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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fractal Dimension Calculation and Visual Attention Simulation: Assessing the Visual Character of an Architectural Façade

open access: yesBuildings, 2021
The design of a building façade has a significant impact on the way people respond to it physiologically and behaviourally. Few methods are available to assist an architect to understand such impacts during the design process.
Ju Hyun Lee, Michael J. Ostwald
doaj   +1 more source

‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated fluidic actuators for two-way concrete slabs

open access: yesApplications in Engineering Science
The architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) field influences the anthropogenic CO2 footprint. Concrete is one of the most widely used materials, with cement production alone being responsible for 6–10 % of worldwide anthropogenic CO2 emissions ...
Matthias J. Bosch   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

STATUS OF THE ASTRID CORE AT THE END OF THE PRE-CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PHASE 1

open access: yesNuclear Engineering and Technology, 2013
Within the framework of the ASTRID project, core design studies are being conducted by the CEA with support from AREVA and EDF. The pre-conceptual design studies are being conducted in accordance with the GEN IV reactor objectives, particularly in terms ...
MS. CHENAUD   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conceptual Design of a Modular Floating Multi-Purpose Island

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2021
The design of a modular floating multi-purpose island inherently involves interaction within a group with a large range of backgrounds such as engineering, architecture, sociology, climate modeling, and more.
Ingo Drummen, Gerrit Olbert
doaj   +1 more source

Intelligent computational sketching support for conceptual design [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Sketches, with their flexibility and suggestiveness, are in many ways ideal for expressing emerging design concepts. This can be seen from the fact that the process of representing early designs by free-hand drawings was used as far back as in the early ...
Duffy, Alex H.B.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of a two-stage mixing process on the characteristics of concrete: Part I - Hardened concrete characteristics

open access: yesResults in Materials
Mixing is an often overlooked aspect in the concrete production process, yet, it has a major impact on the concrete characteristics. This research investigates how different mixing methods affect the hardened concrete characteristics across four distinct
Alexander Teichmann   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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