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Teamwork and use of teams in services for older people: a qualitative study of finnish nurse managers’ experiences

BMC Nursing
Background In Finnish services for older people, teams (a permanent group with a common task, divided for example by geographical or spatial criteria) have been implemented with the goal of improving the quality of care, individualized care and ...
Henrika Karhulahti-Nordström, Visa Väisänen, Saukkonen Petra, Alastalo Hanna, Timo Sinervo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent trends for social enterprises in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2013
In this presentation I want to provide you with a picture of some of the trends that are developing for social enterprises in the United Kingdom (U.K.). Social enterprise are becoming an increasingly important part of the U.K.
Durkin, Chris
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By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unmet need for healthcare services among unemployed people – findings from a national survey in Finland

BMC Health Services Research
Background Unemployed people have higher morbidity compared to employed people. Both the frequent use and the underutilization of healthcare services are common among unemployed people, potentially leading to unmet healthcare needs.
Hanna Rinne, Ari-Pekka Sihvonen, Visa Väisänen, Lars Leemann, Anna-Mari Aalto   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bacteriophages and the immune system of the macroorganism

Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии, 2019
Due to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria in recent years, the treatment and prevention of various infections with bacteriophages have again become an important area of research.
I. A. Ivanovа, A. A. Trufanova, A. V. Filippenko, I. A. Bespalova, N. D. Omelchenko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Welfare to Temporary Work: Implications for Labor Market Outcomes [PDF]

, 2002
Recent welfare reforms are prompting some state and local welfare agencies to use temporary help service firms to help place welfare recipients into jobs.
Heinrich, Carolyn J., Mueser, Peter R., Troske, Kenneth R.   +2 more
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Doing Gender in Public Services: Affective Labour of Employment Agents [PDF]

, 2018
The restructuring of state bureaucracies into service organi zations and the new welfare state paradigm of activation have changed the work requirements of front-line workers in public employment agencies across Europe. Public employment agents are
Gaitsch, Myriam, Glinsner, Barbara, Hofbauer, Johanna, Penz, Otto, Sauer, Birgit   +4 more
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Conserved structural motifs in PAS, LOV, and CRY proteins regulate circadian rhythms and are therapeutic targets

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Cryptochrome and PAS/LOV proteins play intricate roles in circadian clocks where they act as both sensors and mediators of protein–protein interactions. Their ubiquitous presence in signaling networks has positioned them as targets for small‐molecule therapeutics. This review provides a structural introduction to these protein families.
Eric D. Brinckman, Anna E. Lester, Brian D. Zoltowski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current State of Cholera Specific Prophylaxis

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2018
The threat of cholera spread beyond the borders of endemic countries and the realness of the emergence of introduced epidemic foci remain the actual problems and neccessitate continuous development of specific prophylaxis of this disease.
I. A. Bespalova, I. A. Ivanova, N. D. Omelchenko, A. V. Filippenko, A. A. Trufanova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inhibiting stearoyl‐CoA desaturase suppresses bone metastatic prostate cancer by modulating cellular stress, mTOR signaling, and DNA damage response

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Bone metastasis in prostate cancer (PCa) patients is a clinical hurdle due to the poor understanding of the supportive bone microenvironment. Here, we identify stearoyl‐CoA desaturase (SCD) as a tumor‐promoting enzyme and potential therapeutic target in bone metastatic PCa.
Alexis Wilson, Mackenzie K Herroon, Shane Mecca, Laimar C Garmo, Jacob Lindquist, Shrila Rajendran, Steve M. Patrick, Izabela Podgorski   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source