This significant work records the history of the pioneering British Home and Hospital for Incurables, founded in 1861. It examines the social, political and medical climate through the years and charts the fascinating and important changes over this time. It provides a vital ove…
"The relationship of humans to computers can no longer be represented as one person in a chair and one computer on a desk. Today computing finds its way into our pockets, our cars, our appliances; it is ubiquitous -- an inescapable part of our everyday lives. Computing is even e…
"English/Chinese bilingual. Hospital is an indispensable part of the human life. It is one of the most complex but also the most interesting architecture types. The book is a collection of selected hospital projects completed during the last five years. It will give the readers …
O hipertiroidismo felino é uma endocrinopatia que ocorre maioritariamente em gatos idosos. Esta doença afeta diversos aparelhos e sistemas orgânicos, originando assim, sinais clínicos variáveis, apesar de nenhum ser considerado patognomónico. Com este estudo pretendeu-se rever 5…
A parvovirose canina é uma doença infecciosa que afeta os canídeos domésticos. Está associada a um quadro de doença gastrointestinal com vómitos e diarreia sanguinolenta. Em neonatos pode provocar doença cardíaca com morte aparentemente súbita. Nos casos mais graves, a quebra da…
A presente pesquisa parte de um estudo das representações de patologias fisiológicas e psicológicas em duas obras do cinema contemporâneo: Cemitério do Esplendor (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2014) e Hiroshima (Pablo Stoll, 2009). O objetivo principal é explorar como o elemento na…
This dissertation consists of three essays: “The Effect of Women's Access to Free Health Care on Breastfeeding Practices: Evidence from Armenia” examines how women's decisions regarding breastfeeding respond to increased maternal access to medical care. Specifically, I examine t…
A conte ulceroso e uma doença innamatona crónica ao intestino, que se caractenza por uma inflamação contínua da mucosa ("revestimento interno") do intestino grosso ou cólon. Esta doença é também caracterizada por períodos de remissão e exacerbações agudas, com um curso imprevisí…
Objective: Guided by the theoretical Health Behavior Model (HBM), we examined predisposing (socio-demographic characteristics and health beliefs), enabling (perceptions of conditions that facilitate or impede service utilization) and need (mental health status, functional state …
Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) have substantial effects on individual patients and hospitals. In particular, methicilin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become an important bacterial pathogen worldwide, exacerbating the overall burden of nosocomial infection. …
Leaders of not-for-profit hospitals manipulate reported earnings by increasing or decreasing discretionary expenses to meet the benchmarks. On the launching of for-profit hospitals in South Korea, a lack of research exists to understand the types and motivations of earnings mana…
A critical gap in the literature is the lack of detailed knowledge about the experience of hospitals undergoing the process of collaboration. A primary purpose of this study is to close this gap by gaining a deeper understanding of a hospital's experience living through such a c…
The purpose of this study was to assess and explore the nursing leadership style of nurse managers working at the adult general care units in the National Guard hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Also it assessed the association of the leadership style with some selected organizational …
Contexto e objetivos Com permanente expansão da adoção de Processos Clínicos Eletrónicos (PCE) e a sua influência na prática clínica, a adaptabilidade dos médicos foi posta à prova. Foram identificados desafios no fluxo de trabalho e mudanças necessárias no uso de PCE. A anamnes…
The aim of this thesis was to develop understanding of women’s experiences of inpatient mental health services. The thesis comprises three separate papers: 1) systematic literature review, 2) an empirical study and 3) a critical appraisal of the research process. Paper One is a …
The world has changed since September 11, 2001 and our nation remains at risk to additional terrorist attacks and will remain at risk for the foreseeable future. Even before the United States launched a war on Iraq, the threat of terrorist attacks on American soil had been a cau…