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View article: Telemedicine visits requiring follow-up in-person visits at an urban academic family medicine centre
Telemedicine visits requiring follow-up in-person visits at an urban academic family medicine centre Open
Background With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine was rapidly implemented in care settings globally. To understand what factors affect the successful completion of telemedicine visits in our urban, academic family medicine c…
View article: Causal Discovery with Language Models as Imperfect Experts
Causal Discovery with Language Models as Imperfect Experts Open
Understanding the causal relationships that underlie a system is a fundamental prerequisite to accurate decision-making. In this work, we explore how expert knowledge can be used to improve the data-driven identification of causal graphs, …
View article: Can large language models build causal graphs?
Can large language models build causal graphs? Open
Building causal graphs can be a laborious process. To ensure all relevant causal pathways have been captured, researchers often have to discuss with clinicians and experts while also reviewing extensive relevant medical literature. By enco…
View article: National Radon Action Plans in Europe and Need of Effectiveness Indicators: An Overview of HERCA Activities
National Radon Action Plans in Europe and Need of Effectiveness Indicators: An Overview of HERCA Activities Open
Protection of the population and of workers from exposure to radon is a unique challenge in radiation protection. Many coordinated actions and a variety of expertise are needed. Initially, a National Radon Action Plan (NRAP) has been devel…
View article: The effectiveness of passive sumps and static cowls in reducing radon levels in new build Irish dwellings
The effectiveness of passive sumps and static cowls in reducing radon levels in new build Irish dwellings Open
The most cost-effective way of protecting the population from radon is to ensure that new dwellings are built to prevent the entry of this gas from the ground below the building. One of the most common methods used to protect buildings fro…
View article: Follow-up study on indoor radon levels in Irish schools after a National School Survey and remediation programme
Follow-up study on indoor radon levels in Irish schools after a National School Survey and remediation programme Open
Background: A National Survey of Radon in Irish Schools was carried out by the Department of Education and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (formerly the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland) between 1998 and 2004. Then, a…
View article: Limitations of Canadian COVID-19 data reporting to the general public
Limitations of Canadian COVID-19 data reporting to the general public Open
View article: 286Collider-stratification bias when estimating variable importance using Random Forests
286Collider-stratification bias when estimating variable importance using Random Forests Open
Background Advances in causal inference have helped explain the longstanding birthweight and obesity paradoxes: selection bias due to conditioning on a collider variable i.e. collider-stratification bias (CSB). The lessons learned have cri…
View article: Evaluation of citizen science contributions to radon research
Evaluation of citizen science contributions to radon research Open
In order to reduce lung cancer due to radon exposure situations, not only authorities and organisations but also citizens may meaningfully contribute to radon mitigation actions. Citizen science (CS) initiatives are recognised for their sc…
View article: Estimating population lung cancer risk from radon using a resource efficient stratified population weighted sample survey protocol – Lessons and results from Ireland
Estimating population lung cancer risk from radon using a resource efficient stratified population weighted sample survey protocol – Lessons and results from Ireland Open
A 2018 estimate indicates that there were 226,057 radon-attributable lung cancer deaths in 66 countries that had representative radon surveys. This is a shocking figure, and as it comes from only 66 countries it underestimates the worldwid…
View article: A Study of Natural Radioactivity Levels and Radon/Thoron Release Potential of Bedrock and Soil in Southeastern Ireland
A Study of Natural Radioactivity Levels and Radon/Thoron Release Potential of Bedrock and Soil in Southeastern Ireland Open
Radon (222Rn) and thoron (220Rn) account for almost two-thirds of the annual average radiation dose received by the Irish population. A detailed study of natural radioactivity levels and radon and thoron exhalation rates was carried out in…
View article: Acceptability of a Patient Portal (Opal) in HIV Clinical Care: A Feasibility Study
Acceptability of a Patient Portal (Opal) in HIV Clinical Care: A Feasibility Study Open
Opal (opalmedapps.com), a patient portal in use at the Cedars Cancer Centre of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) (Montreal, Canada), gives cancer patients access to their medical records, collects information on patient-reported o…
View article: Security Analysis of the Masimo MightySat: Data Leakage to a Nosy Neighbor
Security Analysis of the Masimo MightySat: Data Leakage to a Nosy Neighbor Open
Embedded technology known as the Internet of Things (IoT) has been integrated into everyday life, from the home, to the farm, industry, enterprise, the battlefield, and even for medical devices. With the increased use of networked devices …
View article: Application of airborne radiometric surveys for large-scale geogenic radon potential classification
Application of airborne radiometric surveys for large-scale geogenic radon potential classification Open
Background: Indoor radon represents an important health issue to the general population. Therefore, accurate radon risk maps help public authorities to prioritise areas where mitigation actions should be implemented. As the main source of …
View article: One-year test-retest reliability of ten vision tests in Canadian athletes
One-year test-retest reliability of ten vision tests in Canadian athletes Open
Background: Vision tests are used in concussion management and baseline testing. Concussions, however, often occur months after baseline testing and reliability studies generally examine intervals limited to days or one week. Our objective…
View article: One-year test-retest reliability of ten vision tests in Canadian athletes
One-year test-retest reliability of ten vision tests in Canadian athletes Open
Background: Vision tests are used in concussion management and baseline testing. Concussions, however, often occur months after baseline testing and reliability studies generally examine intervals limited to days or one week. Our objective…
View article: One-year test-retest reliability of ten vision tests in Canadian athletes
One-year test-retest reliability of ten vision tests in Canadian athletes Open
Background: Vision tests are used in concussion management and baseline testing. Concussions, however, often occur months after baseline testing and reliability studies generally examine intervals limited to days or one week. Our objective…
View article: Review of recent radon research in Ireland, OPTI-SDS project and its impact on the National Radon Control Strategy
Review of recent radon research in Ireland, OPTI-SDS project and its impact on the National Radon Control Strategy Open
Radon is a radioactive gas originating from uranium, present in all rocks and soils in the Earth's Crust; emanating from the ground, radon can be released into the atmosphere. It is the greatest source of natural radioactivity exposure for…
View article: One-year test-retest reliability of ten vision tests in Canadian athletes
One-year test-retest reliability of ten vision tests in Canadian athletes Open
Background: Vision tests are increasingly being suggested for use in concussion management and baseline testing. Concussions, however, often occur months after baseline testing and reliability studies generally examine intervals limited to…
View article: One-week test-retest reliability of nine binocular tests and saccades used in concussion
One-week test-retest reliability of nine binocular tests and saccades used in concussion Open
Background Tests of binocular vision (BVTs) and ocular motility are used in concussion assessment and management. Purpose To determine the one-week test-retest reliability of 9 binocular vision tests (BVTs) and a test of saccades proposed …
View article: One-year test-retest reliability of ten vision tests in Canadian athletes
One-year test-retest reliability of ten vision tests in Canadian athletes Open
Background: Vision tests are increasingly being suggested for use in concussion management and baseline testing. Concussions, however, often occur months after baseline testing and reliability studies generally examine intervals limited to…
View article: Rapid radon potential classification using soil-gas radon measurements in the Cooley Peninsula, County Louth, Ireland
Rapid radon potential classification using soil-gas radon measurements in the Cooley Peninsula, County Louth, Ireland Open
A rapid method for local-scale radon risk assessment using in situ radon soil-gas measurements and a national-scale soil permeability data set have been evaluated. We test and validate our approach in a case study on the Cooley Peninsula, …
View article: Exploring the perceived credibility of assessment in medical education: a scoping review
Exploring the perceived credibility of assessment in medical education: a scoping review Open
View article: INTEGRATING CARE FOR DUAL MEDICARE-MEDICAID ELIGIBLE SENIORS: A NEW LOOK AT THE MINNESOTA MODEL
INTEGRATING CARE FOR DUAL MEDICARE-MEDICAID ELIGIBLE SENIORS: A NEW LOOK AT THE MINNESOTA MODEL Open
With few incentives for program coordination, the 10 million Americans who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid often receive fragmented and inefficient care. Using 2010–2012 Medicare and Medicaid fee-for-service claims, managed c…
View article: Logistic regression model for detecting radon prone areas in Ireland
Logistic regression model for detecting radon prone areas in Ireland Open
A new high spatial resolution radon risk map of Ireland has been developed, based on a combination of indoor radon measurements (n=31,910) and relevant geological information (i.e. Bedrock Geology, Quaternary Geology, soil permeability and…
View article: Bayesian Nonparametric Modeling of Heterogeneous Groups of Censored Data
Bayesian Nonparametric Modeling of Heterogeneous Groups of Censored Data Open
Datasets containing large samples of time-to-event data arising from several small heterogeneous groups are commonly encountered in statistics. This presents problems as they cannot be pooled directly due to their heterogeneity or analyzed…
View article: Factors underlying persistently high radon levels in a house located in a karst limestone region of Ireland – lessons learned about remediation
Factors underlying persistently high radon levels in a house located in a karst limestone region of Ireland – lessons learned about remediation Open
The remediation of buildings with elevated radon concentrations is generally straightforward. However, in some cases a number of attempts may be needed to reduce concentrations to below the reference level and, occasionally, it may be impo…