Aoife Beary : Berkeley balcony collapse survivor dies, aged 27 Aoife Beary, a survivor of the 2015 Berkeley balcony collapse that killed six students, has died, aged 27. She died after suffering a stroke in the Irish capital, Dublin . Ms Beary had experienced life-changing injuries after a fourth-floor balcony collapsed in June 2015 while she was celebrating her 21st birthday . A later investigation found that joists supporting the deck were suffering from dry rot and had been constructed by a company with a history of complaints. In recent years she became an advocate for construction reform in California. Ms Beary and her friends had been visiting the US under the popular J-1 summer working visa programme when the tragedy struck . The balcony had been constructed by a company that had a history of legal claims against it and which it had not disclosed to the Californian state licensing board that regulates the building industry .
This paper is based on a scientific workshop, convened on 7 June 2018 at the Kings Fund, London, UK to explore key scientific issues relating to dried fruits. Dried fruits have been part of the diet for thousands of years as a means of preserving seasonal fruits and as a tradeable commodity. Key issues identified at the outset were the lack of consensus and general confusion over the definition of dried fruit, equivalence of the portion size to fresh fruit, and on account of dental health, whether dried fruit is suitable as a snack or should be restricted to meals. The key scientific aims were to explore the evidence base for the potential contribution of traditional dried fruits to public health, identify gaps in the evidence, and establish priorities for further research. The following is a summary of the main topics covered in the workshop, followed by a report of the round table discussion (titles of the presentations and related speakers are listed in "Acknowledgm...
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