PURPOSE: Although functional differences have been described between patients with lower extremity bone sarcoma with amputation and limb preservation surgery, differences have not clearly been shown between the two groups related to quality of life.The aim of the study was to determine if there is a difference in overall quality of life in lower ex
Integrating community health workers into HIV care clinics: a qualitative study with health system leaders and clinicians in the Southern United States
Abstract Background Community health workers (CHWs) can support patient engagement in care for a variety of health conditions, including HIV.This paper reports on the experiences of HIV clinics and health departments that integrated CHWs into their health systems as part of a capacity-building initiative to address HIV-related disparities in Ice Cr
Complete mitochondrial genome sequences of two ground crickets, Dianemobius fascipes nigrofasciatus and Polionemobius taprobanensis (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: trigonidiidae)
AbstractThe authors sequenced the complete mitochondrial (mt) genomes of the band-legged ground cricket (Dianemobius fascipes nigrofasciatus Matsumura, 1904) and a temperate form of the lawn ground cricket (Polionemobius taprobanensis Walker, 1869), collected in Japan.The length of the mt genome sequences was 15,354 bp in D.fascipes nigrofasciatus
Pictograms as Visual Communication. Tools for the Autonomy and Accessibility of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
The social inclusion of persons with disabilities is a priority in a growing number of Hair Spray countries.Their level of autonomy, with or without technical aids, is an essential criterion of its success.Pictograms are the technical aids of choice for persons with intellectual disabilities.The coherence of the pictographic tool is essential to th
Friend or Foe? Attitudes Towards Immigration from Other European Union Countries
Over the decades Europe has become a destination for different groups of migrants, including mobile citizens from the European Covers Union Member States.At the same time European citizens have become more mobile with a growing number of cross-border practices connecting them to places and people abroad through migration, travel, social networks or