Publications by authors named "D J Fry"

Background: Child marriage affects young boys and girls, especially in low and middle income countries, where it represents a dereliction of child rights, duty of care, and the promotion of public health. In Nigeria, child marriage presents a significant challenge, especially for girls, impacting education, health, and national development profoundly. Despite the importance of comprehending the effects of child marriage on health and education and quantifying its economic impact on Nigerian society through these crucial domains, there remains limited knowledge on this matter.

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Introduction: Falls are a global public health problem and the second leading cause of death from unintentional injury. Globally, approximately 30%-50% of people living in nursing or residential care homes fall each year. Falls have an impact on quality of life and morbidity.

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Background: A critical step in improving the response to and monitoring of online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) is the need to standardize the data that are collected, stored, and analyzed that effectively measure change in the frequency, nature and risk of OCSEA over time.

Objective: The objective of the content analysis was to investigate the metrics used by online content-sharing platforms in their efforts to combat OCSEA.

Methods: A content analysis was undertaken on 19 online content-sharing services' transparency reports on their metrics related to OCSEA.

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This document provides assessment criteria for evaluation of each of the Learning Outcomes of the Modules specified (in addition to the Core Modules) for those designing procedures and projects in the Education and Training Framework guidance document by the European Commission and endorsed by the Member States Competent Authorities. This Working Group was tasked to produce these criteria by the Education & Training Platform for Laboratory Animal Science, which was funded by the European Commission to this aim. The assessment criteria address knowledge and skills (including critical thinking) expected to be acquired during education and training of persons preparing to design research procedures and projects using animals under the scope of Directive 2010/63/EU.

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Space radiation is a notable hazard for long-duration human spaceflight. Associated risks include cancer, cataracts, degenerative diseases and tissue reactions from large, acute exposures. Space radiation originates from diverse sources, including galactic cosmic rays, trapped-particle (Van Allen) belts and solar-particle events.

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