Compassion fatigue in the perioperative environment
Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 2018 Compassion fatigue (CF) is an important issue for nursing professionals today because ‘caring and compassion, which provide nurses with satisfaction and fulfilment in patient care, can contribute to the exhaustion of those emotions and lead to ...
Erin Wakefield
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Fatigue delamination behaviour of unidirectional carbon fibre/epoxy laminates reinforced by Z-Fiber® pinnin [PDF]
, 2009 -Pin reinforced carbon-fibre epoxy laminates were tested under Mode I and Mode II conditions, both quasi-statically and in fatigue. Test procedures were adapted from existing standard or pre-standard tests. Samples containing 2% and 4% areal densities
Brunner, A. J. +3 more
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Multi-agent evolutionary systems for the generation of complex virtual worlds
, 2016 Modern films, games and virtual reality applications are dependent on convincing computer graphics. Highly complex models are a requirement for the successful delivery of many scenes and environments.
Connor, Andy M., Kruse, Jan
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Review on structural fatigue of NiTi shape memory alloys: Pure mechanical and thermo-mechanical ones
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 2015 Structural fatigue of NiTi shape memory alloys is a key issue that should be solved in order to promote their engineering applications and utilize their unique shape memory effect and super-elasticity more sufficiently.
Guozheng Kang, Di Song
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‘What’s it like to have ME?’ The discursive construction of ME in computer-mediated communication and face-to-face interaction [PDF]
, 2007 ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) is a debilitating illness for which no cause or medical tests have been identified. Debates over its nature have generated interest from qualitative researchers.
Andy McKinlay +17 more
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Workers’ Aging Management—Human Fatigue at Work: An Experimental Offices Study
Applied Sciences, 2020 The aging issue in the work context is becoming a significant element of the future sustainability of service and industrial companies. It is well known that with increasing worker age the problem of maintaining the performance and the safety level when ...
Marcello Fera +5 more
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Advances on creep–fatigue damage assessment in notched components [PDF]
, 2017 In this paper, the extended Direct Steady Cyclic Analysis method (eDSCA) within the Linear Matching Method Framework (LMMF) is combined with the Stress Modified Ductility Exhaustion method and the modified Cavity Growth Factor (CGF) for the first time ...
Barbera, D., Chen, H., Liu, Y.
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Bezokenní prostory z hlediska předpisů, provozu a zdraví [PDF]
, 2015 The article will discuss the issue of premises without daylight in terms of people inside. When it is still the combined lighting and when the "windowless room"? Is an area without daylight illumination always completely without holes?
Lepší, Jana
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose Patient activation—encompassing knowledge, confidence, and skills in managing individual's health—is a cornerstone of person‐centered care. However, its significance among childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors (CAYACS) remains unexplored. This article examines the application of the 13‐item Patient Activation Measure (
Charlotte Demoor‐Goldschmidt +12 more
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Entropy Based Fatigue, Fracture, Failure Prediction and Structural Health Monitoring
Entropy, 2020 This special issue is dedicated to entropy-based fatigue, fracture, failure prediction and structural health monitoring[...]
Cemal Basaran
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