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Moisture-associated skin damage: an overview for community nurses

British Journal of Community Nursing, 2013
The harmful effects of excessive moisture on the skin are well documented. Although traditionally this has been considered as being a specific problem of continence care, it is a common problem encountered in many different patient groups. As a consequence the umbrella term moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) has been introduced to describe the ...
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Moisture-associated skin damage: cause, risk and management

British Journal of Nursing, 2018
Understanding the differential diagnosis between moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) and pressure ulcers (PU) ensures appropriate management and interventions are instigated at the earliest opportunity. Most damage occurring to the buttocks or sacrum is attributed to pressure, shear, excessive moisture or a combination of these factors.
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Managing moisture-associated skin damage in stoma care

British Journal of Nursing, 2018
Moisture-associated skin damage from stoma effluent is the most common cause of peristomal skin problems. It is important to identify the causes for any treatment to be effective. A comprehensive assessment should be undertaken using an assessment tool to document the extent of the damage in an accurate and reliable way, and to assist with developing ...
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Moisture-associated skin damage: aetiology, prevention and treatment

British Journal of Nursing, 2012
The concept of excessive moisture causing damage to the skin is not a new one, and provides a rationale for many fundamental nursing interventions. Although traditionally thought of as a specific problem of continence care, it is a common problem encountered in many different patient groups.
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Research on the Moisture Damage Occurred on the Asphalt Pavement

Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2012
Water is an important reason lead to the moisture damage on the asphalt pavements. In the paper, investigations and tests indicate that the poor permeability of the asphalt layer when the road opening to the traffic is a very common defect nowadays. The permeability would decrease under the hydraulic and air pressure resulted by moving vehicles, the ...
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Experimental Investigation of Moisture Sensitivity and Damage Evolution of Porous Asphalt Mixtures

Materials, 2021
Nanxiang Zheng
exaly  

Moisture damage in asphaltic mixtures

2015
A. Varveri, J. Zhu, N. Kringos
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Reducing susceptibility to moisture damage in asphalt pavements using polyethylene terephthalate and sodium montmorillonite clay

Construction and Building Materials, 2021
Daniel Oldham, Elham H Fini
exaly  

Restoration of moisture and salt damaged masonry

2022
Michael Balak, Anton Pech
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Characterization of the adhesive and cohesive moisture damage for asphalt concrete

Construction and Building Materials, 2020
Mona Nobakht, Derun Zhang, Maryam S Sakhaeifar   +2 more
exaly