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Building Abstractions [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
The use of abstraction has been largely informal. As a consequence, it has often been difficult to see how or why a particular abstraction works. This paper attempts to help correct this trend by presenting a formal theory of abstraction.
Bundy, Alan, Giunchiglia, F., Walsh, T.
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Catchment-Scale Challenges for Water Resources Management: Assessing ‘Reasonable’ Peak Needs for Irrigated Agriculture in a Humid Climate

open access: yesHydrology
Rising demands and competition for water resources within all sectors are placing increasing pressure on the environment. Almost all direct abstractions in England require a licence (permit) from the regulatory authority, the Environment Agency ...
Jerry W. Knox, Keith Weatherhead
doaj   +1 more source

Time, Money, and Race: Simone de Beauvoir on American Abstraction

open access: yesJournal of French and Francophone Philosophy, 2020
In 1947, Simone de Beauvoir traveled to the United States for a four-month stay, during which she toured the country extensively. Her copious notes taken during this time eventually became the travelogue, America Day by Day (L’Amérique au jour le jour ...
Shannon M. Mussett
doaj   +1 more source

An overview of the patterned fens of Great Sandy Region, far eastern Australia [PDF]

open access: yesMires and Peat, 2019
As far as is currently known, patterned fens of the Great Sandy Region (GSR; Australia) are globally unique in that they arise from the particular hydrological characteristics of a sub-tropical coastal dune system.
R. Fairfax, R. Lindsay
doaj   +1 more source

Two kinds of abstraction in schizophrenia : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University [PDF]

open access: yes, 1981
An impairment in abstracting ability has frequently been proposed as a reason for schizophrenic thought disorder. The performance of hospitalized chronic paranoid schizophrenics and non-paranoid schizophrenics were compared to a normal control group on ...
Cade, Philip Nigel
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two Reasons Why the Future of the City May Teach Us Something Key: Abstracting and Being Wise

open access: yesRivista di Estetica
We may think of the city as a kind of symbol of what most characterises our era: if it is true that our era is most characterised by complexity and uncertainty, it is also true that the city may be what can most clearly show what complexity and ...
Simona Chiodo
doaj   +1 more source

Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

L’étude de la réflexivité en débriefings dans le cadre du programme du cours d’action

open access: yesActivités, 2022
While reflexivity has become central to the fields of professional training and learning, it has not been a central focus in the research conducted during the course of action program.
Gilles Dieumegard   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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