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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
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Religious Vehicle Stickers in Nigeria: a discourse of identity, faith and social vision [PDF]

, 2008
This study focuses on analysing the ways in which vehicle stickers construct individual and group identities, people’s religious faith and social vision in the context of religious assumptions and practices in Nigeria.
Allo, T., BBC, Chiluwa, I., Cook, G., Coulthard, M., Crystal, D., Derrida, J., Emenyonu, E., Fairclough, N., Fairclough, N., Fairclough, N., Foucault, M., Gadsby, J.M., Howarth, D., Innocent Chiluwa, Jeff, F., Johnstone, P., Lemke, J.L., Luckmann, T., Microsoft Encarta, Nabofa, M.Y., Salamon, H., Taiwo, R., Teixeira, R., Van Dijk, T.   +24 more
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Prolonged Corrected QT Interval as an Early Electrocardiographic Marker of Cyclophosphamide‐Induced Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cyclophosphamide (CY) is associated with potentially fatal cardiotoxicity, yet no electrocardiographic indices have been established for early detection of CY‐induced cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine whether corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation can predict early onset of CY‐related cardiac dysfunction in pediatric ...
Junpei Kawamura, Kentaro Ueno, Takuro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Koji Nakae, Yasuhiro Okamoto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Utility Rate Equations of Group Population Dynamics in Biological and Social Systems [PDF]

, 2013
We present a novel system of equations to describe the evolution of self-organized structured societies (biological or human) composed of several trait groups.
Sornette, D., Yukalov, V. I., Yukalova, E. P.   +2 more
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A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Clinical Effectiveness of Surveillance Imaging in Children With Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surveillance imaging aims to detect tumour relapse before symptoms develop, but it's unclear whether earlier detection of relapse leads to better outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with medulloblastoma and ependymoma. This systematic review aims to identify relevant literature to determine the efficacy of surveillance magnetic ...
Lucy Shepherd, Melissa Taylor, Helen Fulbright, Bob Phillips   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of Human-like Social Grooming Strategies regarding Richness and Group Size

, 2018
Human beings tend to cooperate with close friends, therefore they have to construct strong social relationships to recieve cooperation from others.
Ichinose, Genki, Takano, Masanori
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Prognostic Impact of Treatment Modalities, Including Targeted Compartmental Radio‐Immunotherapy, in a Cohort of Neuroblastoma Patients With CNS Metastases at Relapse

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez, Anna Felip‐Badia, Marina Caballero‐Bellon, Nazaret Sanchez‐Sierra, Alicia Castañeda, Moira Garraus, Maite Gorostegui, Margarida Simão‐Rafael, Juan Pablo Muñoz, Marta Perez‐Somarriba, Salvador Mañe, Mariana Cecilia Planells, Sara Perez‐Jaume, Jaume Mora   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Graphical Analysis of Social Group Dynamics

, 2013
Identifying communities in social networks becomes an increasingly important research problem. Several methods for identifying such groups have been developed, however, qualitative analysis (taking into account the scale of the problem) still poses ...
Byrski, Aleksander, Gliwa, Bogdan, Zygmunt, Anna   +2 more
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Predicting participation in group parenting education in an Australian sample: The role of attitudes, norms, and control factors [PDF]

, 2009
We examined the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in predicting intentions to participate in group parenting education. One hundred and seventy-six parents (138 mothers and 38 fathers) with a child under 12 years completed TPB items assessing attitude ...
AP Kaiser, C Armitage, C Armitage, C Smith, D Dinkmeyer, D Johnson, DJ Terry, DJ Terry, F Frankel, H Einzig, H Tajfel, HW Goddard, I Ajzen, I Ajzen, J Barlow, J Barlow, JC Turner, JE Dumas, K McCurdy, K McCurdy, Katherine M. White, KL Johnston, KM White, KM White, KP Haggerty, Larne Wellington, LJ Cronbach, M Conner, M Fishbein, MH Becker, MR Sanders, MR Sanders, MR Sanders, P Sparks, P Sparks, R Spoth, R Spoth, R Spoth, R Spoth, S Stryker, S Stryker, S Stryker, T Gordon, T Perrino   +43 more
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Improved Outcomes for Older Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Neuroblastoma in the Post‐Immunotherapy Era: An Updated Report From the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We describe clinical and biologic characteristics of neuroblastoma in older children, adolescents, and young adults (OCAYA); describe survival outcomes in the post‐immunotherapy era; and identify if there is an age cut‐off that best discriminates outcomes.
Rebecca J. Deyell, Kavitha Srivatsa, Paola Angelini, Pei‐Chi Kao, Brady Payne, Arlene Naranjo, Sveva Castelli, Miho Kato, Miki Ohira, Ulriche Pöetschger, Yaël Mossé, Lucas Moreno, Meredith S. Irwin, Ramya Ramanujachar, Wendy B. London   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source