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Showing 1 to 20 of 66 for “"medical intervention"”.
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The law and practice of consent to medical intervention
… actively involved in the consent process in both medical and legal settings.</p> <p>The project provides a comprehensive review of the literature concerning the legal aspects of consent and information disclosure, critically analysing relevant case law and academic opinion. The problematic areas …
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How parents care for their child during a sickle cell crisis without medical intervention
… their child during a sickle cell crisis without medical intervention such as assistance from clinics, emergency centers and/or hospitals. Husserl’s phenomenology was used as the philosophical framework for this research. Data was collected through semi-structured virtual interviews with two …
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Developing non-medical intervention strategies to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality associated with hypertension during pregnancy in Capricorn District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… The purpose of the study was to develop non-medical intervention strategies to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, associated with hypertension during pregnancy in Capricorn District. A convergent parallel- mixed method was used in this study. The population of the study were all pregnant …
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Medical abstract inference dataset
… a dataset for predicting clinical outcomes from medical abstracts and their title. Medical Abstract Inference consists of 1,794 data points. Titles were filtered to include the abstract's reported medical intervention and clinical outcome. Data points were annotated with the interventions effect …
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Children's attitudes to a hospital familiarisation programme
… strange people, environment, smells, sounds and medical equipment, and confronted with possibly painful and invasive procedures, many young children become stressed and anxious. Negative psychological effects may have immediate and/or long lasting psychological consequences (Zuckerberg, 1994; 0 …
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Corporeal Colonialism: Medicine, Reproduction, and Race in Colonial Korea
… work demonstrates the colonial origin of Western medical intervention in the physical and sexual well being of Korean women and maps out the scientific and medical protocols for the diagnosis, classification, and treatment of women's reproductive diseases. In doing so, my study establishes rich …
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Framing, Advice-Seeking, and Medical Trust in the r/Keto Community: An Analysis of the Medical Flair on r/Keto
… in 1921, the ketogenic diet was used as a medical intervention for children suffering from severe epilepsy. However, in recent years, this highly restrictive diet has gained mainstream popularity for a number of illness management, wellness, and weight loss uses. Despite its rise in use and …
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Building blocks for regenerative medicine : vascularized models and immunomodulation to engineer hepatic cell therapies
… or even for temporary support throughout medical intervention. The development of functional solid organ systems like the liver is an arduous task and faces many challenges. This thesis sought to address two of these challenges: hepatocyte (liver parenchymal cell) sourcing and immune …
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Uniting maternity care with neonatal intensive care: Analysis advancing hospital experiences for families of newborns through design
… has changed immensely over the last century. Medical intervention has surpassed the needs of mother and infant to be together when either requires medical attention. By bringing medical equipment for both into a single hospital room, separation between the two will be decreased. For this …
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[Title missing] : on the metaphysics and ethics of omissions.
… and then apply that analysis to an issue in medical ethics. One omits when they don't act in a particular way, can act in that way, the action was required for some further activity, and one is already (in some sense) engaged in that further activity. I argue, contrary to contemporary …
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A Sensor for Metabolic Profiling of Traumatic Brain Injury
… of the brain is detected, an appropriate medical intervention can be made. Metabolic profiling of extracellular brain fluid can be used to monitor brain health, as it provides data on the efficiency of metabolic processes taking place within the brain. If metabolism is disrupted, causing …
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Benefits and Barriers to HIV Testing in a Population of Federal Detention Inmates
… HIV testing in combination with early medical intervention has been shown to be effective in reducing the rate of new infections and improving the health and life expectancy of those living with HIV. There are however several high-risk populations in the US that remain largely unreached …
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Women-centered care : the knowledge and practice of midwifery at the University of York
… one which is now often attended by a variety of medical practitioners, both male and female, and most often takes place in a hospital. With childbirth, midwifery has undergone dramatic transition. The study describes the ways in which York's ideology revolves around the goal of "woman-centered …
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Urinary Incontinence and Sexual Intimacy: Older Women's Perceptions
… I wanted to identify perceived areas of intervention that might positively influence the experience of UI as it relates to sexual intimacy for participants. The sample consisted of 10 women who ranged in age from 65 to 81. The theoretical framework guiding this study was a systemic …
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Challenges to accessibility of emergency medical services among rural residents in the Otse cluster, Mahalapye district, Botswana.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are essential for timely medical intervention and improved patient outcomes, yet access to these services remains limited in rural settings. In Botswana's Otse Cluster, Mahalapye District, rising mortality rates and delayed emergency care highlight potential …
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Challenges to accessibility of emergency medical services among rural residents in the Otse cluster, Mahalapye district, Botswana.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are essential for timely medical intervention and improved patient outcomes, yet access to these services remains limited in rural settings. In Botswana's Otse Cluster, Mahalapye District, rising mortality rates and delayed emergency care highlight potential …
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A Cost Per Behavior Change Analysis for Physical Therapy-Behavior Modification Projects
… was evaluated by comparing performance prior to intervention with performance following intervention. Costs for achieving this change in performance were presented in five separate categories. The first was the number of hours of treatment necessary to produce the behavior change multiplied by …
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Effect of Unilateral Lower-Limb Amputation on Intact Limb Biomechanics: A Systematic Review
… this year (Ertl et al., 2019). As a common medical intervention, there is extensive research regarding rehabilitation strategies and post-operative care. Many studies have explored the effects of the affected limb and prosthetic intervention yet have neglected that of the contralateral limb …
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Oh Baby! Evaluating the Impact of Blossom's Natural Childbirth Prep Course on Women's Childbirth Experience
… felt prepared to have a vaginal birth without medical interventions and medications. All respondents attempted and subsequently had a vaginal birth but roughly half (58%) had some form of medical intervention. Qualitative data suggests that emphasizing “natural” childbirth and birth “plans” can …
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A Strategy to Increase the Utilization of RRT
… increasing illness or deterioration and initiate medical intervention for the patient (Cioffi, 2000).</p> <p>The early recognition by the bedside RN clinician, of a patient who is deteriorating clinically is essential in promoting patient safety, preventing later cardiopulmonary arrest and …
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