* Extracted from the thesis "Cuidando no domicílio de famílias que vivenciam o processo de terminalidade: a percepção dos enfermeiros que atuam no Programa de Saúde da Família", Universidade de Guarulhos, 2007. 1 RN. MSc. in Nursing. Manager of Unidade de Saúde da Família Pastoral in São Paulo City. São Paulo, SP, Brazil. [email protected] 2 RN. PhD. in Sciences, Full Professor at Universit...

OBJECTIVE This study evaluated in vitro the mechanical changes of 0.018" (0.45 mm) and 0.016 × 0.022" (0.40 × 0.55 mm) thermoactivated nickel-titanium archwires subjected to heat treatment on their distal ends. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten archwires in diameters 0.018" and 0.016 × 0.022" by different manufacturers Ormco, Morelli, Orthometric and Unitek were tested. Each tested archwire had an ex...

Contradictory results have been reported regarding the accuracy of various methods used to assess student learning in higher education. The current study examined student learning outcomes across a multi-section and multiinstructor psychology research course with both indirect and direct assessments in a sample of 67 undergraduate students. The indirect method measured student perceived knowled...

Cornual pregnancy traditionally has been treated with laparotomy and either cornual resection or hysterectomy. Recently, more conservative operations have been developed, and operative laparoscopy has provided yet another management option. This report describes the conservative management of a large cornual ectopic pregnancy and reviews the techniques and outcomes of conservative repair that h...

In the existing faith management scheme, the faith model has two components: faith from direct observance and faith from indirect observance. With direct observation from an observer node, the trust value is derived using Bayesian inference, which is a type of unsure conclusion when the full probability model can be defined. On the other hand, with indirect observance, also called secondhand in...

Aim: The aim of this case report was to evaluate the clinical performance of a onepiece implant in a partially edentulous anterior mandible. Introduction: Osseointegration being an accepted and welldocumented concept, attention is nowdirected toward simplification of the mechanical design of implants and toward achieving biomechanical success. Case report: This case report demonstrates the imme...

BACKGROUND Certain effects induced by endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may occur at dose levels lower than those normally tested in toxicology, but few systematic dose-response studies have been carried out in the low-dose range. OBJECTIVES The high statistical power afforded by a high-throughput in vitro assay such as the E-Screen assay was exploited with the aim of producing low-dose e...

The goal of this study was to analyze the emergence of treatment standards associated with the adoption of anti-HIV drug innovations in the empirical setting of Italian clinical practice. Due to the rapid pace of technological change and the initial uncertainty concerning capabilities and indications of new treatments, the emergence of standard patterns of care turned out to be far from predict...