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European joint programme HBM4EU - Bridging science and policy: experiences and lessons learned from the key partners in the scientific steering of the initiative

The European Joint Programme HBM4EU was established to address politically relevant questions on chemical risks to public health through a targeted human biomonitoring research programme. Running from 2017 to 2022, it was co-financed by the EU's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovati...

Across the river and into the trees: Earthworms in a Central European Floodplain National Park

The Danube Floodplain National Park in Austria (Nationalpark Donau-Auen) protects one of the last remaining floodplain landscapes in Europe. It harbors a variety of habitats and is divided by a flood protection dam. The aim of this study was to assess the diversity of earthworms...

Temporal Trends of Melanoma and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Mortality Rates in Hungary Between 1980 and 2020

Background: Long-term mortality trends for melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in Hungary have not been comprehensively assessed. Methods: We conducted a retrospective nationwide study of deaths registered in Hungary between 1980 and 2020 among individuals aged 35 years...