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Persistent vegetative state [PDF]
British Journal of General Practice, 2010 Mick Leach, commenting on David Jewell's editorial on assisted dying,1 writes that ‘we are part of a wider global society that is in many ways becoming more uniform … that does not mean that we should necessarily always take the same route as other countries’.2 I would like to underline two key cases that happened in the UK and Italy that have been ...
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Preserving ecosystem services, along with economic and environmental benefits, will require future landscape policies to identify and incorporate relevant landscape features. In this paper, we investigate the causal effect of agricultural landscape simplification on drought‐related grassland damages.
Marco Ferro +5 more
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Persistent hyper-programs [PDF]
, 2011 This work was supported by ESPRIT III Basic Research Action 6309 – FIDE 2 and SERC grant GR/F 02953.The traditional representation of a program as a linear sequence of text forces a particular style of program construction to ensure good programming ...
Dearle, Alan +5 more
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High‐elevation endemic plants predicted to lose habitat from changing climate in Washington State
American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise High‐elevation plants face unique challenges from potential climate change impacts that will likely require upslope migration into increasingly smaller suitable habitat. This situation is particularly acute for endemic species that by definition occupy small geographic ranges.
Nicholas L. Gjording +4 more
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Deep Brain Stimulation in Persistent Vegetative States: Ethical Issues Governing Decision Making
Behavioural Neurology, 2014 The aim of the present paper was to investigate the fundamental ethical issues of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) on patients remaining in Persistent Vegetative State (PVS).
Sara Patuzzo, Paolo Manganotti
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An Analysis of Clinical Characteristics of Rare Bilateral Cerebral Peduncular Infarction
Frontiers in Neurology, 2019 Objective: To investigate the anatomical characteristics, clinical manifestations, and imaging features of bilateral cerebral peduncular infarction.Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 11 patients diagnosed with bilateral cerebral ...
Hao Chen +11 more
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American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Desert plant assemblages in southern California provide an opportunity to link patterns of community structure with climate‐driven vulnerability in a rapidly changing environment. California sustains an exceptionally diverse flora of approximately 4300 plant species, with 31% identified as endemic.
Hector Zumbado‐Ulate +4 more
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Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2016 Objectives: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a life-saving procedure which may fail if applied unselectively. ‘Do not resuscitate’ (DNR) policies can help avoid futile life-saving attempts among terminally-ill patients.
Akhwand S. Ahmad +3 more
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Pressure ulcers and Charcot's definitions: report on two cases
São Paulo Medical JournalCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Pressure ulcers are lesions caused by inadequate blood flow and tissue malnourishment secondary to prolonged pressure on skin, soft connective tissues, muscle and/or bones.
Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive +3 more
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Comment on "Detecting awareness in the vegetative state".
, 2016 In a report of a single patient in a persistent vegetative state, Owen et al. (Brevia, 8 September 2006, p. 1402) claimed that the presence of task-specific brain activation in response to verbal command implies both covert conscious awareness and a ...
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