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Showing 1 to 20 of 188 for “"war memorial"”.
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A war memorial for Cambridge, Mass.
Thesis (M.Arch.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture, 1950.
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Westfield War Memorial Village : disability, paternalism and philanthropy, 1915-2015
Despite a growing amount of study into war-related disability, little research has been undertaken into the role played by the paternalistic philanthropists and volunteers who did so much to support the individuals directly affected. This thesis endeavours to go some way towards redressing the …
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The stained glass war memorial windows of Charles William Kelsey
… churches in Canada. This thesis focuses on his war memorial windows commissioned between 1921 and 1956. Forty-two windows were studied: ten memorials for World War I, twenty-two memorials for World War II and ten memorials for both World Wars. Research is divided into three main areas: how …
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Referral patterns to the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… describes the referral patterns to the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital. The study was conducted from 1st July to 31st December 1987 and entailed the collection of all referral letters presented (9288) to the hospital and the analysis of a sample of these letters (4702). The results …
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failures At Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… shunt failure rate at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) and assess potential factors contributing to shunt failures. Methods A retrospective review of VP shunts done at RCWMCH between August 2015 through December 2019 was performed. Operative notes, discharge …
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Creating Virginia’s War Memorial Carillon in the Shadow of the Civil War
… thesis explores the creation of the Virginia’s War Memorial Carillon in relation to the persistent significance of the Civil War in Virginia. By focusing on the debates about Virginia’s War Memorial Library, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and Carillon, this thesis reconstructs the sentiments and …
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Analysis of non-ventriculoperitoneal shunts at Red Cross War Memorial Children's hospital
Background: At Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCCH) it is the preferred practice to use non-ventriculoperitoneal (non-VP) shunts when the peritoneum is ineffective or contraindicated for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion, and when endoscopy is not an option. The objective of this …
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Childhood sexual abuse : the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital experience, 1986-1988
… to the Child Abuse Team at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) between 1 January 1986 and 31 June 1988. During this period 365 children were referred to the Child Abuse Team, of whom 357 were entered into this study. 297 of these were cases of confirmed sexual abuse. …
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A Constructivist Model for Public War Memorial Design that Facilitates Dynamic Meaning Making
Many war memorials today face loss of relevant meaning to the members of their community over time, an inability to adapt to evolving historical perspectives, and a lack of ability to engage visitors in a deep and authentic way of creating meaning and understanding. New war memorials should provide …
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Admission trends at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town: 2004 to 2013
… healthcare institutions, such as the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCCH) in Cape Town, collects routine patient data in a computerised database that if tapped should yield valuable information about child health of the catchment population as well as of the functioning of that …
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Blood stream infections in oncology patients at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town
… the present study was conducted at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) in Cape Town, South Africa. Methods: Structured literature review: From 1 April 2016 to 31 May 2016 a PubMed search was undertaken on BSI in Paediatric Oncology. The search string used was (bacteraemia OR …
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Audit of transfusion practice during burns surgery at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… to transfuse burn victims but, the trend is towards employing a more conservative transfusion practice in an attempt to reduce transfusion related complications. The predicament has become one of containing cost by not ordering blood unnecessarily and/or excessively, versus putting a patient at …
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A prospective study of paediatric preoperative fasting times at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… medical and radiological procedures at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH). Measurement outcomes were defined as the period from the last clear liquid, milk or solid feed to the start of anaesthesia. For analysis of compliance with preoperative fasting guidelines, institutional …
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A descriptive study of vancomycin usage at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town
Background: Antimicrobial stewardship principles guide the clinical use of vancomycin, but paediatric vancomycin prescribing practices have not been evaluated in South Africa. Objectives: To document the use, prescribing practices and monitoring of intravenous vancomycin and the spectrum of …
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Review of liver biopsies at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital over a six-year period
… of patients with liver diseases at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) over a six-year period. Method: This retrospective descriptive study includes all paediatric patients who underwent liver biopsies at RCWMCH between 01/01/2018 and 30/06/2023. Results: Seventy-five patients …
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Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections in hospitalised children at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital : 2006 - 2011
Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) is a significant paediatric bloodstream pathogen in children. There is little data about KP in South African children. The focus for the present study was to address this knowledge gap. Methods: This study addressed a retrospective case notes review on …
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Evaluation of children with haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital 1991-2010
Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare haematological disorder in children. However, this is probably an underestimation due to the difficulty in diagnosing the disease. HLH is characterized clinically by persistent fevers, organomegaly, cytopaenias and typical biochemical derangements …
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Paediatric epilepsy surgery in a middle-income country: the red cross war memorial children's hospital experience
… who underwent surgical treatment at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2021 (HREC: 140/2020). Results During the 21-year study period, 60 patients underwent epilepsy surgery for drugresistant epilepsy. The median age of the children was …
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A retrospective review of acute liver failure in children admitted at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… of ALF in children admitted at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH). Methods All records of children from 0 to 13 years admitted at the RCWMCH over the period from January 2005 to December 2016 with ALF were retrospectively reviewed, after obtaining ethical approval. …
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Temperature changes in paediatric patients undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital experience
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning places paediatric patients at risk of both hypothermia and hyperthermia. The aim of this study is to determine primarily if paediatric patients gain or lose heat during MRI scanning, and secondarily to examine potential risk factors for any such …
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