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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 +12 more
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The Impact of Animal Logging on Residual Trees in Mixed Fir and Spruce Stands
South-East European Forestry, 2018 Background and Purpose: Logging is an example of the strongest human influence on forest environment because it causes damages to the forest soil and residual trees.
Jelena Knežević +5 more
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Effects of climate change on the dispersion of white grub damages in the Austrian grassland [PDF]
, 2008 Recent changes in occurrence of agricultural pests in Austria might already reflect climate change phenomena. In this study, an inventory of white grub (Melolontha melolontha, Amphimallon solstitiale and Phyllopertha horticola) damages in Austrian ...
Grünbacher, Mag. Eva-Maria +3 more
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Reliance Investments, Expectation Damages and Hidden Information [PDF]
, 2006 A setting of reliance investments is explored where one of the parties to a contract obtains private information concerning his utility or cost function that remains hidden to the other party and to courts.
Schweizer, Urs
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Cyclophosphamide (CY) is associated with potentially fatal cardiotoxicity, yet no electrocardiographic indices have been established for early detection of CY‐induced cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine whether corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation can predict early onset of CY‐related cardiac dysfunction in pediatric ...
Junpei Kawamura +5 more
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BuildingsStructural cracks significantly threaten the safety and longevity of historical buildings, which are essential parts of cultural heritage. Conventional inspection techniques, which depend heavily on manual visual evaluations, tend to be inefficient and ...
Kui Gao, Li Chen, Zhiyong Li, Zhifeng Wu
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Spoiled holidays: Damages for disappointment or distress [PDF]
, 2004 Generally damages for disappointment or distress following a breach of contract will not be awarded to the innocent party under common law. However where the object of the contract is to provide relaxation or enjoyment, for example, an ocean cruise or a ...
Evans, Philip J
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Archives of Toxicology, 2018 The skin is the largest organ of the human body and the one mostly exposed to outdoor contaminants. To evaluate the biological mechanisms underlying skin damage caused by fine particulate matter (PM2.5), we analyzed the effects of PM2.5 on cultured human
M. Piao +11 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez +13 more
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THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE OF FLASH FLOODS ON THE RIVERS IN THE LAND OF DORNA [PDF]
Analele Universităţii din Oradea: Seria Geografie, 2015 Flash floods are extreme natural phenomena that determine numerous property damage and loss of human life on both global and local level. In order to highlight not only the frequency of occurrence of floods on the rivers in the Land of Dorna but also ...
MIHALCA Izabela Amalia +2 more
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