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Factors influencing the stigmatization of patients with epilepsy

open access: yesНеврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика, 2015
Objective: to identify the factors influencing the stigmatization in patients with epilepsy. Patients and methods. The investigation enrolled 71 epileptic patients aged 14 to 50 years.
I. A. Grigoryeva, L. A. Troitskaya
doaj   +1 more source

Radiative Cooling by Green(er) Solvents‐Upcycled Polyvinyl Chloride From Drug Blisters Waste

open access: yesAdvanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
This study explores upcycling poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) from used pharmaceutical blisters into sustainable radiative cooling materials. Using solvent separation and membrane fabrication, PVC was converted into white membranes paired with aluminum foil.
Andrea Lanfranchi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who\u27s the Thinnest of Them All? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Societal standards of feminine beauty are presented in all forms of popular culture, thus bombarding women with images that portray what our society considers to be the “ideal body type.” These images, as seen on the cover of magazines, in popular films ...
O\u27Brien, Ann Marie
core   +1 more source

Beyond Brown: Lignin's Emerging Role in Structural Color

open access: yesAdvanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
Lignin, long regarded as a brown industrial byproduct, is emerging as a sustainable platform for structural color. This Perspective highlights how lignin's refractive index, intrinsic absorption, and nanoscale assembly enable tunable photonic responses in colloidal and thin‐film architectures, and outlines design strategies to advance scalable, bio ...
Ravi Shanker, Anna Justina Svagan
wiley   +1 more source

Examining Eschatologies of Glory and the Eschatology of the Cross in A Theology of Hope and A Fire in My Belly [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper utilizes the theological framework developed in Jūrgen Moltmann\u27s A Theology of Hope to examine David Wojnarowicz\u27s film, A Fire in My Belly.
Mallette, Wendy
core   +1 more source

The stigmatization of nonsuicidal self-injury.

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Psychology, 2018
OBJECTIVE Despite the high prevalence of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), no research has systematically studied the occurrence and effects of stigmatization by others towards NSSI scarring.
Taylor A. Burke   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Soft Robotic Excretory Care Simulator for Nursing Education: Functional and Perceptual Biomimetics Approach

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A soft robotic simulator is developed to replicate the digital removal of feces (DRF), a sensitive yet essential nursing procedure. Integrating soft actuators, sensors, and a realistic rectal model, the simulator balances functional fidelity with perceptual realism. Engineering evaluations and nurse feedback confirm its potential to enhance training in
Shoko Miyagawa   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychiatry and Stigmatization [PDF]

open access: yesJAMA, 2002
WHEN MURRAY AND LOPEZ IN 1996 INTRODUCED THE IDEA OF THE DISability-adjusted life-year (which measures healthy years lost to premature mortality or disability), it should have come as no surprise when they found that 7 of the top 10 causes of disability in industrialized countries were mental disorders.
openaire   +2 more sources

Coping with Stigma: Challenges & Opportunities [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
This paper discusses several strategies for preventing technological stigma from causing unwarranted bias in public decision ...
Kunreuther, Howard, Slovic, Paul
core   +2 more sources

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