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Showing 1 to 20 of 4472 for “"Acquired"”.
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Severe community-acquired pneumonia
… I will review the current knowledge of community-acquired pneumonia, including its classification, pathogenesis, pathology, aetiology, diagnosis, and antibiotic therapy and report my experience with severe community-acquired pneumonia in patients requiring admission to our respiratory intensive …
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Hospital Acquired Clostridium Difficile Infection Prevention
… is to decrease the incidence of healthcare acquired C diff infections at the acute care unit 1800 to zero for the next quarter. This will be accomplished by developing an action plan to address the issue by collecting data from audits and developing evidence based practice interventions. The …
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The enterprise culture: an acquired taste?
This thesis critically assesses the psychological and economic underpinnings and consequences Of enterprise culture policies - public exhortations for individuals to start their own businesses, enterprise training (basic management skills training), relaxation of industrial relations legislation, …
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Community acquired bacteraemia in the elderly
Age affects the human frame at all levels - from the skin which is ravaged by exposure to ultraviolet light and toxic irritants to the immune system which becomes progressively less responsive to antigenic stimuli. Bacteraemia follows a focal infection and thus any change which results in increased …
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Impaired self-awareness following acquired brain injury
… of everyday task ability following acquired brain injury (ABI) presents a serious obstacle to progress in rehabilitation. However, there is a lack of consensus about the optimal method of determining awareness level, how best to increase awareness, and even with regard to the very …
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Family experience after paediatric acquired brain injury
… explores family experiences after paediatric Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). ABI can result in physical, cognitive and psychological difficulties (Royal College of Physicians& British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2003). Given its wide-ranging impact, ABI is likely to have an effect on the …
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Coping and adjustment following acquired brain injury
… the adjustment of individuals who have sustained acquired brain injuries. To date there has been a only a thin evidence base for the aetiological factors involved in people's emotional reactivity following what is a profound and potentially devastating life changing event. The first paper …
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Tools for acquired scene analysis and transmission
Recent advancement in research and technology on virtual environments has significantly escalated users' expectations on this matter. This trend is easily witnessed, for example, by websites like twitter or facebook. Moreover, searching for 3D navigation in any search engine can provide an …
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Mechanism of acquired temozolomide resistance in glioblastoma
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and malignant form of brain cancer. After aggressive treatment, therapy resistant tumors inevitably recur. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying such resistance remain unclear. We isolated GBM cells resistant to temozolomide (TMZ), the frontline …
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Longer term neurocognitive outcomes after acquired brain injury
Most of the research on treatment approaches for acute ischemic stroke have focused on the effect of thrombolysis (IVT) and thrombectomy (EVT) on survival and functional outcomes. Little is known about the cognitive outcomes after IVT and EVT following acute ischemic stroke. The objective of this …
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Acquired Carbapenemases in Gram-Negative Bacilli in Singapore
… potential to cause outbreaks. The diversity of acquired carbapenemase genes in Singapore, their distribution among different species, and some idea of the mechanisms underlying their spread locally are demonstrated. Global clones were found to be present among carbapenemase-producing P. …
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The experience of adjusting to Acquired Brain Injuries
This thesis comprises of a literature review, a research paper and a critical appraisal of the research process. In the literature review, a meta-synthesis methodology was utilised to identify and synthesise 25 studies that explored the experiences of coping and adjusting to a Traumatic Brain …
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Acquired infections in paediatric patients after cardiac surgery
Introduction: Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality following paediatric cardiac surgery. Aim: To determine the incidence, risk factors for and outcome of postoperative HAIs in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the Red Cross War Memorial …
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An integrative predictive model for hospital acquired complications
Hospital Acquired Complications (HACs) are a serious problem affecting modern day healthcare institutions. It is estimated that in US hospitals, HACs cause an approximately 10% increase in total inpatient hospital costs. With US hospital spending totaling nearly $900 billion per year, the …
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CLINICAL AND LABORATORY CHARACTERISATION OF ACQUIRED VON WILLEBRAND SYNDROME
Background: Acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) is a rare bleeding disorder due to reduced or dysfunctional VWF in individuals without a personal or familial bleeding history. It is associated with systemic diseases such as lymphoproliferative (LPDs) and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), …
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Mapping the Landscape of Acquired Vulnerabilities in Ovarian Cancer
Recent undertakings to identify the genetic lesions associated with ovarian cancer have noted the striking diversity of mutations occurring in this disease. This genetic diversity has complicated the search for novel therapies. However, recent data has suggested that one commonality of ovarian …
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Understanding Acquired Resistance to Lapatinib In Breast Cancer Cells
… to Lapatinib. To understand the mechanisms of acquired resistance, we established a cell line SkBr3-R that is resistant to Lapatinib, from a Lapatinib-sensitive breast tumor cell line, SkBr3. We have characterized the cell lines and demonstrated that Lapatinib resistance in our system is not …
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