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A leaf phenomics approach for estimating belowground traits in North American licorice

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Selective breeding over thousands of years has prioritized aboveground yield, with little regard for changes belowground. Roots underpin plant growth and resilience, but our knowledge of these critical structures lags behind that of aboveground structures.
Zachary N. Harris, Vivian Tran, Emelyn Piotter, Meredith T. Hanlon, Matthew J. Rubin, Allison J. Miller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Precepts and Ethics for the Orthopaedic Population [PDF]

, 2014
Since the emergence of reports such as the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care (2013) and the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses Palliative Care Consensus Document (2005), there continues to be a growing recognition of the ...
Breakwell, Susan, Callahan, Margaret, Petersen, Cheryl L.   +2 more
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“Will you be there for me?” Social support from family and friends during cold case sexual assault prosecutions

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract If sexual assault survivors report the assault to the criminal legal system, they often need informal support from family and friends throughout the long and frequently retraumatizing process of investigation and prosecution. This study is part of a long‐term community‐based participatory action research project in a predominately Black ...
Rebecca Campbell, Rachael Goodman‐Williams, Katie Gregory, McKenzie Javorka, Jasmine Engleton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physicians’ experiences and perceptions about withholding and withdrawal life-sustaining treatment in Chiang Mai University Hospital: a cross-sectional study

BMC Palliative Care
Background Withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in end-of-life patients is a challenging ethical issue faced by physicians. Understanding physicians’ experiences and factors influencing their decisions can lead to improvement in end-of ...
Nattanit Ketchaikosol, Kanokporn Pinyopornpanish, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Nisachol Dejkriengkraikul, Lalita Chutarattanakul   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Planning for the End of Life for People with Dementia - Part 2 [PDF]

, 2011
This publication is a discussion about additional end-of-life options which may become legally available at some time in the future, i.e., assisted death (usually called euthanasia or assisted suicide).
Colleen Cartwright
core   +1 more source

Hospital and Temporal Variations in Limitations of Care Among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: A VIRUS Registry Retrospective Cohort Study

Palliative Medicine Reports
Introduction: Life-support limits (i.e., code status), the first step in the continuum of palliation and end-of-life (EoL) care, stem from decisions made by patients and their providers to align care near the EoL with patients’ wishes.
Nathan Mesfin, Nitesh Kumar Jain, Anwar Khedr, Hisham Mushtaq, Abbas B. Jama, Noura Attallah, Esraa Hassan, Benjamin Langworthy, Nicholas Ingraham, Juan Pablo Domecq Garces, Thoyaja Koritala, Donna Lee Armaignac, Nicholas Eugene Perkins, Katherine Belden, Vishakha Kumar, Karen Boman, Devang K. Sanghavi, Vikas Bansal, Rahul Kashyap, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba, Abigail La Nou, Allan J. Walkey, R. Adams Dudley, Syed Anjum Khan   +23 more
doaj   +1 more source

"Are you accepting new patients?" A pilot field experiment on telephone-based gatekeeping and Black patients' access to pediatric care. [PDF]

, 2018
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To determine whether name and accent cues that the caller is Black shape physician offices' responses to telephone-based requests for well-child visits. METHOD AND DATA: In this pilot study, we employed a quasi-experimental audit
Irby‐Shasanmi, Amy, Leech, Tamara G.J., Mitchell, Anne L.   +2 more
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Gastrointestinal Manifestations in Rubinstein‐Taybi Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome is a rare genetic condition associated with a wide range of physical, cognitive, and developmental impairments, yet its gastrointestinal manifestations remain poorly characterized. Case reports and small series suggest a high prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux, constipation, dysphagia, and nutritional compromise ...
Mohamad Abi Nassif, Ajay Kaul, Lev Dorfman, Khalil El‐Chammas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

End-of-Life Practices in an Intensive Care Unit of a Private Hospital in Mexico

Palliative Medicine Reports
Background: Many factors, such as religion, geography, and customs, influence end-of-life practices. This variability exists even between different physicians.
Roberto Carlos Miranda-Ackerman, Paulina Ruiz-Ochoa, Daniela López-Ramírez, Juan Fernando Quevedo-Barrientos, Mariana Plascencia-Rendón, José Luis Landeros-Torres, Karen Fernanda Astorga-Cervantes, Alejandra González-Uribe, Ana Olivia Cortes-Flores, Carlos José Zuloaga-Fernández- del-Valle, Gilberto Morgan-Villela, Francisco José Barbosa-Camacho, Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco, Irma Valeria Brancaccio-Pérez, Alejandro González-Ojeda   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Superannuation Reimagined: Moving Beyond the Origins to an Indigenous Focus

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Retirement income systems, such as superannuation, are meant to be non‐discriminatory and consider disadvantage faced by members of society. There are significant differences between the life expectancies of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples. The gap in life expectancies is not considered when determining when Indigenous peoples can retire.
Levon Ellen Blue, Peter Anderson, Mark Brimble   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source