Publications by authors named "K Skinner"
Country foods (i.e. wild traditional food) are associated with improved nutrition for northern populations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Nitric and hydrofluoric acids are commonly used in the commercial cleaning industry. We are unaware of reports of nitric acid inhalation forming methaemoglobin. Additionally, methaemoglobinaemia and treatment with methylthioninium chloride (methylene blue) may precipitate clinical uncertainty due to similar wavelengths of absorbance in pulse oximetry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Two pre-erythrocytic vaccines (R21/Matrix-M and RTS,S/AS01) are now approved for Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, neither induces blood-stage immunity against parasites that break through from the liver. RH5.
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- - The study aimed to find the best presentation levels for the NU-6 ordered-by-difficulty (OBD) word lists to maximize listeners' word recognition scores (WRS) while using a shorter testing approach.
- - Researchers tested varying presentation levels for 34 adults (with and without hearing loss) and found that the starting level often didn't achieve the highest WRS, needing more than 10 words.
- - The findings suggest using a presentation level of at least 30-40 dB SL above the hearing threshold at 2000 Hz, with a minimum of 35 dB HL, or alternatively using UCL-5 if higher levels aren’t achievable.
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- The risk of zoonotic diseases, which are diseases transmitted from animals to humans, is particularly high for individuals in close contact with both domestic and wild animals, especially in remote Arctic regions.
- Approximately 75% of human infectious diseases are zoonotic, and the potential health impacts increase in areas with limited healthcare access and disease surveillance.
- The Arctic is facing changes from pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss, which heighten the risk of these diseases, necessitating a One Health approach that integrates human, animal, and environmental health to address these challenges effectively.