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Showing 1 to 20 of 232 for “"Current treatment"”.
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Selenium Contamination: The Environmental Effectiveness of Current Treatment Methods in the Mining Industry Based on Water Quality Guidelines
… the efficacy of BC's selenium management and treatment guidelines accordingly.
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New approaches to the treatment of bronchial asthma
Current treatment of asthma.Asthma in children and the elderly. Management of smokers with asthma.Lung function tests in asthma.New and future treatment approach of asthma.
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Biomechanical Analysis of Femoral Neck Strength with Respect to Femoral Head Core Decompression
… femoral head each year in the United States. The current treatment for avascular necrosis is femoral head core decompression which is used to decrease the intraosseous pressure and promote vascular tissue ingrowth. There are two common techniques of core decompression that show similar clinical …
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The theory of planned behavior and adherence to a multidisciplinary treatment program for chronic pain.
… to a multidisciplinary pain center (MPC) treatment program for chronic pain. While the results of several studies have provided support for the efficacy of MPC treatment in chronic pain, the problems of adherence and attrition are important. TPB is a cognitive/social model of behavior that …
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Development of a novel combination radio- chemotherapy for glioblastoma multiforme
… rates as low as 1.9% in some patient groups. The current treatment for glioblastoma is surgery, external beam radiotherapy and adjuvant and concomitant temozolomide chemotherapy. Treatment will fail due to an inherent treatment resistance, and as aresult, current treatment for glioblastoma has …
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Proliferative and survival pathways in oesophageal cancer
… that include China, Iran and South Africa. The current treatment available for OSCC does not significantly enhance patient survival. A better understanding of proliferative and survival pathways activated in OSCC could allow identification of more specific therapeutic targets, potentially …
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Autism, new music technologies and cognition
… of a novel music application. Implications for current treatment interventions, and longitudinal experimentation designs are presented.
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Pretreatment Characteristics of Legally Coerced Drug Treatment Seekers
… the sociodemographics, drug use, criminal, and treatment histories of 598 residential and outpatient legally coerced drug treatment seekers in the Kentucky Treatment Outcome and Performance Pilot Studies Enhancement Project. Analyses examined whether users/addicts entering chemical dependency …
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The Incorporation of Nanomaterials in Cancer Therapy
… is the pursuit of new ways to treat cancer. Current treatment methods lack specificity and cause a great deal of collateral damage to patients. The goal of this study is not to find a cure, but rather to find a means of treatment that is at least equally as effective to current treatment …
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Exploiting Bacteriophages to Tackle Clostridium difficile Infection
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) currently affects around 20,000 people each year, in healthcare institutions and in the community, and will often follow disruption of the gut microbiome. Current treatment strategies call for the use of further antibiotics, of which there is a limited choice. …
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Bereaved Adults' Art Therapy Group
… of bereavement. The need for grief support and current treatment options are briefly reviewed. A discussion on the history and development of grief theory follows, including a brief review of specific psychotherapy theoretical views of bereavement. Finally, specific treatment modalities, group …
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Copper ionophores induce autophagy in melanoma cells.
… form of skin cancer, for which the only current treatment option is excision. As melanoma is an inherently antiapoptotic model of cancer, other avenues of cell death were pursued, namely autophagy, a mechanism in which a cell devours itself in times of stress. In this study, two copper …
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Empirical Validation of an In Silico Model Predicting the Fluid Dynamics of an Iliac Artery Aneurysm
… be used for further research to develop better treatment technology. This study also looks at the different types of iliac artery aneurysms, risk factors that contribute to the development of an iliac artery aneurysms, and current treatment options.</p>
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HIV-1 protease as a target for antiretroviral therapy
… role that HIV-1 protease plays in life cycle and current treatment strategies.
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A controlled trial of Chinese herbal medicine for premenstrual syndrome
… individual patients and to design individualised treatments which seek to address the entire pattern/s of disharmony. It follows that PMS, which has many symptoms and an idiosyncratic nature, is precisely an area for which Chinese medicine is most suitable. The aim of this study is to …
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Advancing Forward Osmosis for Energy-efficient Wastewater Treatment towards Enhanced Water Reuse and Resource Recovery
Current treatment of wastewater can effectively remove the contaminants; however, the effluent is still not widely reused because of some undesired substances like pathogens and trace organic chemicals. To promote water reuse, membrane-based technologies have emerged as a robust and more efficient …
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A case study in the treatment approaches and outcomes of adjustment disorder
… of cognitive-behavioral therapy in the treatment of an adolescent female in a community agency. The client was diagnosed with adjustment disorder mixed with anxiety and depression. A psychosocial history of the client was presented emphasizing the psychosocial stressors that contributed …
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ABSENCE OF V1AR ALTERS CARDIAC FUNCTION AT BASELINE AND FOLLOWING ACUTE CARDIAC INJURY
… (RAAS) and the sympathetic nervous system. Current treatment guidelines recommend using drugs that block β-adrenergic receptor (βAR) signaling (e.g. β- blockers) or RAAS signaling (e.g. angiotensin receptor blockers/ARBs or angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors/ACEi’s) Additionally, …
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The Role of Exosomal Transport of Viral Agents in Persistent HIV Pathogenesis
… (ART), remains a lifelong affliction. Though current treatment regimens can effectively suppress viral load to undetectable levels and preserve healthy immune function, they cannot fully alleviate all symptoms caused by the presence of the virus, such as HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders …
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Effectiveness of a treatment approach for comorbid panic disorder, major depressive disorder, and alcohol dependence: a case study
… with a focus on therapeutic relationship in the treatment of an adult female who underwent treatment in a community mental health agency. The client was diagnosed with comorbid panic disorder, major depressive disorder, and alcohol dependence. In addition, the client experienced a variety of …
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