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Showing 1 to 20 of 91 for “"BSE"”.
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Identifying Genetic Factors of BSE Susceptibility
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a transmissible, neurologic disease of cattle that decimated the cattle industry in many countries when it was discovered to be zoonotic. This disease is caused by a unique pathogen believed to be entirely composed of a misfolded, degradation-resistant form …
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Klinische Untersuchung von Rindern auf BSE am Vieh- und Schlachthof München
… A. (2003): Clinical examination of cattle for BSE at the slaughterhouse in Munich The aim of the present study was to investigate the reactions of BSE-free cattle at the slaughterhouse to the in vivo BSE-test for cattle of BRAUN et al. (1997). A total of 949 female cattle, older than 24 months …
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Effects of BSE on depression/anxiety in women diagnosed with breast cancer
… between women who discovered the lump through BSE and women diagnosed as a result of physician examination, mammogram or accidental discovery. Depression and anxiety scores were statistically significant when groups were separated into BSE practice versus no BSE practice regardless of the …
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Übertragung von BSE auf nicht humane Primaten als Modell für die variante Creutzfeldt-Jakob Erkrankung (vCJD) im Menschen
… für den Menschen ermitteln, durch den Konsum von BSE-kontaminierten Nahrungsmitteln, an der varianten Creutzfeldt-Jakob Erkrankung (vCJD) zu erkranken. Als Tiermodell für den Menschen dienen Javaneraffen (Macaca fascicularis). In der Studie wurden Gruppen von je 6 nicht humanen Primaten …
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An evaluation of comparative strategies for teaching breast self-examination
… addresses the issue of breast self-examination (BSE) in female nurses, as nurses who perform BSE are more likely to promote BSE to their clients. The purpose of the study is twofold: first, to assess the effects of three alternative methods of BSE instruction on nurses’ BSE practice; and second, …
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The relationship between body image disturbance and health maintenance behaviors: An assessment of breast self-examination among women
… maintenance behavior: breast self-examination (BSE). It was hypothesized that two manifestations of body image disturbance, body shame and body avoidance, would be negatively associated with frequency of BSE in the past year and intended frequency of BSE in the coming year. Furthermore, it was …
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Breast self examination practices among rural (Solwezi) and urban (Lusaka) women
… is not cost effective. Breast Self Examination (BSE) is an alternative method of screening for breast cancer. BSE is recommended for all women over the age of 20. Despite this recommendation, adherence to BSE guidelines is quite low. Study Design The purpose of the current study was to compare …
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Breast self examination practices among rural (Solwezi) and urban (Lusaka) women
… is not cost effective. Breast Self Examination (BSE) is an alternative method of screening for breast cancer. BSE is recommended for all women over the age of 20. Despite this recommendation, adherence to BSE guidelines is quite low. Study Design The purpose of the current study was to compare …
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Adoption of breast self-examination in socio-economically disadvantaged women: the effect of prompting, self-management, feedback, and supplementary training
… Also well documented is the utility of BSE as an economical means of early detection and, therefore, decreased breast cancer mortality. This study assessed health beliefs and breast cancer screening practices among a sample of women recruited from local public health clinics as well as a …
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Breast self-examination: A test of Deci's theory of self-determination
… used: the Champion Knowledge Scale, the Lashley BSE Techniques Questionnaire, the Lauver BSE Scales, the Inventory of Social Supportive Behaviors, and Cox's Health Self-Determinism Index. Discriminant analysis was utilized to predict BSE performance from age, socioeconomic status, affective …
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The bias-stress effect in pentacene organic thin-film transistors
… electronics. However, the bias-stress effect (BSE) in OTFTs causes operational instability that limits the usefulness of the OTFT technology in a wide range of circuit applications. Currently, most existing studies on OTFT BSE are inadequate because of one or more of the following reasons. …
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Assessing the practice of breast-self-examination among women on hormonal contraceptives in Lusaka, Zambia.
Breast self examination (BSE) is a technique that is used as a means of screening and a measure for the secondary prevention of breast cancer (BC). The diagnosis of breast cancer at an early stage allows for more treatment options and a high chance of long term survival. The objective of the study …
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Assessing the practice of breast-self-examination among women on hormonal contraceptives in Lusaka, Zambia.
Breast self examination (BSE) is a technique that is used as a means of screening and a measure for the secondary prevention of breast cancer (BC). The diagnosis of breast cancer at an early stage allows for more treatment options and a high chance of long term survival. The objective of the study …
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Psychosocial Predictors of Breast Awareness Behaviors
… women should practice breast self-examination (BSE) has been debated for decades. Current guidelines promote understanding how one's breasts normally look and feel through the practice of BSE or informal self-examination practices (referred to as breast awareness). This study investigated how …
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Breast Self-Examination Performance Proficiency Among Rural Women
… was the evaluation of performance proficiency of BSE among rural women that lived along the southeastern boarder of South Dakota. Insight gained from this study also provided two secondary benefits. Secondary benefits were: (1) the identification of educational deficits related to BSE performance, …
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Women's practice of breast self examination following surgical intervention for breast cancer
… the problem under study, specifically: the BSE practices of women who have experienced surgery for breast cancer. Participants were obtained from several general surgical practices in a major metropolitan city in a southwestern state (N = 97). The women were English speaking, who were at …
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Improving the frequency and proficiency of breast self examination
… Yet, only 35 percent or less of women perform BSE with even fewer performing it proficiently. This study was aimed at improving both the frequency and proficiency of BSE. The Neuman Health Care Systems Model was the conceptual framework for this research. There was a total N of 60 women divided …
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The descriptive analysis of the Botswana stock exchange
… analysis of the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE). The motivation is that little work has been done and relatively little is known about it. It is felt therefore that basic knowledge of BSE is important. This knowledge could be of interest to an investor who is uninformed about the BSE.
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Development of a management framework to improve the building services engineering design process; a case study of engineering management in an Irish consultancy practice
The building services engineering (BSE) design process is a major source of problems at construction stage, even to the extent of undermining systematic management. Managerial practitioners have wrestled with this productivity gap for many years, and the time has come to innovate. The current …
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