However‚ data on the reliability of this approach are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the observer variability and accuracy of the gestalt interpretation of perfusion scintigraphy (combined with chest radiography) as well as the impact of adding ventilation scintigraphy and clinical pretest information. Methods: Three experienced observers independently reviewed the chest radiograph and ventilation-perfusion scans of 101 consecutive patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism
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The financial impact related to nurse turnover is astronomical; the cost of replacing a nurse costs anywhere between $42‚000 and $64‚000 dollars (Lynn & Redman‚ 2005). To properly stabilize staffing in order to operate a high-reliability organization and provide high-quality and safe patient care it is imperative to retain the nursing staff. Nurse retention is more important than ever before with the constantly changing healthcare environment. There is a gap in the literature when it comes to
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Literature Review How does exposure to violence relate to violent crimes in American society? Exposure to violence can encompass three of our senses. We will see it‚ hear it and unfortunately touch it as well. Most of our exposure will come from seeing and hearing. We watch movies‚ television we experience violence in our homes‚ schools‚ workplace or simply being out and about‚ we may experience some sort of violence. The majority of us experience violence and abstain from it as best we can while
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publications‚ conferences and academic literature. There are two sides of the use of technology in hotels: “back of house” systems (property management systems‚ revenue management systems‚ internal control instruments etc.) and technology that is used directly and mainly by the consumers. The following review aims to put the current technological state‚ future trends and most pressing issues of the hotel and hospitality industry into perspective. II Literature review The newest trends in the hospitality
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The Problem of Plagiarism: Literature Review Selection Melinda “Mindy” L. Boucher Lower Columbia College The Problem Students routinely hand in papers in which the writing is so complex and the vocabulary so sophisticated that there is doubt that they were written in the students’ own words. When samples of the writing are typed into a Google search engine‚ sentences and whole paragraphs are found to be a match. Students are confronted with the plagiarism and given information
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the law‚ a settled course of action that men may follow. Poetry and literature generally do this in a quiet and unobtrusive way. Novels are known to have changed the direction of the human mind and set in motion movements that have altered our ways of life. The influence of literature on society is felt directly or indirectly. Thus Miss Stowe’s "Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ was directly responsible for a movement against slavery in literature and life in USA of those days. The novels of Dickens had an indirect
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Our world has become so quickly global and is not slowing down. The impact of globalization is invading each part of our daily lives in the home‚ workplace‚ educational establishment‚ and society as a whole. Technology such as‚ the Internet‚ telecommunications‚ and travel has played a major role in impacting Russian culture. We can text someone and get a response back from any other country immediately. We can call someone over Skype in India‚ f. e.‚ and talk for free on our computer for as long
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Appendix 2: Environmental and Social Impacts of Mining This appendix is meant to provide a brief review of the literature with regard to environmental and social impacts from mining‚ as well as key regulatory issues. Key Environmental and Social Impacts Environmental and social impacts of mining have been well-documented and an ample literature exists on this topic. The following discussion summarizes those environmental and social issues that formed the basis for the Mining and Critical Ecosystems
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A Review of the Literature Transracial adoption occurs when two parents of one race or ethnicity adopt a child of another (Hoffman‚ Pena‚ 2013). Through the years there has been significant controversy surrounding transracial adoptions as it has been said that “(white families) no matter how well intentioned‚ may be ill equipped to help black children survive in a racist society and develop a healthy sense of themselves and racial identity” (Butler-Sweet‚ 2011). Most notably the National Association
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attributable to low FV consumption. Inadequate FV intake in Australia is thought to be responsible for 2.1% of the overall burden of disease.10 Increasing individual FV intake could reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease by 31%.11 In particular reviews of studies have indicated that FVs reduce the risk of developing cancer12; cardiovascular disease13 and obesity.14‚15 A meta-analysis of studies investigating FV intake and the incidence of type 2 diabetes indicated no significant benefits for increasing
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