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Caring for Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in Japan: Evaluation of a Palliative Care Educational Program

  • Nagamatsu, Yasuko;Nakayama, Yukiko;Clayson, Helen;Natori, Yuji;Ohata, Misato;Matsuura-Moriguchi, Shino;Porter, Sarah E.
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.15 no.21
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    • pp.9165-9170
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: This study evaluated the effect of an Educational Program on Palliative Care for MPM for Nurses in Japan. Program: The 5-h program consisted of lectures and care planning group work. Materials and Methods: This study used a pretest-posttest design with a single cohort of nurses and included a Difficulties in Palliative Care for Patients with MPM (DPCMPM) Scale with 15 items. The pre- and posttest scores were compared using a t-test. Results: We included 27 female nurses with a mean of 14.4 years of nursing experience. In 12 of 15 DPCMPM items, the posttest difficulty scores were lower than the pretest scores. Participants highly evaluated the program for validity, clarity, clinical usefulness, and the facilitators. The Palliative Care for MPM Handbook for Nurses was developed as an educational tool for clinical settings. Conclusions: The Educational Program on Palliative Care for MPM for Nurses was effective in reducing nursing difficulties.

CURRENT STATUS OF SHOCK ACCELERATION THEORY

  • DRURY LUKE O'C
    • Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.393-398
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    • 2004
  • This paper describes some recent developments in our understanding of particle acceleration by shocks. It is pointed out that while good agreement now exists as to steady nonlinear modifications to the shock structure, there is. also growing evidence that the mesoscopic scales may not in fact be steady and that siginficant instabilties associated with magnetic field amplification may be a feature of strong collisionless plasma shocks.

R: AN OVERVIEW AND SOME CURRENT DIRECTIONS

  • Tierney, Luke
    • Journal of the Korean Statistical Society
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.31-55
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    • 2007
  • R is an open source language for statistical computing and graphics based on the ACM software award-winning S language. R is widely used for data analysis and has become a major vehicle for making available new statistical methodology. This paper presents an overview of the design philosophy and the development model for R, reviews the basic capabilities of the system, and outlines some current projects that will influence future developments of R.