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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Large CO2 reduction and enhanced thermal performance of agro-forestry, construction and demolition waste based fly ash bricks for sustainable construction

Scientific Reports
The exhaust gases in production of burnt clay bricks is responsible for greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission which increase the carbon footprint in the ecosystem. Here, we report carbon emission and thermal performance based evaluation of 8 ft. × 9 ft.
Siddharth Singh, Soumitra Maiti, Ravindra Singh Bisht, Soraj Kumar Panigrahi, Sameer Yadav   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real Options Valuation : an application to the portuguese real estate market [PDF]

, 2008
The contribution of real options analysis on the valuation of Portuguese undeveloped building sites is significant on the decision making regarding the apartment-buildings construction. Using the options model developed by Quigg (1993), and including the
Couto, Gualter, Oliveira, Carla, Pimentel, Pedro   +2 more
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Fine recycled concrete aggregate as a material replacement in concrete production [PDF]

, 2020
As a fast and rapid growing nation, Malaysia undergoes a lot of development especially in construction field. Most of the building nowadays are being made mainly using concrete as it provides many favorable features such as satisfactory compressive ...
Shahidan, Shahiron, Sheikh Khalid, Faisal, Zaki, Zahir   +2 more
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Pathogenic Germline PALB2 and RAD50 Variants in Patients With Relapsed Ewing Sarcoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Approximately 10% of patients with Ewing sarcoma (EwS) have pathogenic germline variants. Here, we report two cases: first, a novel germline pathogenic variant in partner and localizer of BRCA2 (PALB2) in a patient with a late EwS relapse. Its impact on homologous recombination is demonstrated, and breast cancer risk is discussed.
Molly Mack, A. Carolina Tufino, Mohd Azrin Jamalruddin, Sreya Dey, Yinghong Pan, Elina Mukherjee, Jessica D. Daley, Julia Meade, Mahmoud Aarabi, Lisa Maurer, James Cooper, Kara A. Bernstein, Kelly M. Bailey   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Air-Entraining Effect on Rheological Properties of Cement-Based Mixtures

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The rheological properties and stability of cement-based materials determine the technological properties of concrete mixtures and significantly influence concrete properties.
Aigerim Tolegenova, Gintautas Skripkiunas, Lyudmyla Rishko, Kenzhebek Akmalaiuly   +3 more
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Patient‐Level Barriers and Facilitators to Inpatient Physical Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hematological Malignancy: A Qualitative Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher, Jennifer L. Bernstein, Katia M. Crisler, Julia K. Herriott, Kimberly L. Klages, Robin E. Norris, Mariann L. Strenk, Sarah E. Bills, Meghan E. McGrady   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Philosophies of bamboo structural design and key parameters for developing the philosophies

Cogent Engineering, 2022
This article reviews the existing design philosophies of structural elements made of different structural materials in general and bamboo materials in specific.
Leule M. Hailemariam, Ermias A. Amede, Ezra K. Hailemariam, Denamo A. Nuramo   +3 more
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Angle of Friction in Reinforced Earth [PDF]

Engineering and Technology Journal, 2005
The present work took care of the frictional resistance developed between the fill material and mats used as soil reinforcement which are made of locally natural materials . These natural materials are locally available plant organs , which are cheap and
Awf Al - Kaisi, Zeena Abbawi
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Identification of factors on the possibility of bamboo as a scaffolding and a formwork material in Ethiopia

Cogent Engineering, 2022
From several countries trend bamboo has been used as a scaffolding material in building projects. Nonetheless, Ethiopia is known for the high population of bamboo vegetation such utilization of the material remained untapped. The purpose of this paper is
Ermias A. Amede, Ezra K. Hailemariam, Leule M. Hailemariam, Denamo A. Nuramo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source