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Definitions of poor outcome after total knee arthroplasty: an inventory review

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
Background A significant proportion of patients experiences poor response (i.e. no or little improvement) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) because of osteoarthritis.
Malou E. M. te Molder, José M. H. Smolders, Petra J. C. Heesterbeek, Cornelia H. M. van den Ende   +3 more
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Gender expectations, socioeconomic inequalities and definitions of career success: A qualitative study with university students.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Higher Education (HE) is seen as a tool to create job opportunities and enhance individuals' quality of life. Research demonstrates that students' expectations of career success in HE are an important predictor of their motivation and academic attainment.
Daniela P Fernández, Michelle K Ryan, Christopher T Begeny   +2 more
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Is Life Binary or Gradual?

Life
The binary nature of life is deeply ingrained in daily experiences, evident in the stark distinctions between life and death and the living and the inert.
Christophe Malaterre
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Understanding the Shared Meaning of Recovery From Substance Use Disorders: New Findings From the What is Recovery? Study

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2023
Background: Substance use disorder (SUD) resolution typically involves a long-term, comprehensive process of change now widely referred to as “recovery.” Yet, definitions of recovery vary substantially, producing significant confusion.
Sarah E Zemore, Kelly L Ziemer, Paul A Gilbert, Mitchell P Karno, Lee Ann Kaskutas   +4 more
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Cephalopod ontogeny and life cycle patterns

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Life cycle definitions provide the background for conceptualizing meaningful questions to address the mechanisms that generate different life cycle patterns.
Erica A. G. Vidal, Elizabeth K. Shea
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Alignment of patient‐centredness definitions with real‐life patient and clinician experiences: A qualitative study

Health Expectations, 2023
Introduction Patient‐centred care (PCC) has come to the forefront for many institutions, funding agencies and clinicians, and is integrated into care.
Julie Babione, Dilshaan Panjwani, Sydney Murphy, Jenny Kelly, Jessica Van Dyke, Maria Santana, Jaime Kaufman, Peter Sargious, Doreen Rabi   +8 more
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A new biological definition of life [PDF]

Biomolecular Concepts, 2019
Abstract Here we have proposed a new biological definition of life based on the function and reproduction of existing genes and creation of new ones, which is applicable to both unicellular and multicellular organisms. First, we coined a new term “genetic information metabolism” comprising functioning, reproduction, and creation of ...
Tetz Victor V., Tetz George V.
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Clarification of Failure Terminology by Examining a Generic Failure Development Process

International Journal of Engineering Business Management, 2009
One key objective of good plant asset management is to prevent undesirable failure that may cause loss of life, destruction of asset, loss of economic benefit or damage to the environment.
Allen S. B. Tam, Ian Gordon
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Health-related quality of life in relation to symptomatic and radiographic definitions of knee osteoarthritis: data from Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) 4-year follow-up study

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2018
Background The purpose was to quantify the decrement in health utility (referred as disutility) associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and different symptomatic and radiographic uni- and bilateral definitions of knee OA in a repeated measures design of
Soili Törmälehto, Mika E. Mononen, Emma Aarnio, Jari P. A. Arokoski, Rami K. Korhonen, Janne Martikainen   +5 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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