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Possibilities of effectiveness evaluation of development cooperation of European union

Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica, 2012
The paper is focused on possibilities of economic effectiveness evaluation of supports expended in the framework of the European Development Fund. As an indicator which would refl ect the infl uence of support on a given country, human development index ...
Bohackova Ivana, Svatosova Libuse
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Cancer patients spend more time at home and more often die at home with advance care planning conversations in primary health care: a retrospective observational cohort study

BMC Palliative Care, 2022
Background Spending time at home and dying at home is advocated to be a desirable outcome in palliative care (PC). In Norway, home deaths among cancer patients are rare compared to other European countries.
Bardo Driller, Bente Talseth-Palmer, Torstein Hole, Kjell Erik Strømskag, Anne-Tove Brenne   +4 more
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Global impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on surface concentration and health risk of atmospheric benzene [PDF]

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2023
To curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries around the world imposed an unprecedented lockdown, producing reductions in pollutant emissions. Unfortunately, the lockdown-driven global ambient benzene changes still remain unknown.
C. Ling, L. Cui, R. Li, R. Li
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Barriers and facilitators to implementing advance care planning in naïve contexts - where to look when plowing new terrain?

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Advance care planning (ACP) is a way of applying modern medicine to the principle of patient autonomy and ensuring that patients receive medical care that is consistent with their values, goals and preferences.
Siri Færden Westbye, Siri Rostoft, Maria Romøren, Lisbeth Thoresen, Astrid Klopstad Wahl, Reidar Pedersen   +5 more
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Economic Partnership Agreements: Redesigning trade and development among EU and ACP Countries [PDF]

, 2005
The European Union is currently engaged in redesigning its trade relations with many of its partners in the Southern hemisphere. The present study assesses the economic implications of the negotiations of Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union and ACP’s regional groupings.
Nicolò Tomaselli
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Recent Update on Serum Alkaline and Acid Phosphatases in Pre- and Postoperative Breast Cancer Patients

Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Breast carcinoma in females is an ever-growing malaise with significant mortality and morbidity. In resource-poor settings, the need for a cost-effective and reliable diagnostic tool is of utmost importance.
Stalinjit Singh, Sudershan Kapoor, Mukesh Chander, Prabhjot Kaur Gill5*   +3 more
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Barriers, enablers and initiatives for uptake of advance care planning in general practice: a systematic review and critical interpretive synthesis

BMJ Open, 2019
Objectives How advance care planning (ACP) is conceptualised in Australia including when, where and how ACP is best initiated, is unclear. It has been suggested that healthcare delivered in general practice provides an optimal setting for initiation of ...
Joel Rhee, Lucie Walters, Jo Risk, Leila Mohammadi, Paul R Ward   +4 more
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Trained facilitators’ experiences with structured advance care planning conversations in oncology: an international focus group study within the ACTION trial

BMC Cancer, 2019
Background In oncology, Health Care Professionals often experience conducting Advance Care Planning (ACP) conversations as difficult and are hesitant to start them. A structured approach could help to overcome this. In the ACTION trial, a Phase III multi-
M. Zwakman, K. Pollock, F. Bulli, G. Caswell, B. Červ, J. J. M. van Delden, L. Deliens, A. van der Heide, L. J. Jabbarian, H. Koba-Čeh, U. Lunder, G. Miccinesi, C. A. Møller Arnfeldt, J. Seymour, A. Toccafondi, M. N. Verkissen, M. C. Kars, On behalf of the ACTION consortium   +17 more
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"I decide myself"- A qualitative exploration of end of life decision making processes of patients and caregivers through Advance Care Planning.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundThe Singapore national Advance Care Planning (ACP) programme was launched in 2011 with the purpose of ensuring that healthcare professionals are fully aware of patients' treatment preferences.
Priya Lall, Oindrila Dutta, Woan Shin Tan, Paul Victor Patinadan, Natalie Q Y Kang, Chan Kee Low, Josip Car, Andy Hau Yan Ho   +7 more
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A narrative review of facilitating and inhibiting factors in advance care planning initiation in people with dementia [PDF]

, 2020
Purpose of the review: To identify and assess factors that affect the decisions to initiate advance care planning (ACP) amongst people living with dementia (PwD).Methods: A narrative review was conducted. A keyword search of Medline, CINAHL PsycINFO, and
Buchanan, Deans, McSwiggan, Linda, Phenwan, Tharin, Sixsmith, Judith   +3 more
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