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Showing 1 to 20 of 2099 for “"deaths"”.
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Three deaths
Three Deaths is composed for flute, French horn, detuned-cello, and percussion, comprised of three movements, each dedicated to a specific death in chronological order. These three tragic stories are all associated with the renowned guqin piece, Guangling San. The first movement portrays the death …
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Preventable Deaths at Acute Care Hospitals
… Objective To determine the proportion of deaths in hospital that a have high probability of being prevented with high quality care. Methods We created summaries for every death at a tertiary care hospital over 4-months. Four reviewers assigned preventability ratings to each death and …
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Childhood Asthma Deaths in North Carolina: 1999-2012
Asthma is chronic reversible obstruction of the small- an d medium-sized airways of the lung. It is caused by inflammation of the airway mucosa coupled with spasm of the circumferential smooth muscles that may be triggered by v iral infections, environmental allergens, or other irritants. Early in …
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Live and let die: opiate overdose deaths in Chicago
… death a comprehensive database of opiate-related deaths in Chicago between 1999 and 2003 was created, including only opiate-overdose incidents. Blacks constituted the largest number of opiate-related deaths. However, we found that, victims who were Black, male, married, and took the combination of …
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Lower respiratory tract infection in sudden unexpected infant deaths
… was another independent risk factor in SUDI deaths.
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Factors associated with neonatal deaths in Katima Mulilo state hospital
… State Hospital reported an increase in neonatal deaths of 8/1000 live births (0,8%) in 2001 to 39/1000 live births (3,9%)in 2002. Based on this problem, factors associated with neonatal deaths were investigated in an effort to improve mother and child health in Katima Mulilo Hospital. In …
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Reducing opioid overdose-related deaths in Michigan : a policy analysis
… to this epidemic, as opioid related overdose deaths continue to rise every year. Recent available literature highlights the alarming death rates related to drug overdoses in Michigan with; 19,365 deaths from suicide, 8,790 deaths from alcohol related liver failure and 21,778 deaths from drug …
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The archives mixtape: an education in (un)making Black deaths
… laws and policies, have to do with the premature deaths of Black people? I start with examining the role of changes in law and policy governing how schools are allocated federal Title I funding for “equitable” support of children from lower-income families and households in Black student premature …
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Perinatal deaths in Lusaka, Zambia : mothers’ experiences and perceptions of care
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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Deaths in police custody in the Cape Town Western Metropole 2000-2009
Deaths in police custody are a global phenomenon which continues to beset policing services worldwide. Research into these deaths has provided insight into the complexity of detention and led to the institution of preventative strategies which have seen a reduction in mortality internationally. An …
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Retrospective analysis of deaths in the Table Mountain National Park 2000-2011
… there have been media reports of accidents and deaths that have occurred in the TMNP and on Table Mountain. Aim: To determine the number and types of fatalities in the TMNP from 2000-2011. Method: The Salt River Forensic Pathology Laboratory is a state mortuary which serves the Cape Peninsula. …
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The death of deaths in the death of Israel: Deuteronomy's theology of exile
This dissertation examines the theme of exile in Deuteronomy. Chapter 1 discusses the history of research of Deuteronomy as it relates to both the Pentateuch and the Deuteronomistic History, and the history of research of exile as a theological topic in Old and New Testament studies. Chapter 2 …
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The genetics of the sexually dimorphic deaths of the C. elegans CEM neutrons
The cells of metazoan organisms possess the capability to commit a form of cellular suicide known as programmed cell death or apoptosis. The proper control of this endogenous death program is essential to animal development and to the prevention of disease. To better understand how individual cells …
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A Forensic Study of Unnatural Deaths in Kuwait: Epidemiological, Virtual Autopsy and DNA Investigations
… medico-legal cases diagnosed as un-natural deaths by The Forensic Department in Kuwait, during the year 2003-2009. The results show that accidental, homicidal and suicidal deaths accounted for 86%, 8% and 6%, respectively. The results showed that most people who died of unnatural deaths were …
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An assessment of electrical deaths in the Western Cape Province from 2011 to 2020
… burns to cardiac arrest and death. Electrical deaths are particularly concerning due to their sudden, unexpected nature, and the fact that they often occur in otherwise healthy individuals. This study aimed to explore the pathophysiology of electrical injury and its effects on regions of the …
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Enumerating and estimating maternal and neonatal deaths in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
… enumerating and estimating maternal and neonatal deaths from 2010 to 2013 in the Western Cape Province; and determining factors associated with these outcomes during the same period. This thesis comprises nine chapters, of which six present the research findings. The first results chapter has …
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Against against affect (again) : æffect in Kenneth Goldsmith's Seven American deaths and disasters
… writing. Kenneth Goldsmith's Seven American Deaths and Disasters, which consists of transcriptions of audio recordings made during and immediately following major American tragedies, involves a specific kind of affective transformation: the cliché. I discuss what makes a cliché, especially in …
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Homelessness and deprivation in Glasgow: a 5-year retrospective cohort study of hospitalisations and deaths
… Aims To describe hospital admissions and deaths in a cohort of homeless Glasgow adults and to compare these to socio-economically deprived groups within a matched sample of the non-homeless local population. Methods A retrospective 5-year cohort study was conducted comparing an exposed …
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