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Improving Oral Care in Stroke Patients: Patients' and Carers' Experiences of Oral Care in a Hospital Environment Following Acute Stroke

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to explore the thoughts and feelings of stroke patients and their carers (family/guardians) about oral care during hospitalisation, and (in turn) inform future research and service development. Background Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability and associated physical and cognitive impairments can compromise ...
Hazel Dickinson, Catherine Elizabeth Lightbody, StJohn Crean, Caroline Watkins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An unusual complication of snake bite

, 2014
Anterior pituitary hypofunction is a well-known complication following snake bite. However, central diabetes insipidus as a complication of snake bite is only rarely reported in the literature. We are reporting a case of central diabetes insipidus, which
Mary Grace, K C Shanoj
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The effect of a serum containing acetyl hexapeptide‐8, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate and gluconolactone on skin biomarkers, wrinkles and skin texture: Ex vivo and clinical studies

International Journal of Cosmetic Science, EarlyView.
The novel serum demonstrates significant anti‐skin aging effects, effectively improving static and dynamic wrinkles and skin texture. Therefore, this formulation holds promise as a safe and effective product in the field of anti‐wrinkle skincare products.
Mingjie Zhu, Xiaofeng He, Zailing Zhu, Stephen Lynch, Hequn Wang, Xiaoyin Zhou, Yidong Tu, Andrew Steel, Kung Chi Hsu, Yueqing Niu, Anna Cho, Mutsue Hashimoto, Xi Yan, Maggie Su, Wenna Wang   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anatomical description of the jaw muscles and theoretical bite force assessment in South American opossums using manual and digital dissection methods

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
Manual and virtual dissections were employed to examine the masticatory muscle architecture and bite force of three South American marsupials. The organisation of the muscles differed between species, with predicted bite forces exceeding previous estimates.
Alice Melekian, Vincent Decuypere, Anthony Herrel, François Clarac, Sandrine Ladevèze   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A sensory ecology approach to understanding snakebites: Influence of sensory cues on the strike of the lancehead pitviper

Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.
Snakes are notable for having a broad range of predators and one of the most diverse repertoires of defensive behaviors. During heightened responses to aversive stimuli, one of the behaviors displayed is the venomous bite, particularly relevant because it triggers snakebite incidents in humans.
J. M. Alves‐Nunes, A. Fellone, R. H. Willemart, O. A. V. Marques   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Orbital cellulitis and pyogenic meningitis rare sequelae after snake bite

, 2016
The incidence of snake bite is underestimated. Worldwide around 2800 species of snakes are known out of which 375 species are venomous. Snake bite effects on nervous, cardiac, renal systems.
Naik, Rupeshkumar
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Vocabulary Opens the Door; Creativity Guides the Search: Complementary Contributions to Second Language Semantic Fluency Across Domains

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Semantic fluency, the ability to retrieve words within a category, relies on lexical knowledge, semantic memory and executive control mechanisms. A richer, interconnected semantic memory and optimal executive control, as seen in creative individuals, enhance fluency through broad associative searches and quicker access to remote concepts ...
Almudena Fernández‐Fontecha
wiley   +1 more source

Rattler Nips Snake Handler

, 1964
Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a snake handler at the Forest Park Zoo Herpetarium that reveived a snake bite by a Western pygmy rattler in Fort Worth ...
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Treatment of Snake-bites [PDF]

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1897
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openaire   +1 more source

When a snake bites

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 1994
Abstract Primary care physicians may be required to treat snake-bitten patients and must differentiate between venomous and nonvenomous snakes. The chief distinguishing characteristics of venomous snakes are fangs and a single row of subcaudal anal plates. The physiologic effects of snake venom are on the cardiovascular, hematologic, and
M, Coppola, D E, Hogan
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