Search Results - "F Heller, Richard"

Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies by Renehan, Andrew G, Dr, Tyson, Margaret, PhD, Egger, Matthias, MD, Heller, Richard F, MD, Zwahlen, Marcel, PhD

“…Summary Background Excess bodyweight, expressed as increased body-mass index (BMI), is associated with the risk of some common adult cancers. We did a…”
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Plan E for Education: open access to educational materials created in publicly funded universities by Heller, Richard F

“…Plan E for Education is my proposal that a proportion of the educational resources generated in publicly funded universities be made freely available for…”
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Open publishing of public health research in Africa: an exploratory investigation of the barriers and solutions by Machingura Ruredzo, Pasipanodya Ian, Agyei, Dominic Dankwah, Sangare, Modibo, Heller, Richard F

“…A previous survey of African medical journals identified the need to assist journals and public health researchers to make publications more openly accessible…”
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Impact on carbon emissions of online study for a cohort of overseas students: A retrospective cohort study [version 5; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Heller, Richard F, Sun, Ya-Yen, Guo, Zhe, Malik, Arunima

“…Background: One of the benefits of online education is the potential reduction in carbon emissions through the decrease in travel to attend a university in…”
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The potential of an online educational platform to contribute to achieving sustainable development goals: a mixed-methods evaluation of the Peoples-uni online platform by Sridharan, Sanjeev, Bondy, Madeleine, Nakaima, April, Heller, Richard F

“…This paper reports on an online platform, People's Open Access Education Initiative (Peoples-uni), as a means of enhancing access to master's level public…”
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Open access publication of public health research in African journals by Agyei, Dominic Dankwah, Sangare, Modibo, Anyiam, Felix Emeka, Ruredzo, Pasipanodya Ian Machingura, Warnasekara, Janith, Heller, Richard F

“…There are many claims to the benefits of open access publishing in general and for Africa in particular. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of…”
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Knowledge of stroke risk factors, warning symptoms, and treatment among an Australian urban population by SUNG SUG YOON, HELLER, Richard F, LEVI, Christopher, WIGGERS, John, FITZGERALD, Patrick E

“…Reduction in the risk of stroke and increase in the speed of hospital presentation after the onset of stroke both depend on the level of knowledge of stroke in…”
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Open Online Courses in Public Health: experience from Peoples-uni by Heller, Richard F., Zurynski, Robert, Barrett, Alan, Oaiya, Omo, Madhok, Rajan

“…Open Online Courses (OOCs) are offered by Peoples-uni at http://ooc.peoples-uni.org to complement the courses run on a separate site for academic credit at…”
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HIV treatment and monitoring patterns in routine practice: a multi-country retrospective chart review of patient care [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Musa, Baba M, Ibekwe, Everistus, Mwale, Stanley, Eurien, Daniel, Oldenburg, Catherine, Chung, Gary, Heller, Richard F

“…Background: A study of patient records in four HIV clinics in three sub-Saharan African countries examined routine clinical care patterns and variations…”
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Open Online Courses in Public Health: experience from Peoples-uni by Heller, Richard F, Zurynski, Robert, Barrett, Alan, Oaiya, Omo, Madhok, Rajan

“…Open Online Courses (OOCs) are offered by Peoples-uni at http://ooc.peoples-uni.org to complement the courses run on a separate site for academic credit at…”
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Influence of admission body temperature on stroke mortality by YANG WANG, LIM, L. L.-Y, LEVI, C, HELLER, R. F, FISHER, J

“…The influence of body temperature on stroke outcome remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic role of admission body…”
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Education Corner by Heller, Richard F, Blakely, Tony, Meyer, Elsina

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Learning by MOOC or by crook by Heller, Richard F

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Experience with a "social model" of capacity building: the Peoples-uni by Heller, Richard F

“…Taking advantage of societal trends involving the "third sector", a social model of philanthropy and the open-source software and educational resource…”
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Reforming higher education to sustain planetary health by Heller, Richard F

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Comparative levels and time trends in blood pressure, total cholesterol, body mass index and smoking among Caucasian and South-Asian participants of a UK primary-care based cardiovascular risk factor screening programme by Lyratzopoulos, Georgios, McElduff, Patrick, Heller, Richard F, Hanily, Margaret, Lewis, Philip S

“…Individuals of South-Asian origin have a comparatively higher cardiovascular disease burden, but there is uncertainty about whether this is due to differences…”
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Comparing carbon emissions between online and in-person study for a cohort of overseas students: A retrospective cohort study [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] by F. Heller, Richard, Sun, Ya-Yen, Guo, Zhe, Malik, Arunima

“…Background  One of the benefits of online education is the potential reduction in carbon emissions through the decrease in travel to attend a university in…”
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Impact on carbon emissions of online study for a cohort of overseas students: A retrospective cohort study [version 4; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Heller, Richard F, Sun, Ya-Yen, Guo, Zhe, Malik, Arunima

“…Background: One of the benefits of online education is the potential reduction in carbon emissions through the decrease in travel to attend a university in…”
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Smoking, smoking cessation, and use of smoking cessation aids and support services in South Derbyshire, England by Edwards, Richard, McElduff, Patrick, Jenner, David, F Heller, Richard, Langley, John

“…Summary Objectives To describe smoking behaviour, motivation to quit and quit rates, and the effect of advice and support for smoking cessation among smokers…”
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Can health indicators help policy-makers? Experience from European system of urban health indicators (EURO-URHIS) by Torun, Perihan, Heller, Richard F, Harrison, Annie, Verma, Arpana

“…This paper proposes that Population Impact Measures (PIMs), the Population Impact Number of Eliminating a Risk Factor over a time period (PIN-ER-t) and the…”
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