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Estimates vary about the rate at which end-of-life computer products have been piling up, but the total population of spent computers is likely to reach into the hundreds of millions. To tackle this mounting solid and hazardous waste problem, policy and business entrepreneurs are promoting product recovery as an environmentally preferable alternative to disposal, and product recovery infrastruc...

OBJECTIVE To explore patients' perceptions of recovery from low back pain, about which little is known. METHODS A qualitative study was conducted in which 36 participants, either recovered or unrecovered from low back pain, participated in focus groups. Interviews were audiorecorded and transcribed verbatim. Framework analysis was used to identify emergent themes and domains of recovery. RE...

BACKGROUND The importance of personal recovery in mental health is increasing widely recognised. However, there is no measure available to assess recovery experiences in individuals with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. This paper reports on the development of the Bipolar Recovery Questionnaire (BRQ) to aid recovery informed developments in research and clinical practice. METHODS A draft 45 i...

2 Fast track abdominal hysterectomy On the mode of anesthesia, postoperative recovery and health economics ©Ninnie Borendal Wodlin 2011 The impact of mode of anaesthesia on postoperative recovery from fast-track abdominal hysterectomy: a randomised clinical trial.related quality of life and postoperative recovery in fast-track hysterectomy. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. anesthesia versus spinal an...

The results from numerous studies on the plastics fractions obtained from waste electrical and electronic equipment have been analysed and an assessment made of their suitability for recycling or other forms of recovery. In view of the challenge to ensure the suitability for mechanical recycling by removal of various substances, it is concluded that it is prudent to explore the benefits or othe...

Person-centered integrative diagnosis is concerned with the assessment of the whole individual in a way that facilitates their recovery of mental and physical health. The recovery of mental and physical health involves more than just the reduction of symptoms and harm. Positive health involves the promotion of a satisfying quality of life, resilience despite stress, and recovery of positive emo...