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Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2022 Introduction: Research has shown that Veterans with Substance/Alcohol Use Disorders (SUDs/AUDs) are at a greater risk for employment-related issues (eg, lower labor force participation rates), and interventions such as Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) have
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Lock-in vs. Institutional Blockage: Lost in Translation [PDF]
AlterEconomics, 2023 In this article, we explore a well-known concept that explains how institutions can become deeply ingrained in a community, so that it becomes difficult to remove, even if most people consider them ineffective. This phenomenon can occur when institutions
Andrei V. Vernikov , Anna A. Kurysheva
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BMJ, 2005 The locked-in syndrome is caused by an insult to the ventral pons, most commonly an infarct, haemorrhage, or trauma. The characteristics of the syndrome are quadriplegia and anarthria with preservation of consciousness. Patients retain vertical eye movement, facilitating non-verbal communication.
Eimear, Smith, Mark, Delargy
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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2022 Consumption of raw materials, energy, manufactured goods, and services is increasingly concentrated in cities, as urbanization accelerates globally. Such consumption is influenced by complex interactions arising between the various socio-technical and ...
Nhi Truong +2 more
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Neonicotinoids in global agriculture: evidence for a new pesticide treadmill?
Ecology and Society, 2020 Overreliance on synthetic insecticides in global agriculture is the outcome of a "pesticide treadmill," in which insecticide-induced pest resistance development and the depletion of beneficial insect populations aggravate farmers' pesticide dependencies.
Lieneke Bakker +4 more
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A Low-Noise Direct Incremental A/D Converter for FET-Based THz Imaging Detectors
Sensors, 2018 This paper presents the design, implementation and characterization results of a pixel-level readout chain integrated with a FET-based terahertz (THz) detector for imaging applications. The readout chain is fabricated in a standard 150-nm CMOS technology
Moustafa Khatib, Matteo Perenzoni
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Study on Vortex-Induced Vibration Predictions for Ship Rudders
한국해양공학회지, 2020 As regulations concerning ship vibration and noise are becoming stricter, considerable attention is being drawn to prediction technologies for ship vibration and noise. In particular, the resonance and lock-in phenomena caused by vortex-induced vibration
Won-Seok Jang +4 more
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Lock-in: origination and significance within infrastructure systems
Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 2023 Infrastructure systems have legacies that continue to define their priorities, goals, flexibility, and ability to make sense of their environments. These legacies may or may not align with future needs, but regardless of alignment, they may restrict ...
Alysha Helmrich +3 more
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The Impact of Perceived Stress and Coping Adequacy on the Health of Nurses: A Pilot Investigation
Nursing Research and Practice, 2016 Stress and coping abilities influence the health and work performance of nurses. However, little is known about the combined influence of stress perception and perceived coping adequacy and its impact on the health of nurses.
Timothy R. Jordan +2 more
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Noise increase phenomenon of the air flow through a perforated metal plate
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2019 The aerodynamic noise generated from a perforated metal plate varied by air-flow direction. In the case of expansion type perforated metal plate, it generates very large level aerodynamic noise with a prominent peak in the frequency characteristic.
Hiroki MATSUMOTO +2 more
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