Living in a society of animal lovers, the dangers are often not always apparent. Injury from bites and scratches is an occupational hazard for those people who work with animals. Despite the high risk of secondary wound infection as a result of an animal bite, many patients do not receive treatment with an antimicrobial medication. This report describes a case of a previously fit and well 66-ye...

This article argues that computers, at least in their common or prevalent uses, constitute an important undermining influence on people’s ability to tell, enjoy listening to, view, and read good stories. We discuss the centrality of narrative in defining our humanity and in educating our children, and justify the emphasis on “good” stories, invoking Ricoeur’s views on the hermeneutic level of i...

Animal lovers are not only known as people who like certain animals because of their uniqueness or cuteness. Behind it all, animal have the privilege that they called good people. This is without reason, course to keep must be full affection, sensitive and a way happy. We often problems if we lovers, don't know where nearest vet is, especially newcomer from faraway city, can buy equipment pet f...

OBJECTIVES Research on age stereotypes suggests that views of older persons are complex and multidimensional. We investigated the positivity or negativity of age stereotypes with respect to different life domains. METHOD A newly developed questionnaire assessing domain-specific age stereotypes was administered to a large sample of adults covering a wide age range. RESULTS Our findings confi...

Andy Revelle is Social Sciences Librarian, Kevin Messner is Life Sciences Librarian, Aaron Shrimplin is Assistant Dean for Reference and Collection Services, and Susan Hurst is Business Librarian at Miami University; e-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]. © 2012 Andy Revelle, Kevin Messner, Aaron Shrimplin, and Susan Hurst, Attribution-NonComm...

This paper discusses our view on sociable media and applications in which social connectedness is not limited to (re)connecting with (distant) lovers, friends and family and maintaining long-term relationships, but also encompasses casual connections to nearby `strangers'. Based on experiences at the Mobile Life Center, we discuss various aspects that need to be taken into account in design and...

Life indicators, illness characteristics, and psychosocial concomitants were measured in a large sample of persons self-reporting multiple chemical sensitivity. Cross-sectional data are presented for 305 persons who responded to written surveys. Examined are employment status, income, relationship status, illness characteristics such as length, severity, and age respondents became sensitive, mo...

Previous examinations of the scope moral concern have focused on aggregate attributions worth. However, because trade-offs exist in valuing different kinds entities, tabulating total amounts expansiveness may conceal significant individual differences relative proportions valuation ascribed to various entities. We hypothesized that some individuals (“tree-huggers”) would ascribe greater worth a...

BACKGROUND Little is known about self-perceived quality of life (QOL) near the end of life, because such information is difficult to collect and to interpret. Here, we describe QOL in the weeks near death and determine correlates of QOL over time, with emphasis on accounting for death and missing data. METHODS Data on QOL were collected approximately every week in an ongoing randomized trial ...

BACKGROUND Dementia is an important predictor of nursing home admissions. Due to progressive dementia symptoms, over time it becomes difficult for persons with dementia to communicate their wishes and participate in decisions concerning their everyday lives. Their well-being, sense of dignity, integrity and personhood are at risk. The persons' life stories have been highlighted as particularly ...