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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.The contested dynamics of slum gentrification in Rio de Janeiro came into focus during the brief period of relative peace brought by the pacification policy leading up to the 2016 Olympics. In this unprecedented moment, Rio's South Zone favela residents experienced a respite from the daily confrontations with police operations and drug trade violence ...
Angela Torresan
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Progress Notes : a report from the Parkinson's Disease Center at Boston University Medical Center [PDF]
, 1991 News and updates from the Boston University Medical Center Parkinson's Disease ...
Parkinson's Disease Center at Boston University Medical Center
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Using technology to provide individualized respite for caregivers in rural communities
Frontiers in Health ServicesIntroductionCaregiving for older adults—by family and friends—is an essential component of the U.S. health and long-term care systems. Though often rewarding, caregiving is associated with higher rates of poor health.
Linda Weiss +5 more
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Related Foster Parents Less Likely to Receive Support Services Compared With Nonrelative Foster Parents [PDF]
, 2014 This brief identifies gaps in support services among foster parents using data from a nationally representative survey of children involved in the child welfare system (the second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being).
Mattingly, Marybeth J., Walsh, Wendy A.
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Romance Loans in Middle Dutch and Middle English: Retained or Lost? A Matter of Metre1
Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract Romance words have been borrowed into all medieval West‐Germanic languages. Modern cognates show that the metrical patterns of loans can differ although the Germanic words remain constant: loan words Dutch kolónie, English cólony, German Koloníe compared with Germanic words Dutch wéduwe, English wídow, German Wítwe.
Johanneke Sytsema, Aditi Lahiri
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Families Matter: Multigenerational Families in a Volatile Economy [PDF]
, 2011 Presents survey findings about factors in the rise in multigenerational families, including job loss and healthcare costs; financial, educational, and other results; and impact on family relationships.
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Serial maternal filicide as evidence of Munchausen syndrome by proxy
Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP), or Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII), is a form of physical and emotional child abuse and maltreatment that remains frequently under‐detected due to a significant lack of clinical awareness. This case report aims to highlight the challenges of diagnosing MSBP, its impact on victims, and the ethical ...
Ahlem Mtiraoui +4 more
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The impact of information and communication technology on family carers of older people and professionals in Sweden [PDF]
, 2005 Government policy in Sweden, as in other developed countries, pays increasing attention as to how best to support the family carers of older people. New and innovative means of support, such as information and communication technology, are emerging. This
Hanson, E., Magnusson, L., Nolan, M.
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‘I, Me, Myself’: Selfhood and Melancholy in the Journals of Gertrude Savile (1697–1758)
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the journals of Gertrude Savile from 1727 in light of recent scholarship on early modern and eighteenth‐century melancholy. The concept had myriad associations with medicine, physiology, the imagination, and feeling, but questions remain about how melancholy during this period was considered by those outside the narrow ...
Daniel Beaumont
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Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development, 2011 PurposeRespite care is generally thought to benefit family carers of persons with intellectual disabilities and is regarded as an important component of family-centred services.
Frieda Finlay +5 more
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