What a thirst it was: longing, excess and the genre-bending essay [PDF]
, 2017 Rachel Blau DuPlessis writes that the essay is restless, always a little too hungry, a little too thirsty (2006). Implicit in this statement is the fact that a good essay is full of desire and creates this response in readers too – building a thirst for ...
Reeder, Elizabeth
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The sensitivity of the human thirst response to changes in plasma osmolality: a systematic review
Perioperative Medicine, 2018 Background Dehydration is highly prevalent and is associated with adverse cardiovascular and renal events. Clinical assessment of dehydration lacks sensitivity. Perhaps a patient’s thirst can provide an accurate guide to fluid therapy.
Fintan Hughes +2 more
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The Effect of Oral Honey Syrup (ma-ol-asal) Consumption on Preoperative Thirst and Hunger before Surgery and Hemodynamic Symptoms in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Patients: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial [PDF]
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background and purpose: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is known as the standard treatment for inflammatory diseases of the gallbladder. This surgical method causes complications in the patients. To prevent gastric aspiration during anesthesia, long fasting
Sahar Qorban-Shamsi +4 more
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Heart IndiaBackground: Heart failure (HF) is a global burden since it is a widespread, expensive, and potentially life-threatening illness. Thirst is one of the most common symptoms of HF as well a major concern for patients.
Farah Naaz +2 more
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Assessment of the thirst dimension: integrative review
Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, 2017 Thirst is a multifactorial and subjective symptom that request multiple measuring instruments. The objective of this study was to identify the assessment dimensions of thirst and the measurement tools used.
Pamela Rafaela Martins +1 more
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Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitutions Attributable to the Burden of Wasting Thirst Disorder among the Middle-aged and Older adults in Guangzhou Based on ICD-11 [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixueBackground The 72nd World Health Assembly reviewed and adopted the International Classification of Diseases Eleventh Revision (ICD-11) , which for the first time included traditional medicine originating from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in its ...
ZHAO Lanhui, GAO Jing, ZHOU Shangcheng
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Big deal - good deal? Or is there a better deal? [PDF]
, 2003 The purchase by library consortia of all journals published by one publisher - the so-called Big Deal - is bad for small publishers and for large libraries even if - in the short-term - good for large publishers and for small libraries.
Friend, Frederick J.
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Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong +12 more
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Beverages, 2021 Carbohydrate and menthol mouth-swilling have been used to enhance exercise performance in the heat. However, these strategies differ in mechanism and subjective experience. Participants (n = 12) sat for 60 min in hot conditions (35 °C; 15 ± 2%) following
Russ Best +2 more
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Sermon at the Holy Communion [PDF]
, 1981 (Excerpt) I have been told that when you are dying of thirst, you crave salt--not water, but salt. Your last efforts are spent seeking desperately that very thing which will hasten your end. So it is, I fear, with all of our terrible thirsts.
Niedner, Frederick A, Jr.
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