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How to achieve the desired outcomes of advance care planning in nursing homes: a theory of change

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2018
Background Advance care planning (ACP) has been identified as particularly relevant for nursing home residents, but it remains unclear how or under what circumstances ACP works and can best be implemented in such settings.
J. Gilissen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Addressing Student Nurses\u27 Concerns in End of Life Care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Recently, there has been a great deal of attention to the fact that there are few learning opportunities regarding end-of-life (EOL) care in nursing undergraduate education.
Boroughf, Tami
core   +1 more source

The (Glg)ABCs of cyanobacteria: modelling of glycogen synthesis and functional divergence of glycogen synthases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We reconstituted Synechocystis glycogen synthesis in vitro from purified enzymes and showed that two GlgA isoenzymes produce glycogen with different architectures: GlgA1 yields denser, highly branched glycogen, whereas GlgA2 synthesizes longer, less‐branched chains.
Kenric Lee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Suicidal Ideation in Bereavement: A Systematic Review

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences, 2019
Background: Bereavement is associated with impaired mental health, increases in adverse health behaviors, and heightened risk of suicidal ideation, attempts, and death by suicide.
Nicolette Molina   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge About and Attitudes towards End of Life Care for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender People (Phase 2) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Increasing evidence suggests that many gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people are being denied their legal rights in their own end-of-life care and the end-of-life care of their partners and other important people in their lives. A study in
Colleen Cartwright   +2 more
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Structural biology of ferritin nanocages

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ferritin is a conserved iron‐storage protein that sequesters iron as a ferric mineral core within a nanocage, protecting cells from oxidative damage and maintaining iron homeostasis. This review discusses ferritin biology, structure, and function, and highlights recent cryo‐EM studies revealing mechanisms of ferritinophagy, cellular iron uptake, and ...
Eloise Mastrangelo, Flavio Di Pisa
wiley   +1 more source

End of Life Care: The Importance of Culture and Ethnicity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Despite Australia's cultural diversity, there is little doubt that ethnic minority groups continue to have less access to health care systems, let alone culturally appropriate care, including palliative and end of life care.
Jane Phillips
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Communicating prognostic uncertainty in potential end-of-life contexts: experiences of family members [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: This article reports on the concept of “communicating prognostic uncertainty” which emerged from a mixed methods survey asking family members to rank their satisfaction in seven domains of hospital end-of-life care. Methods: Open-ended
Gallagher, Romayne, Krawczyk, Marian
core   +2 more sources

Tau acetylation at K331 has limited impact on tau pathology in vivo

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We mapped tau post‐translational modifications in humanized MAPT knock‐in mice and in amyloid‐bearing double knock‐in mice. Acetylation within the repeat domain, particularly around K331, showed modest increases under amyloid pathology. To test functional relevance, we generated MAPTK331Q knock‐in mice.
Shoko Hashimoto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences in place of death between lung cancer and COPD patients: a 14-country study using death certificate data

open access: yesnpj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 2017
Lung disease: improving end-of-life care Structured palliative care similar to that offered to cancer sufferers should be in place for patients with chronic lung disease. Joachim Cohen at Vrije University in Brussels and co-workers examined international
Joachim Cohen   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

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