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‘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

Neurosurgery Simulation-based Skills Training: From Mannequins and Cadavers to Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence

open access: yesNational Board of Examinations Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Simulation in the neurosurgical context broadly refers to systems that either create or enhance the perceivable and sometimes interactable environment of the user.
Ashish Suri   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Embedded Software Design for Mechatronic Systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
This research project is motivated by the fact that nowadays it is impossible to separate control engineering from software engineering. Besides that both of them can be found in definitions of mechatronics, this project deals with exploitation and ...
Broenink, Jan F.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Feasibility and Safety of High‐Dose Proton Re‐Irradiation in Recurrent Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors: A Single‐Institution Retrospective Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors often recur despite multimodality therapy. Although re‐irradiation (re‐RT) has historically been limited by concerns for severe late toxicities, modern techniques have renewed interest in this approach. Proton therapy provides dosimetric advantages that may enable curative re‐treatment with
Jin‐Ho Song   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microelectronics Process Engineering at San Jose State University: A Manufacturing-Oriented Interdisciplinary Degree Program [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
San Jose State University\u27s new interdisciplinary curriculum in Microelectronics Process Engineering is described. This baccalaureate program emphasizes hands-on thin-film fabrication experience, manufacturing methods such as statistical process ...
Allen, Emily   +5 more
core   +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

R-GA: AN EFFICIENT METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE MODELING OF MEDICAL DATA USING A COMBINED APPROACH OF RANDOM FORESTS AND GENETIC ALGORITHM [PDF]

open access: yesICTACT Journal on Soft Computing, 2016
Medical data mainly includes data of patients and their associated symptoms. Detecting a disease is becoming costly in terms of money and effort. Medical care will be much better if the predictions can be made with minimal efforts.
S.S. Shah, M.A. Pradhan
doaj  

Engineering - young people want to be informed [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Young people in developed nations recognise the contribution that science and technology make to society and acknowledge their importance now and in the future, yet few view their study as leading to interesting careers.
Bryce, C.   +7 more
core  

Software Reuse across Robotic Platforms: Limiting the effects of diversity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Robots have diverse capabilities and complex interactions with their environment. Software development for robotic platforms is time consuming due to the complex nature of the tasks to be performed.
Smith, Glenn   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

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

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