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Improving End-of-Life Care for People with Dementia in LTC Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

open access: yesCanadian Geriatrics Journal, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant increase in deaths in long-term care homes (LTCH). People with dementia living in LTCHs represent one of the most frail and marginal­ized populations in Canada.
Sharon Kaasalainen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

ZDHHC17‐Mediated CDK4 Palmitoylation Drives Cell Cycle Progression and Orchestrates Cancer Immune Surveillance

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
ZDHHC17 palmitoylates CDK4, which together with TRAF6‐mediated ubiquitination, drives cell cycle progression and immune surveillance, revealing a rational combination of CDK4 inhibitors with immune checkpoint blockers for ZDHHC17‐driven cancers. ABSTRACT Uncontrolled cell cycle progression is a hallmark of cancer, tightly regulated by both intrinsic ...
Zekang Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fórum: racionamento dos cuidados de saúde. Introdução Forum: rationing health care services. Introduction

open access: yesCadernos de Saúde Pública, 2008
O racionamento explícito dos cuidados de saúde é um dos temas mais importantes em discussão nos meios acadêmicos e políticos nos países desenvolvidos e em desenvolvimento.
Micaela Moreira Pinho
doaj   +1 more source

High Fracture Toughness of 1D Copper‐Based MOP Electrode Enables Fast‐Charging Lithium‐Ion Batteries

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Traditional electrode materials suffer from particle cracking and rapid capacity fade during fast charging, largely originating from their low fracture toughness. This work introduces a one‐dimensional Cu‐based metal–organic polymer, in which strong π‐d conjugation and π–π stacking endow the framework with high fracture toughness, simultaneously ...
Mingli Li   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Video and Text‐Based Supplemental Health Information and Consumer Willingness to Pay for Nutrient‐Enhanced Eggs

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nutritional information is very important in the food choices of consumers. However, when they are too scientific or technical, they have the potential to confuse consumers, resulting in information asymmetry and dissuading them from making beneficial choices.
Edeoba W. Edobor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors influencing the self-rationing of nursing care in palliative care settings

open access: yesBMC Nursing
Background The rationing of nursing care is a significant concern in palliative care settings, where resource limitations can prevent nurses from providing comprehensive patient care.
Karolina Włostowska   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The “Elderly” in Medicine: Ethical Issues Surrounding This Outdated and Discriminatory Term

open access: yesInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2019
The objective of this study was to investigate and describe how the use of the term “elderly” contributes to bias and problems within the medical system. A systematic review of the relevant literature and history was conducted.
Javad Hekmat-panah MD
doaj   +1 more source

Supporting Aged Care Worker Wellbeing: A Qualitative Document Analysis of the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aged care work is physically and emotionally demanding. Workers can feel disempowered, vulnerable and at increased risk of experiencing work‐related stress. This in turn can result in sub‐optimal care and staff shortages. This study aimed to investigate what provisions exist within Australia's strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards to ...
Sharon Stoddart   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taoism, bioethics, and the COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesTzu Chi Medical Journal, 2022
The stress that the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on health systems internationally has forced difficult decisions concerning the rationing of medical care and has put the bioethical structures that inform those choices under scrutiny.
Liam C Butchart
doaj   +1 more source

Degradation Mechanisms, Encapsulation‐Based Stabilization, and Analytical Detection of Vitamin A

open access: yesJournal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vitamin A is an important lipid‐soluble micronutrient essential for vision, immune function, and overall growth and development. However, vitamin A is unstable and susceptible to environmental factors because of its conjugated structure and inherent chemical reactivity.
Latheesha Abeywardana   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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