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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Forms of treatment"”.
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A comparison of two forms of treatment for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: effects on executive functioning and behaviour
… childhood disorder presenting with a variety of behavioural and cognitive manifestations. Recent conceptual theories of ADHD have implicated a key impairment in executive functioning, namely inhibition, however inconsistencies in the pattern of findings warrant further investigation. As a …
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Pseudotumor cerebri (with special reference to visual loss)
AIMS OF STUDY: 1. To analyse the patients . who have been treated at Groote Schuur Hospital over the last seven years for Pseudotumor Cerebri. 2. To document the clinical features of this group of patients. 3. To determine the visual prognosis of this group. 4. To assess the forms of treatment that …
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Ulcus tropicum
The thesis here presented embodies a study of tropical ulcer as seen in Lagos, Nigeria. Various forms of treatment are referred to, together-with a detailed account of experiments performed in connection with the aetiology of the condition. The study has extended over a period of two years during …
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Incorporating Magnetic Nanoparticle Aggregation Effects into Heat Generation and Temperature Profiles for Magnetic Hyperthermia Cancer Treatments
… primary consideration is the target specificity of the treatment. This is a measure of the treatment dose that the cancerous (target) tissue receives compared to the dose that healthy tissue receives. Nanoparticle (NP) based treatments offer many advantages for target specificity compared to …
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Cortesía Convencional versus Cortesía Interpretada: Estudio Del Habla DE Colombia
… phenomenon which requires a detailed and profound analysis. This linguistic phenomenon can not be understood only under the conventional perspective of the universal models that govern traditional politeness. Normative or conventional politeness in most languages of the world has generated a …
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The Life Story Analysis of Those Suffering from Autoimmune Thyroiditis
<p>The purpose of this study was to understand the pervasive impacts of autoimmune thyroiditis, specifically Hashimoto’s and Graves’ disease. To accomplish this, the life story methodology was utilized to gather individual experiences from 11 participants diagnosed with Hashimoto’s or Graves’ …
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In vitro evaluation of cytotoxicity and cellular uptake of alternating copolymers for use as drug delivery vehicles
Cancer is the collective group of diseases distinguished by uninhibited growth and spread of abnormal cells. It often results in death if the spread is not controlled. Most cancers are treated by surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormones, or immunotherapy. However, currently there are many issues …
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Formas De Tratamiento: El Voseo En Escuelas Y Liceos De Montveideo ("Use Of Voseo In A Classroom Setting In Montevideo, Uruguay)
… a otras. ABSTRACT: This paper investigates the forms of treatment used for the second person singular informal (tú vs. vos) within the school system in Montevideo, Uruguay. It reports the results of a survey conducted among elementary and high school teachers, both in the private and public …
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REPRESENTATION OF MENTAL ILLNESS: AN EXAMINATION OF MOVIES AND PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES IN NIGERIA
This thesis explores the social implication of representations of mental health issues in movies produced in Nigeria, by using Critical Discourse Analysis as a mode of textual analysis within the social constructionist tradition, while also employing narrative theories as a framework for the …
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A Preventative Intervention for Children at Risk for Depression Using Learned Optimism and Art Therapy
<p>The following study assesses the course of depression and its growing affliction in children. Depression creates unique problems in childhood because it is a gateway disorder leading to many serious psychological, emotional and social problems. Standards of treatment for childhood depression are …
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Childhood obesity treatment: integrating mobile health technology into a paediatric obesity service
Background: The management of childhood obesity is challenging. Aims: Thesis, i) reviews the evidence for lifestyle treatment of obesity, ii) explores cardiometabolic burden in childhood obesity, iii) explores whether changes in body composition predicts change in insulin sensitivity (IS), iv) …
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Toileting dysfunction in children with sensory under-responsiveness: the sensory modulation bowel and bladder questionnaire (SM-BBQ)
… pelvic health, sensory processing is not often considered as a significant factor. The current gold standard for addressing bowel and bladder dysfunction is urotherapy and medication. Urotherapy encompasses education regarding the anatomy and function, behavior modifications including …
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Experimental porcine models of retinal ischemia
… vein thrombosis or arterial occlusion, is one of the major causes of visual impairment and blindness. Although new methods of treatment are being developed, there is still a need for more effective pharmacological forms of treatment. The aim of this work was to develop an appropriate animal …
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Issues in the prescribing of psychotropic and psychoactive medication for persons with learning disability: quantitative and qualitative perspectives
The administration of psychotropic and psychoactive medication for persons with learning disability and accompanying mental illness and/or challenging behaviour has undergone much critical review over the past two decades. Assessment and diagnosis of mental illness in this population continues to …
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Animal madness : a natural history of disorder
… in the late 19 th century, changing conceptions of relatedness between people and other animals -- and animals' assumed capacities for, or susceptibilities to, mental or emotional distress-- were influenced by debates over what it meant to be both human and sane in Britain and the United States. …
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A Proposed Battery Used to Monitor Treatment Outcomes in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Study
… Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system. As of now, there is no cure for MS, but different forms of treatment have been studied to ameliorate both physical and psychosocial symptoms. Numerous measures have been used within the MS population to monitor …
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Lateral versus posterior approach to shoulder injection in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: A mixed methods study
Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of lateral approach to subacromial injection compared to posterior approach for the treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS); and to establish the experiences of SAIS patients receiving these injections associated with better clinical outcomes. …
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Psycho-social problems identified by adult bone marrow transplant survivors
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) offers many patients who are diagnosed with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and aplastic anaemia the opportunity of increased survival. Chemotherapy is one of the most common forms of treatment for cancer patients en-route to BMT, which is often a concomitant stressor …
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Potential Approaches to Limiting Group A Streptococcus Virulence
… (GAS) is an obligate human pathogen capable of causing a wide array of diseases ranging in both severity and site of infection. The current forms of treatment are limited, consisting of antibiotic regimens and in severe cases surgical debridement to remove infected tissue. Treatment failure …
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Investigation Of Temperature Dependent Magnetic Hyperthermia In Fe3o4 Ferrofluids
<p>Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) of Fe3O4 and gamma-Fe2O3 have been exploited in the biomedical fields for imaging, targeted drug delivery and magnetic hyperthermia. Magnetic hyperthermia (MHT), the production of heat using ferrofluids, colloidal suspensions of MNPs, in an external AC magnetic …
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