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Climate Change and Dam Owner Liability in Rhode Island [PDF]

, 2019
Increasing precipitation associated with climate change is affecting dam operation and hazards in Rhode Island. Flooding caused by increased precipitation or extreme weather events can cause dam failure or upstream or downstream flooding, resulting in ...
Lee, Cory, Philopena, James, Jr., Porter, Read   +2 more
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Study protocol; thyroid hormone replacement for untreated older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism - a randomised placebo controlled trial (TRUST) [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is a common condition in elderly people, defined as elevated serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) with normal circulating free thyroxine (fT4).
Bauer, Douglas, Blum, Manuel, Browne, John, Byrne, Stephen, Collet, Tinh-Hai, Dekkers, Olaf M., Den Elzen, Wendy P.J., Du Puy, Robert, Ford, Ian, Gussekloo, Jacobijn, Hendry, Kirsty, Hurley, Caroline, Jukema, J. Wouter, Kean, Sharon, Kearney, Patricia M., McCarthy, Vera, Mooijaart, Simon, Poortvliet, Rosalinde K.E., Quinn, Terence J., Rodondi, Nicolas, Sattar, Naveed, Smit, Jan W.A., Stott, David J., Watt, Torquil, Westendorp, Rudi G.J.   +24 more
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Climate change and its risk reduction by mangrove ecosystem of Bangladesh [PDF]

, 2010
Climate change is amongst the most dreaded problems of the new millennium. Bangladesh is a coastal country bounded by Bay of Bengal on its southern part and here natural disasters are an ongoing part of human life.
Barua, Prabal, Chowdhury, Shahnawaz, Sarker, Subrata   +2 more
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What Matters for Well-Being: Individual Perceptions of Quality of Life Before and After Important Life Events [PDF]

, 2009
In recent decades, what matters for individual quality of life (QoL) has increasingly been the focus of empirical social science research. However, individuals are rarely asked directly what is important for their quality of life as part of large-scale ...
Plagnol, AC, Scott, J
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Perspectives of healthcare providers on the nutritional management of patients on haemodialysis in Australia: An interview study [PDF]

, 2018
Objective To describe the perspectives of healthcare providers on the nutritional management of patients on haemodialysis, which may inform strategies for improving patient-centred nutritional care.
Campbell, Katrina L., Craig, Jonathan C., Lee, Vincent W., Stevenson, Jessica, Tong, Allison   +4 more
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The practices of heat adaptation among elderly in Dezful: A qualitative study

Journal of Education and Health Promotion
BACKGROUND: Useful experiences of the elderly in adapting to the environment may play an important role in formulating future policies. This study was conducted to explain the past experiences of the elderly in Dezful in adapting to heat.
Hamidreza Aghababaeian, Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh, Maryam Kiarsi, Hossein Sarfaraz, Ladan Aragi Ahvazi, Mohammad Maniey   +5 more
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Family Caregivers’ Experiences of Living with Hemodialysis Patients: A Descriptive Phenomenology

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
Background: Several challenges are experienced by caregivers of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis treatment. These difficulties pertain to the patients, their hemodialysis treatment, and other caregiving responsibilities and ...
Rasool Solaimanimoghaddam, Tahereh Baloochi Beydokhti, Mohammad Reza Firouzkohi   +2 more
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Force steps during viral DNA packaging ? [PDF]

, 2003
Biophysicists and structural biologists increasingly acknowledge the role played by the mechanical properties of macromolecules as a critical element in many biological processes.
Alberts, Boal, Bray, Bustamante, Cerritelli, Doi, Earnshaw, Earnshaw, Freund, Goldstein, Jané Kondev, Kindt, Lo, Meyers, Odijk, Parsegian, Prashant K. Purohit, Ptashne, Purohit, Raspaud, Rau, Rice, Riemer, Rob Phillips, Rosakis, Smith, Tao, Wang, Widom, Wikoff   +29 more
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Comprensión de la situación de cuidado, estado cognitivo, emocional y vivencias del envejecimiento de personas mayores

MedUNAB
RESUMEN Introducción. El envejecimiento es un proceso continuo asociado a cambios orgánicos y deterioro cognitivo, representa un creciente problema de salud pública, con aproximadamente 10 millones de nuevos casos cada año.
Paula Andrea Duque, Doris Hincapié-Ramírez, Sara Quintero-Duque   +2 more
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Vivendo com o diabetes: a experiência contada pela criança Viviendo con la diabetes: la experiencia relatada por niños Living with diabetes: the experience as it is told by children

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2006
O diabetes mellitus como uma doença crônica exige adaptação nos âmbitos psicológico, social e físico. Este estudo tem por objetivo compreender a experiência da criança na vivência com a doença.
Patrícia Luciana Moreira, Giselle Dupas
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