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Source: Risk Analysis - November 15, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research
Charles Haas: Pioneer in microbiological risk analysis
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Source: Risk Analysis - November 15, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Michael Greenberg,
Karen Lowrie Tags: BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE Source Type: research
Authors ’ response to the letter to the editor on “characterization of asbestos exposures associated with the use of facial makeups”
AbstractWe appreciate the opportunity to respond to the comments of the letter writer. The writer states in his Letter to the Editor that the findings in our publication are not interpretable and/or cannot be generalized due to the lack of understanding of the source mine and bulk content of the cosmetic talc used in the facial makeups. In brief, we performed an exposure simulation study using established industrial hygiene methods, planned and conducted by Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIHs), to assess asbestos exposures during the use of facial makeups that were found to contain very low levels of asbestos below the c...
Source: Risk Analysis - November 15, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Michael Holton,
Jennifer Ellis,
Evan Anderson Tags: RESPONSE Source Type: research
Holton et al., Characterization of asbestos exposures associated with the use of facial makeups. Risk Analysis, 42, 2129–2139
AbstractHolton and colleagues have performed a risk assessment after measuring asbestos released from several samples of facial makeup. Unfortunately, it is not possible to interpret or generalize their findings because the authors have not described the source(s) of the talc tested or the asbestos concentrations of the samples. The concentration of amphiboles varies widely between sources, and the authors are urged to divulge the locations of the ore bodies providing the talc for their samples, as well as the asbestos concentration of the samples, so that the results may be interpreted and possibly generalized. (Source: Risk Analysis)
Source: Risk Analysis - November 15, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Murray M. Finkelstein Tags: LETTER TO THE EDITOR Source Type: research
Food safety in the aging population: Qualitative findings on what to communicate and how
AbstractThe present study investigated older adults ’ risk perception, beliefs, and self-perception in the field of kitchen hygiene and food safety. A qualitative study with semi-structured focus groups was conducted. A total of 37 older adults (60–80 years of age) from Germany participated in four focus groups that were stratified by gender. Foc us groups covered older adults’ food-handling practices, their perceptions of vulnerability, and their informational needs in the field of food safety. A thematic analysis approach was adopted. The coding categories and subcategories were developed inductively by the researc...
Source: Risk Analysis - November 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Natalie Berger,
Severine Koch,
Katrin Jungnickel,
Gaby ‐Fleur Böl Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Commentary on “The ethical dilemmas of risky decisions”
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Source: Risk Analysis - November 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Charles N. Haas Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
Moral philosophy has much more to offer
AbstractMoral philosophy is a rich tradition that contains many alternative approaches to determining what is right and wrong. A limited account that only considers (hedonistic) utilitarianism and deontology cannot do justice to moral philosophy. It is necessary to also consider the many other general-purpose moral theories that have been proposed, as well as the approaches developed in various branches of applied ethics, such as healthcare ethics, the ethics of technology, and the ethics of risk. (Source: Risk Analysis)
Source: Risk Analysis - November 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sven Ove Hansson Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
Comment on risk ethics in policy decision
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Source: Risk Analysis - November 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Steven Long Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
How effective are community ‐based disaster reduction strategies? Evidence from the largest‐scale program so far
AbstractStrategies of community-based disaster risk reduction have been advocated for more than 2 decades. However, we still lack in-depth quantitative assessments of the effectiveness of such strategies. Our research is based on a national experiment in this domain: the “Comprehensive Disaster Reduction Demonstration Community” project, a governmental program running in China since 2007. Information on more than 11,000 demonstration communities was collected. Combined with the local disaster information and socioeconomic conditions, the spatiotemporal character istics of these communities over 12 years and their diffe...
Source: Risk Analysis - November 9, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jingyan Wu,
Saini Yang,
Weiping Wang,
Carlo Jaeger Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Complex challenges should be approached by a multitude of theories and models
AbstractThe ongoing pandemic may be regarded as a wicked problem. Therefore, it should be analyzed by a multitude of theories and models. Approaching the complex set of challenges posed to individuals and society by singular methods, can lead to suboptimal decisions. Good decisions must take into account the large set of uncertainties we are facing, by using well established procedures, as for example health technology assessment (HTA) and a nuanced ethical framework. (Source: Risk Analysis)
Source: Risk Analysis - November 9, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Geir Sverre Braut Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
Commentary on: “The ethical dilemmas of risky decisions” by Ben J.M. Ale, David H. Slater, and Des N.D. Hartford
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Source: Risk Analysis - November 9, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Gerhard Ersdal,
Terje Aven Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
Disaster risk and artificial intelligence: A framework to characterize conceptual synergies and future opportunities
This study develops and disseminates an online survey questionnaire that leverages expertise from risk and AI professionals to identify the most important characteristics related to AI and risk, then presents a framework for gauging how AI and disaster risk can be balanced. This study is the first to develop a classification system for applying risk principles for AI-based applications. This classification contributes to understanding of AI and risk by exploring how AI can be used to manage risk, how AI methods introduce new or additional risk, and whether fundamental risk principles and assumptions are sufficient for AI-b...
Source: Risk Analysis - November 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Shital Thekdi,
Unal Tatar,
Joost Santos,
Samrat Chatterjee Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Framing socioecological complexity: The long ‐term evolution of multiple dimensions of desertification risk in Italy
AbstractDesertification risk depends on the interplay of biophysical and socioeconomic drivers, among which climate change, soil depletion, landscape modifications, and biodiversity decline are key factors of change in Southern Europe. The present study introduces a diachronic analysis of desertification risk in Italy adopting a multidimensional approach based on four dimensions (ecological, economic, demographic, and administrative) assessed at three dates (1961, 1991, and 2011). These risk components were evaluated separately in Southern Italy, a formerly affected region (sensu United Nations Convention to Combat Deserti...
Source: Risk Analysis - October 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Luca Salvati Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Sensation seeking predicts risky driving behavior: The mediating role of difficulties in emotion regulation
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to explore the mediating effect of difficulties in emotion regulation on the relationship between sensation seeking and driving behavior based on the dual-process model of aberrant driving behavior. A sample of 299 drivers in China completed the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, the Driver Behavior Questionnaire, and the Sensation Seeking Scale V (SSS). The relationships among sensation seeking, difficulties in emotion regulation, and driving behavior were investigated using pathway analysis. The results showed that (1) disinhibition and boredom susceptibility are positively an...
Source: Risk Analysis - October 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jun Li,
Ying Zhou,
Yan Ge,
Weina Qu Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Geographic location or experience: Using PRISM to understand how people seek flood risk information
This study extends the planned risk information seeking model (PRISM) into the flood risk domain and examines the antecedents that explain flood risk information seeking behavior. Using a survey reflective of the population in the state of Texas (N = 1079), this study includes an operationalization of risk perception specific to the complexity of floods and explores two key moderators in the PRISM model. Findings suggest that using PRISM to elaborate flood risk information seeking behaviors explains 48% of the variance in information seekin g intent and 37% of the variance in affective risk perception. Using multigroup m...
Source: Risk Analysis - October 29, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Keri K. Stephens,
Kendall P. Tich,
Nancy H. Carlson,
Cassidy S. Doucet Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
