Risk factors for loss to follow-up in patients with gout: A Korean prospective cohort study. by Hyunsue Do, Chang-Nam Son, Hyo Jin Choi, Ji Hyoun Kim, Min Jung Kim, Kichul Shin, Sang-Hyon Kim, Byoongyong Choi, You-Jung Ha, Joong Kyong Ahn, Hyun-Ok Kim, Sung Won Lee, Chang Hoon Lee, Ran Song, Kyeong Min Son, Seung-Geun Lee, Ki Won Moon

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>Gout, a common form of inflammatory arthritis, is often managed with urate-lowering therapy, but many patients only adhere to treatment during gout attacks, resulting in poor follow-up and suboptimal management. …”
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Colony-Forming and Cell Viability Assay to Assess Nanotoxicity of Maleic Acid and N-vinyl Caprolactam-Based Nanoarchitectures by Bekar Buse, Akar Burcu, Akan Handan Sevim, Can Hatice Kaplan

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A comprehensive analysis of time investment in skid trail planning for forest access. by Marc Werder, Leo Gallus Bont, Janine Schweier, Oliver Thees

“…Our in-depth insight into the planning process enables its economic evaluation and the development of improvements.…”
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Differences in health related quality of life among older migrants and nonmigrants in India by Vasim Ahamad, Ram B. Bhagat

“…The migrants with 0–9 years of duration and migration at age 60 and above were significantly more likely to have poor HRQoL [AOR 1.20; CI 1.03–1.39] and [AOR 1.20; CI 1.04–1.39], respectively, than non-migrants. …”
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Health-Related Quality-of-Life Utility Values in Adults With Late-Onset Pompe Disease: Analyses of EQ-5D Data From the PROPEL Clinical Trial by Alison Griffiths, Simon Shohet, Neil Johnson, Alasdair MacCulloch

“…EQ-5D-5L utility values were mapped to EQ-5D-3L values using the van Hout algorithm as recommended by the EuroQoL and the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence position statement at time of analysis. …”
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Mind the gap: inheritance and inequality in retirement wealth by Lukas Brenner, Oscar A. Stolper

“…We discuss several policy implications of our results. Online appendix …”
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Call for Papers: Demography Prize for Young Researches 2016/2017 by IF and FRFG

“… The Stuttgart-based Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations (FRFG) and the London-based Intergenerational Foundation (IF) jointly award the biennial Demography Prize, endowed with EUR 10,000 (ten thousand euros) in total prize-money, to essay-writers who address political and demographic issues pertaining to the field of intergenerational justice. …”
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