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Doing Autoethnography, Teaching Autoethnography as a White Woman Architect‐Educator‐Researcher in South Africa

International Journal of Art &Design Education, EarlyView.
Abstract This autoethnographic study lies at the intersection of architectural, teaching and research practice through the lens of an architect‐teacher‐researcher working in post‐Apartheid South Africa. The research traces a shift from unconscious design practice to a more conscious, critical and careful practice through practice‐based design research ...
Sandra Felix
wiley   +1 more source

In vitro patient-specific study of the Norwood procedure

, 2013
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a congenital heart disease where there is a rudimentary left ventricle so that systemic perfusion solely depends on the right ventricle ejecting to the systemic circulation.
Hang, Tianqi
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Load‐To‐Failure of Cantilevered Provisional Implant‐Supported Prostheses: Conventional Versus 3D‐Printed Resins

Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cantilever extensions in full‐arch implant‐supported provisional prostheses represent a clinical challenge frequently associated with biomechanical complications. This study aimed to evaluate the load‐to‐failure and deflection of acrylic and 3D‐printed resins used in the cantilever region of implant‐supported provisional prostheses ...
Térsia Cristina Silva Macedo, Carolina Neves Tannous Dib, Maribi Isomar Terán Lozada, João Pedro Alves Silva, Karla Zancopé   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of anodization and instrumentation on titanium abutment surface characteristics and biofilm formation

Journal of Prosthodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To assess the impact of anodization and instrumentation on titanium abutment surface characteristics (surface roughness and wettability) and biofilm formation (viability and mass). Materials and Methods Titanium discs were obtained from pre‐milled abutment blanks made of titanium‐6aluminum‐7niobium alloy.
Weiqing Liu, Richard L. Gregory, Chao‐Chieh Yang, Yusuke Hamada, Wei‐Shao Lin   +4 more
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“Why can't they put us to sleep if we are suffering?”: La Nada and the desire for euthanasia among institutionalized older adults in Peru

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, I examine how institutionalized older adults in Peru articulate suffering through the idiom of la nada—“nothingness”—and how this shapes desires for euthanasia. Moving from close ethnography of bodies in space and time to structural and ethical discourses on euthanasia, I argue that calls for euthanasia arise not only from ...
Magdalena Zegarra Chiappori
wiley   +1 more source

The Optimal Timing of Stage 2 Palliation for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

, 2017
Background: In infants requiring 3-stage single-ventricle palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome, attrition after the Norwood procedure remains significant.
James M. Meza, Tara Karamlou, Sally Cai, Eugene H. Blackstone, Edward J. Hickey, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Robert D.B. Jaquiss, William G. Williams, Brian W. McCrindle, Brett R. Anderson   +9 more
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How I Teach the Norwood Procedure [PDF]

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2016
Ming-Sing, Si, Edward L, Bove, Jennifer C, Romano, Richard G, Ohye   +3 more
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Comparative Analysis of the Mechanical, Surface, and Dimensional Properties of 3D‐Printed Aligners: Influence of Printer Type and Nitrogen‐Assisted Post‐Curing

Orthodontics &Craniofacial Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to compare the mechanical, surface, and dimensional properties of 3D‐printed clear aligners (CA) fabricated using liquid crystal display (LCD) and digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing systems with nitrogen treatment. Materials and Methods Specimens were manufactured using LCD (Uniz NBEE) and DLP (Nextdent 5100)
Gi‐Tae Kim, Utkarsh Mangal, Jae‐Hun Yu, Ji‐Eun Kim, Geelsu Hwang, Jae‐Sung Kwon, Sung‐Hwan Choi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid 2-stage Norwood I for high-risk hypoplastic left heart syndrome and variants

, 2013
ObjectivesPreoperative comorbidities (PCMs) are known risk factors for Norwood stage I (NW1). We tested the hypothesis that short-term bilateral pulmonary arterial banding (bPAB) before NW1 could improve the prognosis of these high-risk patients ...
Hsia, Tain-Yen, Furci, Barbara, Yates, Robert, Kostolny, Martin, Gomide, Marcello, Tsang, Victor T., Mimic, Branko, de Leval, Marc R., Brown, Kate L.   +8 more
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Wetland plant growth in recycled glass sand versus dredged river sand: evaluating a new resource for coastal restoration

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Sand made from recycled glass cullet could supplement limited dredged river sand (dredge) in coastal wetland restorations; however, its suitability for wetland plants is unknown. In two experiments, we compared the biomass of several wetland plants in recycled glass sand to growth in dredge.
Elizabeth H. MacDougal, Bek X. L. Markel, Emily C. Farrer, Shehbaz Ahmad, Julie N. L. Albert, Sunshine A. Van Bael   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source