The assumption that seriously mentally ill people do not have children is common but inaccurate. In fact, although mentally ill men have fewer than normal numbers of children and have relationsh...
Infections with Chlamydia pneumoniae have been associated with chronic inflammatory diseases, but the influences of multiple factors are not well understood. A multivariate experimental design ...
This book presents research on sources of errors in pig weight measurements. Three studies were conducted on a New Zealand pig farm. First, finisher pigs fed ad libitum or via a liquid feeding s...
There are about 500 million dogs in the world of which approximately 375 million are free roaming. Dogs living without human supervision may suffer from diseases, starvation, trauma and painful ...
A critical gap in existing 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 thi...
Acquired Imunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids) is a pandemia with high lethal power. The adolescents in the beginning of the sexual activity can find the Diseases Sexually Transmitted (DST),the Aids inc...
Cancer is responsible for 25% of all deaths in the Western world. About 80% of all terminal cancer patients suffer from suboptimal pain treatment. However, cancer pain can be relieved in more than ...
This thesis explores subgroup analyses within randomized trials,using cardiovascular interventions as a focal point.Reviewing 67 large trials`published between 1980 and 1997,we found that most repo...
In this book, we explore the role of emotional
intelligence as a new possible avenue of research
related to the adoption and maintenance of a healthy
diet/weight. Emotional Intelligence is defined ...
In order to investigate work-related back injuries, researchers need efficient, accurate occupational exposure assessment methods suitable for large samples. This book examines critical decisions f...
It has been known for many years that glutamate
system implicated in pathophysiology of several
mental illnesses. The molecular mechanisms of these
neurological disorders including stroke, ischemi...
Providing care for the newborn might differ in many ways after a caesarean birth or a complicated birth from what we know of care of natural childbirth delivered babies. This book illuminates th...
Nursing advocacy for patients is
considered to be an important function of nursing
practice. The research surrounding nursing advocacy
is relatively new, with few psychometric instruments
devel...
Proper design, conduct, analysis and interpretation of epidemiological studies are the major challenges faced by students and researchers involved in such areas. The author of this book describes i...
Baccalaureate education is intended to develop nurses who can function beyond task-focused roles, and instead serve as professionals with a broad range of competencies and critical thinking skills...
The recent trend of urban sprawl in the United States has resulted in a demand for alternatives. Long commutes and automobile centered lifestyles leave less time to exercise, increase air pollution...
A child with specific language impairment (SLI) does not acquire normal language ability at the appropriate age. Findings in SLI studies are contradictory, and the core problem of the disorder is s...
Measuring the mechanical properties of human soft tissue is a current topic in the field of diagnostic ultrasound research. Long before ultrasound was used in medical diagnosis, palpation was the i...