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By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early institutional provision in Scotland for disabled children

open access: yesScottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2004
By the end of the nineteenth century, a wide range of institutional provision was well-established in Scotland as it was across much of Europe and beyond.
Iain Hutchison
doaj   +1 more source

The Soviet system of institutional care and upbringing of children in the western regions of Ukraine after World War II

open access: yesНауковий вісник Чернівецького національного університету імені Юрія Федьковича. Історія, 2022
This research constitutes a relatively new area which has emerged from the previous study on the Soviet system of institutional care and upbringing of children, in particular, an established system of orphanages in the western regions of Ukraine after ...
Лілія Дробіна
doaj  

Implementing health and social care integration in Scotland: Renegotiating new partnerships in changing cultures of care

open access: yesHealth and Social Care in the community, 2018
Health and social care integration has been a long-term goal for successive governments in Scotland, culminating in the implementation of the recent Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.
C. Pearson, N. Watson
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Maintaining and Improving Social Security for Direct Care Workers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
America's more than three million direct care workers (DCWs) -- a category that includes nursing assistants, home health aides, and personal and home care aides -- play a crucial role in maintaining the health and economic security of elderly retirees ...
Shawn Fremstad
core  

Hematopoietic (stem) cells—The elixir of life?

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The aging of HSCs (hematopoietic stem cells) and the blood system leads to the decline of other organs. Rejuvenating aged HSCs improves the function of the blood system, slowing the aging of the heart, kidney, brain, and liver, and the occurrence of age‐related diseases.
Emilie L. Cerezo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Care to celebrate?

open access: yesScottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2004
In July 2003, the children's unit for over 12s in which I work celebrated its first birthday … Yes, celebrated! At first, however, the notion to celebrate this occasion did not sit easily with everyone.
Janine Gorman
doaj   +1 more source

The effects of Managed Care on Social Work Mental Health Practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
An individual seeking psycho-therapy services for a mental health disorder has 60-70 percent chance of receiving services from a master’s level clinical social worker.
Masiriri, Tendai
core   +1 more source

Social inclusion through ageing-in-place with care? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The onset of ill-health and frailty in later life, within the context of the policy of ageing-in-place, is increasingly being responded to through the provision of home care.
Barrett, Patrick   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

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