On February 28, 2021, a fireball dropped ?0.6 kg of recovered CM2 carbonaceous chondrite meteorites in South-West England near the town Winchcombe. We reconstruct fireball's atmospheric trajectory, light curve, fragmentation behavior, and pre-atmospheric orbit from optical records contributed by five networks. The progenitor meteoroid was three orders magnitude less massive (?13 kg) than any pr...

This article aspires to an embodiment of dynamic living versus mere survival. The term cancer survivor, including a survivor who is in remission, has been legitimated (Berger and Luckmann, The social construction of reality, p. 94 1967) by language which creates knowledge of what a cancer survivor is and does. Because we act under descriptions (Hacking, The social construction of what?, p. 103 ...

BACKGROUND Recent studies in infective endocarditis have suggested an association between surgery and reduced mortality. However, these studies did not account for survivor treatment selection bias, which is an underrecognized source of error in observational studies. Therefore, we sought to evaluate the effects of survivor bias on surgical outcomes in infective endocarditis. METHODS AND RESU...

OBJECTIVES The social construction of breast cancer (BC) survivor identity has produced a powerful image of woman as survivor. Group membership through peer-support programmes can provide positive role models, shape survivor identity and promote post-traumatic growth (PTG). The main objective of this study was to conduct a qualitative investigation based on a phenomenological framework in order...

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Abstract Date Presented 04/01/2022 Caregivers are negatively affected by the overwhelming demands of caregiving for their stroke survivor. Although caregivers may be confident in skills and abilities to assist survivor, many report a high level anxiety feelings being overwhelmed. need help so that they can provide best quality care themselves Primary Author Speaker: Gordon Washington Additional...

BACKGROUND Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes not only an accelerated disease progression, but also an increased mortality rate. The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors associated with clinical features, comorbidities and mortality in patients at high risk for acute COPD exacerbation who had been hospitalized at least once in a year. METHODS...