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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Remote and rural"”.
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Lymphoedema in a remote and rural area: An investigation into the prevalence of lymphoedema and its effect on daily living and quality of life in a remote and rural area in the far north of Scotland.
… a reduction in volume of the lymphoedema and ensuring the ongoing maintenance of the condition is dependent upon knowledgeable healthcare professionals and patients, who are aware of the importance of self care and self management in the long term maintenance of the condition.<br/>The …
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Mental Health Services and Social Inclusion in Remote and Rural Areas of Scotland and Canada: A Qualitative Comparison
… increasingly importantly focus in the UK policy landscape because of its social and economic impact. However, most research to date has focused on living with mental health issues, or providing mental health services, in urban settings. There is limited understanding of the experiences of rural …
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Considering community engagement for remote and rural healthcare design in Scotland: exploring the journey from rhetoric to reality
The way health care services are delivered in remote and rural Scottish communities is in a state of reconfiguration. At the same time the NHS faces pressure to plan these new services in partnership with communities themselves. Evidence, however, suggests that this is not necessarily being done …
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An interpretive descriptive study: the exploration of the determinants influencing the use and provision of services for older people with functional mental illness.
… to explore the determinants influencing the use and provision of services for older people with functional mental illness (FMI). The prevalence of FMI (i.e. illnesses such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorder and anxiety disorders) in older adults is notable; …
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Religious Deviance in the Elizabethan Diocese of Durham
… in the daily life of Elizabethan parishioners and to the manifestation of beliefs in witchcraft and magic. The outcome of this research testifies to deviant religious beliefs and practices having coexisted alongside orthodox Protestantism whilst the line between unorthodox and orthodox beliefs …
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An analysis of the viability and competitiveness of DC microgrids in northern India
The electrification of rural and remote villages in developing countries poses major challenges. While extension of the central power grid offers economies of scale in generation and transmission, distribution infrastructure to reach remote areas can be prohibitively costly to install and maintain. …
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Scald burn admissions to Princess Margaret Hospital in 1998 and 2008: A comparative analysis
… few years focussed on prevention, first aid, and improved services postinjury (Department of Health Western Australia, 2009). The population of children in WA is rising and an epidemiological study was undertaken to assess changes in the profile of scald injury among WA children and to assess …
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Developing a Social Enterprise: An Investigation of Promoters and Barriers
… is increasingly discussed in policy documents and academic literature, but there is poor understanding of how social enterprise organisations emerge and develop. A goal of this PhD study was to understand the emergence and nature of social<br/>enterprise, the promoters and barriers to its …
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Mentors' experiences of supporting pre-registration nursing students : a grounded-theory study
… practice. The research was conducted in a remote and rural Scottish Health Board area. It poses the question, 'What role do mentors play in facilitating learning in practice?' Sub-questions explore how mentors see their role in promoting students' professional development, how they support …
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Linking environmental variation across the Scottish Highlands with red deer (Cervus elaphus) trace element status, parasite burden, and skeletal morphometry
The performance and health of managed game species is important to remote and rural economies. Wild red deer (Cervus elaphus) in the Scottish Highlands have long been recognised as occupying a sub-optimal (i.e., limiting) environment in terms of nutrition and shelter. Despite this wide recognition, …
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Lumberjacks, Muscular Christianity, and Nation Building: Creating an Aspirational Canadian Masculinity, 1820 – 1912
… perception of loggers slowly began to change, and the public started to view lumberjacks as a new masculine ideal and symbol of a Canadian national identity. Examining Canadian literature, both fiction and non-fiction, through gender and cultural history methodologies and interdisciplinary …
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The influence of diagnostic information format on orthodontic treatment planning : a feasibility study
… from clinical examination, hard copy records and digital records. Inter-observer reproducibility of treatment plans was also assessed when using hard copy and digital records.<br/>The aim was also to assess subject satisfaction with the conventional consultation system and to identify any …
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An analysis of the development of family health nursing in Scotland through policy and practice 1998-2006.
… Nurse (FHN) who would help individuals, families and communities to cope with illness and to improve their health. Scotland was the first European country to develop this idea through policy, education and practice. The two phase national pilot project (2001-2006) primarily involved remote and …
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Dentists and their Willingness to Treat Adolescents with Learning Disabilities : a Survey of Accessibility in Primary Dental Care
… in two contrasting <br/>areas of Northern Ireland (NI) and Scotland using Cohen’s accessibility <br/>‘dental health professional’factors (Cohen, 1987).<br/>A non-probability sample of all primary care dentists in the more urban <br/>EHSSB [NI] and remote and rural health board of NHS Highland …
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The frontier of the middle class: how farmers and fishers pursue better lives in the coastal landscapes of eastern Indonesia
The coastal landscapes of the outer islands of the Indonesian archipelago are places rich with biological and cultural diversity. The people who live in these remote and rural places are often comparatively poorer than Indonesians living in urban and regional areas, with limited access to …
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The frontier of the middle class: how farmers and fishers pursue better lives in the coastal landscapes of eastern Indonesia
The coastal landscapes of the outer islands of the Indonesian archipelago are places rich with biological and cultural diversity. The people who live in these remote and rural places are often comparatively poorer than Indonesians living in urban and regional areas, with limited access to …
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LANDSLIDE INVESTIGATION IN THE RÍO AGUAS CATCHMENT, SOUTHEAST SPAIN
Many remote and/or rural communities Uve under the threat of major landslide activity. These remote areas are also increasingly the focus of development programmes which, without careful consideration of the ground conditions, will be at risk. The cost of mitigating against landslide activity can …