Medical and Biomedical Researches

Environmental impacts and costs of solid waste: a comparison of landfill and incineration.

June 27th, 2008
Environmental impacts and costs of solid waste: a comparison of landfill and incineration. The methodology for evaluating the impacts and damage costs (\'external costs\') due to pollution from waste treatment is described and the results are presented, based on the ExternE project series of the European ...

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Factors influencing households’ participation in recycling.

June 27th, 2008
Factors influencing households\' participation in recycling. The success of a recycling programme depends on the active and sustained participation of citizens in the correct separation and collection of recyclable waste. An effective study of strategies aimed at augmenting people\'s involvement in recycling involves understanding which factors ...

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Evaluation of human urine as a source of nutrients for selected vegetables and maize under tunnel ho

June 27th, 2008
Evaluation of human urine as a source of nutrients for selected vegetables and maize under tunnel house conditions in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The introduction of ecological sanitation (ECOSAN) toilets in South Africa has created opportunities for safer sanitation and recycling of human excreta, as ...

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Lateral migration and offsite surface emission of landfill gas at City of Montreal Landfill Site.

June 27th, 2008
Lateral migration and offsite surface emission of landfill gas at City of Montreal Landfill Site. An evaluation of lateral landfill gas migration was carried out at the Saint-Michel Environmental Complex in Montreal, City of Montreal Landfill Site, Canada, between 2003 and 2005. Biogas concentration measurements and ...

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Management of patients with post-herpetic neuralgia.

June 27th, 2008
Management of patients with post-herpetic neuralgia. This article provides an overview of the management of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN)--a debilitating nerve pain that continues after the herpes zoster (shingles) rash has cleared. PHN mainly affects older people and although there are a number of treatment options available, ...

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Measuring temperature.

June 27th, 2008
Measuring temperature. Temperature measurement is an essential clinical skill and is recognised as being an important indicator in assessing the course of an illness. This article identifies temperature ranges and describes the procedures for taking temperature orally and via the tympanic canal in adult and paediatric ...

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Vancomycin administration: mistakes made by nursing staff.

June 27th, 2008
Vancomycin administration: mistakes made by nursing staff. AIM: To identify the number and types of errors made by assistant and technical nurses when administering intravenous (IV) vancomycin. METHOD: Preparation and IV administration of 143 doses of vancomycin by 55 assistant and technical nurses were observed in ...

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Dear health diary…

June 27th, 2008
Dear health diary... Many women, from teenagers to those approaching the menopause, experience problems related to their menstrual cycle. A health diary can identify trends and patterns. Kelsey R. Susan Russell Publishing.

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The screen team.

June 27th, 2008
The screen team. Breast cancer screening take-up is very low among women with a learning disability. Nurses in Leeds are trying to change the situation. Davis C.

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Light in the dark.

June 27th, 2008
Light in the dark. Bereaved people need different levels of support, sometimes a considerable time afterwards. A protocol for use in primary care is addressing their needs. Pearce L.

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Elective and emergency defibrillation.

June 27th, 2008
Elective and emergency defibrillation. Defibrillation is the only effective treatment in cardiac arrest for ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia. This article aims to identify the need for defibrillation, both elective and emergency, and assist the nurse in understanding the evidence related to effective defibrillation (Nolan ...

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Alcoholic dilated cardiomyopathy.

June 27th, 2008
Alcoholic dilated cardiomyopathy. This article provides an overview of alcoholic dilated cardiomyopathy. It aims to increase awareness of the condition among nurses, and help in early diagnosis and appropriate treatment referrals. The key message is that all patients with alcoholic dilated cardiomyopathy should be advised and ...

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Safe use of rectal suppositories and enemas with adult patients.

June 27th, 2008
Safe use of rectal suppositories and enemas with adult patients. Medications that are given via the rectal route are prescribed for a variety of reasons and have either a local or systemic effect. The administration of suppositories and enemas is an intimate procedure which has the ...

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Use of the internet to optimise collaborative healthcare research.

June 27th, 2008
Use of the internet to optimise collaborative healthcare research. This article explores some of the issues related to setting up and maintaining virtual collaborations in healthcare research. Using the learning from one such collaboration--the Virtual Institute of Research in Healthcare Practice--and the literature on collaborative and ...

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Teamworking post-polio.

June 27th, 2008
Teamworking post-polio. People with post-polio syndrome are used to getting on with their lives, but healthcare staff can identify their needs by careful assessment. Collins VR.

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Distress signals.

June 27th, 2008
Distress signals. School nurses are getting involved in an ambitious training project to help them support pupils with mental health needs. Davis C.

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Playground attraction.

June 27th, 2008
Playground attraction. One residents\' association has provided a novel way for older people to get some exercise--and have fun while they are doing it. Leifer D.

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Development and testing of a scale to measure separation anxiety of parents of adolescents.

June 27th, 2008
Development and testing of a scale to measure separation anxiety of parents of adolescents. Separation anxiety as an experience of parents of adolescents remains underinvestigated. The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to assess parental separation anxiety of mothers and fathers of adolescent ...

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Refinement of the shared care instrument-revised: a measure of a family care interaction.

June 27th, 2008
Refinement of the shared care instrument-revised: a measure of a family care interaction. This study\'s purpose was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Shared Care Instrument-Revised (SCI-R) in a sample of family care dyads. The SCI-R was developed to measure the construct of shared care, ...

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Confirmation of the validity of the HAQ-DI in two populations living with chronic illnesses.

June 27th, 2008
Confirmation of the validity of the HAQ-DI in two populations living with chronic illnesses. The assessment of functional health in chronic illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and rheumatoid arthritis is central to the measurement of health-related quality of life. The purpose of this article is to report ...

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Field testing, refinement, and psychometric evaluation of a new measure of quality of care for assis

June 27th, 2008
Field testing, refinement, and psychometric evaluation of a new measure of quality of care for assisted living. Field test results are reported for the Observable Indicators of Nursing Home Care Quality Instrument-Assisted Living Version, an instrument designed to measure the quality of care in assisted living ...

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Motivators and barriers of a healthy lifestyle scale: development and psychometric characteristics.

June 27th, 2008
Motivators and barriers of a healthy lifestyle scale: development and psychometric characteristics. Black individuals suffer disproportionately from diseases that are preventable by lifestyle choices. The purpose of this study was to test the internal consistency and construct validity of the newly devised instrument, Motivators and Barriers ...

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Estimated pregnancy rates by outcome for the United States, 1990-2004.

June 27th, 2008
Estimated pregnancy rates by outcome for the United States, 1990-2004. OBJECTIVES: This report presents detailed pregnancy rates for 1990-2004, updating a national series of rates extending since 1976. Data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) are used to interpret trends in teenage pregnancy and ...

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Bisphosphonates and the dental patient: part 1.

June 27th, 2008
Bisphosphonates and the dental patient: part 1. This 2-part article is intended to educate readers on the current recommendations with regard to specific treatment for dental patients who will be starting or are currently taking the different types of bisphosphonate medications. The first article deals with ...

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Vinyl polysiloxane impression material in removable prosthodontics. Part 1: edentulous impressions.

June 27th, 2008
Vinyl polysiloxane impression material in removable prosthodontics. Part 1: edentulous impressions. Recent advances in impression materials and stock edentulous impression trays have resulted in simplified approaches to impression making in removable prosthodontics. Once considered an absolute necessity, it is now possible to avoid the need for ...

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