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Update on the recommendations on breast cancer screening by the cancer expert working group on cancer prevention and screening
Full text linkBreast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer among women in Hong Kong. The Food and Health
Bureau commissioned The University of Hong Kong (HKU) to conduct the Hong Kong Breast Cancer
Study (HKBCS) with the aim of identifying relevant risk factors for BC in Hong Kong and developing a
locally validated BC risk assessment tool for Hong Kong Chinese women. After consideration of
the most recent international and local scientific evidence including findings of the HKBCS, the Cancer Expert Working Group on Cancer Prevention and Screening (CEWG) has reviewed and updated its BC screening recommendations. Existing recommendations were preserved for women at high risk and slightly changed for women at moderate risk. The following major updates have been made concerning recommendations for other women in the general population:
• Women aged 44 to 69 with certain combinations of personalised risk factors (including presence of history of BC among first-degree relative, a prior diagnosis of benign breast disease, nulliparity and late age of first live birth, early age of menarche, high body mass index and physical inactivity) putting them at increased risk of BC are recommended to consider mammography screening every 2 years. They should discuss with their doctors on the potential benefits and harms before undergoing mammography screening.
• A risk assessment tool for local women (eg, one developed by HKU) is recommended to be used for estimating the risk of developing BC with regard to the personalised risk factors described above.published_or_final_versio
Investing in educated British Columbians: 1995 BC colleges and institutes student outcome report
Full text linkReportPrepared for the Colleges and Institutes of BC by the BC Outcomes Working Grou
Investing in educated British Columbians: 1995 BC colleges and institutes student outcome report
Full text linkReportPrepared for the Colleges and Institutes of BC by the BC Outcomes Working Grou
The History and Literature of the Palestinian Jews from Cyrus to Herod 550 BC to 4 BC
No full textThis book examines Jewish history against the background of the successive kingdoms which controlled Judea. The author discusses the political situation in Judea and the social and economic conditions in so far as we can know then, and the early literary and religious developments.Cover -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- MAPS -- PART ONE The Late Babylonian and Persian Periods -- I Judah circa 550 BC -- The political scene in western Asia -- The internal life of Judah -- The Babylonian exiles -- II From Cyrus to Malachi -- The Persian empire, 559-330 BC -- Conditions in Judah in the late sixth and early fifth centuries -- The rebuilding of the temple -- Prophetic voices -- III The Age of Nehemiah and Ezra -- The last century of Achaemenid Persia -- Troubles in Judah prior to Nehemiah's time -- Nehemiah -- Ezra -- IV The Fourth Century to 330 BC -- General history -- Literary and cultic developments -- The Samaritans: Part I -- PART TWO The Hellenistic Age and the Beginning of Roman Rule -- V The Beginnings of the Hellenistic Age: From Alexander the Great to 200 BC -- The history of the Near East as it relates to Palestine -- The history of Judea from Alexander to 200 BC -- Literary and religious developments -- The Samaritans: Part II -- VI Palestine under the Seleucids, 200-143 BC -- Some aspects of Seleucid history, 223-129 BC -- Judea, 200-143 BC -- VII Judea's Independence, 143/142-63 BC -- Simon, 143-134 BC -- John Hyrcanus, 134-104 BC -- Aristobulus, 104-103 BC -- Alexander Jannaeus (Jannai), 103-76 BC -- Queen Alexandra, 76-67 BC -- Aristobulus II, 67-63 BC -- The consequences of Pompey's intervention -- VIII Judea under the Romans, 63-4 BC -- From 63 BC to the coming of the Parthians -- The Parthian interlude and the emergence of Herod as king -- Herod, king of the Jews, 37-4 BC -- Epilogue -- PART THREE Literature, 200-4 BC -- IX The Scholarly and Pietistic Literary Traditions and Early Scriptural Exposition -- The scholarly tradition -- The pietistic tradition -- Early scriptural exposition (excluding the Dead Sea Scrolls) -- X Apocalyptic and historical writings -- Apocalyptic writings -- Historical writingsXI The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Completion of the Canon -- The Dead Sea Scrolls -- The completion of the canon of Israel's Scriptures -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEXThis book examines Jewish history against the background of the successive kingdoms which controlled Judea. The author discusses the political situation in Judea and the social and economic conditions in so far as we can know then, and the early literary and religious developments.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Implication of Light Absorption Enhancement and Mixing State of Black Carbon (BC) by Coatings in Hong Kong
No full textSimultaneous measurements of black carbon (BC) and non-refractory PM1 aerosol chemical compositions were performed in autumn 2016 at a suburban site in Hong Kong. A thermodenuder (TD) was employed at different heating temperatures to remove semi-volatile aerosol fractions to varying degrees. The light absorption enhancement (Eabs) of BC due to semi-volatile coatings at seven wavelengths was evaluated, and the coating fractions were further analyzed. Results showed that the overall Eabs ranged from 1.58 ± 0.13 (470 nm) to 1.64 ± 0.16 (660 nm) at 280°C and increased very little from 50°C (1.02–1.04) to 200°C (1.13–1.20). The lensing-effect-related Eabs was probably attributable to the presence of ammonium and sulfate. Furthermore, the ratio of the coating thickness to the BC core radius was around 1.0–2.0 based on Mie calculations. This work evaluated the Eabs from coatings in Hong Kong and implied the BC mixing state, thus providing a critical reference for climate models on the role of aerosol in global warming.</p
[Review of the book "Suffer the Little Children: Genocide, Indigenous Nations and the Canadian State", by Tamara Starblanket]
No full textDr. Carling Beninger (Douglas College) reviews the book Suffer the Little Children: Genocide, Indigenous Nations and the Canadian State, by Tamara Starblanket (2018).Peer reviewedFinal article published
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