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Does Logic Decolonization involve having a Relativistic approach to Logical Principles?

Revista Opinião Filosófica, 2023
The concept of “decolonization” has been widely and erroneously used to the point that it has lost its meaning. Whenever decolonization is invoked, there seems to be disagreement between the universalist and relativist camps. While the debate continues,
Paschal Ukpaka
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Decolonizing Bioethics in African [PDF]

BEOnline Journal of the Center for Bioethics and Research, 2016
The global spread of bioethics from its North-American and European provenance to non-Western societies is currently raising some concerns. Part of the concern has to do with whether or not the exportation of bioethics in its full Western sense to developing non-Western states is an instance of ethical imperialism or bioethical neocolonialism.
Fayemi, Ademola Kazeem, Macaulay-Adeyelure, O.C.   +1 more
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Reflections on Decolonization and X_aaydaG_a Tll Yahda TllG_uhlG_a: a Haida Justice System

, 2022
In this article, I present an overview of findings from research into the formation of a self-determined Haida Tll yahda justice system. I briefly examine the imposition of colonial governance, justice, and ways of being on suppressing Haida ways of life.
McGuire, Michaela Mary
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Cost-effectiveness of Preoperative Screening and Decolonization in Cochlear Implantation

OTO Open, 2019
Objective Infection following cochlear implantation is medically and economically devastating. The cost-effectiveness (CE) of colonization screening and decolonization for infection prophylaxis in cochlear implantation has not been examined. Study Design
Gregory J. Kirchner MPH, Hovhannes Ghazaryan MS, Alexander M. Lieber, Anisha Reddy Sunkerneni, Brian J. McKinnon MD, MBA, MPH   +4 more
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Heterogeneity in Pre-operative Staphylococcus aureus Screening and Decolonization Strategies among Healthcare Institutions

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is the most common pathogen causing surgical site infections (SSIs). In the past decade, strategies incorporating new SA decolonization products have been implemented to prevent SSIs in surgical patients.
Sarah Bennis, Shalini Kulasingam, Patricia Ferrieri, Susan Kline   +3 more
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Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures

Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2020
In this article we review learnings from our collaborative efforts to engage with the complexities and challenges of decolonization across varied educational contexts.
Sharon Stein, Vanessa Andreotti, Rene Suša, Sarah Amsler, Dallas Hunt, Cash Ahenakew, Elwood Jimmy, Tereza Cajkova, Will Valley, Camilla Cardoso, Dino Siwek, Benicio Pitaguary, Dani D’Emilia, Ubiracy Pataxó, Bill Calhoun, Haruko Okano   +15 more
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Staphylococcal decolonization to prevent surgical site infection: Is there a role in colorectal surgery?

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022
Objective: We implemented a preoperative staphylococcal decolonization protocol for colorectal surgeries if efforts to further reduce surgical site infections (SSIs). Design: Retrospective observational study. Setting: Tertiary-care, academic medical
Rasha Raslan, Michelle Doll, Heather Albert, Hirsh Shah, Jaime Bohl, Kaila Cooper, Michael P. Stevens, Gonzalo Bearman   +7 more
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174 Changes in Antibiotic Use in the Outpatient Setting – United States, 2019 and 2023

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background Decolonization decreases risk of healthcare-associated and post-discharge infections. Most decolonization data are derived from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) studies, although results have been extended to other multidrug ...
KC Coffey, Trudy Grossman, David Banach, Anthony Harris, David Hooper, Susan Huang, Erica Shenoy   +6 more
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On Decolonizing US Education: Lessons from the Caribbean and South Africa

The Professional Educator, 2022
US education is hardly divorced from systemic societal inequalities. Utilizing the cases of the Englishspeaking Caribbean and post-apartheid South Africa decolonization efforts, we engage the settler coin concept to interrogate the popular notion that we
Shan Sappleton , Doug Adams
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Decolonization of hospital patients may aid efforts to reduce transmission of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
Background: Multimodal approaches are often used to prevent transmission of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens among patients in healthcare settings; understanding the effect of individual interventions is challenging.
Brajendra K. Singh, Prabasaj Paul, Camden D. Gowler, Sujan C. Reddy, Rachel B. Slayton   +4 more
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