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Showing 1 to 20 of 509 for “"wounds"”.
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Itch occurring with chronic wounds
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Silent wounds of the family
In many social orders of the world the broken family core is an unfortunate and common reality, leading to an ever growing presence of homeless children, mothers, or fathers. South Africa is not a stranger to this phenomenon, despite the fact that it is viewed as a country with one of the most …
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Gunshot wounds to the male external genitalia
… study of male patients that suffered gunshot wounds to the extental genitalia from August 1997 to September 2006. This study also reviews the literature and compares treatment methods locally and internationally.
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Local dose coefficients for radionuclide contamination in wounds
… dose coefficients for radionuclide contaminated wounds to accompany dose coefficients obtained by Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education looking at whole body effects of radionuclide intake from wounds. These dose coefficients can be used to calculate activity limits at the wound site that …
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Cefazolin Concentration in Surgically Created Wounds Treated with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Compared to Surgically Created Wounds Treated with Nonadherent Wound Dressings
… tissue samples collected from surgically created wounds treated with negative pressure wound therapy to those collected from surgically created wounds treated with nonadherent dressings. The study design was a prospective, controlled, experimental study. The animal population included 12 female …
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Role of human β-defensins in human burn wounds
… at mRNA and protein levels in acute burn wounds of different burn durations, using real time rt-PCR and immunohistochemistry, respectively. The influence of type and quantity of bacteria, contribution from blood cells and the influence of stress on HBD expression was determined in separate …
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A study of transferrin and iron in chronic skin wounds
This document only includes an excerpt of the corresponding thesis or dissertation. To request a digital scan of the full text, please contact the Ruth Lilly Medical Library's Interlibrary Loan Department (rlmlill@iu.edu).
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Exposing Wounds: Traces of Trauma in Post-War Polish Photography
This thesis draws on psychoanalytic theories of trauma to interrogate works produced by Polish photographers after the Second World War. The aim of this thesis is to excavate traces of trauma latently embedded in post-war Polish art photography. By closely analysing a selection of photographs …
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Wounds in time: the aesthetic afterlives of the Cultural Revolution
My dissertation, “Wounds in Time: the Aesthetic Afterlives of the Cultural Revolution,” departs from the traditional historicist approach to the Cultural Revolution, contributing instead an investigation of the Cultural Revolution through its aesthetic afterlives. This study crosses disciplines and …
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Improving best practice guidelines for Xylazine-related wounds : a DNP project
… substance use disorder (SUD) patients. These wounds are often misidentified and improperly treated due to a lack of awareness and guidelines among healthcare providers. Purpose: This project aims to develop and implement best practice guidelines for the identification, prevention, and …
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Wounds of the past: Trauma and German historical thought after 1945
My dissertation is an intellectual history of trauma and historical thinking in postwar Germany. I argue that the traumas of the Second World War generated a paradigm shift in German historical thought, as experiences of dehumanization, exile, imprisonment, destruction, and genocide destabilized …
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Antimicrobial wafers as a novel technology for infection control in chronic wounds.
… impaired wound healing. Generally, non-healing wounds display similar physiological features with regards to mixed bacterial flora, ischemia and production of exudate. The application of topical, broad spectrum antimicrobial compounds embedded in absorbent dressings has been shown to control …
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Detection and significance of blood in firearms used in contact gunshot wounds
… the manner of death, since contact gunshot wounds are seldom seen in cases of homicidal or accidental death. It has been reported that muzzle-target distance can be confirmed by detection of blood back spatter on the inner and outer surfaces of the weapons. To determine whether this …
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A dressing solution for burn wounds: antibacterial and low-adherent wound dressings
Considering 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) …
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy - Effects on Sternotomy Wounds and the Intrathoracic Organs
… to examine the effects of NPWT on sternotomy wounds and on the intrathoracic organs. An uninfected porcine sternotomy wound model was used in all studies. The studies showed that negative pressure is transmitted only to tissues that are in direct contact with the foam dressing and not to …
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Repairing Wounds and Promoting Belonging and Resiliency in a Tracked English Classroom
<p>A large body of research shows that academic tracking has the potential to negatively impact a student’s feeling of belonging on campus. However, students express a greater sense of belonging when they take classes with students who mirror some aspect of their identity. The purpose of this study …
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Design of a multi-functional, nanoparticles-loaded supramolecular hydrogel to treat chronic wounds
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