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Showing 1 to 20 of 581 for “"Post-treatment"”.
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Patient Cohort Visual Analytics for Post-Treatment Care
Post-treatment decision-making is a process that depends on longitudinal studies of patient cohorts, in which identifying the risk of adverse treatment outcomes is critical to improving personalized care. This process benefits from visual analytics because it can overcome many of the challenges …
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Are post-treatment orthognathic patients attractive? A three-dimensional study
… that ultimately is more relevant as a treatment goal than pre-determined measurements and standards developed by the clinicians. The standards for facial attractiveness of a given population tend to reflect the arbitrary standards of beauty set by cultural background and the influence …
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Treatment efficacy in a chronic pain population: Pre- to post-treatment.
… in the comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment group and the standard medical intervention control group were surveyed about various psychosocial factors using Axis II of the West Haven - Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI), pre- to post-treatment. It was hypothesized that …
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Structural performance evaluation of the Postrite post-treatment corrosion inhibitor system
… steel. A proven corrosion inhibitor system, the Postrite Post-treatment System, used in reinforced concrete rehabilitation, employs the use of a spray treatment of Postrite (15% calcium nitrite by weight) onto the substrate concrete. The Postrite treatment is followed by a DCI-S (30% calcium …
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Desalination of Produced Water via Gas Hydrate Formation and Post Treatment
This study presents a two-step desalination process, in which produced water is cleaned by forming gas hydrate in it and subsequently dewatering the hydrate to remove the residual produced water trapped in between the hydrate crystals. All experiments were performed with pressure in the range of …
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Phosphate post-treatment of cerium-based conversion coatings on Al 2024-T3
"Phosphate post-treatment of cerium-based conversion coatings (CeCCs) on high strength aluminum alloys can significantly improve corrosion resistance. As-deposited CeCCs exhibit corrosion pits and salt tails across the specimen surface after 3 days of exposure, but post-treated CeCCs have withstood …
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Assessing localized prostate cancer post-treatment quality of life outcomes among gay men
… potentially affecting provider communication, treatment decision-making and post-treatment quality of life (QoL). Sexual orientation and other social factors may play an important role in men's QoL. Research suggests that functional impairments following treatment diminish QoL more for younger …
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Honeycomb structured porous films from different polymer architectures - preparation, mechanism, analysis and post-treatment
This dissertation studies and examines the process of formation of honeycomb structured porous films using various polymer architectures ranging from linear, comb, star polymers and a random copolymer. Four casting methods were designed and applied for the production of structured porous materials. …
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The development of a psychosocial intervention to support caregivers in post-treatment cancer survivorship
… intervention to support informal caregivers in post-treatment cancer survivorship, specifically setting out to determine who and what the intervention needed to target, and how and when this needed to be delivered.<br/><br/><br/>METHODS:<br/>This study used a two-phased multiple methods research …
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Post-treatment horizontal hydraulic fracture modeling with integrated chemical tracer analysis, a case study
… of the tracer study can be integrated into a post-treatment hydraulic fracturing model to evaluate production efficiency. Using the fractional production flowback results from the chemical tracer study, hydraulic fractures were calibrated to match the fractional production from each interval. …
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Feasibility Study of Liquid-Based Cytology for Post-Treatment Surveillance of Patients with Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia
<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Colposcopy and tissue biopsy remain the gold standard for diagnosing vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN). Vulvar colposcopy is fairly nonspecific. As a result, many women undergo unwarranted painful biopsies. Vulvar cytology, which is relatively painless, …
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Effect of Isoflurane Post-treatment on tPA-exaggerated Brain Injury in a Rat Ischemic Stroke Model
… activator (tPA) is recognized as the standard treatment for ischemic stroke. However, its narrow therapeutic window and association with an increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage have required caution when used. In this context, several approaches are required to deal with the shortcomings …
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A Comparison Between Differences of Body-Image and Self-Concept for Pre- and Post-treatment Orthodontic Patients
… questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Does orthodontic treatment when administered to the adolescent patient produce changes in his or her body-image and self-concept?</p> </li> <li> <p>In which areas of the body does the patient experience changes in body image after orthodontic treatment?</p> </li> …
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Development of an Intervention to Reduce Psychological Distress in Post-Treatment Upper GI Cancer Patients and Family Carers
… an early-diagnosis requiring aggressive curative treatment, associated with an arduous post-surgical recovery and sustained impact on health related quality of life. However, as with many cancers of the digestive tract, there has been a dearth of research into the impact of the diagnosis and …
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Executive function and contingency management for methamphetamine use disorder in South Africa: a comparison pre- and post-treatment
… contingency management, yet it is unclear if the treatment response is predicted by these neuropsychological, and brain functional and structural changes, and whether treatment alters neuropsychological impairment. I first conducted a systematic review to rigorously assess available findings on …
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Post Treatment for Prostate Cancer: The Experiences and Psychosocial Needs of Black African and Black Caribbean Men and their Partners
… how best to address them after prostate cancer treatment for Black African/Black Caribbean men and their partners in England. Cancer statistics in the United Kingdom show that Black African and Black Caribbean men have a disproportionately higher risk (1 in 4) of developing prostate cancer …
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A Post-Treatment Evaluation of the Combined Effects of Imipramine Pharmacotherapy and Brief Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Childhood Anxiety Disorders
This study evaluated a treatment program for anxiety disordered children, ages five to twelve years, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The treatment program integrated Imipramine pharmacotherapy and brief psychotherapy. The participants' nuclear and extended family …
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Using lithium compounds as an admixture in new concrete and as a post-treatment for existing concrete affected by alkali-silica reaction
This research project, funded by the Federal Highway Administration Project DTFH61-02-R-00097 and the Texas Department of Transportation Project 0-4085, concentrates on two individual aspects of the use of lithium compounds to mitigate or prevent deterioration due to alkali-silica reaction (ASR). …
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