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A Prospective Study of Advance Directives for Life-Sustaining Care

open access: yes, 1991
To evaluate the effectiveness of advance directives, the authors conducted a prospective study over a two-year period in a nursing home. A group of 126 competent residents and 49 family members of incompetent residents were interviewed to determine ...
Danis, Marion
core   +1 more source

Older Adult Opinions of “Advance Driving Directives”

open access: yesJournal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2013
Background: Discussions about driving cessation are difficult. “Advance driving directives” (ADDs), like advance directives for end-of-life care, would allow drivers to designate someone to help make driving decisions for them in the future.
Marian E. Betz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advance directives and nominated representatives: A critique

open access: yesIndian Journal of Psychiatry, 2019
With the ratification of the landmark United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities by India, it was imperative to revamp the mental health-care legislation, among other changes.
Sharad Philip   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal and quantitative analyses of phosphoinositides – fluorescent probe—and mass spectrometry‐based approaches

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Fluorescent probes allow dynamic visualization of phosphoinositides in living cells (left), whereas mass spectrometry provides high‐sensitivity, isomer‐resolved quantitation (right). Their synergistic use captures complementary aspects of lipid signaling. This review illustrates how these approaches reveal the spatiotemporal regulation and quantitative
Hiroaki Kajiho   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sorting Out Advance Directives

open access: yes, 2011
Important differences exist in advance directives.
Dimick, Chris
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Advance Directives Under State Law and Judicial Decisions

open access: yes, 1991
...To date, those state courts and legislatures that have addressed the issue have not only supported advance directives, they have, with the exception of Missouri, been very deferential to family decision-making even in the absence of written directives.
Areen, Judith, Annas, George J.
core   +1 more source

Phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinase as a target of pathogens—friend or foe?

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This graphical summary illustrates the roles of phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinases (PI4Ks). PI4Ks regulate key cellular processes and can be hijacked by pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, to support their intracellular replication. Their dual role as essential host enzymes and pathogen cofactors makes them promising drug targets.
Ana C. Mendes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advance care directives: Citizens, patients, doctors, institutions

open access: yesJournal of Public Health Research, 2019
Italian Law no. 219/2017 established the advance care directives (“Disposizioni anticipate di trattamento” – DAT), a legal document specifying the person’s wishes in relation to health, drawn up in case of the possible future incapacity to make informed ...
Paola Delbon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphates — detection, function, and regulation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Protein pyrophosphorylation is an unusual signaling mechanism that was discovered two decades ago. It can be driven by inositol pyrophosphate messengers and influences various cellular processes. Herein, we summarize the research progress and challenges of this field, covering pathways found to be regulated by this posttranslational modification as ...
Sarah Lampe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advance directives and the impact of timing

open access: yesSwiss Medical Weekly, 2014
PRINCIPLES: Advance directives are seen as an important tool for documenting the wishes of patients who are no longer competent to make decisions in regards to their medical care.
Ina Otte   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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