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Persistent vegetative state. [PDF]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 1995
C, Kennard, R, Illingworth
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[Persistent alpha-vegetative state].

Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria, 1990
After briefly reviewing the concepts of "coma" and "alpha-coma", we report the case of a patient with presumable Pick's disease who spent several weeks in a vegetative state with a normal and reactive EEG in the alpha range in the later stages of her illness.
R, Oliveira-Souza, D L, Gusmão, W M, Figueiredo, J R, López, J S, Mello, S A, Ribeiro, H, Alvarenga   +6 more
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Diagnostic Criteria for Persistent Vegetative State

AMA Journal of Ethics, 2007
An analysis of the diagnostic and clinical criteria for persistent vegetative state. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.
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Pre‐industrial land‐use limits contemporary shrub encroachment in the French Alps

Ecography, EarlyView.
Shrub encroachment has become a global phenomenon in recent decades. While global warming in the Arctic is often cited as the primary cause, human‐managed mountain regions have experienced intense historical land‐use that may also play a considerable role.
Baptiste Nicoud, Florian Carrière, Arthur Bayle, Christian Devlieger, Philippe Choler, Christophe Corona, Sandra Lavorel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defining the Right to Die [PDF]

, 1993
Although Friedrich Nietzsche was not noted for his views on medical ethics, the above quotation captures the essence of James Lindgren\u27s article. Lindgren posits that the recent O\u27Connor\u27 and Cruzan decisions signal a shift in the law on the ...
English, David M.
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Hot spots or hot moments? Contextualizing the spatio‐temporal scale of research on animal inputs

Ecography, EarlyView.
Mammals play important roles in redistributing elements across ecosystems, concentrating biogeochemical inputs across both space and time. However, research on zoogeochemical inputs is often constrained by logistical considerations, potentially limiting our knowledge of mammals' impacts on biogeochemical patterns and processes.
Kristy M. Ferraro, Elizabeth S. Forbes, Andrew J. Abraham, Julia D. Monk   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pregnancy in a Persistent Vegetative State: A Management Dilemma. Case Report, Literature Review and Ethical Concerns. [PDF]

J Obstet Gynaecol India, 2020
Siwatch S, Rohilla M, Singh A, Ahuja C, Jain K, Jain V.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Over three‐quarters of earthworm species lack protection in China, a crisis exacerbated by climate change

Ecography, EarlyView.
Earthworms, as ‘ecosystem engineers', play a crucial role in regulating ecosystem functions and shaping community structures. Due to climate change, earthworms face severe survival pressures and extinction risks. However, whether conservation efforts targeting aboveground biodiversity can cover the long‐neglected earthworm diversity remains unknown. To
Yajie Zhou, Shuo Zhang, Wen Qin, Zhuoyi Wu, , Shaolin Peng, Ting Zhou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Lived Experience of Registered Nurses Involved in the Withdrawal of Nutrition and Hydration in a Persistent Vegetative State PVS Patient

Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1995
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the experience of five Registered Nurses involved in the withdrawal of nutrition and hydration in a persistent Vegetative State (PVS) patient.
Kim Hollows
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Letting People in: Redefining Collaboration in Wildland–Urban Interface Governance

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Intensifying wildfire regimes and expanding human settlements into wilderness areas have heightened concerns about the wildland–urban interface (WUI) due to the associated increase in fire risk. However, the WUI presents broader social‐ecological challenges that go beyond wildfire risk and remain understudied.
Clara Mosso, Harrison Fried, Karissa Courtney, Jonathan Salerno, Stephanie Kampf, Andrea Baudoin Farah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source