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Risk Estimates: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sydney Harbour Sediments and Lobster

King, Thomas L. (Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)

For nearly a century, the effluents from the Sydney Tar Ponds were discharged into Muggah Creek. As this creek opens into the South Arm of Sydney Harbour, this discharge resulted in appreciable levels of polyaromatic ...

Risk Estimation using Random Forests

Brown, Mary Margaret (2017-04-06)

The random forest probability machine (RFPM) introduced by Dasgupta et al. (2014) is a consistent, non-parametric regression technique that, when applied to binary outcomes, enables calculation of predictor effect size ...

Risk Factors for Central Venous Line Associated Bloodstream Infection in Pediatric Patients 0-18 Years of Age: A Cohort Study

Carter, Jillian (2014-12-10)

This cohort study examined Central Venous Line (CVL) use and risk of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) in patients 0 to 18 years of age at a pediatric tertiary care referral center serving 2.3 million ...

Risk Factors For Drug-Related Problems Causing Emergency Department Visits In Older Adults

Trenaman, Shanna (2014-08-21)

Prior research has shown that polypharmacy and the use of inappropriate medication increases the risk of drug-related emergency department visits. This has been investigated in the context of medications alone without ...

Risk factors for surgical site infection following Caesarean section in Nova Scotian women

Ketcheson, Felicia (2015)

Surgical site infections (SSIs) can be serious complications after Caesarean section. Therefore, we determined among women undergoing a Caesarean section in Nova Scotia: 1) the incidence of SSI to hospital discharge, 2) ...

Risk factors for Variceal Bleeding

Arnaout, Angel (Dalhousie Medical Journal Editorial Board, 1999)

Risk Management For Unexploded Ordinance (UXO) In The Marine Environment

Aker, Jana; Howard, Brett; Reid, Mike (2013-02-14)

After World Wars I and II large amounts of explosive ordnance remained undetonated. Already deployed ordnance was left uncollected and excess supplies were disposed of, sometimes recklessly. The result is that much of this ...

RISK OF URINARY TRACT CANCER FROM EXPOSURE TO ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER

Saint-Jacques, Nathalie (2016-08-15)

Background: Nova Scotia (NS), a province of Atlantic Canada, has high rates of urinary bladder and kidney cancers. The causes driving this excess burden are unknown. Exposure to high-levels of arsenic—a naturally occurring ...

Risk taking among children with and without ADHD.

Bruce, Beth S. (Dalhousie University, 2007)

Risk vs. public reaction in marine oil spills: a case study analysis of six Atlantic Canadian marine vessel-sourced oil related incidents

Hayman, Timothy W. (2012-09-20)

Marine vessel-sourced oil related (MVSOR) incidents represent a potential threat to marine organisms and ecosystems in Atlantic Canada. The management of these incidents must involve management of the objective risks ...

Risk, Responsibility, and Relationality: Positioning the Subjects of Psychiatric Genetic Testing

Haase, Rachel (2010-09-10)

This thesis explores the subject positions available to users of genetic tests for bipolar disorder in the United States. In advanced liberal societies, tests for genetic susceptibility to complex disorders may be promoted ...

Risks of nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics? What the scientists say.

Hurlimann, Thierry; Menuz, Vincent; Graham, Janice; Robitaille, Julie; Vohl, Marie-Claude; Godard, Béatrice (BMC Springer Nature, 2013-11-29)

Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics (hereafter NGx) have stimulated expectations for beneficial applications in public health and individuals. Yet, the potential achievability of such promise is not without socioethical ...

Risks to Agriculture and Forestry Arising From the Industrial Use of Phytopathogenic Microorganisms

SMITH, IAN N. (Balaban Publishers, 1986)

Risky Business: Industrial Disaster and the Cost of Energy Extraction in Lisa Moore's February and Leo McKay Jr.'s Twenty-six

Little, Linda (2016-08-26)

Our assumptions about the costs of industrial energy extraction underlie its discourse. Literature can create a space to question the validity of dominant paradigms. Lisa Moore’s February and Leo McKay Jr.’s Twenty-six, ...