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The ineligibility of food products from across the EU for marketing to children according to two EU-level nutrient profile models by Storcksdieck Genannt Bonsmann, Stefan, Robinson, Marguerite, Wollgast, Jan, Caldeira, Sandra

“…A variety of nutrient profiling models have been developed to restrict food marketing to children. Previous assessments have shown substantial differences in…”
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Tropospheric winds from northeastern China carry the etiologic agent of Kawasaki disease from its source to Japan by Rodó, Xavier, Curcoll, Roger, Robinson, Marguerite, Ballester, Joan, Burns, Jane C., Cayan, Daniel R., Lipkin, W. Ian, Williams, Brent L., Couto-Rodriguez, Mara, Nakamura, Yosikazu, Uehara, Ritei, Tanimoto, Hiroshi, Morguí, Josep-Anton

“…Evidence indicates that the densely cultivated region of northeastern China acts as a source for the wind-borne agent of Kawasaki disease (KD). KD is an acute,…”
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Sustainability from household and infrastructure innovations by Allen, Peter, Butans, Eugene, Robinson, Marguerite, Varga, Liz

“…In this paper, we look at the impact of different possible changes and innovations in the national/regional infrastructure and of individual households on the…”
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Spatial dynamics of airborne infectious diseases by Robinson, Marguerite, Stilianakis, Nikolaos I., Drossinos, Yannis

“…Disease outbreaks, such as those of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in 2003 and the 2009 pandemic A(H1N1) influenza, have highlighted the potential for…”
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Impact of Direct-to-Consumer Predictive Genomic Testing on Risk Perception and Worry Among Patients Receiving Routine Care in a Preventive Health Clinic by James, Katherine M., MPH, Cowl, Clayton T., MD, MS, Tilburt, Jon C., MD, MPH, Sinicrope, Pamela S., DrPH, Robinson, Marguerite E., MAR, MA, Frimannsdottir, Katrin R., PhD, Tiedje, Kristina, PhD, Koenig, Barbara A., PhD

“…Abstract OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of direct-to-consumer (DTC) predictive genomic risk information on perceived risk and worry in the context of routine…”
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A model for a chikungunya outbreak in a rural Cambodian setting: implications for disease control in uninfected areas by Robinson, Marguerite, Conan, Anne, Duong, Veasna, Ly, Sowath, Ngan, Chantha, Buchy, Philippe, Tarantola, Arnaud, Rodó, Xavier

“…Following almost 30 years of relative silence, chikungunya fever reemerged in Kenya in 2004. It subsequently spread to the islands of the Indian Ocean,…”
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Preferences Regarding Return of Genomic Results to Relatives of Research Participants, Including after Participant Death: Empirical Results from a Cancer Biobank by Breitkopf, Carmen Radecki, Petersen, Gloria M., Wolf, Susan M., Chaffee, Kari G., Robinson, Marguerite E., Gordon, Deborah R., Lindor, Noralane M., Koenig, Barbara A.

“…Data are lacking with regard to participants' perspectives on return of genetic research results to relatives, including after the participant's death. This…”
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Attitudes Toward Return of Genetic Research Results to Relatives, Including After Death: Comparison of Cancer Probands, Blood Relatives, and Spouse/Partners by Breitkopf, Carmen Radecki, Wolf, Susan M., Chaffee, Kari G., Robinson, Marguerite E., Lindor, Noralane M., Gordon, Deborah R., Koenig, Barbara A., Petersen, Gloria M.

“…Genetic research generates results with implications for relatives. Recommendations addressing relatives’ access to a participant’s genetic research findings…”
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The Microfinance Revolution: Lessons from Indonesia by Marguerite Robinson

“…This book focuses on how the demand for microfinance can be met on a global scale. It documents the contributions of institutions and of people who have led…”
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Listening in on difficult conversations: an observational, multi-center investigation of real-time conversations in medical oncology by Kimball, Brittany C, James, Katherine M, Yost, Kathleen J, Fernandez, Cara A, Kumbamu, Ashok, Leppin, Aaron L, Robinson, Marguerite E, Geller, Gail, Roter, Debra L, Larson, Susan M, Lenz, Heinz-Josef, Garcia, Agustin A, Braddock, Clarence H, Jatoi, Aminah, de Nuncio, María Luisa Zúñiga, Montori, Victor M, Koenig, Barbara A, Tilburt, Jon C

“…The quality of communication in medical care has been shown to influence health outcomes. Cancer patients, a highly diverse population, communicate with their…”
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The Microfinance Revolution by Robinson, Marguerite S

“…This book focuses on how the demand for microfinance can be met on a global scale. It documents the contributions of institutions and of people who have led…”
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The Microfinance Revolution: Sustainable Finance for the Poor by Robinson, Marguerite

“…This first volume of three focuses on the shift from government-and donor-subsidized credit systems to self-sufficient microfinance institutions providing…”
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Incidental findings in imaging research: evaluating incidence, benefit, and burden by Orme, Nicholas M, Fletcher, Joel G, Siddiki, Hassan A, Harmsen, W Scott, O'Byrne, Megan M, Port, John D, Tremaine, William J, Pitot, Henry C, McFarland, Elizabeth G, Robinson, Marguerite E, Koenig, Barbara A, King, Bernard F, Wolf, Susan M

“…Little information exists concerning the frequency and medical significance of incidental findings (IFs) in imaging research. Medical records of research…”
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Nutrition and public health economic evaluations under the lenses of post normal science by Lo Piano, Samuele, Robinson, Marguerite

“…•Tools from post-normal science inspiration such as sensitivity auditing were applied to health-economics models.•Room for improvement has been identified in…”
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Counter-current convection in a volcanic conduit by Fowler, A.C., Robinson, Marguerite

“…Volcanoes of Strombolian type are able to maintain their semi-permanent eruptive states through the constant convective recycling of magma within the conduit…”
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An agent-based model for energy service companies by Robinson, Marguerite, Varga, Liz, Allen, Peter

“…•An agent-based model for household energy efficiency upgrades is considered.•Energy service companies provide an alternative to traditional utility…”
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The Effects and Costs of Personalized Budgets for People with Disabilities: A Systematic Review by Robinson, Marguerite, Blaise, Marie, Weber, Germain, Suhrcke, Marc

“…This article reviews the peer-reviewed and grey literature published from January 1985 to November 2022 that has quantitatively evaluated the effects of…”
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A model for the emergence of drug resistance in the presence of asymptomatic infections by Robinson, Marguerite, Stilianakis, Nikolaos I.

“…•We model the emergence of drug resistance in the presence of asymptomatic cases.•The absence of a preclinical state leads to an overestimation of peak…”
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Addressing some key questions on finance and poverty by Robinson, Marguerite S.

“…Lady Chalker, the United Kingdom's Minister for Overseas Development, raised a number of fundamental questions in her Opening Remarks to the conference on…”
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An agent-based model driven by tropical rainfall to understand the spatio-temporal heterogeneity of a chikungunya outbreak by Dommar, Carlos J., Lowe, Rachel, Robinson, Marguerite, Rodó, Xavier

“…[Display omitted] •An agent-based model is used to describe the spatio-temporal spread of chikungunya.•A chikungunya epidemic with symptomatic and asymptomatic…”
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