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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton +2 more
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Voluntary Fasting to Control Post-Ramadan Weight Gain among Overweight and Obese Women
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2015 Objectives: This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of an Islamic voluntary fasting intervention to control post-Ramadan weight gain. Methods: This study was conducted between July and November 2011.
Suriani Ismail +5 more
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Salud y religión: un enfoque bioético
Revista BioéticaResumen La religión es un elemento de la cultura que está presente en el proceso de salud-enfermedad-atención. Esta presencia no solamente es a nivel personal, sino a nivel colectivo a través de políticas públicas de salud. Estas políticas deben pensarse
Jorge Alberto Álvarez Díaz
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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Challenges of Developing Religious Competencies in Medical Education in Iran: A Qualitative Study
Health, Spirituality and Medical Ethics, 2019 Background and Objectives: Competency-based medical education focuses on empowering the medical students with capabilities required to act effectively in their field work, in accordance with the needs and demands of the service sector.
Morteza Heidari +3 more
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Religion and Medicine: Why does religion play a role in medical regulation? [PDF]
, 2012 A comparison of the treatment of FDA regulation of religious devices with other intersections between general regulatory schemes and religious freedom.
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Alcohol and other drug‐facilitated sexual violence can have significant impacts on victim‐survivors, yet little is known about what support service providers offer them. To understand the experiences and perceptions of service providers, interviews with counsellors, health workers, forensic toxicologists and harm reduction workers were ...
Jessica Ison +5 more
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The Role of Spiritual Coping and Psychological Capital in Predicting Students’ Addiction [PDF]
Health, Spirituality and Medical EthicsBackground and Objectives: Addiction is considered one of the fundamental challenges in the field of mental health among students. Identifying protective and spiritual factors can play a crucial role in preventing the tendency toward substance use.
Halimeh Jamalian, Minoo Miri
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Influences of Religion and Spirituality in Medicine
AMA Journal of Ethics, 2018 This issue examines how religion and spirituality in medicine can help clinicians develop partnerships with hospital chaplains and faith-based groups.
Danish Zaidi
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Understanding Neurodegenerative Diseases From the −Omics Perspective: Lessons Learnt
Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.As the population ages, certain neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are becoming a major health issue. For this reason, this review will focus on the most common ND with onset after 65 years old; Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia.
Laura Ibanez +5 more
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