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Showing 1 to 20 of 249 for “"dressing"”.
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A scalable system for virtual dressing
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-12-01
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Concepts of (Un)dressing in Greek Drama
… the hitherto underexplored phenomenon of (un)dressing in Greek tragedy and comedy. Often treated as a matter of physical costuming, it is a central contention of my work that (un)dress in theatrical representation functions, first and foremost, as an imaginary site where ideas of social …
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Gender differences related to corporate dressing down
… perceptions and attitudes towards corporate dressing down. The sample was comprised of 66 employees of 3 major companies in the southeast. Respondents completed the Manager /Employee Questionnaire on Corporate Dressing Down which contained 38 Likert-type questions and 2 questions requiring …
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Changing clothes: re-dressing voice for a stylish return
This paper concerns the idea of voice within the field of composition studies and more specifically the canon of style. I examine the current rise of style to a place of prominence within composition and take issue with the exclusion of voice from this resurgence. By looking more closely at the …
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Breast Dressing: A Critical Review of Post-Surgical Bras
<p>Breast cancer is acknowledged in the United States as a phenomenon. With more than 3 million women either diagnosed or treated for it as of 2019, it is a seminal part of the American healthcare map. However, the market for the kinds of bras and bandages patients have to wear after surgery …
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Coping strategies of ambulatory burn patients during daily dressing changes
… burn patients for management of pain during dressing changes. The sample consisted of 136 ambulatory burn patients (N = 136) who attended an outpatient Burn Clinic at a Southwestern medical center. Coping strategies were measured using the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (Rosenstiel & Keefe, …
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Dressing Up the Past: Creating and Re-Creating Acadian Identity
During the early twentieth century, Acadian women dressed up in a costume based on the main character from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1847 epic poem Evangeline at nation-building events to symbolize the Acadian people and its past. Acadians came to consider the Evangeline costume to be the …
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Drawing disability: its relation to upper extremity dressing in adult hemiplegics
No abstract available
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PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AN ELECTROSPUN GELATIN/DENDRIMER HYBRID NANOFIBER DRESSING
A novel dendritic wound dressing was designed and characterized for its potential to treat chronic wounds. Comprised of gelatin, dendrimer, synthetic polymer and antibiotics, the dressing was electrospun to mimic the natural extracellular matrix (ECM). Gelatin is biocompatible, biodegradable, …
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Dressing for the Times: Fashion in Tang Dynasty China (618-907)
… were all subsumed under the trope of fashionable dressing. The clamor of these intellectuals about the widespread desire to be "current" reveals the significant space fashion inhabited in the empire - a space that was repeatedly gendered female. This dissertation considers fashion as a system of …
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Evaluation of Surface Acetylated Bacterial Cellulose for Antibacterial Wound Dressing Applications
… cells from the host's immune response. Wound dressings with bacteriostatic or bactericidal properties are a promising solution. This study investigated the potential of surface acetylated bacterial cellulose as a novel antibacterial wound dressing. Hydroxyl groups on the surface of bacterial …
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Preventing HAPUs in High-Risk Cardiac Cath Patients Using Foam Dressing Protocol
… to 0% by three months using a prophylactic foam dressing protocol.</p> <p>The population included all patients undergoing lengthy (> three hours), complex cardiac catheterization procedures with/without anesthesia in the CCL. Methods used involved prospective data collection, enhanced skin …
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I've been dressing up like a man: An ideological criticism of "Transparent"
<p>This study is an ideological criticism of the acclaimed Amazon digital television series Transparent. Transparent is a series that focuses heavily on LGBTQ+ issues, including a transgender protagonist and several LGBTQ+ characters. Recognizing the importance of LGBTQ+ representation in media, …
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A dressing solution for burn wounds: antibacterial and low-adherent wound dressings
… the infection and second trauma caused by dressing changes, development of antibacterial and low-adherent wound dressings is urgently needed. Silver ion is a widely used antimicrobial agent, but its cytotoxicity remains a problem. In this study, low-adherent PAM (polyacrylamide) hydrogel …
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Sexual Difference as Narrative Technique: Cross-Dressing, Redressing, and Undressing Female Protagonists
Throughout the twentieth century gender study has been a site of considerable social debate, stress, and change. The social forces which have destabilized gender identities are by now widely acknowledged--ranging from early twentieth century American and English feminist movements struggling for …
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Further evidence of bank window dressing: the effect of Basle Capital Standards
… have a suspected motivation to engage in window dressing of regulatory Call reports. Through a more structured definition of window dressing and a higher frequency data set, a more robust test of window dressing is adopted than in previous studies. This study focuses on the possible influence …
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An Injectable Thermosensitive Hydrogel Potentially Used for Wound Dressing with Self-adhesive Properties
… hydrogel is one of the best candidates for would dressing due to its distinctive properties, such as high biocompatibility, flexibility, and sensitivity to physiological environments. Injectable hydrogels can be facilely delivered in vivo without massive impairment to the body, as no surgical …
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