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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"threatening conditions"”.
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Adult attachment styles and the organization of behavioral strategies in threatening conditions
… 1973, 1980) is that people regulate distress in threatening situations by seeking proximity to others. The current research examines the way in which attachment styles predict individual differences in behavioral strategies in threatening contexts. Study 1 (N = 179) explores the extent to which …
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Zkušenosti běžné veřejnosti s poskytováním laické první pomoci
… the chances of survival in sudden and life-threatening conditions. Before emergency medical services arrive, it is the general public who must be able to respond adequately. The effectiveness of lay intervention depends not only on technical skills but also on prior experiences, personal …
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A combined perception and needs assessment study of home based palliative care among patients with life-threatening diseases attending the Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta, Nigeria
… Care (HBPC) among patients suffering from life-threatening conditions presenting at the Federal Medical Centre Abeo-Ogun State, Nigeria. Needs assessment for this specialized care were investigated among cancer and HIV/AIDS patients receiving treatment in this health institution. Questionnaires …
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Ethosuximide, a T-type Calcium Channel Antagonist, Reduces Alcohol Withdrawal Seizure
… and temporal lobe epilepsy, severe life-threatening conditions that often result in death.
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Biochemical Studies of EA22, A Protein Involved in The Bacteriophage Lysogenic-Lytic Decision and the Virulence of Clinically Relevant Serotypes of E. Coli
… but in some cases, it can lead to more life-threatening conditions. The pathogenicity of EHEC Is supported by an endogenous, dormant bacteriophage that persists in the bacterium as a lysogen until it is activated by a stress-related event. While the lysogenic-lytic development decision has …
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What are the informational needs of patients with ANCA Associated Vasculitis? a Mixed Methods Study
… (AAVs) are a group of rare, potentially life-threatening conditions which if untreated can be fatal. Little is known about the information needs of people with AAV. Objectives: To explore what it is like to be diagnosed with AAV and to find out the informational needs of this group. Study …
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Loss of Ventromedial Hypothalamic Leptin Receptors Results in Increased Adiposity and a Metabolic Syndrome
… Obesity is a risk factor for several life-threatening conditions including Type II diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Given the growing obesity epidemic, understanding the mechanisms whereby the central nervous system monitors and regulates energy homeostasis has become a …
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Biodegradable in situ forming photocrosslinked implants for sustained protein delivery to the posterior segment of the eye
… delivery for the treatment of chronic ocular conditions. The challenge is further increased due to the fact that the anti-VEGF agents, used to treat two of the most pertinent sight-threatening conditions - age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy - are proteins. <br/><br/>This …
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Career-Threatened Principals: Virginia Superintendents' Views
… with an average of two years under career-threatening conditions. Principals who experienced career-threatening problems were unlikely to retain their jobs, with only 14.7% remaining in their principalships. Female principals were more likely dismissed from their principalships than males, …
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The role of optometry in the delivery of eye health care in the European Union
… of human resources for the management of sight threatening conditions. It is not realistic to expect 750 British ophthalmologists to be responsible for secondary eye care for the entire population of the UK British standards in eye healthcare must be maintained and optometry in the EU must be …
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Net-PPI : mapping the human interactome with machine learned models
… human PPIs are the primary cause of many life-threatening conditions, such as Alzheimer, Creutzfeldt-Jakob, and cancer; making the regulation of PPI activities a promising direction for pharmaceutical development. Despite the indisputable importance of PPIs, so far only a tiny fraction of all …
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“The Holy Grail of PKU Support”: Exploring the Psychosocial Impacts of Camps for Kids with Phenylketonuria
… (DSCs) allow children with chronic and/or life-threatening conditions to enjoy a typical camp experience in a medically safe environment. The psychosocial impacts of other DSCs on individuals with health challenges have been described, demonstrating that these camps have a positive influence on …
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Go Wish- Pediatrics : Pilot Study of a Conversation Tool in Pediatric Palliative Care
… for parents caring for children facing life threatening conditions. Confusing, inadequate, and inconsistent communication by health care providers makes advance care planning difficult in pediatrics.<br /> Design: A mixed methods design was utilized to evaluate the effectiveness of an advance …
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Forum Theatre as Theatre for Development in East Africa
… and the realities of life- and livelihood-threatening conditions on the ground all work against the liberatory potential of the form. The focus of Forum Theatre is on identifying and combatting oppression; in developing communities, what oppressions can theatre projects initiated from the …
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A method to detect and represent temporal patterns from time series data and its application for analysis of physiological data streams
… abnormal behaviors in patients who may have life threatening conditions.
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Dynamics of school playground use in low-income neighborhoods : Four case studies from Newark, New Jersey
… due to potential personal risks arising from threatening conditions such as crime and gang activity in their immediate neighborhoods. These findings suggest that Newark's current strategy of rebuilding school playgrounds in low-income, minority neighborhoods as a means to bolster children's …
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Physiological recovery from night-call duty - a field study of physicians
… load of constantly handling patients with life-threatening conditions may have a greater impact on their recovery compared with other specialists. In the present field study 19 anaesthesiologists were compared with18 paediatricians and ear, nose, and throat surgeons. They all had 16-hour …
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Understanding African Immigrant Health in the United States: An Exploratory Study of the Nigerian Immigrant Healthcare Experience
… to the US, many African immigrants face health-threatening conditions, including civil wars and poverty, which are exacerbated by the lack of understanding and attention to their health care needs in the US. Methods: To examine the health care experiences of African immigrants in the US, two …
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Neurological Nursing Assessment Education at Intermountain Medical Center: A Quality Improvement Project
… assessments often identify potentially life threatening conditions such as acute neurological events. Inconsistencies of neurological assessments can occur for nurses who do not routinely perform these exams; furthermore, nurses need to be able to identify normal vs. abnormal neurological …
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The Immunogenicity of Cholangiocyte Cellular Therapies
… as cholangiopathies, are a diverse group of life-threatening conditions characterised by cholestasis, ductopenia and eventual liver failure. There are currently no curative treatments for cholangiopathies aside from liver transplantation and while individual cholangiopathies are rare, together …
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