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Propositional Lax Logic

Information and Computation, 1997
The authors investigate the use of a special intuitionistic modal logic with several applications to the performance evaluation of computer hardware. The logic contains a single modal operator enjoying aspects of ``possibility'' and ``necessity''. Several formal properties of the logic are well developed.
Matt Fairtlough, Michael Mendler
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Current Status of Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy in Japan: A Web-Based Survey of Endoscopists (PRESS Survey). [PDF]

DEN Open
ABSTRACT Objectives The increasing number of patients with colorectal cancer underscores the importance of colonoscopy. Adequate bowel preparation is essential to ensure the quality and safety of colonoscopic examinations; however, data on the current practices in Japan remain limited. This study aimed to clarify the current status of bowel preparation,
Matsumoto T, Esaki M, Hirai F, Umeyama M, Suzuki T, Takatsuki T, Shimada Y, Oota A, Ueno M.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Use of over-the-counter laxatives by community-dwelling adults to treat and prevent constipation: a national cross-sectional study.

, 2020
PURPOSE:Constipation is commonly self-managed with over-the-counter laxatives. The study aim was to explore laxative choice, healthcare professional recommendations in laxative selection, and laxative effectiveness when laxatives are used for treatment ...
Williams, KA, Werth, BL, Pont, LG, Fisher, MJ   +3 more
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Laxatives for the management of constipation in people receiving palliative care [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: This article describes the second update of a Cochrane review on the effectiveness of laxatives for the management of constipation in people receiving palliative care.
Candy, B, Jones, L, Vickerstaff, V, Philip J Larkin, Tookman, A, Adrian Tookman, Louise Jones, Larkin, PJ, Bridget Candy, Stone, P, Victoria Vickerstaff, Patrick Stone   +11 more
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Opioid-Induced Constipation: Pathophysiology, Clinical Consequences, and Management

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2014
Although opioids offer potent analgesia for severe acute and chronic noncancer pain, adverse gastrointestinal effects potentially undermine their clinical utility.
Lalit Kumar, Chris Barker, Anton Emmanuel   +2 more
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Lax Familial Representability and Lax Generic Factorizations

Theory and Applications of Categories, 2020
47 pages; final author version; to appear in ...
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Usefulness of ultrasonographic evaluation of stool and/or gas distribution for the treatment strategy of chronic constipation

JGH Open, 2019
Background and Aim This study aimed to evaluate the capability of ultrasonography to predict favorable outcomes of various medical therapies in patients with chronic constipation.
Noriaki Manabe, Tomoari Kamada, Hiroaki Kusunoki, Jiro Hata, Ken Haruma   +4 more
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Bowel Preparation of Outpatients for Intravenous Urography: Efficacy of Castor Oil Versus Bisacodyl

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2005
The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of two laxatives, castor oil and bisacodyl, in the routine bowel preparation of outpatients for intravenous urography (IVU).
Huei-Chen Yang, Jia-Hwia Wang, Cheng-Yen Chang   +2 more
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Place of stimulating laxatives in therapy of constipations [PDF]

, 2016
The article provides foreign and Russian epidemiological data on constipation incidence, their reasons and classifications are considered in detail. The section Constipation Therapy describes non-pharmacological principles as well as groups of drugs that
E. Y. Plotnikova, T. Y. Gracheva, V. N. Zolotukhina   +2 more
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Pharmacologic Treatment of Chronic Constipation

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Chronic constipation is a common disease that can impair the quality of life, with a prevalence of 14% globally and 16.5% in South Korea. Straining, hard stools, the sensation of incomplete evacuation, the sensation of anorectal blockage, and manual ...
Hoyoung Wang, Jung Won Lee
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