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Showing 1 to 20 of 66 for “"EOL"”.
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Decision support systems for tool reuse and EOL processes
… Delivery, and Deployment) to standardize the EOL (End of Life) process of transferring a tool from the factory to its final destination in reuse, sale, parts harvesting, donation or scrap. Like other multi-national companies, Intel® has decentralized manufacturing processes over multiple …
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Recycling of plastics derived from end-of-life (EOL) electronic equipment
… chemical process to separate mixed plastics from EOL electronic equipment.;The most prominent components of waste plastics, PC (Polycarbonate), PS (Polystyrene) and ABS (Acylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) from obsolete computers are taken to be samples in this work. Qualitative analysis was carried …
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Evaluation of the separation involved in recycling end-of-life (EOL) electronic equipment
… flotation technique to separate two specific EOL plastics, namely High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene copolymer (ABS).;The objective of this research was to investigate composition of keyboards and casings of personal computers, and other EOL components, as …
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The Effect of Uncertain End-of-Life Product Quality and Consumer Incentives on Partial Disassembly Sequencing in Value Recovery Operations
… gaps in the interaction between End-of-Life (EoL) product acquisition systems and disassembly sequencing. The research focuses on two remanufacturing research problems; 1) modeling uncertain EoL product quality, quantity, and timing in regards to EoL product acquisition and disassembly …
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Vicarious learning and perceived self-efficacy among pre-licensure nursing students during pediatric end-of-life situations
… academics and organizations, end-of-life (EOL) nursing education is significantly lacking. Insufficient EOL care education leaves nursing students feeling ill-prepared to adequately care for clients and their loved ones at EOL. Though the literature reveals a recent increase in didactic and …
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Intensive Treatment Near the End of Life in Advanced Cancer Patients
… intensive treatment near the end of life (EOL). Intensive treatment near the EOL is often associated with worse outcomes, such as worse quality of life (QOL), greater distress in patients and caregivers, and higher health care costs. For cancers typically unresponsive to chemotherapy such …
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Integration of end of life concepts into the curriculum of an Associate of Science in nursing program
End of life (EOL) education is missing or deficient among nursing curricula across the United States. Nursing educators have debated over the most effective teaching modality to implement EOL concepts among nursing curricula with little consensus. Since 2000, the End-of-Life Nursing Education …
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Preparedness for end-of-life in patients with advanced metastatic cancer enrolled in a clinical trial (phase I/phase II)
… patients’ needs, especially at the end-of-life (EOL). An extensive review of literature identified a positive impact of ACP conversations on patients with cancer including increased decision making for EOL care preferences. Unfortunately, there is little or no information available on their …
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Investigation on reverse logistics of end of life cars in the UK
… reduces carbon emission caused by end of life (EoL) products. Among the EoL products, cars are one of the major concerns due to their increasing volume, use of thousands of parts and hazardous materials like CFCs, which cause carbon emission during use, end of life collection, recycling and …
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A survey on end of life care practices in intensive care units of three government teaching hospitals in Namibia
Background: End of life (EOL) care may be described as care provided for patients in the final hours or days of their life. More broadly it’s defined as care for all patients with a terminal illness that is deemed progressive and incurable. It implies a focus on pain and symptom management which is …
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Navigating the nutrition information landscape for healthcare providers of residents in long-term care homes at the end of life
Introduction: End of life (EOL) care is provided to residents in long-term care (LTC) homes and aims to support quality of life until death. EOL care does not always meet the expectations of caregivers as they often receive inconsistent and inadequate information about the resident’s care at EOL. …
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Conscientiousness and preparedness for retirement and end of life
… be well-prepared for retirement and end of life (EOL). The current research investigated how conscientiousness is related to preparedness for retirement and EOL in three different ways using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS). First, I examined …
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Self-Efficacy of Undergraduate Nursing Students in Providing Culturally Competent End-of-Life Care to LGBTQ+ Patients
… more time with patients at the end-of-life (EOL) than any other health care professionals. Often, the quality of EOL nursing care is less than adequate in meeting the diverse cultural needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) patients and their families, …
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Eulerian on Lagrangian Cloth Simulation
… introduces a novel Eulerian-on-Lagrangian (EoL) approach for simulating cloth. This approach allows for the simulation of traditionally difficult cloth scenarios, such as draping and sliding cloth over sharp features like the edge of a table. A traditional Lagrangian approach models a cloth …
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Decision analysis methods to handle uncertainties that impact product end-of-life recovery
… The variation in the quality of End-of-Life (EOL) products the remanufacturers receive may be reduced through offering financial incentives to those who return products with a specified quality level. Although the variability in the quality of received products can be reduced applying those …
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Investigating Factors Influencing Chinese Private College Students’ Engagement in Emergency Online Learning
… student engagement in emergency online learning (EOL) has risen to prominence. Given the close association between student engagement and academic outcomes, investigating factors influencing student engagement in EOL is crucial for informing effective educational policies and interventions that …
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Strategic Planning for the Reverse Supply Chain: Optimal End-of-Life Option, Product Design, and Pricing
… or not to collect products at their end-of-life (EOL) (i.e., when their useful lives are over), and if so, how to recover value from the recovered products. We call this decision as the EOL option of a product, and it determines how the RSC is designed and managed overall. Many EOL options exist …
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Associations Among End-Of-Life Discussions, Healthcare Utilization And Costs, And Race/ethnicity In Persons With Serious Illness
Acute care near end-of-life (EOL) is associated with lower quality of life and higher EOL costs, which are associated with worse quality death. Goals-of-care (GOC) discussions are associated with lower costs. Racial/ethnic minorities are less likely to have these discussions. It is unknown how …
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Cultural Aspects of End of Life Advance Care Planning for African Americans: An Ethnonursing Study
… and presence of comorbidities. End of Life (EOL) advance care planning (ACP) promotes patient and family centered care. The purpose of this study was to identify culturally based meanings, expressions, and traditions of EOL ACP and decision making among African Americans, to better understand …
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