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Supportive care in advanced kidney disease : Patient attitudes and expectations
(2014-09)Treatment with dialysis has benefitted large numbers of patients with advanced kidney disease. It is though highly intrusive and demanding and some elderly, frail patients may tolerate it poorly. Some of these patients who ... -
Supportive communication with parents moderates the negative effects of electronic media use on life satisfaction during adolescence
(2015-02-01)Objectives To examine the impact of electronic media (EM) use on teenagers’ life satisfaction (LS) and to assess the potential moderating effect of supportive communication with parents (SCP). Methods Data were drawn from ... -
Suppression of excited-state contributions to stellar reaction rates
(2013-09-09)It has been shown in previous work [Kiss et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 191101 (2008); Rauscher et al., Phys. Rev. C 80, 035801 (2009)] that a suppression of the stellar enhancement factor (SEF) occurs in some endothermic ... -
The suppression of star formation by powerful active galactic nuclei
(2012-05)The old, red stars that constitute the bulges of galaxies, and the massive black holes at their centres, are the relics of a period in cosmic history when galaxies formed stars at remarkable rates and active galactic nuclei ... -
Suppression of star formation in early-type galaxies by feedback from supermassive black holes
(2006-08-24)Detailed high-resolution observations of the innermost regions of nearby galaxies have revealed the presence of supermassive black holes. These black holes may interact with their host galaxies by means of 'feedback' in ... -
Suppression of the postoperative neutrophil leucocytosis following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer and implications for surgical morbidity
(2010)Objective: The extent to which neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer influences postoperative morbidity is controversial. This study investigated whether this treatment suppresses the normal perioperative ... -
Suppression of the soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines, by short-term field cultivation and soil incorporation of mung bean.
(2020-08-31)Our previous study using pots reported that short-term growth of mung bean (Vigna radiata) may be useful to decrease the density of the soybean cyst nematode (SCN), Heterodera glycines, in soil. The objective of this study ... -
Suppression of the stellar enhancement factor and the reaction Rb-85(p, n)Sr-85
(2009-09)It is shown that a Coulomb suppression of the stellar enhancement factor occurs in many endothermic reactions at and far from stability. Contrary to common assumptions, reaction measurements for astrophysics with minimal ... -
Suppression of virus induced local lesions in plasmolysed leaf tissue
(1978-05-01)It has been demonstrated previously that protoplasts derived from leaves which normally respond in vivo to virus inoculation, with the formation of necrotic local lesions show no such response when inoculated in vitro [1]. ... -
Supraglacial ponds regulate runoff from Himalayan debris-covered glaciers.
(2017-12-16)Meltwater and runoff from 1 glaciers in High Mountain Asia is a vital freshwater resource for one fifth of the Earth’s population. Between 13% and 36% of the region’s glacierized areas exhibit surface debris cover and ... -
Surface Defect Classification for Hot-Rolled Steel Strips by Selectively Dominant Local Binary Patterns
(2019-02-11)Developments in defect descriptors and computer vision-based algorithms for automatic optical inspection (AOI) allows for further development in image-based measurements. Defect classification is a vital part of an ... -
Surface images of the short period contact binary AE Phe
(2004)We present high resolution Doppler images of the short period (P = 0.362 d) contact binary AE Phe. Using least squares deconvolution, we make use of the information content of the several thousand lines in each echelle ... -
Surface interactions and viability of coronaviruses
(2021-01-06)The recently emerged coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has become a worldwide threat affecting millions of people, causing respiratory system related problems that can end up with extremely serious consequences. As the ... -
Surface Modification of Silica Particles with Adhesive Functional Groups or Their Coating with Chitosan to Improve the Retention of Toothpastes in the Mouth
(2023-01-31)Silica is widely used in the oral care formulations to act as an abrasive and to give the products its distinct physical properties. In this study, silica particles were synthesized using a co-condensation of tetraethyl ... -
The surface modifications of multi-walled carbon nanotubes for multi-walled carbon nanotube/poly (ether ether ketone) composites
(2015-10-30)The effects of surface modifications of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the morphology, dynamic mechanical and tribological properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube/poly(ether ether ketone) (MWCNT/PEEK) composites ... -
Surface Morphology Evolution Mechanisms of InGaN/GaN Multiple Quantum Wells with Mixture N2/H2-Grown GaN Barrier
(2017-05-16)Surface morphology evolution mechanisms of InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells (MQWs) during GaN barrier growth with different hydrogen (H2) percentages have been systematically studied. Ga surface-diffusion rate, stress ... -
Surface roughness during depositional growth and sublimation of ice crystals
(2018-09-27)Ice surface properties can modify the scattering properties of atmospheric ice crystals and therefore affect the radiative properties of mixed-phase and cirrus clouds. The Ice Roughness Investigation System (IRIS) is a new ... -
Surfaces in Jackie: Representing Crisis and the Crisis of Representation
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Surfing the photon noise : New techniques to find low-mass planets around M dwarfs
(2013-02)The current precision radial velocities techniques to detect low mass planets in M dwarf are quickly reviewed. This includes high resolution spectroscopic observations made both in the optical and in the near infrared. We ... -
Surfing the Turbulence: Fluctuations in Self-Perceptions of Expertise in the Long Term Developmental Journeys of Expert-Like Male Sports Coaches
(2017-07-20)The aim of this study is to investigate how self-perceptions of expertise among sports coaches may develop, regress, and redevelop over time within the context of coaching, in light of recent reconceptualisations of ...