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Identity Entanglement: Rethinking Marginality through the Intersectional, Liminal, and Antithetical

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
While identity research has given sustained attention to marginality, intersectionality, and the effects of power on identity, the formal interactional dynamics through which identities are constituted remain limited. I present identity entanglement as a useful framework for better understanding and articulating the relational complexities of identity.
Jules Vivid
wiley   +1 more source

Anti-stress effects of simplified aroma hand massage

Mental Illness, 2018
In order to be able to use the aroma hand massage as a skill that can be done by a nurse who does not have a special aromatherapy technique, we examine antistress effects of simplified aroma hand massage for healthy subjects. We evaluated the anti-stress
Teruhisa Komori, Mutsumi Kageyama, Yuko Tamura, Yuki Tateishi, Takashi Iwasa   +4 more
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The Unbecoming Ghost: Spectropolitics in the Making and Unmaking of BHU's Bhoot Vidya Ayurveda Certificate Program

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay examines the controversy surrounding the Bhoot Vidya certificate program proposed by the Faculty of Ayurveda at Banaras Hindu University in 2019. Drawing on media coverage, curricular materials, and government policy, I analyze how the debate reveals broader tensions in the politics of contemporary Ayurveda, nationalism, and ...
Thomas Seibel
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of foot reflexology massage on feeling of comfort in open heart surgery patients: A clinical trial study

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2018
Background and Objective: Patients experience full stress condition after open heart surgery. Foot reflexology massage has a potential impact on the comfort of patients with special care.
Fatemeh Sheikhy, Shahnaz Tabiee, Seyyed Abolfazl Vagharseyyedin, Gholam Ali Riyahiinokandeh   +3 more
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Physical therapy intervention in patients with non-cardiac chest pain following a recent cardiac event: A randomized controlled trial

SAGE Open Medicine, 2015
Objectives: To assess the effect of two different physical therapy interventions in patients with stable coronary heart disease and non-cardiac chest pain. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was carried out at a university hospital in Norway. A total
Astrid T Berg, Signe N Stafne, Aud Hiller, Stig A Slørdahl, Inger-Lise Aamot   +4 more
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Postoperative Sleep Interventions and Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sleep disturbance is a common issue affecting nearly 78% of cardiothoracic postoperative patients. There are no systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluate the impact of sleep interventions within this population.
Alexander Lombardo, James Tsimiklis, Ammar Zaka, Alasdair Leslie, Brandon Stretton, Joshua Kovoor, Pramesh Kovoor, Stephen Bacchi, Aashray Gupta   +8 more
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Immediate effects of a five minutes back massage on patients’ physiological parameters in critical care unit

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2001
Recent publications have questioned the efficacy of massage. It is acknowledged that critical care environment are stressful for patients in term of invasive medical, and nursing procedures.
H.Rahmani . Anaraki (M.Sc), A.A.Abdollahi (M.Sc), H.Nasiri (M.Sc), M.A.Vakili(M.Sc)   +3 more
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The Health, Wellbeing and Health Service Use of Women Attempting or Planning Pregnancy: A Nationwide Cross‐Sectional Survey of Australian Women

Birth, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Health and wellbeing during the preconception period influence maternal and child health outcomes. We describe the sociodemographic and health characteristics of Australian women currently attempting pregnancy or planning to conceive in the next 12 months, compared with other women of reproductive age, to identify opportunities for ...
Amie Steel, Danielle Schoenaker, Joanna Harnett, Jon Adams   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introduced dung beetles suppress methane emissions from cattle dung and alter the temporal dynamics of greenhouse gas flux Los escarabajos peloteros introducidos suprimen las emisiones de metano del estiércol de ganado y alteran la dinámica temporal del flujo de gases de efecto invernadero Besouros coprófagos introduzidos suprimem as emissões de metano do esterco bovino e alteram a dinâmica temporal do fluxo de gases de efeito estufa

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Dung beetles suppressed cumulative methane flux from cattle dung by 85% and reduced total greenhouse gas emissions by 18%. Beetle activity accelerated initial CO2 release but did not alter total cumulative flux. N2O and NH3 fluxes were transient and not consistently driven by beetle presence.
Jean Holley, Martin Brummell, Nigel R. Andrew   +2 more
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The Effect of Massage Therapy by a Nurse and the Patient’s Companion on the Anxiety of Male Patients Hospitalized in CCU: A Clinical Trial

نشریه پرستاری ایران, 2012
Background & Aim: Anxiety can change the heart rate and also increase the myocardial oxygen demand and the risk of mortality in patients with heart diseases.
Adib-Hajbaghery M, Rajabi-Beheshtabad R, Abasi A, Azizi-Fini E   +3 more
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