Biodegradation of biopolymeric composites and blends under different environmental conditions: Approach towards end-of-life panacea for crop sustainability

Traditional laboratory test strategies and methodologies are structured to identify and correct product defects that occur relatively early in the life of a product. Issues associated with aging, long-lived vehicles, such as aircraft, involve degradation mechanisms that may not be thoroughly investigated in the test laboratory with current test approaches. Long-lived vehicles (platforms) do not experience end of life in the same way that an electronic sub-element might. Rather than being retired, an aging platform may undergo repeated cycles of renovation and upgrades. As a result, every platform element may be expected to perform far beyond the limits of its contractually defined lifetime. Extrapolations of Aging Effects (EAEs) could provide program personnel with forewarnings of potential aging platform issues. MIL-STD-810F and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Standardization Agreement (STANAG) Allied Environmental Conditions And Test Publication (AECTP) 600 offer tools to assist in developing EAEs. Significant changes in acquisition practices will be needed to take advantage of these opportunities.

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Defining dignity in end-of-life care in the emergency department

Nursing Ethics ◽

10.1177/0969733015604685 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 20-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Cayetano Fernández-Sola ◽

María Mar Díaz Cortés ◽

José Manuel Hernández-Padilla ◽

Cayetano José Aranda Torres ◽

José María Muñoz Terrón ◽

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Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

End Of Life ◽

Environmental Conditions ◽

End Of Life Care ◽

Quality Care ◽

Phenomenological Approach ◽

Research Centre ◽

Life Care ◽

Inherent Value ◽

Hermeneutic Phenomenological

Background: Respecting dignity is having a profound effect on the clinical relationship and the care framework for terminally ill patients in palliative care units, hospices and their own homes, with particular consequences for the emergency department. However, dignity is a vague and multifaceted concept that is difficult to measure. Objective: The aim of this study is to define the attributes of dignity in end-of-life care in the emergency department, based on the opinions of physicians and nurses. Research design: A hermeneutic phenomenological approach utilising Gadamer's philosophical underpinnings guided the study. Participants and research context: This research was conducted in Spain in 2013–2014. Participants included 10 physicians and 16 nurses with experience working in the emergency department. Two focus groups and 12 in-depth interviews were carried out. Ethical considerations: The study was approved by the Research Centre Ethical Committee (Andalusian Health Service, Spain). Findings: The results point to the person's inherent value, socio-environmental conditions and conscious actions/attitudes as attributes of dignity when caring for a dying patient in the emergency department. Discussion: Dying with dignity is a basic objective in end-of-life care and is an ambiguous but relevant concept for physicians and nurses. In line with our theoretical framework, our results highlight care environment, professional actions and socio-family context as attributes of dignity. Conclusion: Quality care in the emergency department includes paying attention to the dignity of people in the process of death. The dignity in the care of a dying person in the emergency department is defined by acknowledging the inherent value in each person, socio-environmental conditions and social and individual acceptance of death. Addressing these questions has significant repercussions for health professionals, especially nurses.

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Vibration Isolator System for Electron Microscope

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s042482010017966x ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 182-183

Author(s):

K. Ohi ◽

M. Mizuno ◽

T. Kasai ◽

Y. Ohkura ◽

K. Mizuno ◽

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Keyword(s):

Electron Microscope ◽

Magnetic Fields ◽

Environmental Conditions ◽

Vibration Isolator ◽

Air Conditioners ◽

Vibration Isolators ◽

Large Size ◽

Electron Microscopes

In recent years, with electron microscopes coming into wider use, their installation environments do not necessarily give their performance full play. Their environmental conditions include air-conditioners, magnetic fields, and vibrations. We report a jointly developed entirely new vibration isolator which is effective against the vibrations transmitted from the floor.Conventionally, large-sized vibration isolators which need the digging of a pit have been used. These vibration isolators, however, are large present problems of installation and maintenance because of their large-size.Thus, we intended to make a vibration isolator which1) eliminates the need for changing the installation room2) eliminates the need of maintenance and3) are compact in size and easily installable.

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Much Ado About Fried Chicken: Abetting Aspiration or Respecting Autonomy?

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology ◽

10.1044/2019_ajslp-18-0207 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 1356-1362

Author(s):

Laurence Tan Lean Chin ◽

Yu Jun Lim ◽

Wan Ling Choo

Keyword(s):

Palliative Care ◽

End Of Life ◽

Multidisciplinary Team ◽

Biopsychosocial Model ◽

Family Members ◽

Clinical Decisions ◽

Goals Of Care ◽

Complex Needs ◽

Aspiration Risk ◽

Patient Centric

Purpose Palliative care is a philosophy of care that encompasses holistic, patient-centric care involving patients and their family members and loved ones. Palliative care patients often have complex needs. A common challenge in managing patients near their end of life is the complexity of navigating clinical decisions and finding achievable and realistic goals of care that are in line with the values and wishes of patients. This often results in differing opinions and conflicts within the multidisciplinary team. Conclusion This article describes a tool derived from the biopsychosocial model and the 4-quadrant ethical model. The authors describe the use of this tool in managing a patient who wishes to have fried chicken despite aspiration risk and how this tool was used to encourage discussions and reduce conflict and distress within the multidisciplinary team.

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End-of-Life Issues for People Who Use AAC

Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication ◽

10.1044/aac14.3.15 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 15-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Melanie Fried-Oken ◽

Lisa Bardach

Keyword(s):

End Of Life ◽

Life Issues ◽

End Of Life Issues

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Dysphagia in Hospice Care: The Roles of Social Work and Speech-Language Pathologists

Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia) ◽

10.1044/sasd23.4.173 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 173-186 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Deborah Hinson ◽

Aaron J. Goldsmith ◽

Joseph Murray

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

End Of Life ◽

Case Studies ◽

End Of Life Care ◽

Hospice Care ◽

Patient Communication ◽

Life Care ◽

Speech Language Pathologists ◽

Four Levels

This article addresses the unique roles of social work and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in end-of-life and hospice care settings. The four levels of hospice care are explained. Suggested social work and SLP interventions for end-of-life nutrition and approaches to patient communication are offered. Case studies are used to illustrate the specialized roles that social work and SLP have in end-of-life care settings.

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