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Why chimpanzees carry dead infants: an empirical assessment of existing hypotheses [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 The study of non-human primate thanatology has expanded dramatically in recent years as scientists seek to understand the evolutionary roots of human death concepts and practices.
Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf +7 more
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Multidimensional insights about healthy aging from the cohort study for community-dwelling older adults: The SONIC study. [PDF]
Geriatr Gerontol IntThe Septuagenarian, Octogenarian, Nonagenarian Investigation with Centenarian (SONIC) study was established considering population trends and targeting the oldest‐old population. This study is unique in its narrow age range, consisting of individuals aged in their 70s, 80s and 90s, and is carried out as a longitudinal cohort study with follow ups every
Kamide K +14 more
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Perceptions of pediatric deceased donor consent: A survey of organ procurement organizations
Pediatric Transplantation, Volume 27, Issue 4, June 2023., 2023 Abstract Background Children awaiting transplantation face a high risk of waitlist mortality due to a shortage of pediatric organ donors. Pediatric donation consent rates vary across Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs), suggesting that some OPOs might utilize more effective pediatric‐focused donor recruitment techniques than others. An online survey
Gretchen B. Chapman +4 more
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Problem-Based Learning in Teaching of Thanatology in Undergraduate Nursing Program
Escola Anna Nery, 2018 Objectives: To report a methodological experience of learning-based on problems in the discipline of Thanatology. Method: Experience report of professors of the baccalaureate degree in nursing using problem situations influenced by the methodology of ...
Cynthia Lima Sampaio +5 more
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Cancer Reports, Volume 6, Issue 2, February 2023., 2023 Abstract Background Pediatric cancer incidence in Mexico is ~160/million/year with leukemias making 49.8% of the cases. While survival rates have been reported in various Mexican studies, no data is available from the Telethon Pediatric Oncology Hospital‐HITO, a nonprofit private institution specialized exclusively in comprehensive pediatric oncology ...
Joel Monárrez‐Espino +7 more
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Max Scheller’s phenomenological thanatology
Theoria Beograd, 2023 Max Scheler is credited with the first elaborated thanatology within the phenomenological tradition. Although it is primarily a matter of manuscripts and fragments, Scheler?s thanatology is very systematic.
Mark Losonc
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Current Biology, 2016 A quick guide on comparative thanatology, the study of death and dying, particular how individuals respond to a conspecific's death, across animal phylogeny.
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Perception of dead conspecifics increases reproductive investment in fruit flies
Functional Ecology, Volume 36, Issue 8, Page 1834-1844, August 2022., 2022 Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Adaptive plasticity in life‐history traits is often critical to maximize fitness in the face of environmental heterogeneity. For example, many organisms respond to a threat to their survival (and hence residual reproductive value) by adaptively increasing their ...
Quentin Corbel, Pau Carazo
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Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 545-557, June 2022., 2022 Abstract Background In coming decades, the number of people affected by illnesses who need palliative care will rise worldwide. Registered Nurses are in a central position in providing this care, and education is one of the necessary components for meeting coming requirements. However, there is a lack of knowledge about palliative care in undergraduate
Carina Lundh Hagelin +5 more
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The Hopping Dead. Zombies in the Chinese Culture. Translation into English
Corpus Mundi, 2023 The article examines the image of zombies in Chinese culture, the traditional perception of their appearance and internal characteristics. A wide scope of written sources served as the basis of the study: inscriptions on oracle bones, ancient fortune ...
Asia A. Sarakaeva, Elina A. Sarakaeva
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