the pioneering experience of some of its member states and introduced a formal procedure of ex ante impact assessment (IA) as well as minimum criteria for stakeholder consultation.1 Different variables explain the rise of EU-level IA, such as reactions to the overuse of the precautionary principle in risk analysis and health policy (especially in chemicals and tobacco);2 pressure from finance ministers in countries such as the U.K. and the Netherlands to introduce evidence-based procedures in policy formulation, thus increasing accountability;3 and organizational developments within the European Commission, with an expansion to regulatory policy of tools originally crafted for sustainable development policies.4 The EU IA model was introduced together with a communication aimed at simplifying and improving the regulatory environment and promoting “a culture of dialogue and  participation” within the EU legislative process.5 As a result, the commission decided to integrate all forms of ex ante evaluation and various tests by building an integrated impact-assessment model, to enter into force on Jan. 1, 2003.6 This model was tasked with the heavy responsibility of ensuring that adequate account was taken, at an early stage of the regulatory process, of both the competitiveness and sustainable-development goals, which ranked among the top priorities on the EU agenda. …”
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An Index for Snowmelt-Induced Landslide Prediction for Zavoj Lake, Serbia by Rastko Marković, Manfred Mudelsee, Milica G. Radaković, Aleksandar R. Radivojević, Randall J. Schaetzl, Biljana Basarin, Jugoslav Nikolić, Slobodan B. Marković, Velibor Spalević, Aleksandar Antić, Miloš Marjanović, Tin Lukić

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Association of immediate reinsertion of new catheters with subsequent mortality among patients with suspected catheter infection: a cohort study by Yiyue Zhong, Liehua Deng, Limin Zhou, Shaoling Liao, Liqun Yue, Shi Wu Wen, Rihua Xie, Yuezhen Lu, Liangqing Zhang, Jing Tang, Jiayuan Wu

“…Kaplan–Meier analysis found that IRINC was associated with the risk of mortality both before matching (P = 0.00096) and after matching (P = 0.018). A competing risk analysis confirmed the results of the propensity score-matched analysis. …”
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Lifestyle Modifications on the Expression of TCF7L2 Gene Polymorphism: A Cross-sectional Study by Geetha Bhaktha, Divya Dattaprasad, Prashanthkumar Goudappala, Shivananda B Nayak

“…Since subjects with heterozygous genotype (CT or GT alleles) has been associated with the highest risk of developing T2DM, the association of heterozygous genotype was high in the group with lifestyle modification and was highly significantly associated with risk of being diabetic by 7.50 times for rs7903146 and 6.10 times for rs1225372. Further risk analysis of variants according to a model of inheritance was analysed and was observed that the co-dominant and overdominant models best fitted the association with an OR above 6 for both the polymorphism. …”
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An exposome atlas of serum reveals the risk of chronic diseases in the Chinese population by Lei You, Jing Kou, Mengdie Wang, Guoqin Ji, Xiang Li, Chang Su, Fujian Zheng, Mingye Zhang, Yuting Wang, Tiantian Chen, Ting Li, Lina Zhou, Xianzhe Shi, Chunxia Zhao, Xinyu Liu, Surong Mei, Guowang Xu

“…Seventy-four highly frequently detected exposures were used for exposure characterization and risk analysis. The results show that region is the most critical factor influencing human exposure levels, followed by age. …”
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Living donor liver transplantation can address disparities in transplant access for patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis by Fernanda Onofrio, Katina Zheng, Cherry Xu, Shiyi Chen, Wei Xu, Mary Vyas, Katie Bingham, Keyur Patel, Leslie Lilly, Mark Cattral, Nazia Selzner, Elmar Jaeckel, Cynthia Tsien, Aliya Gulamhusein, Gideon M. Hirschfield, Mamatha Bhat

“…Liver symptoms, hepatobiliary malignancy, MELD-Na progression, and death were abstracted from chart review. Competing risk analysis was used for timing of LT, transplant type, and death. …”
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Risk Assessment for People Exposed to PM_2.5 and Constituents at Different Vertical Heights in an Urban Area of Taiwan by Hsiu-Ling Chen, Chi-Pei Li, Chin-Sheng Tang, Shih-Chun Candice Lung, Hsiao-Chi Chuang, Da-Wei Chou, Li-Te Chang

“…PM and constituents concentrations during winter were significantly higher in the nighttime than those in daytime, and levels of PM₁, PM_2.5, and PM₁₀ increased rapidly on 6 m and 16 m heights (but did not increase at 27 m) after 5 pm, whereas these trends became less significant in summer. Health risk analysis for PM_2.5 concentrations showed a decrease in lung cancer mortality rate and an extended lifespan for residents living at 27 m. …”
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استخدام الأساليب الكمِّيَّة في تقييم المنتجات الجديدة by سعيد اسبر

“…The researcher also found at the end of this research to a set of conclusions, the most important: The consideration of the Real Options method is very significant for modelling the technical uncertainties, and those which have been caused by the market during the development processes of the BRAVIS-system, as well as for modelling the possible courses of action done by the Management by decision trees and risk analysis. At the end of the research progressed researcher set of proposals and recommendations and it was the most important: The realistic options approach should be integrated with the strategic planning of the organization. …”
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Intestinal helminth infections and associated risk factors among adults in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic by Sengaloun Phonekeo, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Manithong Vonglokham, Latsamy Siengsounthone, Anousin Homsana, Sascha Gummin, Penelope Vounatsu, Prawat Nittiyanant, Suchin Worawichawong, Wichai Aekplakorn, Peter Odermatt, Somphou Sayasone

“…Ov-like infection was of high prevalence in the southern (28.8%) and central (21.3%) provinces, while hookworm (26.3%), A. lumbricoides (7.3%), T. trichiura (3.1%), and Taenia spp. (4.2%) were prevalent in the northern provinces. Risk analysis showed that men were more likely to be infected with hookworm [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.2, P = 0.019]. …”
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Atrial fibrillation as a contributor to the mortality in patients with dementia: A nationwide cohort study by Yun-Yu Chen, Yun-Yu Chen, Yun-Yu Chen, Yun-Yu Chen, Yun-Yu Chen, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Yu-Cheng Hsieh, Yu-Cheng Hsieh, Yu-Cheng Hsieh, Kuo-Liong Chien, Ching-Heng Lin, Fa-Po Chung, Fa-Po Chung, Shih-Ann Chen, Shih-Ann Chen, Shih-Ann Chen

“…The conditional Cox regression model and competing risk analysis were applied. The risk of mortality was tracked till 2019.ResultsAF history was associated with higher risks of all-cause death (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.208; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.142–1.277) and cardiovascular death (subdistribution HR: 1.210; 95% CI: 1.077–1.359) in dementia patients than patients without a diagnosis of AF. …”
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Decongestion improving right heart function ameliorates prognosis after an acute heart failure episode by Roger Hullin, Georgios Tzimas, Nicolas Barras, Tamila Abdurashidova, Nisha Soborun, Stefania Aur, Julien Regamey, Sarah Hugelshofer, Henri Lu, Vanessa Crisinel, Aurelien Daux, Elise Vinet, Sandra Joelle‐Regina Mekoa‐Mbarga, Matthias Kirsch, Olivier Müller, Olivier Hugli, Pierre Monney

“…Decongestion‐related increase in TAPSE independent of the LVEF was associated with improvement of right‐ventricular‐pulmonary artery coupling and a lower incidence of the combined outcome in the Cox proportional hazard risk analysis (unadjusted HR 0.50 95% CI 0.33–0.78, P = 0.002; adjusted HR 0.46 95% CI: 0.33–0.78, P = 0.001). …”
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The Role of Adjuvant Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Resected High-Risk Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma in the Era of Modern Systemic Therapies by Seth Kibel, Nathan Kuehne, Mauricio Fernando Ribeiro, Thiago P. Muniz, Xiang Y. Ye, Anna Spreafico, Samuel D. Saibil, Alexander Sun, David Y. Mak, Diana Gray, Bailie Jones, Philip Wong, Marcus O. Butler

“…We determined the cumulative incidence (CIF) of LNB recurrence and any disease recurrence or progression using competing risk analysis. A total of 108 patients were identified; the median age was 59 years (24–92), and 74 (69%) were men. …”
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From Impact Assessment to the Policy Cycle: Drawing Lessons from the EU’S Better-Regulation Agenda by Andrea Renda

“…The first better-regulation agenda followed the pioneering experience of some of its member states and introduced a formal procedure of ex ante impact assessment (IA) as well as minimum criteria for stakeholder consultation.1 Different variables explain the rise of EU-level IA, such as reactions to the overuse of the precautionary principle in risk analysis and health policy (especially in chemicals and tobacco);2 pressure from finance ministers in countries such as the U.K. and the Netherlands to introduce evidence-based procedures in policy formulation, thus increasing accountability;3 and organizational developments within the European Commission, with an expansion to regulatory policy of tools originally crafted for sustainable development policies.4 The EU IA model was introduced together with a communication aimed at simplifying and improving the regulatory environment and promoting “a culture of dialogue and  participation” within the EU legislative process.5 As a result, the commission decided to integrate all forms of ex ante evaluation and various tests by building an integrated impact-assessment model, to enter into force on Jan. 1, 2003.6 This model was tasked with the heavy responsibility of ensuring that adequate account was taken, at an early stage of the regulatory process, of both the competitiveness and sustainable-development goals, which ranked among the top priorities on the EU agenda. …”
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A model to predict the risk of lethal nasopharyngeal necrosis after re-irradiation with intensity-modulated radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients by Ya-Hui Yu, Wei-Xiong Xia, Jun-Li Shi, Wen-Juan Ma, Yong Li, Yan-Fang Ye, Hu Liang, Liang-Ru Ke, Xing Lv, Jing Yang, Yan-Qun Xiang, Xiang Guo

“…Results Among 228 patients enrolled in this study, 204 were at risk of developing LNN based on risk analysis. Of the 204 patients treated, 31 (15.2%) developed LNN. …”
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Under pressure: an integrated assessment of human activities and their potential impact on the ecosystem components of the Southern Brazilian continental shelf by Marinez E. G. Scherer, Gabriela D. Sardinha, Vitor de Souza, Tiago B. R. Gandra, Sergio R. Floeter, Ana M. R. Liedke, Amanda R. Rodrigues, Jarbas Bonetti, Vicente Gomes, Lohengrin Fernandes, Débora S. Ferrari, Fernanda C. Silva, Luís A. Conti, Debbi Pedreschi, Maria A. Gasalla

“…We used the Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) methodology, a framework for implementing ecosystem-based management grounded on five steps: scoping, indicator development, ecosystem assessment, risk analysis, and management strategy evaluation. This work presents the scoping step consisting of a semi-quantitative assessment identifying sector–pressure–ecological component pressure pathways. …”
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