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The influence of short-range electrostatic forces on the measured local contact potential difference (CPD) by means of amplitude-modulation and frequency-modulation Kelvin probe force microscopy (AM- and FM-KPFM) is discussed on the base of numerical and analytical descriptions of both methods. The goal of this work is to help in interpreting recent experimental results reporting atomically res...

OBJECTIVE Small local hospitals with inexperiencedpersonnel often have adverse incidence that could be prevented. A good referral system could reduce this unnecessary death rate. The present study was conducted to determine the pregnancy outcomes of cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) cases that were referred for cesarean section at a tertiary center and presented the predictivefactorsfor adverse...

The nursing workforce is aging. When people age changes occur in biological, psychological and social functioning. Little is known about the effects of these changes on nurses’ continuing professional development (CPD). A literature review was conducted to investigate if older and younger nurses’ CPD differs, in what respect and which age-related factors might explain these differences. Given t...

BACKGROUND There is increasing recognition that the two measures in the Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI), time to first cigarette of the day (TTFC) and daily consumption (cigarettes per day [CPD]), are strong predictors of quitting behavior. METHODS Use of Waves 1-4 of International Tobacco Control cohort with around 8,000 respondents per wave and 6,000 for prediction of quit outcomes at the ...

As medication experts, pharmacists are key members of the patient's healthcare team. Pharmacists must maintain their competence to practice to remain responsive to the increasingly complex healthcare sector. This paper seeks to determine how competence training for pharmacists may enhance quality in their professional development. Results of two separately administered surveys (2012 and 2013) w...

In addition to local causes--for example, leak of dialysate into an inguinal hernia sac or into the anterior abdominal wall through the track of the catheter for continuous peritoneal dialysis (CPD)--scrotal edema in CPD patients may result from generalized volume retention. We present 2 CPD patients with scrotal edema, illustrating the diagnosis and management of the mechanisms of volume reten...

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Introduction The eosinophilic syndromes seen in cats and dogs are the result of uncontrolled tissue damage following insults by antigens such as parasites, allergens, infectious agents (fungi, bacteria and viruses) or drugs. The functions of the eosinophil are to destroy parasites and remove foreign material by phagocytosis or extracellular degranulation by releasing various enzymes and toxins ...

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