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Showing 1 to 20 of 170 for “"reconstructive"”.
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Complex-Analytic Methods in Reconstructive Integral Geometry
… of some of the main objectives and techniques in reconstructive integral geometry is presented. The inverse problem central to the author's work, namely reconstructing a function of position from its averages over a class of curves in the unit disc, is then introduced. We give several new results …
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Social Program Evaluation as a Reconstructive Hermeneutic
… a conception of social program evaluation as a reconstructive hermeneutic. Its purpose is twofold: to situate current discussions about evaluation's normatively grounded social action agenda within a more fundamental consideration of knowing and to explore the implications of a contemporary …
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The psychological predictors of satisfaction following breast reconstructive surgery
… predictors of satisfaction following breast reconstructive surgery. The current literature in the field is introduced and reviewed, and hypotheses established. The methodology is then described, results presented and findings discussed in relation to theoretical models. Finally, limitations …
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Transcendent leader centered analysis: A reconstructive approach to social movement analysis
This essay proposed a framework for social movement analysis that extends postmodern deconstructive techniques to a form of reconstruction which transcends the exploration of how language can say many different things simultaneously. By assessing the rhetoric of a movement, the leaders' view of …
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Reconstructive and reproductive processes in children's recall for prose structure and content
The present study explored the interaction of reconstructive and reproductive memory processes in children’s recall for stories. Specifically, kindergartners, second-graders, and fourth-graders were compared on accuracy measures of both recall structure and content as a function of the form of the …
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Development of a fat concentration device for plastic and reconstructive surgery applications
… derived autologous fat tissue in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery is increasingly common. There is no standardized method for concentrating liposuction derived fat for re-injection, but a number of approaches exist, many of which require multiple manipulations of the fat tissue prior to …
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Confronting Founding Injustices: Reconstructive Constitutional Adjudication and Constitutional Legitimacy in Postcolonial States
… in postcolonial states. Expanding the theory of reconstructive constitutional adjudication (RCA)—which reconceptualizes the judiciary as an agent of moral reconstruction rather than a custodian of inherited legality—I argue that the legitimacy and endurance of postcolonial constitutions are …
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Precision Medicine Approach to Improving Reconstructive Surgery Outcomes for Breast Cancer Survivors
… The most common complication causing revision of reconstructive surgery is the formation of a dense scar capsule around the silicone implant called capsular contracture. Nearly all patients will experience this complication, though with different degrees of response, ranging from moderate scarring …
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Co-Surgeons in Breast Reconstructive Microsurgery: What Do They Bring to the Table?
INTRODUCTION: Current research within other surgical specialties suggests that a co-surgeon approach may reduce operative times and complications associated with complex bilateral procedures, possibly leading to improved patient and surgical outcomes. We sought to evaluate the role of the …
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A reconstructive study of HR practitioners’ enactment of equality: the discourses of ‘legal guardianship’
The thesis examines the enactment of workplace equality through an analysis of HR generalist talk. The primary data is contextualised by a review of the literature on HR, equality and diversity, and the regulatory terrain. The study is based on interviews with HR practitioners from 40 UK …
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The Limits of Medical Discourse: Photography, Facial Disfiguration, and Reconstructive Surgery in England, 1916-1925
This thesis explores two albums of photographs of facial plastic surgery cases from the First World War. Drawing on the assumption that a photograph’s meaning comes from its use and the context in which we view it, and emerging from the archive experience and the affect that this encounter has on …
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Microvascular free tissue transfer for the head and neck reconstructive in a resource-limited setting
… Groote Schuur Hospital provides a microsurgical reconstructive service in a resource-limited setting, without access to venous couplers, invasive monitoring devices, modern microscopes or sophisticated pre-operative imaging. The reconstructive surgeons perform all anastomoses under x4.5 loupe …
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An Ai-Powered 3-D Facial Recognition Framework for Crime Intelligence using Reconstructive and Predictive Techniques
Police use of facial recognition tends to be divided between stand-alone biometric tools and discrete dashboards for analysing crime, with very little integration between who appears in images and how patterns of crime develop. At the same time, mainstream 2-D recognition models are brittle under …
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Parents of Children with Ambiguous Genetalia: stories of experiences of reconstructive gential surgeries and finding harmony
… ambiguous genitalia: Stories of experiences of reconstructive genital surgeries and finding harmony. Aim: To explore and understand parents' experiences of their child's genital ambiguity and the reconstructive surgeries for ambiguous genitalia that occurred in infancy and middle childhood. …
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The Development of Facial Prosthetics and Adhesives in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. A study in the application of prosthetic materials and devices used in plastic and reconstructive surgery together with tissue adhesives as an alternative to conventional ligation.
Various silicone elastomers have been evaluated for use in the prosthetic reconstruction of facial defects. Their strength, texture, flexibility, hardness, ease of preparation, pigment receptivity and retention, and their resistance to cleaning were compared and the data consulted when an elastomer …
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Healing Following Periodontal Reconstructive Surgery : Surgical Implantation of a Collagen Matrix or Demineralized Freeze-dried Bone Allograft
<p>Healing following periodontal reconstructive surgery including surgical implantation of a collagen matrix or demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft (DFDBA) was evaluated in a preclinical (collagen) and a clinical (DFDB A) study.</p> <p>Contralateral periodontal fenestration defects in 7 …
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“I Must Write from Memory”: Reading Katherine Anne Porter’s The Old Order as a Reconstructive Process of Memory
… reordering of The Old Order stories reveals a reconstructive process of memory which repositions itself over time.
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Constraining Metamorphic and Tectonic Evolution in Convergent Terranes: How Trace Elements and Mineral Inclusions Shape Mechanical and Reconstructive Models
Conventional thermobarometry in metamorphic systems has been primarily limited to constraining peak temperature (or pressure) along a generalized P-T loop. This is largely attributed to the assumption that mineral assemblages and chemistries achieve a state closest to equilibrium with the maximum …
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The safety and efficacy of the propofol/ Alfentanil/ Ketamine-bolus technique in midazolam pre-medicated patients undergoing office based plastic or reconstructive surgery
… in patients undergoing office-based plastic and reconstructive surgery. A pilot study was done to determine the safety of the co-administration of the drugs used in the sedation technique.
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