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Youth Leadership Development Programs: Participants’ Pre- And Post-Perceptions Of Leadership Life Skills Development, Courtney A. Pruner Dec 2021

Youth Leadership Development Programs: Participants’ Pre- And Post-Perceptions Of Leadership Life Skills Development, Courtney A. Pruner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Research exists on the participation of youth in various types of youth leadership development programs. However, the problem is a lack of understanding of the perception of participants’ pre- and postparticipation on their development of leadership life skills. The purpose of this quantitative, causal-comparative study was to determine how youth leadership development program participants perceive themselves in the area of leadership life skills development pre- and postparticipation in a youth leadership development program. In this study, specific consideration was given to the difference in gender and ethnic minority affiliation reporting scores. The independent variables in this study were participation in …

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Mechanisms And Applications Of Improved Protein Analysis By Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (Desi-Ms), Roshan Javanshad Dec 2021

Mechanisms And Applications Of Improved Protein Analysis By Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (Desi-Ms), Roshan Javanshad

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Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) is a soft ionization technique that allows detection of macromolecules, such as intact proteins, by the formation of multiply charged ions from solutions. Desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) is an ambient ionization technique that directly samples analyte from a surface during ESI-MS analysis. Although DESI-MS is highly accomplished at the analyses of metabolites, lipids, and other small molecules, it is far more limited when it comes to protein analysis. While most of the field in ambient ionization MS has moved towards primarily applications, our approach has been to explore the use of DESI-MS and …

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Parametric Characteristics Of The B6omsi-Re, Sarahelizabeth Janemarie Baguhn Dec 2021

Parametric Characteristics Of The B6omsi-Re, Sarahelizabeth Janemarie Baguhn

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Orientation and mobility specialists for young children who are blind or visually impaired have relied on informal assessments or commercially available tools designed for sighted children to track developmental progress. When Bradley-Johnson (1994) literally wrote the book on assessment in blindness, the sharing and refinement of common tools led to professionals working in teams to sift and winnow the checklists, and move the best available tools into wider circulation. This has led to the evolution of the practitioner made tools becoming the published tools, although they have not yet had statistical evidence to support their efficacy. This three-paper dissertation aims …

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Advanced Risk Models To Predict Surgical Site Infections Using Machine Learning Approaches And Risk-Adjusted Control Charts, Rabia Emhamed Al Mamlook Dec 2021

Advanced Risk Models To Predict Surgical Site Infections Using Machine Learning Approaches And Risk-Adjusted Control Charts, Rabia Emhamed Al Mamlook

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Even though most infections are treatable with antibiotics, Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) remain a significant healthcare problem as they increase hospital stays, require additional treatments, reduce a patient’s quality of life, and increase morbidity and mortality. To reduce the risks and to encourage the highest quality healthcare, it is important to measure, predict, and monitor the risk of SSIs. Preoperative prediction of SSIs is essential to facilitate the implementation of preventative strategies for high-risk patients. The overarching goal of this dissertation is to investigate new opportunities of using machine-learning (ML) to improve the accuracy and use of pre-operative prediction models …

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Linear Algebra For Computer Science, M. Thulasidas Dec 2021

Linear Algebra For Computer Science, M. Thulasidas

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

This textbook introduces the essential concepts and practice of Linear Algebra to the undergraduate student of computer science. The focus of this book is on the elegance and beauty of the numerical techniques and algorithms originating from Linear Algebra. As a practical handbook for computer and data scientists, LA4CS restricts itself mostly to real fields and tractable discourses, rather than deep and theoretical mathematics.

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Maternal,Fetal And Neonatal Outcomes Of Severe Preeclampsia In Mansoura University Hospitals: A Prospective Study, Rana Mostafa El-Adl, Mohamed Eid, Hesham Shalan, Mohamed Hussien Dec 2021

Maternal,Fetal And Neonatal Outcomes Of Severe Preeclampsia In Mansoura University Hospitals: A Prospective Study, Rana Mostafa El-Adl, Mohamed Eid, Hesham Shalan, Mohamed Hussien

Mansoura Medical Journal

Background: Preeclampsia continues to affect 5% to 8% of all pregnancies throughout the world. It is a pregnancy-specific multisystem disorder and a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The exact pathogenesis of preeclampsia remains poorly defined. Features of severe preeclampsia include severe proteinuria, hypertension, symptoms of central nervous system dysfunction, hepatocellular injury thrombocytopenia, oliguria, cerebrovascular accident, and IUGR. Women with severe preeclampsia must be hospitalized to try to stabilize the disease. Aim of work: To evaluate maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes of severe preeclampsia in Mansoura university Hospitals. Methods: This was a prospective study for one year, …

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Relation Between Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition And Colorectal Cancer Prognosis: Impact Of Smad4 And Β-Catenin Markers, Mona Emile, Dina Ibrahim, Amr El-Karef, Ibrahim Eldosoky, Mohammed Awad Dec 2021

Relation Between Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition And Colorectal Cancer Prognosis: Impact Of Smad4 And Β-Catenin Markers, Mona Emile, Dina Ibrahim, Amr El-Karef, Ibrahim Eldosoky, Mohammed Awad

Mansoura Medical Journal

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent and deadly neoplasms. It develops through several molecular pathways and varies in clinical presentation and patient prognosis. The prognosis of CRC is influenced by variable pathologic and molecular variables. Understanding the molecular basis that promote CRC progression, invasive and metastatic features, is important for establishing effective CRC therapeutic strategies. Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is regarded to be key hallmark of CRC carcinogenesis, providing metastatic capacities to cancer cells by promoting motility and invasion. During this process, epithelial markers such as E-cadherin are down-regulated, whereas mesenchymal markers such as Vimentin are up-regulated. …

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Clinical Scoring For Early Detection Of Prediabetes In Egyptian Population, Ahmed Abdel-Hamid, Enas Elkhamisy, Megahed Abo Elmagd Dec 2021

Clinical Scoring For Early Detection Of Prediabetes In Egyptian Population, Ahmed Abdel-Hamid, Enas Elkhamisy, Megahed Abo Elmagd

Mansoura Medical Journal

Background: Prediabetes is a wide spread condition where blood glucose is above normal, but it does not measure up to the criteria of diabetes mellitus. Yet there is no national scoring system for prediabetes according to the potential risk factors. Methods: A case-control study has been carried out in Mansoura Specialized Hospital. Subjects have been recruited from out-patients clinic in the period from October 2018 to August 2019. Those with prediabetes had been assigned to be the case group whereas control subjects were those who had a normal HbA1C. A scoring system was based on risk factors of prediabetes by …

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Myocardial Infarction In Covid-19 Era, Nourhan Eldesoky, Moheb Wadie, Ashraf Shoma Dec 2021

Myocardial Infarction In Covid-19 Era, Nourhan Eldesoky, Moheb Wadie, Ashraf Shoma

Mansoura Medical Journal

A lot of people were affected with COVID-19, and it has an obvious effect on the heart. There are many cardiovascular complications of corona virus disease. Myocardial infarction is one of the diseases that can be caused by this virus and it is common among those patients. As well as, echocardiographic changes are found in COVID-19 patients like ST elevation that may resemble that of MI. However, the incidence of MI decreased during this pandemic due to many causes including the fear of the patients from catching the infection from the hospitals. In addition to that, there are many mechanisms …

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Non-Resectional Procedures As Treatment Options For Hemorrhoidal Disease., Esraa Daif, Hossam Elfeki, Ashraf Shoma Dec 2021

Non-Resectional Procedures As Treatment Options For Hemorrhoidal Disease., Esraa Daif, Hossam Elfeki, Ashraf Shoma

Mansoura Medical Journal

Hemorrhoids have been recorded through hundreds of years of history. It is a very common condition affecting millions of people around the world every year with an estimated prevalence of 4.4% of the population in the United States. Hemorrhoids are defined as the pathological enlargement and downward displacement of the anal cushions. The risk factors of this condition include a low-fiber diet, constipation, and prolonged straining. It is clinically manifested by painless bleeding with the bowel movement with or without prolapse. Other symptoms like pain or pruritus that affect the patients’ quality of life. Hemorrhoids can be managed by multiple …

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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (Sars-Cov-2) Implications On Pregnancy Outcomes. What Obstetrician Should Know?, Mahmoud Mansour, Mohamed Taman, Ashraf Shoma Dec 2021

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (Sars-Cov-2) Implications On Pregnancy Outcomes. What Obstetrician Should Know?, Mahmoud Mansour, Mohamed Taman, Ashraf Shoma

Mansoura Medical Journal

In less than a year, more than 60 million cases of COVID-19 were reported worldwide. Most of the data available still unclear. It affects vulnerable populations as those with lowered immunity, chronic diseases and pregnant females. Many questions have to be answered as during pregnancy care should be given to mother, fetus and neonate. Also, the obstetricians should follow the evidence-based recommendations during their routine antenatal care and during labor. We reviewed the recent and available online published researches since the outbreak of COVID-19 to know what we know about the impact of the recent pandemic on the pregnancy and …

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Reconstruction Of Glossectomy Defects Post Oncologic Resection, Sara Elbaz, Shadi Awny, Ashraf Shoma Dec 2021

Reconstruction Of Glossectomy Defects Post Oncologic Resection, Sara Elbaz, Shadi Awny, Ashraf Shoma

Mansoura Medical Journal

The tongue is a muscular organ completely covered by mucous membrane and made up of two portions divided by the V-shaped sulcus terminalis: an anterior 2/3 (oral tongue) and a posterior 1/3 (tongue base). The tongue is essential to normal speech as well as swallowing process, and healthy tongue function is vital within the general quality of life. Tongue cancers are aggressive tumors with poor prognosis, so the early detection markedly raises the possibility of cure with minimal impairment and deformity. Management needs a surgical, medical and radiation oncologist in association with speech therapist, physical rehabilitation, and psychologists. In addition …

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Design Criteria Assessment For The Aeration Tank In The Activated Sludge Process., Ahmed Fadel, Tarek Abdel-Hamead Dec 2021

Design Criteria Assessment For The Aeration Tank In The Activated Sludge Process., Ahmed Fadel, Tarek Abdel-Hamead

Mansoura Engineering Journal

In Egypt, the use of activated sludge process for treating domestic wastewater has been started recently. Several of activated sludge plants have been constructed in cities and villages. The kinetic coefficients used in sizing of the aeration tanks for these plants were taken the same as in the developed countries although the climatic conditions, load variation, presence of industrial wastewater and wastewater characteristics in Egypt differ than that in developed countries. A continuous flow activated sludge pilot plant was operated in El-Mansoura university sanitary engineering laboratory to determine the kinetic coefficients for El-Mansoura city and Meet-Mazah village wastewater. The results …

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Natural Convection Heat Transfer In Partially Divided Vertical Enclosures With Adiabatic End Walls., Mohamed Shalaby, A. Shaheen, A. El-Sedeek Dec 2021

Natural Convection Heat Transfer In Partially Divided Vertical Enclosures With Adiabatic End Walls., Mohamed Shalaby, A. Shaheen, A. El-Sedeek

Mansoura Engineering Journal

A numerical study has been carried on natural convection, which occurs in building enclosures, with perfectly adiabatic horizontal end wails and finitely adiabatic baffles extending from the ceiling of the enclosures. The results have been obtained for the air-filled (Pr = 0.71) and for water-filled (Pr = 3.7) enclosures with isothermal hot and cold walls. The flow is considered to be two dimensional, laminar and steady. During the couse of this work Rayleigh number has a value varies between 104 to 107 and the aspect ratio of the enclosure has two values (A = 1 and 1/2), and the aperture …

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Optimum Shunt Capacitor For Power Factor Compensation In The Presence Of Harmonics., Mohamed El-Saied, Gabr Abd El-Sallam, Abd El-Rahman Amin Dec 2021

Optimum Shunt Capacitor For Power Factor Compensation In The Presence Of Harmonics., Mohamed El-Saied, Gabr Abd El-Sallam, Abd El-Rahman Amin

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Power consumers require both reliable service and a acceptable voltage profile. The presence of nonlinear loads in power system generate harmonics which affect, in particular, the shape and magnitude of the supplied voltage, Classical design of capacitors for power factor compensation has been based on the undamental frequency analysis. However, the presence of harmonics and distortion, the compensated power factor is the short circuit generally worse. Additionally, according to capacity at the load bus, the calculated capacitor value could result in harmonic resonant conditions. A direct search technique known as Fibonacci Method (II) has been employed to determine the optimum …

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Calculation Of Spinning Reserve Of The Egyptian Unified Power System., El-Husseini Abd-Raboh Dec 2021

Calculation Of Spinning Reserve Of The Egyptian Unified Power System., El-Husseini Abd-Raboh

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The importance of this paper is to evaluate the reliability of the unified power system arising from the necessity of the recognaition of the network problems, the availability of the generating units and the voltage and frequency variation limits in case of network accidents and the failure rates of the power plants components as a step towards the collection of this data. The probability of forced outage of the different generating units and the spinning reserve of the united power system are calculated by three methods: the binomial distribution method, the poisson method and monte carlo method which are usually …

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Geometry Of Plain Square Fabric Woven From Flexible Yarns., Hamdy Ebrahem Dec 2021

Geometry Of Plain Square Fabric Woven From Flexible Yarns., Hamdy Ebrahem

Mansoura Engineering Journal

This paper presents it theoretical study of geometry of plain square fabric woven from flexible yarns. Accurate formulae could be obtained to relate different parameters of fabric geometry. It's a usual procedure to measure Yarn density (Yarns cm in tine fabric) and yam diameter. From these two parameters yarn cover ratio can be calculated. If yarn count is known it is needed to measure yam density to be able to estimate yarn diameter. Weave angle. yarn crimp ratio and packing density of yarn into the fabric could be expressed as functions of yarn cover ratio. Fabric Weight (g/m2) could be …

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A Contribution To The Study Of Flow Field And Heat Transfer On A Rearward - Facing Step., Awad El-Hadik Dec 2021

A Contribution To The Study Of Flow Field And Heat Transfer On A Rearward - Facing Step., Awad El-Hadik

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The flow and convective heat transfer characteristics over a backward-facing step were investigated numerically and experimentally. Two different step-heights were studied for different Reynolds numbers. The point of reattachment of the flow behind the step proved to be the point of maximum heat transfer coefficient. The size of the separated region as well as the Nus sell number depended greatly on the Reynolds number. Downstream of reattachment, the heat transfer coefficient declined rapidly and followed gradually the contour of the turbulent hound ary layer. The results of the investigation were compared to others from the literature with sat-isfaction.

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Morphology Of Discontinuous Precipitates In Nitrogenized 316 L Steel., Fawzy El-Sabbahy Dec 2021

Morphology Of Discontinuous Precipitates In Nitrogenized 316 L Steel., Fawzy El-Sabbahy

Mansoura Engineering Journal

316 L steel specimens, wt %, (18 Cr - 8 Ni - 2 Mo) containing nitrogen in the range of 0.02 - 0.6 wt% in powder form, were solution treated at 1100°C for 30 min. followed by water quenching. Solution treated materials were subjected to aging at temperatures of 700 and 800°C for several intervals of time. X-ray diffraction and Scanning electron microscopy were used to study the morphology of the precipitates at different aging conditions. The hardness of these materials was determined. The morphology and size of the precipitates produced during aging were observed to depend on the aging …

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Turbulence Models For Numerical Simulation Of Wall Turbulent Flows., H. Ammari, Naseem Sawaqed Dec 2021

Turbulence Models For Numerical Simulation Of Wall Turbulent Flows., H. Ammari, Naseem Sawaqed

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Many turbulence models have been invalidated by the complex structure of wall turbulent flows that exhibit separation, swirl or low-Reynolds number effects. This paper, introduces some of the various attempts that have been made to model turbulence in an endeavour to improve numerical predictions of wall turbulent flows. Emphasis is given to the k- ε model of turbulence which is the most extensively used and accepted model today. Furthermore, the improvements made to the wall functions that are coupled with the standard k-ε model, and the nonisotropic effects taken on the eddy viscosity near walls have been discussed, and the …

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Quantitative Inference Of Decision Making Strategies Under Inherent Knowledge Uncertainties., Shawkat Guirguis, Mohamed El-Raey, Essam Aly Dec 2021

Quantitative Inference Of Decision Making Strategies Under Inherent Knowledge Uncertainties., Shawkat Guirguis, Mohamed El-Raey, Essam Aly

Mansoura Engineering Journal

In this paper a model and its associated software system, that is being used for designation of optimal strategies are presented. Obtained optimal strategies are employed by decision markers to safety react to various conditions. The fact that decision markers are expected to take actions according to given observations is discussed along with emphasizing the relationships between these observations and the underlying states of nature that caused them. This is a many-to-many relation and care must be taken to avoid unreliable of the real cause or causes a observed situation. The inherent uncertainties in the assessment process have been identified …

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2021 December, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing. Dec 2021

2021 December, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for December of 2021.

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Latinos In Massachusetts: Worcester, Phillip Granberry, Vishakha Agarwal Dec 2021

Latinos In Massachusetts: Worcester, Phillip Granberry, Vishakha Agarwal

Gastón Institute Publications

Worcester, the second largest city in Massachusetts, is home to an estimated 40,510 Latinos, who make up 22% of the city’s population. Whites constitute the largest ethno-racial group (55%), while Blacks (12%) and Asians (7%) are the other ethno-racial group in the city. The Latino share in Worcester is larger than Latinos' statewide share, which is 11%.

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Midweek Memo, Georgia Southern University Dec 2021

Midweek Memo, Georgia Southern University

Midweek Memo

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Exempting Battery Electric Vehicles From Traffic Restrictions: Impacts On Market And Environment Under Pigovian Taxation, Xu Hu, Zhaojun Yang, Jun Sun, Yali Zhang Dec 2021

Exempting Battery Electric Vehicles From Traffic Restrictions: Impacts On Market And Environment Under Pigovian Taxation, Xu Hu, Zhaojun Yang, Jun Sun, Yali Zhang

Information Systems Faculty Publications

In busy metropolitan areas, traffic restrictions based on the last digits of license plates effectively ease traffic jams and improve air quality. Recently, policy-makers in China exempted battery electric vehicles (BEV) from traffic restrictions to promote their diffusion in place of conventional vehicles (CV). To examine the impacts of such an exemption on consumers and manufacturers as well as the environment, this study models the duopoly competition between BEV and CV manufacturers as a Cournot game. The numerical analyses compare three traffic restriction policies concerning BEV and CV, and reveal the pros and cons of each. In particular, the BEV-exempted …

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Youth Mental Health Service Preferences And Utilization Patterns Among Latinx Caregivers, Alejandro L. Vázquez, María De La Caridad Alvarez, Cynthia M. Navarro Flores, José Manuel González Vera, Tyson S. Barrett, Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez Dec 2021

Youth Mental Health Service Preferences And Utilization Patterns Among Latinx Caregivers, Alejandro L. Vázquez, María De La Caridad Alvarez, Cynthia M. Navarro Flores, José Manuel González Vera, Tyson S. Barrett, Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez

Psychology Faculty Publications

Latinx caregivers underutilize traditional youth mental health services (MHS) relative to their White counterparts. Disparities may be explained by barriers preventing engagement in traditional MHS. A potential mismatch between available services and preferred culturally appropriate healing practices may also contribute to treatment disparities. The current study examined Latinx caregivers’ perceived need for and utilization of support services in relation to family characteristics, youth problem-type, and barriers to care. Findings were contextualized by assessing caregiver preferences for addressing youth psychopathology. The study consisted of 598 Latinx caregivers from across the United States. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression models were used …

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Identification And Characterization Of Bisbenzimide Compounds That Inhibit Human Cytomegalovirus Replication, Nicole Falci Finardi, Hyeongjun Kim, Lee Z. Hernandez, Matthew R. G. Russell, Catherine M-K Ho, Vattipally B. Sreenu, Hannah A. Wenham, Andy Merritt, Blair L. Strang Dec 2021

Identification And Characterization Of Bisbenzimide Compounds That Inhibit Human Cytomegalovirus Replication, Nicole Falci Finardi, Hyeongjun Kim, Lee Z. Hernandez, Matthew R. G. Russell, Catherine M-K Ho, Vattipally B. Sreenu, Hannah A. Wenham, Andy Merritt, Blair L. Strang

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

The shortcomings of current anti-human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) drugs has stimulated a search for anti-HCMV compounds with novel targets. We screened collections of bioactive compounds and identified a range of compounds with the potential to inhibit HCMV replication. Of these compounds, we selected bisbenzimide compound RO-90-7501 for further study. We generated analogues of RO-90-7501 and found that one compound, MRT00210423, had increased anti-HCMV activity compared to RO-90-7501. Using a combination of compound analogues, microscopy and biochemical assays we found RO-90-7501 and MRT00210423 interacted with DNA. In single molecule microscopy experiments we found RO-90-7501, but not MRT00210423, was able to compact DNA, …

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Ambulatory Patients With A Central Line Presenting With A Fever, Children's Mercy Kansas City Dec 2021

Ambulatory Patients With A Central Line Presenting With A Fever, Children's Mercy Kansas City

Clinical Pathways (Formally Known As Care Process Models)

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Front Matter Dec 2021

Front Matter

The Christian Librarian

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Table Of Contents Dec 2021

Table Of Contents

The Christian Librarian

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