Nutritional support in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ABSTRACT: Aim: This review aimed to discuss the nutritional assessments and the perceived benefits of available enteral nutrition interventions in terms of nutritional status‚ survival‚ safety and complications in ALS patients. Findings: Nutritional assessments for ALS patients involve the diagnosis of malnutrition‚ bulbar dysfunction and respiratory impairment. There are no guidelines about the indication and formulation for enteral nutrition
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J. R. R. Tolkien As a great revolutionary writer J. R. R. Tolkien created a new style of fiction and how books should be written. Throughout Tolkien’s life Having a rough childhood‚ Tolkien became an orphan by age fourteen but his love for words and language given by his mother did not stop. As Tolkien aged over the years his love for writing continued as he created writing clubs and learned many languages. These steps led him to write two great and well known literary works‚ The Hobbit‚ and The
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microsurgical patients Giang Nguyen Ngan BSN‚ Ha Nguyen Hông Ph.D‚ Thai Pham Hong BSN Abstract Aim: To summarise the initial clinical experiences in post-operative care of patients undergoing microsurgery. Methods: The study design was a retrospective descriptive analysis. Subjects were patients that underwent reconstruction of amputated body parts and free tissue transfer by microsurgical technique from August 2007 to August 2010. The data‚ which were based on the research targets‚ were collected
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but with Rex being an alcoholic and Rose Mary being an obsessive artist who did not look after her children‚ the kids had to raise themselves‚ often went hungry‚ and never were clean. Eventually after Rex decides to move again‚ the family settles on Welsh‚ West Virginia to live with Rex’s mother‚ much to his dismay. Under the watch of Rex’s mother‚ Erma‚ the kids soon find out she was inappropriately touching Walls’s brother‚ Brian‚ and Walls’s sister‚ Lori‚ gets in psychical fight with Erma that prompts
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cohort study c. A retrospective cohort study d. A clinical trial e. A case-control study 5. In a small pilot study‚ 12 women with endometrial cancer (cancer of the uterus) and 12 women with no apparent disease were contacted and asked whether they had ever used estrogen. Each woman with cancer was matched by age‚ race‚ weight‚ and parity to a woman without disease. What kind of study design is this? a. Concurrent cohort b. Retrospective cohort c.
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costs will be paid for and which will not. This form of prospective reimbursement has the advantage of being comprehensive. On the other hand‚ retrospective payments‚ or "fee-for-service" reimbursements‚ maximize the freedom of patients and providers to decide what procedures are best for each individual. The basic difference between prospective and retrospective reimbursement is the level of comprehensiveness versus the freedom of patients. 2. In addition‚ how do expenses and revenues affect the
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Ch. 10 FRQs 1. A) The problem with the election in 1800 was that it wasn’t much of an “election” at all. Newspapers‚ at the time‚ were mostly partisan‚ and weren’t concerned with telling the truth all the time. Also‚ because of their lack in technology‚ campaigning was almost impossible for presidential candidates‚ so not much was done to campaign their running of office. Bottom line‚ there were NO primaries‚ NO nominating conventions
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How effective are CCTV cameras as a proven crime control and prevention measure? Describe the crime control literature which attempts to assess their efficacy and evaluate the impact such studies have had on overall proliferation of these systems. Illustrate your answer by reference to both official reports and academic and NGO studies supporting or contradicting such claims. This essay will aim to critically discuss CCTV cameras as a proven method of crime control and prevention tool. In order
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NEWS ARTICLE ABOUT THE ECONOMICS OF 1. United Kingdom 2. South Africa 3. Australia 4. Saudi Arabia 5. New Delhi 6. Myanmar 7. Thailand 8. Peru 9. Nigeria 10. Wales 1. United Kingdom UK retail sales flat in November BRC’s Helen Dickinson: "We will see a flurry of activity as Christmas approaches" UK retail sales failed to grow in November‚ adding to fears that consumers are reining in spending ahead of Christmas. Sales volumes were flat in November compared
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Business ’s in Different Worlds Economic Environment in Wales A good economy needs to have stability and growth‚ there needs to be a decrease in inflation and low interest rates to ensure there is access to the appropriate supplier of labour. The welsh government usually uses taxes and spending as a way to control the economy. As the banks work for the government they are able to alter the quantity of money that ’s available‚ in 2009 they provided them with more money to be able to lend more to business
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