Addressing Period Poverty: The Cost of Menstruating in America and the Ethical Responsibility to Provide Free Menstrual Care [PDF]
UNICEF estimates that every month, some 1.8 billion people across the world menstruate (UNICEF, 2020). Menstruation is a natural, healthy, and uncontrollable part of life for anyone with the female reproductive system. Me, you, your friends, your family,
Delgado, Olivia, Tabor, Jayden
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This study of a vaginal sheep model shows improved host response in vaginal tissue and enhanced biomechanical properties of electrospun absorbable poly‐4‐hydroxybutyrate (ES‐P4HB) scaffolds for pelvic organ prolapse surgery. It presents improvement of tissue integration and healing by the extracellular matrix (ECM)‐mimicking structure of ES‐P4HB with ...
Krista L. C. van Rest+6 more
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Abstract From repeat‐pass interferometry, tropospheric signals often prevent the detection of ground deformation signals. In recent years, tropospheric corrections derived from global weather‐based models have been implemented in several InSAR processing chains.
F. Albino+7 more
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Diagnostic dilemma of a forgotten vaginal foreign body in a postmenopausal woman
Foreign body can be placed in genital tract either accidentally or intentionally and if forgotten lead to chronic offensive vaginal discharge. Observed in extremes of ages, either in old women with altered memory or in children with curious nature ...
Hansa Dhar
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Wandering womb: a real story of endometriosis [PDF]
Endometriosis is a chronic disease found in at least ten percent of women worldwide-perhaps as many as 89 million women-making it more common than AIDS and cancer.
Griffiths, Megan Marie
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Duodenal Perforation due to Inferior Vena Cava Filter in a Multi-morbid Young Patient: First Clinical Case Report in Latvia [PDF]
Introduction: The inferior vena cava filter is known to be a safe and effective method for preventing fatal pulmonary artery thromboembolism. We report a case report of inferior vena cava filter perforation on duodenum in a multimorbid young patient ...
Brikuns, Andrejs+6 more
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A critical analysis of Athena Swan as a policy‐scoring scheme
Abstract Athena Swan was established in 2005 with the goal of advancing the careers of women in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine) subjects in higher education. Since then, it has expanded its remit in various ways and has generated some controversy. This paper explains how Athena Swan operates as a policy‐scoring scheme,
John Armstrong, Alice Sullivan
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Perspectives on Surgical Data Science [PDF]
The availability of large amounts of data together with advances in analytical techniques afford an opportunity to address difficult challenges in ensuring that healthcare is safe, effective, efficient, patient-centered, equitable, and timely. Surgical care and training stand to tremendously gain through surgical data science.
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Comparison of MRI and Symptom Outcomes of Uterine Artery Embolization for Uterine Leiomyomata Using Tris-Acryl Gelatin Microspheres, Poly-Vinyl Alcohol Spheres and Poly-Vinyl Alcohol Particles. [PDF]
Purpose: To compare the recurrence rate of symptoms and MRI enhancement of uterine fibroids in patients treated with uterine artery embolization (UAE) among three embolic agents: polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles, spherical polyvinyl alcohol (SPVA ...
Gálvez Delgado, Jorge Augusto
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The role of surgical audit in improving patient management; nasal haemorrhage: an audit study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Nasal bleeding remains one of the most common Head & Neck Surgical (Ear Nose and Throat [ENT]/Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery [OMFS]) emergencies resulting in hospital admission.
El Maaytah, Mohammed+7 more
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