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Losing touch [PDF]

Nursing Inquiry, 2020
AbstractThe need for human touch is universal among critical care patients and is an important component of the nurse–patient relationship. However, multiple barriers to human touch exist in the critical care environment. With little research to guide practice, we argue for the importance of human touch in the provision of holistic nursing care.
Marliese Dion Nist, Tondi M. Harrison, Judith Tate, Audrey Robinson, Michele Balas, Rita H. Pickler   +5 more
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The use of robotics in plastic and reconstructive surgery: A systematic review

JPRAS Open, 2017
Introduction: This systematic review aims to study the feasibility, procedural, approaches, outcomes and complications of robot-assisted plastic and reconstructive surgery in patients and models. Method: A systematic review was performed. Medline, Web of
Jean Nehme, Jonathan James Neville, Ali Nehme Bahsoun   +2 more
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Enhancing touch sensibility by sensory retraining in a sensory discrimination task via haptic rendering

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022
Stroke survivors are commonly affected by somatosensory impairment, hampering their ability to interpret somatosensory information. Somatosensory information has been shown to critically support movement execution in healthy individuals and stroke ...
Eduardo Villar Ortega, Efe Anil Aksöz, Efe Anil Aksöz, Karin A. Buetler, Laura Marchal-Crespo, Laura Marchal-Crespo   +5 more
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The Significance of Touch in Pediatric Physiotherapy

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022
Change in theoretical framework over the last decades and recent research in pediatric physiotherapy, has created a debate surrounding therapeutic touch. What is the role of or is there a need for handling and hands-on facilitated guidance (facilitation)?
Marit Sørvoll, Gunn Kristin Øberg, Gunn Kristin Øberg, Gay L. Girolami   +3 more
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The role of the right temporoparietal junction in perceptual conflict: detection or resolution? [PDF]

, 2010
The right temporoparietal junction (rTPJ) is a polysensory cortical area that plays a key role in perception and awareness. Neuroimaging evidence shows activation of rTPJ in intersensory and sensorimotor conflict situations, but it remains unclear ...
A Maravita, AC Nobre, AL Benton, BE Stein, C Farrer, C Press, C Spence, C Spence, C Spence, CD Chambers, CS Harris, D Balslev, DI Shore, DJ Mort, DT Leube, E Bisiach, E Mayer, EM Robertson, EM Wassermann, F Pavani, F Vega-Bermudez, FJ Friedrich, G Committeri, G Goldenberg, G Goldenberg, G Vallar, G Vallar, GL Shulman, GR Fink, HO Karnath, I Rock, IG Meister, J Decety, J Decety, J Downar, J Downar, JA Harris, JJ Collins, JM Lewis, JM Zacks, JW Lewis, Liuba Papeo, M Corbetta, M Corbetta, M Corbetta, M Corbetta, M Kinsbourne, M Tsakiris, Matteo Feurra, Matthew R. Longo, MI Posner, MM Ernst, MM Mesulam, MM Mesulam, MO Ernst, MR Longo, NP Holmes, O Blanke, O Blanke, O Blanke, P Brugger, P Haggard, Patrick Haggard, R Jalinous, R Schweizer, RC Oldfield, RJ Perry, RO Duncan, S Kennett, S Yamaguchi, S Yamamoto, SA Spence, SL Beilock, SL Beilock, SV Astafiev, T Ro, VS Ramachandran, VS Ramachandran, Y Li   +78 more
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Secondary bilateral cleft lip-nose deformity correction by rhinoplasty with simultaneous Abbe flap

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2014
Aim: The purpose of this article is to review modification and outcome of secondary rhinoplasty along with Abbι flap for correction of secondary bilateral cleft lip deformity.
Nitin J. Mokal, Manpreet Juneja
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Sensing touch without touching [PDF]

Science, 2017
Wearable Technology Electronic devices that can be integrated into clothing or worn on skin will provide wearable approaches for monitoring human health or motion. Success depends on the development of bendable, stretchable sensors that respond to touch. Sarwar et al.
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A case study on building capacity to improve clinical mentoring and maternal child health in rural Tanzania: the path to implementation

BMC Nursing, 2017
Background Tanzania is a low income, East African country with a severe shortage of human resources for health or health workers. This shortage threatens any gains the country is making in improving maternal health outcomes.
Melissa T. Ojemeni, Paulomi Niles, Salum Mfaume, Ntuli A. Kapologwe, Linda Deng, Renae Stafford, Marie Jose Voeten, Kokusiima Theonestina, Wendy Budin, Nok Chhun, Allison Squires   +10 more
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The Use of an Embedded Librarian to Enhance Student Information Literacy Skills: A Pilot Study

Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2020
This pilot study explored an embedded librarian (EL) intervention to enhance occupational therapy student information literacy skills development. The EL provided computer laboratory and in-class instruction, online presence in the classroom website, and
Elaina DaLomba, Elizabeth Kavanaugh, Helen M. Simpson Rehabilitation Hospital, Samantha O'Neill, Kyle Soldevilla, Melanie Watson, Erin McLaughlin   +6 more
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Obstacles Affect Perceptions of Egocentric Distances in Virtual Environments

Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2021
Distance perception in humans can be affected by oculomotor and optical cues and a person’s action capability in a given environment, known as action-specific effects.
Daisuke Mine, Sakurako Kimoto, Kazuhiko Yokosawa   +2 more
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