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The knowledge, attitudes, experience and confidence of master's prepared registered nurses with advance directives
(2010)
Manuscript I was a systematic review of nurses and ADs, the purpose of which was to synthesize the knowledge, attitudes and experiences of nurses in facilitating patient completion of ADs. Qualitative approaches used in ...
Fracture resistance of pressable ceramic fused to metal custom implant abutment
(2010)
Statement of problem . The restoration of single implant-supported crowns presents an aesthetically prosthetic challenge. The commercially available choices for abutment selection are limited and present either questionable ...
The impact of anti-congestion policies on fuel consumption, carbon dioxide emissions and urban sprawl: Application of RELU-TRAN2, a CGE model
(2010)
RELU-TRAN (Regional Economy and Land Use and Transportation) is a numerically solvable general equilibrium model (Anas and Liu, 2007), which treats in a unified manner the regional economy, urban land use and urban personal ...
Factors affecting parental compliance with an oral-motor home program
(2010)
Home programs are often recommended to parents of a child with a disability. Professionals recommending home programs must remain aware of factors influencing the parents' ability to comply with them. Data were collected ...
Effects of a six-week home-based walking program on Taiwanese women newly diagnosed with early stage breast cancer
(2010)
In Western Culture, evidence has shown that exercise decreases fatigue and improves quality of life. However, very little research about exercise has been examined in the Asian cancer population. Additionally, exercise is ...
Stander device use in children: Parent and practitioner perspectives
(2010)
Purpose. This study investigated the provision and impact of stander devices for children with disabilities. Methods. Data were collected from parents and therapists in separate surveys. Parents were recruited through two ...
Qualitative analysis of factors characterizing success with speech recognition software for people with disabilities
(2010)
Studies have shown a high rate of discontinuance among automatic speech recognition (ASR) users with disabilities, compared with other computer based assistive technology (AT). Research shows that usage is influenced by ...
A dual-diffusion model for influenza transmission, control, and prevention in the urbanized area of Buffalo
(2010)
The diffusion of influenza disease and that of individual preventive behavior are intrinsically interrelated. This dissertation presents an original dual-diffusion model to couple these two diffusion processes together. ...
TNF in the hippocampus: Changes in the levels of this cytokine regulate symptoms of chronic pain and depression
(2010)
An increased level of the cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) has been shown to be involved in the manifestation of both chronic pain and depression with respect to the hippocampus. Previous studies in this lab ...
Effects of atrial natriuretic peptide on rat pancreatic islet beta-cells
(2010)
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), a 28-amino acid peptide, is primarily expressed and stored in granules in the atria, and are released during atrial stretch due to volume overload or hypertension in the cardiovascular ...