... considerations for the industry of the previous sections - Chapter 11 provides the main findings, discussion of the results and the research questions. - Chapter 12 discusses the limitations of the ... Discussion on the results 75 6 Industry consolidation and its effect on profitability 78 6.1 Current level of consolidation 78 6.2 Consolidation and pricing 80 6.3 Feasibility of increased consolidation ... of the important contributions of the industry to modern civilization. Today, the end-products of the industry are used by billions of people in their everyday lives: newspapers, milk cartons,...
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... impact on the form and integrity of all other parts. The Chinese were well aware of all these issues as evidenced by their recognition of the effect of the weather and seasons on the balance of the ... understanding of what is happening in biology and medicine. One of the tenants of the laws of thermodynamics is that they only apply to the physical activity of the world. These laws govern the horizontal ... each examining a portion of the animal. One had the trunk, one the tail, one the tusk, one a leg, etc. Each blind man came to a different conclusion as to the nature of the beast. This circumstance...
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Chapter 001. The Practice of Medicine (Part 1) ppt
... process helps the physician develop an appreciation of the patient's perception of the illness, the patient's expectations of the physician and the health care sys tem, and the financial ... get the impression that what he or she is relating is not of importance to the physician and therefore may hold back relevant information. The confidentiality of the patient-physician relationship ... –Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 1950 The practice of medicine has changed in significant ways since the first edition of this book appeared in 1950. The advent of molecula r biology...
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Chapter 001. The Practice of Medicine (Part 2) ppt
... precision, they often gain an aura of authority regardless of the fallibility of the tests themselves, the instruments used in the tests, and the individuals performing or interpreting them. ... significance in the context of the patient's condition and other test results. The development of technically improved imaging studies with greater sensitivity and specificity is one of the most ... diagnosis. Nonetheless, patients must endure each of these tests, and the added cost of unnecessary testing is substantial. A skilled physician must learn virtue of their impersonal quality,...
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Chapter 001. The Practice of Medicine (Part 3) ppt
... practice of medicine and has led to the publication of a number of practice guidelines. Practice Guidelines Professional organizations and government agencies are developing formal clinical -practice ... Chapter 001. The Practice of Medicine (Part 3) Principles of Patient Care Evidence-Based Medicine Evidence-based medicine refers to the concept that clinical decisions are formally ... to help the physician decide how best to manage that individual's condition. The battery of diagnostic tests complements the history and the physical examination. The accuracy of a given...
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Chapter 001. The Practice of Medicine (Part 4) pot
... the patient's subjective view of his or her disability and the response to treatment, particularly in chronic illness. The practice of medicine requires consideration and integration of ... 6. Care of the Elderly The relative proportion of elderly individuals in the populations of developed nations has been growing considerably over the past few decades and will continue to ... aging; the diminished responses of the elderly to vaccinations such as those against influenza; the different responses of the elderly to common diseases; and disorders that occur commonly with...
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Chapter 001. The Practice of Medicine (Part 7) docx
... discussion of global issues, see Chap. 2. Medicine on the Internet On the whole, the Internet has had a very positive effect on the practice of medicine; a wide range of information is available ... offset by the quality of care at these distant locations. As much as any other factor influencing global aspects of medicine, the Internet has transformed the transfer of medical information ... alone but by the interplay of genetic and environmental factors. Indeed, we have just begun to scratch the surface of possibilities that the era of genomics will provide to the practice of medicine. ...
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Chapter 001. The Practice of Medicine (Part 8) pps
... 001. The Practice of Medicine (Part 8) Medical Ethics and New Technologies The rapid pace of technological advances has profound implications for medical applications far beyond their ... have a responsibility to help shape the debate concerning the appropriate uses of, and limits that should be placed on, these new techniques. –William Osler, 1849–1919 Further Readings ... part of being a physician and must be given the highest priority. Research, Teaching, and the Practice of Medicine The title doctor is derived from the Latin docere , "to teach," and...
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A STUDY ON THE STRUCTURAL FEATUES OF ENGLISH NEWS STORY.DOC
... in the body part, especially in the news plentiful of content and the content expresses the reaction to the news. Like the headline, it attracts the reader’s attentions to the main content of ... And the structure is one of the features of the news story’s paragraph. According to Do Huu Chau [2]: “Structure is an art of the performance on content factors of the writers. Structurally, the ... face-to-face interaction. The situation, therefore, must be interfered from the text. Naturally, readers only pay attention to the contents or news of the news story, they do not care how the story are...
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