theoretical perspectives on health and medicine

... Perspectives on Health and Medicine Medicalization and demedicalization affect who responds to the patient, how people respond to the patient, and how people view the personal responsibility of ... Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine people who are sick, but are unwilling to leave their positions for any number of reasons (personal/social obligations, financial need, ... the functionalist perspective looks at how health and illness fit into a fully functioning society, the conflict perspective is concerned with how health and illness fit into the oppositional forces...

Ngày tải lên: 30/10/2017, 22:14

... Theoretical Perspectives on Government and Power Functionalists view government and politics as a way to enforce norms and regulate conflict Functionalists see active social change, such as the sit-in on ... perspective on data and observations related to the study of power and government Durkheim’s functionalism suggests that societal power and structure is predicated on cooperation, interdependence, and ... forefront Frustration with the traditional two-party system helped to spawn the formation of the Tea Party, a grassroots movement with a strong conservative and libertarian bent 3/7 Theoretical Perspectives...

Ngày tải lên: 30/10/2017, 22:18

... by action about the issue at hand (Lazerfeld and Merton 1948) Conflict Perspective In contrast to theories in the functional perspective, the conflict perspective focuses on the creation and reproduction ... Koivusilta, T Lintonen, S M Virtanen, and A Rimpelä 2005 “Use of Information and Communication Technology and Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Adolescents.” International Journal of Obesity ... television, and the 250 billion hours of television watched annually by Americans, companies that wish to connect with consumers find television an irresistible platform to promote their goods and...

Ngày tải lên: 31/10/2017, 00:44

... et al Conflict and Health 2010, 4:19 http://www.conflictandhealth.com/content/4/1/19 development of an efficient health system that was considered one of the best in the Middle East region This ... completed questionnaire on the specified date Shabila et al Conflict and Health 2010, 4:19 http://www.conflictandhealth.com/content/4/1/19 The survey was conducted between April 15 and July 15, ... respondents No need Don’t know Shabila et al Conflict and Health 2010, 4:19 http://www.conflictandhealth.com/content/4/1/19 of the study includes the subjectivity of providers rating the health...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:06

... education on TB recognition and screening is and should continue to be prioritized in Afghanistan, similar to observations from other settings (Wandwalo & Morkve 2000; National Tuberculosis Control ... is increasing and should be included in National Tuberculosis Program continuing education endeavours Clinical classification of probable pulmonary TB and other respiratory conditions was similar ... sensitivity of health workers is of concern (Wandwalo & Morkve 2000) Afghanistan has the highest TB burden in south Asia (World Health Organization 2007) While health services are expanding and quality...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 13:20

... opposition to conventional health care The terms include ‘alternative medicine , ‘complementary medicine and ‘nonconventional medicine Do you think it is helpful to think of CAM and orthodox medicine ... of Health and Community Studies at De Montfort University He has published extensively on professionalisation, health care and complementary and alternative medicine and given many presentations ... national and international conferences His latest books include Regulating the Health Professions, Complementary Medicine: Challenge and Change and Orthodox and Alternative Medicine: Professionalization,...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 09:20

... to monitor for more significant health problems SMOKING CESSATION may end the cough; cough that continues longer than six months beyond smoking cessation may indicate another health condition and ... identified by standardized subheadings: • Entries for health conditions and diseases begin with a general discussion of the condition and its known or possible causes and then incorporate content under ... Paradigm for the Health and Medical Encyclopedia As the art and science of health and medicine continues to evolve, with complex and elegant discoveries and new techniques, medications, and treatments...

Ngày tải lên: 20/03/2014, 21:19

... slavery, conscripted 2898_book.fm Page Monday, July 26, 2004 12:14 PM PERSPECTIVES ON GOLD AND GOLD MINING and convict labor, unhealthy and shortened life span, and degraded living conditions (Anikin ... emphasis on jewelry, bullion and coinage, medicine, dentistry, and electronics; properties, including geological, physical, chemical, and biological; sources and production; concentrations in field ... Biogeochemical, Health, and Ecotoxicological Perspectives on Gold and Gold Mining Ronald Eisler, Ph.D CRC PR E S S Boca Raton London New York Washington, D.C 2898_C00.fm Page iv...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:21

... approximately million dollars (Petralia 1996) Fluctuations in the price of gold are considered irrational and based on fear, greed, and anxiety rather than on industrial production and associated ... hydrosulfides, and complex compounds, and deposited in sediments with high carbon, sulfide, and iron content However, it can also be mobilized by hydrothermal solutions and granitic intrusion; deep ... during exsolution of magmatic fluids and sites of gold deposition are considered to be particularly favorable for either the liberation, concentration, transport, or precipitation of gold and, hence,...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:21

... J., A von Bohlen, F Alt, and R Klockenkamper 2000 Separation and enrichment of palladium and gold in biological and environmental samples, adapted to the determination by total reflection X-ray ... absorption spectrometry [AAS] (Brown and Smith 1980; Kehoe et al 1988; Niskavaara and Kontas 1990; Ohta et al 1995; Begerow et al 1997), fire assay (Gasparrini 1993), and neutron activation [NA] and ... metal–metal bonds in which it is difficult to assign formal oxidation states Additional information on stereochemistry, stability of complexes, oxidation– reduction potentials, current theories, and other...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:21

... 2004 12:14 PM GOLD CONCENTRATIONS IN FIELD COLLECTIONS 57 Table 5.2 Gold Concentrations in Selected Plants and Animals* Taxonomic Group, Species, and Other Variables Concentration Referencea Plants ... 18 Urine Healthy Healthy (N = 43) Healthy (N = 21) Students Construction workers 2898_book.fm Page 59 Monday, July 26, 2004 12:14 PM GOLD CONCENTRATIONS IN FIELD COLLECTIONS Table 5.2 (continued) ... 12:14 PM 62 PERSPECTIVES ON GOLD AND GOLD MINING Hannington, M., P Herzig, S Scott, G Thompson, and P Rona 1991 Comparative mineralogy and geochemistry of gold-bearing sulfide deposits on the mid-ocean...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:21

... macdonaldi) was severely inhibited in a dose-dependent fashion by monovalent gold ions and other strongly oxidizing metal ions — especially Ag+, Cu+2, and Hg+2 — at concentrations of 100 mg/L and ... sulfur and sulfide oxidation by ferric ions from bacterial oxidation of ferrous ions The maximum concentration of attached Thiobacillus increases with increasing concentration of Fe+2 and decreases ... (Ag+)-induced contractions in skeletal muscle and that intracellular Au+3 activates the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca+2 release channel to partially contribute to the tonic contractions (Nihonyanagi and Oba...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:21

... union personnel, and others, also lack information about mercury transformations in the environment Education on the toxicological properties of mercury and its transformation products is strongly ... ago (de Lacerda and Salomons 1998) Contamination is reflected by elevated mercury concentrations in air, water, and diet, and in hair, urine, blood, and other tissues However, only a few studies ... order to conform to recognized safe occupational levels, implementation of more frequent medical examinations with emphasis on early detection and treatment of disease states, and continuation of...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:21

... affects eosinophil differentiation, adhesion, effector function, and survival, and is considered the most important cytokine in eosinophil regulation High concentrations of sodium gold thiomalate ... of his hands and fingers (Suarez et al 2000) At work, he handled, without gloves, a solution containing 5% gold trichloride and 0.006% cobalt and nickel He had no dental restorations and no previous ... Goldschlager (one of several brands of a cinnamon-flavored 2898_book.fm Page 122 Monday, July 26, 2004 12:14 PM 122 PERSPECTIVES ON GOLD AND GOLD MINING schnapps containing 53% ethanol and 10 to 23...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:21

... massive and often contain acid-forming rocks and metal contaminants, they pose environmental hazards when exposed to air and water At present, billions of tons of waste rock left on the American landscape ... Environ Contam Toxicol., 61, 548–556 U.S National Academy of Sciences (USNAS), National Research Council, Committee on Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands 1999 Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands National ... erosion and sedimentation, acidic mine drainage, and tailings wastes Suspended solids in wastewater and runoff 2898_book.fm Page 184 Monday, July 26, 2004 12:14 PM 184 PERSPECTIVES ON GOLD AND...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:21

... cyanide concentrations >20 µg/L and adverse effects on swimming and reproduction at >5 µg/L Exclusion from cyanide solutions or reductions of cyanide concentrations to nontoxic levels are the only ... where both inflow and evaporation are moderate and there is an outflow of evapoconcentrated water containing high concentrations of toxic constituents (Atkinson 2002) Questions that commonly arise about ... ultraviolet radiation, aldehyde treatment, ozonization, acidification–volatilization–neutralization, ion exchange, activated carbon absorption, electrolytic decomposition, catalytic oxidation, treatment...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:21

... Korea Abandoned Au-Ag-Mo mine; maximum concentrations; Songcheon Tailings Farmland soil Cabbage Stream waters 2898_book.fm Page 228 Monday, July 26, 2004 12:14 PM 228 PERSPECTIVES ON GOLD AND GOLD ... Table 12.1 (continued) Arsenic Concentrations in Biota and Abiotic Materials Collected Near Gold Mining and Processing Facilities Location and Sample Abandoned Au-Ag-Cu-Zn mine; Dongil Tailings ... nutrition Extent of animal adaptation to arsenicals and the mechanisms of action Identification and quantification of mineral and chemical forms of arsenic in rocks, soils, and sediments that constitute...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:21

... Lim, H-S., J.S Lee, and H.T Chon 2003 Arsenic and heavy metal contamination in the vicinity of abandoned Songcheon Au-Ag-Mo mine, Korea 6th International Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry, ... U.S Forest Service (USFS) considers abandoned mines unique subterranean habitat and is actively acquiring and managing lands containing abandoned mines, including abandoned gold mines, as protected ... offer additional protection to species of concern (Saugey et al 1988) Monitoring and research efforts now seem warranted on the suitability of abandoned underground gold mines and environs as habitat...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:21

... reclamation to control erosion, landslides, and water runoff (Galloway and Perry 1997) Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act This act attempts to minimize environmental impacts from coal mining and ... operations by taking such measures as will prevent or control on- site and off-site damage to the environment and forest surface resources, including: control of erosion and landslides; control ... reclamation standards for contaminated discharges from abandoned mines that may affect water sources (Da Rosa and Lyon 1997) The CWA established the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:21

... for conformance with safe occupational levels, implementation of regular and frequent medical examinations with emphasis on early detection and treatment of disease states, and continuation of ... must be abandoned, and improved remediation methodologies developed for mercury-contaminated environments using physical, chemical, and biological technologies 13 Cyanide extraction and water ... Disposition of abandoned underground mine sites Abandoned underground gold mines are known habitats for species of concern, including threatened and endangered species of bats Abandoned mine...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:21