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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

New trends in translation and interpreting studies: Linguistic accessibility in Romania

Open Linguistics, 2022
Providing access to knowledge and information for all citizens, including the disadvantaged ones, is a constant preoccupation of the decision-making bodies of countries across the globe, particularly of developed and developing ones.
Șimon Simona, Dejica Daniel, Fărcașiu Marcela Alina, Kilyeni Annamaria   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Plain Language to Simplify Complex Legal Terms in the Banking Sector: The Case for African Languages in the South African Banks

International Journal of Applied Research in Business and Management
Plain language refers to the use of understandable language in consumer documents. This is done to prevent practices wherein vulnerable consumers enter into agreements with banks while they do not fully understand the content and consequences of the ...
Menzi Zamokwakhe Thango
doaj   +1 more source

Developing a consensus-driven, plain-language clinical research glossary for study participants and the clinical research community

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2022
Clinical research is complex, and research-related terms can be challenging to understand. Clear, supportive communication with patients, potential study participants, and their caregivers must be prioritized by healthcare providers as well as ...
Sylvia Baedorf Kassis, Sarah A. White, Barbara E. Bierer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

It may be copyrighted, but it still needs help: improving research questionnaires by means of intralingual translation

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2017
Clear research questionnaires ultimately help to ensure the reliability and comparability of the data that they gather (Fowler 1992; Lenzner 2012; Moroney and Cameron 2016).
Lotz, Susan
doaj   +1 more source

Creating an amateur press corps of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to cover breaking science and improve lay-writing skills

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2021
The Science Writing Initiative for Trainees is a science communications internship program for biomedical graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Kimberly McGhee, Tammy Loucks, Sheila Champlin, Matthew Greseth, Paula Traktman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Review of the Norwegian Plain Language Policy [PDF]

, 2017
In this paper, we examine the policy documents that define the Norwegian policies on language use in the public sector, with an emphasis on how ICT is mentioned as a tool for creating a public sector language citizens find easy to understand. Norway and other countries have had a series of projects aimed at making the public sector use plain language ...
Marius Rohde Johannessen, Lasse Berntzen, Ansgar Ødegård   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Can contracts be both plain and precise? [PDF]

, 2011
One argument against the use of plain language in legal documents is that it is impossible to convey legal meanings in plain language with the same precision as in specialist legal discourse (Hunt 2003). We tested this claim by redrafting an extract from
Siebörger, I., Adendorff, Ralph D, Siebörger, Ian, Adendorff, R.D.   +3 more
core   +1 more source